July 5, 1971:Our4OthYear:$1.00 NEWSPAPER Broadcasting THE BUSINESSWEEKLY OF TELEVISION AND RADIO NCTA goes to Washington hopeful about future, cautious about present Closing the ring on CBS, Stanton: Staggers committee cites for contempt Broadcasting's election analysis: You can't buy an honest vote these days New wrinkle in broadcast regulation: FCC's helping hand for challengers 30 motion pictures ...all first -run off- network ...22 in color Assault on a Queen The Millionairess' The Bobo Nine Hours to Rama A Boy Ten Feet Tall None But the Brave Can -Can Not With My Wife, You Don't The Chapman Report Pirates of Tortuga The Cool Ones Promise Her Anything The Defector Seven Days in May sg Fate Is the Hunter She 55 Days at Peking The Shuttered Room Flaming Star The Stripper God's Little Acre Take Her, She's Mine Goodbye Charlie Ten Little Indians Guns at Batasi Up the Down Staircase The Innocents The Visit Inside Daisy Clover You're a Big Boy Now Warner Bros. 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Box 15068, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 0' Phone: 801 -487 -5399 WeekIßiief As National Cable Television Association convention meets Now that FCC's license renewal policy has been declared in Washington this week, CATV stands on the verge of that illegal, the commission fears that further appeals would long- awaited breakthrough. Special report explores the sit- only worsen the situation. It therefore leans toward evolv- uation and industry how leaders view it. See ... ing new policy on case -by -case basis. See ... On the brink with cable TV ... 16 No more appeal on renewal policy ... 44 This month's 'Telestatus' shows that nearly 80% of U.S. Although none of the FCC commissioners was overwhelmed homes now receive UHF. Based on American Research by the idea, a proposal by the commission's procedure- Bureau data, total number now exceeds 47.9 million. Tables review panel to create an internal citizen -counseling office provide market -by- market view. See ... was not rejected and is being reworked. See .. Where the UHF- equipped homes are ... 32 At FCC: more aid to challengers? ... 47 Analysis of FCC political- spending report reveals that in- Past licensee of dark Dallas UHF, claiming a concerted cumbency, rather than heavy broadcast spending, is the effort by multimedia owners there and in Beaumont, Tex., best route to elective office. But, as breakdown for 1970 to exclude UHF and CATV, files petitions to deny license shows, spending definitely matters. See ... renewals against seven newspaper -owned stations. See... Radio -TV no sure way to get elected ... 34 Loser in Dallas charges conspiracy ... 48 False- advertising complaints by Federal Trade Commission Move to obtain contempt -of- Congress citation against CBS hit seven targets: Easy -Off window cleaner, Easy -On speed and its president, Dr. Frank Stanton, sails through House starch, Black Flag ant and roach killer, Aerowax floor wax, Investigations Subcommittee and parent Commerce Com- Vivarin, H &R Block, Beneficial Corp. See .. mittee; issue now goes to full House. See ... FTC on the march again ... 39 Stanton contempt now up to House ... 50 Delightful location (Honolulu) provides background for Arriving in Chicago from Japan was a standout of the 1971 what advertising people consider dismaying topics (con- Consumer Electronics Show: an Akai I/4 -inch video -tape re- sumerism and its offshoots). That, in a nutshell, was the corder- player. And in the background but more prominent American Advertising Federation convention. 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MONDAY MEMO 14 Subscription orders and address o changes: Send to BROADCASTING Circu- OPEN MIKE 10 z lation Department. On changes include PROGRAMING 50 both old and new address plus address TELESTATUS 32 label from front cover of magazine. BROADCASTING, July 5, 1971 5 PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERIES AFRO -AMERICAN CULTURE O Welt .._ ..._. WGAL -TV local program titled . .;..,a.1 .. ,,.. A recent "YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK" - pre- sented talents in great diversity, ranging NITSVeil from Africa to the Broadway stage. This program was part of a continuing public affairs series designed by Channel 8 to HARRISBURG the people of its communi- .OLIN, _...__,. serve all ties. WGAL -TV has telecast programs on IMSPINNSelleelle ° "'~m 'LANCASTER L + planned parenthood, libraries and narcotics. YQIr1tlIM WGAL -TV Channel 8 Lancaster, Pa. 2B Representative: The MEEKER Company, Inc. New York Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco TELEVISION STATIONS Clair McCollough, Pres. STEINMAN Providence. R. I. /New Bedford -Fall River. Mass WGALTV LancatsterHarrisbttrR- York - Lebanon, Pat. WTEV CloseilLYicuit® Bleak prospect nical standards, will readily fall into Commission has, theoretically at place. is Straws in wind all point to House vote Staff expected to have docu- least, been considering higher