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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Mutual Broadcasting System refused Republican National Committee's request for free airtime to rebut President Truman's speech on lifting meat controls, deeming it an emergency report. ABC agreed to air a Republican response tomorrow; CBS provided time last night to Chairman Carroll Reece.
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NEW YORK. (AP)—The Mutual Broadcasting system announced last night it had refused the request of the Republican National Committee for free time to answer President Truman's speech on the lifting of meat controls.
Robert D. Swezey, vice-president and general manager of the chain, said the network did not regard the President's speech as a political talk. He said the President made a report to the people in a period of emergency.
The American Broadcasting Company agreed to give free time at 4 p.m. (Nome time) tomorrow, the Republican speaker to be announced today.
The Columbia Broadcasting System gave free time last night to Carroll Reece, chairman of the Republican National committee.
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mutual refused request; abc agreed to provide time tomorrow; cbs provided time last night.
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The Mutual Broadcasting system refused the Republican National Committee's request for free time to answer President Truman's speech on lifting meat controls, as it was seen as an emergency report rather than political talk. ABC agreed to give free time tomorrow at 4 p.m. (Nome time), speaker to be announced today. CBS gave free time last night to Carroll Reece, Republican National Committee chairman.