A ruling is awaited here on whether G.A. Richards, radio station owner accused of broadcasting anti-Semitism, will be given permission to present his evidence first when the long-delayed hearing begins all over again on June 14.
The Federal Communications Commission is studying the objection of its general counsel, Benedict Cottone, to a ruling by hearing examiner James P. Cunningham which would give Richards a chance to present his case first. The hearing was originally scheduled several months ago and has been continuously obstructed and delayed by Richards’ attorney, Hugh Fulton, former chief counsel of President Truman’s Senate War Investigating Committee.
The F.C.C. has indicated that it wants to leave Richards no grounds for complaints over the hearings. Richards, who owns station KMPC, Los Angeles, and other stations was accused by employee of ordering anti-Semitism and other bias injected in KMPC newscasts.
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