Word: hennock
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Portly Justin Miller, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, took no stand on the merit of giveaways but wondered "whether the commission has any authority to promulgate any rules." His wonder was shared by FCCommissioner Frieda B. Hennock. In her dissenting vote, Miss Hennock maintained that "without a specific mandate from Congress for us to curb the prevalence of this type of program, our action today is unwarranted." Even a contestant was heard from. Mrs. Elaine Smith of Dallas, recent winner on CBS' Winner Take All, pouted: "It's a shame the FCC should be so nasty...
...France's Leon Blum. There were Verdi arias and Rooseveltian folksongs (Ballad for FDR, The Face on the Dime), and jokes by Milton Berle (see PEOPLE). Big business was represented by RCA's David Sarnoff, the Armed Forces by General Walter Bedell Smith, Government by FCCommissioner Frieda Hennock and New York City's Mayor O'Dwyer. Eleanor Roosevelt said: "I am very glad and I'm sure my husband would have been very glad that his initials will be the call letters of WFDR...
...blankouts on stretches of track beyond the range of transmitters. Reporters appeared less interested in the experiment than in the televised World Series game. A.P.'s Arthur Edson noted that, technically, reception "was surprisingly good," but complained that he had missed most of an inning because FCCommissioner Frieda Hennock was posing for news pictures in front of the screen. The New York Star's Ernest Barcella was chiefly concerned about what had happened to Warren Spahn: "He was pitching for the Braves when we entered a tunnel. When we picked up the game again Spahn was missing...
Born in Poland 43 years ago and educated in New York's public schools, Frieda Hennock bucked parental disapproval to study law. At 21 she became the youngest woman member of the New York State Bar. Later she joined the rock-ribbed Republican law firm of Choate, Mitchell & Ely, where she was the only woman lawyer and only Democrat. She has never married (although "I believe in marriage and I want the companionship of a wonderful...
Commissioner Hennock claims no particular experience in her new field. She feels that lack of experience may be all to the good. ("Senator Brewster* wanted an unbiased, fresh viewpoint, away from the industry.") Last week she outlined her approach to the job: "It seems fundamental that in this field-so peculiarly affecting women-the viewpoint of their sex should be presented...