Tag: January 1953
McGranery Foiled: Justice Department’s Delayed Warning Derails TV-Radio Merger
Washington D.C. – January 12, 1953 – In a shocking turn of events, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has dealt a decisive blow to the proposed merger between American Broadcasting Co and United Paramount Theaters Inc. The massive entertainment merger, which would have merged coast-to-coast radio and television properties with a nationwide system of motion…
Last Chance for the Rosenbergs: Will Truman’s Mercy Save Them From the Electric Chair?
January 2, 1953, marked a somber day in the lives of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the convicted atom spies scheduled to meet their maker in Sing Sing Prison. Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman dealt the Rosenbergs a crushing blow, denying their final appeal to save their lives from the electric chair. The only remaining hope…
