CONTINUED FINANCING FOR THE COR-
PORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 3558

TO AMEND THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 TO PROVIDE
CONTINUED FINANCING FOR THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC
BROADCASTING

CONTENTS

Opening statement of the chairman.

Text of S. 3558___

Agency comments of the Executive Office of the President_

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES

APRIL 1, 1970

Allen, Hon. James E., Jr., Assistant Secretary for Education and U.S.
Commissioner of Education; accompanied by Albert L. Alford, Assistant
Commissioner for Legislation_

Burch, Hon. Dean, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission;
accompanied by Henry Geller, Chief Counsel; and Dr. Robert Hilliard,
Chief, Educational Broadcasting Branch..

Cooney, Mrs. Joan Ganz, executive director, the Children's Television
Workshop and "Sesame Street".

Harley, William G., president, National Association of Educational Broad-
casters; accompanied by Loren B. Stone, station KCTS-TV, Seattle,
Wash..

Prepared statement of Mr. Harley..
Prepared statement of Mr. Stone..

Pace, Frank, Jr., chairman of the board, Corporation for Public Broadcasting; accompanied by John W. Macy, Jr., president, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Prepared statement of Mr. Pace.

Prepared statement of Mr. Macy..

APRIL 2, 1970

Fisher, Roger, executive editor of "The Advocates".

Prepared statement..

Kahn, Mrs. Ann, National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Stahr, Elvis J., president, National Audubon Society..

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES, STATEMENTS, AND LETTERS Biemiller, Andrew J., director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO, letter of March 31, 1970..

Goodman, Julian, National Broadcasting Co., Inc., letter of April 1, 1970Hanks, Nancy, chairman, National Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, letter of April 2, 1970. -Johnson, Hon. Nicholas, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission, statement..

Lugar, Richard G., mayor of Indianapolis, vice president, National League of Cities, statement.

Kurtzman, David H., Department of Education, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, letter of April 1, 1970__

President's Message on Education Reform, excerpt, March 3, 1970-- Rogers, Fred, letter..

-Stearns, George L., 2d, chairman, Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission, letter of March 31, 1970.

Shafer, Raymond P., Governor's Office, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, letter of March 31, 1970.

Teimann, Norbert T., Governor, State of Nebraska, letter of March 27,

1970.

Wasilewski, Vincent T., president, National Association of Broadcasters, statement.