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Letter from Frederick C. Dockweiler to Wilbur Edwards, June 20, 1952

 
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Title
Letter from Frederick C. Dockweiler to Wilbur Edwards, June 20, 1952
Creator
Dockweiler, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles), 1909-2000
Date
20 June 1952
Description
Correspondence from Frederick C. Dockweiler, General Chairman of Committee Against Socialist Housing, to Wilbur Edwards, Station Manager of KNXT, protesting the station for giving 10 hours free television time to the pro-public housing conference requested by Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron while denying equal television time to the Committee Against Socialist Housing.
Format Extent
5 pages
Subject
Television broadcasting; Public housing--California--Los Angeles; Local elections; Political campaigns; Dockweiler, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles), 1909-2000; Bowron, Fletcher, 1887-1968
Note
Frederick Charles Dockweiler (1909-2000) was the son of Isidore B. Dockweiler and Gertrude Reeve Dockweiler. He was a lawyer active in Los Angeles and California political issues, notable for his stands on various state and local ballot initiatives. From 1948 to 1952, Frederick Dockweiler vigorously fought for initiatives opposing public housing in Los Angeles and California. In 1964, he campaigned for a proposition against pay TV, and he actively opposed an initiative supporting censorship in 1972.
Collection
Dockweiler Family Papers, CSLA-12, Series 2. Political Activities; Box No. 2; Folder No. 10
Type
Geographic Location
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles (Calif.)
Language
eng
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