Tuesday, January 7, 1969
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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CBS tied to pot party
WASHINGTON (UPI)—A government investigator said yesterday a marijuana party attended by Northwestern University students and televised by a Chicago station "was prearranged for the benefit of CBS."
James D. Cunningham, chief examiner for the Federal Communications Commission, accused Columbia Broadcasting System of improperly controlling controversial programs. He said in the Chicago case CBS failed to notify authorities that an illegal action was about to occur.
He asked the full commission to endorse his findings and recommended it take appropriate action against CBS and the station which televised the marijuana party for its news programs. The station, WBBM-TV, is wholly owned by CBS.
In a statement on Cunningham's findings, CBS said it had not seen his report. "However, we made a thorough professional investigation of the charges against WBBM-TV and found them groundless."
The marijuana party allegedly took place in Evanston, Ill., in an apartment off the Northwestern University campus. FCC investigators said.
Cunningham said the party "would never have been held" but for a request by John Victor Missett, a 23-year-old student who was graduated from Northwestern in June, 1967, and who had worked as an intern at WBBM-TV during his senior year.
Exam review set
Review sessions for the Western Civilization comprehensive examination are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
the sessions, to be held in Strong Auditorium, will begin at 7:15 p.m. each night and last about two hours.
Missett contended he asked only to be permitted to film people smoking marijuana but the Examiner said Spector's testimony was corroborated by four different witnesses.
The FCC ordered, an investigation last March 22 to examine allegations that "officials or employees of the Columbia Broadcasting System Inc., license of station WBBM-TV ... participated in arranging for, or at least encouraged or induced a group of Northwestern University students to smoke marijuana, in violation of law, in order that the station might film such actions for broadcast purposes."
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