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NAT. BROADCASTING CO. v. U.S.

No. 1025.

316 U.S. 447 (1942)

NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO., INC., ET AL. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1942.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Cahill, with whom Messrs. David M. Wood, Thomas H. Middleton, A.L. Ashby, and E.W. Middleton were on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Telford Taylor, with whom Solicitor General Fahy and Messrs. Robert L. Stern, Richard S. Salant, Charles R. Denny, Harry M. Plotkin, and Max Goldman were on the brief, for the United States et al.; and Mr. Louis G. Caldwell, with whom Messrs. Leon Lauterstein, Emanuel Dannett, and Percy H. Russell, Jr. were on the brief (Mr. Donald C. Beelar entered an appearance), for the Mutual Broadcasting System, Inc., appellees.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a companion case to Columbia Broadcasting System v. United States, ante, p. 407. Both present substantially similar facts and the same issues of law.

Appellant, National Broadcasting Company, maintains two radio broadcasting systems, the "blue network" and the "red network." The two other appellants operate radio broadcasting stations licensed by the Communications

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