Television inventor tells Economic Committee of difficulties in getting patents. Washington, D.C., Jan. 19. Philo T. Farnsworth, who conceived the principle of television when 14 years old came before the Temporary National Economic Committee today and told them that his firm, Farnsworth Television

NLRB Regional Director at Cincinnati questioned by House Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 18. Philip G. Phillips, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board at Cincinnati, was questioned by the House Committee investigating the NLRB regarding a report he made last January to Nathan Wit

Testifies before House Patents Committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. Burgess Meredith, star of 'Winterset' and Acting President of the Actors Equity Association, was one of the group of prominent actors, musicians, and writers who testified before the House Patents Committee today in behalf of the pr

Urges permanent Federal Bureau of Fine Arts. Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. A militant campaign will shortly be waged for creation of a permanent Federal Bureau of Fine Arts, Burgess Meredith, acting President of Actors Equity, today told the Senate Education and Labor Subcommittee. Actors, producers an

Hinckley of American Youth Congress before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. William W. Hinckley, former Chairman of the American Youth Congress, denied today before the Dies Committee that the Congress had been 'penetrated by communists.' He also stated that his organization was conducting

Declares TVA yardstick is sound. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Appearing before the Joint Congressional TVA Committee today, Leland Olds, Executive Secretary of the New York Power Authority and nationally recognize authority on utilities, declared the TVA yardstick is sound and worth '50 to 100 times a

Final witness before profit sharing committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. George P. McNear, Jr., President of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad system, who was the final witness before the finance subcommittee studying profit sharing. The president of the 300-mile road told Senators Herring an

Proposes to Senate that S.E.C. price for utility holdings TVA. Washington, D.C., Nov. 23. Appearing before the Congressional TVA Committee today, President. Wilkie of Commonwealth and Southern Corp., proposed that the S.E.C. determine a fair price for the utility holdings which the Tenn

FCC Chairman tells reporters of moves to allow wire firms to merge. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. FCC Chairman James Fly today told reporters that a report would be submitted to the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee next week on the proposed merger of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies