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In the process of After Perl had written the opening winding up for this-hefty-pitch;-Mu- --show;-had-rewritten it twice, and had tual struck down one of the funda- whittled down one point after another, mental rights—freedom from censor- Mutual decided not to use his version. ship. This seems contradictory and it Perl’s show was ‘‘magnificent”—ac- is—I've contended for a long time cording to Mutual's president and that the broadcasting industry is general counsel, seconded by the chair-. schizaphrenic. y, man of Truman’s committee, backed To ‘convince yourself that this col-. up by the unanimous opinion of all - ~ umn is not ,hearing things, listen to official hands in the project. But, four Mutual’s Tuesday-night (10-10:30) days before air time—after cast had program, “To Secure These Rights,” . been booked, studio assigned and te- which still has a couple of weeks to hearsal time set-—Mutual decided that tun. If the premiére of this show sets the best way to do the program was the standard, as seems probable, you through reading, rather than by drama- will hear 4 sensitive and hard-hitting tization. Grayson and Gart remained; reading of significant chunks from “To Perl was let go. Secure These Rights,” the report of President Truman’s Committee on Pressure. I saw at least one of the Civil Rights. But the net result of the poison-pen letters written about Perl, manner in which Mutual prepared this and read at least one of the vicious series was to violate a fundamental articles warning Mutual against pro- freedom while preaching the sanctity ducing a Perl show. But I must of . of freedom. course accept Mutual’s denial that any ~ such pressures were responsible for the On second thought. As noted here sudden decision that reading is superior several times, ‘“To Secure These Rights” to dramatization. I also saw two of was to.be Mutual’s big venture in the Perl’s drafts. I could have seen an offi- dramatic documentary form of radio. cial copy of the third version, accepted Mitchell Grayson was to produce and as “‘final’” by Mutual—but I refused to direct the show, Arnold Perl was to go into the black market for it, and write it, and John Gart was to handle Mutual may have had some rights in the music. Everybody congratulated themselves refusing to let me see it. In- Mutual for bringing forward this top stead, they asked me to listen to the trio and for choosing the civil-rights reading. I did—and recommend it: report as the vehicle. Mutual, at last, without reservations. Nevertheless, the had come close to the bubbling waters question of censorship has still not of real radio, and was getting its feet been answered. wet. Only, in the end, Mutual man- One of the most dangerous provi- { planted with 20 fine’ palms, bearing grape- \ | fruit, orange, calamandine, mango, avocado, Ht guava trees and many blooming shrubs. 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