TV OFFICIAL SAYS $50,000 WAS ASKED TO WIN F. C. C. VOTE; Pittsburgh Lawyer Testifies an Unknown Caller Sought Bribe for McConnaughey CONCERN WON CHANNEL Television Station Merged With Rival to Get Award, House Inquiry Hears TV OFFICIAL TELLS OF BRIBE THREAT
subcom resumes Pittsburgh Channel 4 hearings; TV City sec Eckels testifies he 'heard' McConnaughey wanted $50,000 for vote for TV City, $10,000 to be paid yrly for 5 yrs in counsel fees; says his vote was crucial because FCC was split 3-3 between TV City and WCAE; says TV City pres Reed was main source of his information; says when Reed told him of it he went to Washington to see TV City atty Sutton, told him TV City would not buy votes and ended Sutton services with TV City; Reed says he cannot remember incident; scored by Repr Wolverton; Reed, Eckels testify about 'rumors' that McConnaughey was to get large retainer from Hearst Corp, owner of WCAE; FCC settled Channel 4 award without comparative decision when TV City merged with WCAE and 3 unsuccessful applicants were paid $50,000 to drop out