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Television I-1::hon 16 TVL
Miarnl. Florida.
OrnLlemen.
Gubernatorid elections, which are held every four years in tbis state. Art of course, of gre.it public interest and cancern and affect every citimen and resident is the state, as well as the cittr.ens and residents r>fother states wh.. Jan properly:lt the state.
Your duty. as a pubMc service corporativa ami as the dimminator al news, is to afford to each of the candidates for the Goveru<,rmhip a reasonable annetut af Class .^& time ao that he may present his pldform to the muimm nutr-ber of Listeners, discume the tastes involved in the campaign and apprise them of his pc.mition
-.n such issues. I hus far you have bited and refused to afbrd such opportunity to the Honorable Earna Bryant, one of tbc gubernatorial
candidates,
Tat are aware ,,r sh--aid be aware, of tbe bet that the mann Herald and the Miemi News not only have resorted editorialty. stace the prirrmry election of my 1. 1%S, a distertione designed to discredit Mr, Bryant and to further the candidacy of his opponent (whose election much newspaper= advocate}, but have deliberately colored and slanted their new." articles to favor tbe car.didate of their ehtilce. The distortions, half-truths and untruths which have been published in the editorials and news columns of much news papers an the last eighteen days. ated to whish Mr. Bryarit has bece subjec red have been startlingly vicious.
Television Station d'i VJ -2- May 2], I sail
Demand is respectfully made, in behalf of h1r. Bryant. his campaign committee and his supporters. and in the interest of the public generally. tht you sell it. the 1-arria Bryant Dade County Carr:paign Comerittee. ared to tr.:ske av;.ilable to Mr. Bryant, thirty minutes of class i a time on Suriday. M.y 22. 1960, or Monday. May 23. L'rat'. in order that Mr. Bryant may have the oppertunity. to which we think be is legally entitled, to answer and refute the baseless charges. ansinu-mons and mnuearloes 1;. which we have adverted.
Should you refuse and fail to accede to such demand, the matter will be brought to the strention r-f the appropriate authorities with a fuH disclosure of the pernacnt facts on which the demanci is preda cated.
Very truly yours .
VENGNT G. GLE:..li
1-or the i irm.
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Television I-1::hon 16 TVL Miarnl. Florida. OrnLlemen. Gubernatorid elections, which are held every four years in tbis state. Art .of course, of gre.it public interest and cancern and affect every citimen and resident is the state, as well as the cittr.ens and residents r>fother states wh.. Jan properly:lt the state. Your duty. as a pubMc service corporativa ami as the dimminator al news, is to afford to each of the candidates for the Goveru<,rmhip a reasonable annetut af Class .^& time ao that he may present his pldform to the muimm nutr-ber of Listeners, discume the tastes involved in the campaign and apprise them of his pc.mition -.n such issues. I hus far you have bited and refused to afbrd such opportunity to the Honorable Earna Bryant, one of tbc gubernatorial candidates, Tat are aware ,,r sh--aid be aware, of tbe bet that the mann Herald and the Miemi News not only have resorted editorialty. stace the prirrmry election of my 1. 1%S, a distertione designed to discredit Mr, Bryant and to further the candidacy of his opponent (whose election much newspaper= advocate}, but have deliberately colored and slanted their new." articles to favor tbe car.didate of their ehtilce. The distortions, half-truths and untruths which have been published in the editorials and news columns of much news papers an the last eighteen days. ated to whish Mr. Bryarit has bece subjec red .have been startlingly vicious.
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Television Station d'i VJ -2May 2], I sail Demand is respectfully made, in behalf of h1r. Bryant. his campaign committee and his supporters. and in the interest of the public generally. tht you sell it. the 1-arria Bryant Dade County Carr:paign Comerittee. ared to tr.:ske av;.ilable to Mr. Bryant, thirty minutes of class i a time on Suriday. M.y 22. 1960, or Monday. May 23. L'rat'. in order that Mr. Bryant may have the oppertunity. to which we think be is legally entitled, to answer and refute the baseless charges. ansinu-mons and mnuearloes 1;. which we have adverted. Should you refuse and fail to accede to such demand, the matter will be brought to the strention r-f the appropriate authorities with a fuH disclosure of the pernacnt facts on which the demanci is preda cated. Very truly yours VENGNT G. GLE:..li 1-or the i irm.
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