Show Dont Don't Blame flame Orchestra If Radios Drop Pet Tunes Waring Warns NEW YORK Dec 11 lP- lP The nations nation's orchestra leaders says Fred Waring are not to blame if they were unable to play favorite tunes over the radio Waring contended after a committee meeting of orchestra men Tuesday that the radio companies were seeking to create create create cre cre- ate a monstrous monopoly by controlling the production of music in addition to its distribution distribution distribution distri distri- over the air and through radio-controlled radio recording companies com com- He told newsmen the fight between the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers and the three na nationwide nationwide nationwide na- na wide tion-wide broadcasting companies companies companies com com- over ASCAP fees was the first general crisis facing facing facing fac fac- ing the band leaders since the World war The Thc committee committee id including u d din d n g such orchestra leaders as Eddy Duchin Nathaniel and ana Meyer Davis presented Davis presented a re report report report re- re port which described as futile the committees committee's efforts to bring principals together Neville Miller president of the National Association of Broadcasters said in a statement statement statement state state- ment No one regrets more than the broadcasters that ASCAP is depriving band bandleaders bandleaders bandleaders leaders of certain of the musical musical musical mu mu- material which has been closely identified with them The National Broadcasting company has advanced from January 1 to December 23 the banning of all an ASCAP music from its commercial programs All ASCAP music on NBC NBC sustaining programs Is scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- to stop next Monday r The Columbia and the Mutual Mutual Mutual Mu Mu- broadcasting systems al already already already al- al ready have banned ASCAP music music music mu mu- sic from their sustaining programs programs programs pro- pro grams and their deadline on on ASCAP music for commercial commercial- programs is January 1 |