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Show Radio Stops Sale of Time To Controversial Speakers have radio contracts extending for two weeks Into the future. The contracts can be fulfilled, they said, after which the ban will take effect In explaining its rule the committee com-mittee said: "This does not mean, ot course, that those who wish to discuss matters of public controversy are barred from the aim. Far from it Through the new code, repreeentatlve spokesmen of groups will be given free time to present their views, In accord with the public Interest program pro-gram balance and availability of time." The code -will permit sale of time to political speakers during a campaign. Officials said the association's 437 members represented 92 per cent of commercial radio. WASHINGTON, Oct 4 W Radio time will not be sold to spokesmen of controversial public pub-lic issues," except under rigid limitations, under a new rule adopted by the code committee of the National Association of Broadcasters. Father Charles E. Coughlln was said by the association's secretary, sec-retary, E. M. Kirby, to have been mentioned yesterday In discussion discus-sion preceding adoption of the rule, which wiU apply to all stations sta-tions In tha organixatlon. Kirby said others mentioned were Judge1 Joseph T. Rutherford Ruther-ford of New York, president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract society, and the Rev. Walter Wal-ter Cole of Toledo, Ohio, a Unitarian Uni-tarian minister who bas purchased pur-chased radio time to . reply to Father Coughlln '1 speeches. Controversial public issues, the committee said, may be discussed on the radio during free tuna available for such broadcasts or on public forum type programs under control of tha station or netsrork. Manuscripts of speeches must be submitted In advance.. Association officials said they believed Father Coughlln may |