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oP DeeSG CHeve Tasbel dy Regan gy ert MAORR ty | loses radio — free time bid WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Federal Communica- tions Commission today re- jected a réquest from athe- Ast Madalyn Murray that she <7} be granted free time on 15 Honolulu radio stations to grams. ‘The F.C.C. held that. the stations “acted reasonably in good faith” when they refused to make time avail- able to her. Mrs. Murray, who brought the lawsuit that resulted in the Supreme Court's deci- sion banning public school prayer, has moved from | Baltimore, Maryland, to. Ho- nolulu to escape what she charged was. persecution be- eause of her beliefs. F.G.C.. Chairman FE. Wil- liam Henry and two other commissioners filed a con- curring opinion that the broadcasters had nol ex- pressed viewpoints on ‘“con- Turn to Page A-1A, Col. 4 “Locammnemensinimeimin “@ faehgesenpr te cor ten ae ete a A te (Maunt Clipping in Space Below) | Mrs.Murray — answer their religious pro- - y ’ Mrs. Murray Continued from Page 1 troversial issues of public importance’? which warrant- "ed equal time for athcists. Commissioner Lee Loev- inger dissented, He said the F.C.C. was assuming “the: rele of super- ‘visor of religious program ining” in violation of the Constitution. Instead. of answering the request, he said, the I.C.C. should have dismissed it for lack of jurisdiction, “T cannot join in singing hosannas to fairness and freedom by the cheery light of the fire that burns the heretics,” Loevinger said. Mrs. Murray argued that | the fairness doctrine re- | quired the stations to grant | her time. She made the deniand as. president. of the Freethought Society of America and as | president of the Infer-Na- | tional Freethouvht Seviely. | ie brondeasters argued | that “Freethought? was not: sufficiently canlroversial is- : siuie of public importance ty thelr listening areas fo ware ; rapt ai hearive on their: facilities, _ > Dy egy ee ans ‘oan + ee TER, Tale . Belmont. Mr. Mohr... 4 t a Tt nee DO ecte page, name of spaper, city and state.) HONOLULU STAR-BULLETI HONOLULU, HAWAIT © -. PAGE A-1 | Date: 6/11/65 Edition: HOME Author: Editor: WI LULAN EWING MURRAY, quia» ritle: SADALYN aka Character: or . crn Submitting Offices HONOLULU { } Being Investigated NOT RECORDED 46 JUN 23 1965