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sae erties ERR Mr: Trlcon Mr. Beiniontu~ C som AUr. PSLandi i. x x Callahecr .. . (Mount Clipping in Clipping in Space Below) | Atheist Files Complaint Against. 15 Radio Stations - Atheist Madey array that 5,400,000 persons indi- {| know’ iis being deprived fo ; | filed a complaint with the | Caled in the 1960 Census that | them.” \ i tions Commission yesterday all a age | ROC: ‘to order the 15 radio harging that 15 Oahu radio This is not an insignifi- stations to grant ‘prime cnarg ee cant portion of the popula- | time and the preferential stations had refused to grant | {jon which is denied free- | rates afforded to religion” her air time to discuss the | dom of -conscience,” she|1o her organizations and to- “Freethought” philosophy of | Said, “since the ‘right to! her personally. =~ her’ sect. . Mrs. Murray. filed the complaint. as president of both the Freethought So- ciety of America and of the International Freethought Society. , THE COMPLAINT -leged that. the 15 stations, i “after proper demand has | ; been made upon them, have | tne or refused to give | SOOT Wa: aCe cee N ED eee: ' BFR mR iam omens, Neen pee sean eer aaa tS ae ant Sea OH (indi¢ate page, name of : newspaper, city and state.} Honolulu Advertiser Page B-1 Column 2 Honolulu Hawaii ? aint a ae time. on a regularly sched ‘uled basis for the expres: sion of ‘freethought’ . Her complaint alleged | that this was a violation of 4 FCC rules on controversial i issues of public importance. : | She said the radio stations | give from one hour per | ; week to 28 hours per week | to religion on a regular: | ly scheduled basis, “afford. , ing both prime time and | | preferential cost rates.” The complaint - said that | not only the Freethought | Society, but several others: involved in similar views had been “systematically and thoroughly deprived of radio or television time” be- | 'eause of “the monolithic ; ; monopoly enjoyed, and arli- | ficially enforced, by the re- | | ligious. community . . .”” | ¥ * me MRS. MURRAY claimed j there were 70 million per- | sons who do not belong belong to | =cirmireh in Antica a ica and , Dae: October 15, 1964 Edition: Morning : Author: Editor: George Chaplin Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: onolulu { [] Being Investigated oY ye eye pees . . a Poe, PON Solan oa oe a