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Film Industry publicly
lleclarcd divldend.s In Novi'iiibfr, $'08,000,
Ivere far bflow the $585,000 paid out In the
ame month last year, accordlnK to the
department of Commerce on Tuesday i9i.
Columbia Pictures divided It.s payments
i)€twcen November and December this year.
vhUe paylnK out the en'. Ire dividend In
4ovemt>er of last year and Consolidated
\musement .switched Its payment month
rem November last year to December this
[ear, but the.se changes accounted (or only
I part of the difference.
Boston Theatres paid out $39,000
both years,
Pictures declared dividends of
;396,000 In November 1951. In November of
jhls year. It paid $69,000 and paid another
(168,000 In December. Consolidated Amuseinent
paid out $150,000 In November 1951,
ini this year switched a $125,000 payment
|o December.
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PiFL Union Wins Pay Raise
Por Radio, TV Performers
NEW YORK—The American Federation of
{adio and Television Artists. AFL, and the
ive major broadcasting chains, have tentaively
agreed upon a new two-year contract
or performers in radio and TV. The net-
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Jchthep rorks involved are: American Broadcasting
;o., Columbia Broadcasting System. Du Mont
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Television arthts will
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jo per cent increase, retroactive to November
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negotiations are completed in New
I'ork and Los Angeles, the new contracts
.ill not be signed until bargaining sessions
jre set for Chicago and San Francisco, other
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Allied Asks Rental
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poverage in Arbitration
NEW YORK—New Jersey Allied at a meetng
Wednesday ( lOi preceding its annual beef-
|t€ak dinner adopted a resolution approving
he policy on arbitration adopted at the
lational convention and called for the inlusion
of film rentals in any system to be
;Pproved. Advance admission prices were
harply criticized. Much interest was shown
p the industry campaign for the repeal of
ne federal ticket tax. Irving DoUinger, board
halrman, presided.
meeting and dinner were held at the
UU restaurant, Passaic.
Exploitation Heads Speak
It Ampa Showmans' Class
NEW YORK—Dan S. Terrell, newly ap-
|olnted publicity manager of MGM: Sid
lesibov. Paramount Pictures exploitation
ead. and Edgar Goth, director of publicity.
Ivertising and exploitation for Fabian Thetres.
spoke at the A.ssociated Motion Picture
dverti.sers' showmanship course at the
/oodstock hotel December 11. "Magazine
itagic." a 16mm sound picture in color, showjig
the process of magazine publishing by
iie Curtis Publishing Co., was shown and
on A.
Brennan. a Ciu-tis executive, spoke.
WIM- nOGKHS HOSPITXI. BO \KI) .MKKTS— Ba< k row. Irft to rui-l l.d J.
Srhw;irtz. S.imuel Kosen, .I.Trk K«Tf«ln, .Sam Rinzlrr. William .1. firrman, Paul I^iarus
jr., William White, Herman Kobbins. .Seated Irfl to ritcht: .Murray Wrlvs, Sam J. Switow,
J. Robert Hoff, Charles K. Lewis, .\. .Montai;ur, .Max .\. Cohen, (ieorgr I)emb«w. Kob«Tt
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