Although the patrician Boston Symphony, one of the world's three or four greatest orchestras, sounds sweet to most U. S. citizens, it grates on the ears of James Caesar Petrillo, new boss of the American Federation of Musicians. For the Boston Symphony is the only big nonunion orchestra in the U. S. Because of the A. F. of M. hold on the radio chains, the Boston Symphony has not broadcast in more than a year. Last fortnight tough Boss Petrillo forbade RCA Victor to make any more Boston Symphony recordings. "They're through," explained Mr. Petrillo. "We've taken them off the radio...
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