More than a year ago burgeoning CBS made a lightning raid on the talent roster
of rival NBC, captured such longtime NBC stars as Jack Benny, Amos 'n' Andy, Red Skelton, Edgar Bergen. Last week monolithic NBC finally struck back: it proudly announced the signing of an eight-year radio & TV contract (at an estimated $3,000,000) with Peabody Award-winning Comic Groucho Marx, one of CBS' top-rated shows. Cracked Groucho: "It was a tough fight, but I won."
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