Radio: Seeing the World

NBC's suave, articulate President Sylvester L. ("Pat") Weaver Jr. likes to wrap his fancier TV ideas in even fancier clouds of philosophy. Last week in Manhattan, Weaver rose before a roomful of reporters to announce a new idea. "How wonderful it would be," he wistfully began, "if everybody were rich." By the time he finished speaking, riches of a kind seemed within reach of anybody with the price of a television set.

"The privileged classes," Philosopher Weaver said, "pursue the better things in life." They get out and see the world. To the underprivileged...

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