Radio & TV: Color Ban

When Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson asked CBS to suspend the mass production of color TV sets last month, the television industry was more relieved than not to get off the color hook. Last week the National Production Authority made Wilson's request official. It ordered a halt in the manufacture of all commercial color sets, also banned the manufacture of color equipment for theater TV, and for such nonindustrial users as department stores.

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