Interested in Merlin Hall Aylesworth's resignation last week as president of National Broadcasting Co., Radio Corp. of America's broadcasting chain, were radio addicts; interested in his reason for resigning were cinemaddicts. Mr. Aylesworth attributed his resignation to press of work as chairman of Radio-Keith-Orpheum. Last year Floyd Bostwick Odium's Atla: Corp. and Lehman Bros, bought working control of RKO from RCA (TIME, Oct 21), soon followed this step by installing dapper Leo Spitz as RKO president (TIME Nov. 18). At the same time, RKO's President Aylesworth became RKO's Chairman Aylesworth, and RKO's...
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