Radio: Western Approach

In the battle over which is to be the TV capital of the U.S., Hollywood last week had a comfortable edge over Manhattan. On a 25-acre tract in the middle of Los Angeles, CBS dedicated a new TV City, a supermodern expandable plant covering 8½ acres, and outfitted with enough doodads and gadgets to make even the best-equipped movie studio envious.

For its dedication ceremony, CBS brought out a flock of stars—M.C. Jack Benny, Burns & Allen, Lucille Ball, plus such other big California names as Governor Earl Warren and Los Angeles' Mayor Fletcher Bowron...

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