Radio: A. F. R. A.

Oh, when I am President, When I am President,

I'll break up every radio, When I am President.

Jocular were the promises Eddie Cantor sang into his microphone six years ago. Now Comedian Cantor is president of the American Federation of Radio Artists.

Last week, two-year contracts governing wages and working conditions for actors and singers on sustaining CBS and NBC programs were signed by network officials and A. F. R. A. representatives. The contract affects 4,000 of A. F. R. A.'s 5,000 claimed members.

Its minimum pay schedules range from a low of $8 for choral group singers on a 15-minute broadcast in California...

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