Agricultural Broadcasting Company tax case, 1950-1956, and undated

This subseries contains material from 1950-1956 and undated material. This series deals with a legal case in which the Agricultural Broadcasting Company, owners of station WLS in Chicago among others, sought tax relief under section 722 of the Internal Revenue Code. The case acentered on advertising revenue at WLS.

The series contains correspondence including letters from and to Dr. Hettinger and other letters related to the case. It contains legal papers and notes such as memoranda, affidavits and outlines of legal arguments. Some of the printed material contains handwritten marginalia. The series contains handwritten notes with data on WLS broadcast revenue and an outline of points to be made and legal strategy in this case. It also contains raw data, tables and charts of relevance to the case, including much information comparing WLS to other comparable stations.