The Arizona post. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1946-1990, 1953-07-03

(IhlS letter is submitted by the
writer as result of story in last
issue of the POSt.-EditOr)
Dear Editor:
This letter is written relative to
a news release in today's Post on
the "Interfaith Hour. Because of
the importance of this program 1
shall appreciate your publishing
my letter in the entirety.
To keep the record straight on
the "Interfaith Hour" which is
current on KOPO T.V. weekly
every Wednesday at 6 pm, this
program is projected as tri-faith
co-sponsorship. Its present CO.
sponsors are the Tucson Minister
ial Assn. and the Tucson Jewish
Community Council. The latter'S
combined Community Relation
Committee and combined Anti-De-
famation committee of Bnai Birth
thru it's subcommittee on audiO-
visual aids were requested by me
to handle the ordering details on
the first film for T.V. and radio
platters. The radio phase of the
Interfaith Hour will be effectuat-
ed within the next two weeks.
The first film used, at the time
this is written was produced I'm
der the auspices of the Protestant
Church Council of America. How
ever, they are cleared through a
cataloging service of Bnai Birth
National ADJ and the Am.-JeW-
ish Committee, who also have pro-
duced some series of audio-Visual
aids which will be used.
1t must be clearly understood
that no organization, regardless
of faith, can consider the Inter
faith Hour, possessively or uni
literally as under its auspices.
When proposed by myself as an
individual to KOPO T.V. as a 3
FAITH RELIGIOUS CO-SPON-
SORSFIIP with absolutely no or
ganizational co-sponsorship as
such, the station agreed and stip-
ulated that that condition predict
ed the programs establishment.
Obviously, the station which is
providing free time as a public
service without charge, has the
right to set forth the conditions
of the program and to appoint its
moderator. l presently act as that
moderator and consider the posi-
ton one of trust for inviolable i'm
Partially.
So far all film used have been
obtained on a gratuitouS basis.
If, however, the program is to
continue for 1 year and for which
time has been promised by KOPO
T.V., KOPO Radio, KVOA Radio,
KTUC Radio on 3 Inter-faith CO.
sponsorship, it will be necessary
to obtain financial support of
from $3.50 to $3.50 a year. This
cost is negligible considering that
combined station time alone ap-
proximates $4,000 annually for
Tucson.
In a recent letter to the Com
bined Tucson Jewish Community
Council Relations Committee and
Authorization Committee, 1 re-
quested their going thru channels
to request financial support from
both Bnai Birth and the T.J.C.C.
for Inter Faith Hours" first 10
weeks. Cooperation of the above
combined committees chairman
William Gordon and its sub-com-
mittee chairman, Abe Simon, has
been excellent and very helpful
In, however, that the human rela-
lions problem is indivisably Cath
Ole, Protestant, and Jewish, obvi-
ously support is also expected
from Christian quarters eventu-
ally.
Receptive negotiations were al
so initiated by me for time state
wide as follows:
Phoenix T.V., where KPHO's
Mr.. Jules Kaufman was very CO.
operative.
Yuma Radio, negotiations being
handled by Senator Harold Giss,
NOgales Radio, arrangements
have been made by Mr.. Phil Co.
pen and an initial meeting with