Donald Jason Flamm investigation, and lawsuits that reached the New York Supreme Court by 1949. Flamm was eventually paid a settlement but did not get WMCA back. Noble had sold the station in 1943 to Nathan Straus, former Federal Housing Authority administrator, for $1,250,000 in order to found the “Blue Network,” which became the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The Congressional investigation of the FCC absolved Noble, but drew a blistering dissent from the Republican minority. In 1944, lawyer John J. Sirica resigned as chief counsel to the Select Committee in protest of the handling of the case. Donald Flamm was then offered a
Edward J. Connelly of Elks, Knights of Columbus, and Ancient Order of Hibernians. Connelly died on December 28, 1960 in Wakefield. Wakefield's Connelly Park and the Edward J. Connelly Criminal Justice Training Center in Agawam, Massachusetts are named after Connelly. Edward J. Connelly Edward J. Connelly was an American military officer during World War I. Connelly was born on October 10, 1876 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. His family later moved to Wakefield, Massachusetts and he graduated from Wakefield High School. Connelly enlisted as a private in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, which saw action in Puerto Rico in during the Spanish–American War. He later served