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the distribution of the tabloid,
and he learned later both Of them
came from companies controlled
by william H. Fedder. a Baltimore
printer. Mr.. Fedder, an earlier
witness at the hearings, was Sc
lected' for the distribution job.
Mr.. Jonkel said the Young Demo-
Gratis for Butler were supposed to
subsidize" the issuance OF the tab
loid. He had explained earlier.
however. that Mr.. Fedder's insist
ence on COD. payment before
distribution of the tabloids
prompted him to make down pay
ments from Butler campaign con-
tributions.
Mr.. Jonkel told the Senator'S he
had discussed the tabloid with
several officers OF the Young
Democrats.
did they have anything to dc
with the format?" Mr.. McDermott
asked. IT don't know" the witness
replied. II saw some of the copy,
but somebody else wrote II"
Mr.. Jonkel said the project was
well under way before the Young
Democrats "came into the thing"
He added, "We wanted to show
them well-conceived project and
ask if they would carry it on
This occurred. Mr.. Jonkel said,
about three weeks before the cleo
ton, after the Young Democrats
had put on various television skits
and radio spots in behalf of the
Butler campaign.
Doesn't Know Who Wrote Copy.
Mr.. Jonkel said he first saw the
proposed copy for the tabloid when
Miss Kerr brought it to his Office
in Baltimore about three weeks be-
fore the election.
"Who prepared the copy?" Mr..
McDermott asked.
IT don't know to this day." Mr..
Jonkel replied.
Did you approve dt?"
The witness replied he made
some changes. eliminations and
suggestions.
did you ask Miss Kerr if she
had referred the copy to the
Young Democrats?"
mo" was the reply. 1.-THE mat
ter was in the creative conference
stage"
Mr.. Jonkel added that so far
as he knew the officers of the
Young Democrats did not write
the copy.
Mr.. Jonkel said he was uncer-
tain whether Miss Kerr had writ
ten any of the material. He
added. I'VE had people who did
nothing but sit in and hear dis
cussions of how Senator Tydings
whitewashed the investigation"
MIR. Jonkel said he had saved
some of these opinions. and other
material which he turned over
to Miss Kerr. He explained the
young woman was doing research
work for the campaign while on
leave of absence. she told him,
from her job in Senator McCar-
thy's office.
Looked at No Photographs.
Mr.. Jonkel said he next saw
the material at the s-Herald
office. He. was asked by Mr.. Nc
Dermott:
Did you tell me that Mrs.
Miller informed you she would
print the tabloid as favor. but
wanted the copy gone over by an
attorney first?"
Mr.. Jonkel replied in the af-
firmative. He explained that Mrs.
Miller was an editor and a busi-
nesswoman. He also wanted the
Times Herald to do the job be-
cause the newspaper had fast
rotary presses. and time was most
important.
did you look at any photo
graphs for the tabloid when you
talked with Miss Kerr?" Mr.. Nc
Dermott asked.
Mr.. Jonkel said "no."
He added he only saw the print
ed matter and this did not in
clude the cut lines to go under
the proposed photographs.
Mr.. Jonkel had testified previ-
ously that he was hired by Mr..
Butler last July, following a con-
ference with him at the Times
Herald here with a salary OF ST.
$50 a month in addition to certain
expenses.
Under questioning, the witness
said he had borrowed 81 500 from
Mrs. Miller during October, be-
cause he was put to the expense of
maintaining two residences. He
previously had explained that he
came to Washington from Chicago
to confer with Mr.. Butler, and
Maryland Republican leaders after
a telephone call from Mrs. Miller.