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entered the labor movement
with Dio in 1850 with Local lO2
OF the old United Automoplle
Workers Union (AFL), were
close associates of Dio in Local
649. another JAW (AFL)
union, and were among the Dio
hoodlums who were used to set
up phantom Teamster Union
locals in the New York area.
DavidOff's Record Cited
Mr.. Kennedy said Davidof
had been convicted on burg
larry, bookmaking and extor-
ton charges and had been ar
rested on numerous other
charges before he entered the
labor movement. He said DAY.
idoff also was known as Little
Gangie," and Duff"
Mr.. Schiller indicated that
this information was incorrect
but his client invoked the Fifth
when asked about his aliases.
According to Mr.. Kennedy.
Davidoff and Curcio prepared
letters asking that five Team
Ster locals be seated in Team
ster Council is before the 1856
elections. Both witnesses, in
turn, refused to answer QueS-
tons about their actions.
Baker refused to say whether
he was known also as George
Semelmacher. Mr.. Kennedy
asked If he had filed two sep
arate income tax returns in
1852 under the names of Baker
and Semelmacher, and split
ting his income. The witness
refused to answer and Senator
Mcclellan asked:
DO you have a dual per-
sonality?"
The big name among the
days witnesses called was An
thony (Tony Ducks Corallo, a
narcotics and labor rackets
figure described by Mr.. Ken
nedy as perhaps more inn
portant" than Dio.
The first side witness was
Amanda Simontacci, a short.
bulky man with a bandaged
right hand. Simontacci testi-
fed that the first he knew
about becoming president of
Local 269 Of the Transfers was
when Curcio told him he had
been nominated for the office.
Simontacci said he had not
been in the Transfers Union
before that. but had lived in
the neighborhood with Curcio
and had known him for a long
time.
Went Over to Vote
The next thing he knew
Simontacci said, he heard there
was going to be an election and
met with group and went over
to vote. This was the election
for Joint Council Is presidency.
Simontacci said he had never
paid any dues or initiation fees.
This caused Senator Mundt.
Republican Of South Dakota, to
ask Simontacci what made him
think he was a member.
Il was nominated for presi-
dent. / must have been a mem
ber." Simontacci replied.
How long did you serve as
president" Senator Mundt
asked.
Il might still be serving as
president for all know" the
witness replied.
Under further questioning
Simontacci testified that he
never got a salary from the
union, that he never attended
any meetings of Local 269. that
he couldn't identify any men,
bers, and that the local never
had any collective bargaining
contracts as far as he knew.
Carried Messages
One Job Simontacci did for
the union was to carry mes
sages to other candidates for
ONCE. He testified that when
Curcio told him to he notified
Frank Alongi that he was to
be vice president Of Local 651.
and Basil Koschel that he was
to assume the vice presidency
Of Local 269.
KoSchel. another co-opera-
1--WE WlCIleSS To-Day. never really
took the news seriously.
Il was informed by Simon
tacci that my name was put
forward as an official of some
union" Koschel said. Simon
tacci and l are fairly close
friends. He's jovial, and I
thought it was a joke until l
started getting phone calls
from investigative organiza-
tons"
Koschel said he never was
called on to vote but Mr.. Ken
nedy said vote had been cast
for O'Rourke in Koschel's
name.
The two reluctant witnesses