Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
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OOnSAHucu ENUAu EAoS d6e
by Teamster unions in the Mid
west. He was attempting to
show that Hoffa consistently
has surrounded himself with
hoodlumS.
Hoffa promised to investigate
shady backgrounds of union
employees and officials, but re-
fused to get pinned down to a
blanket sweep"
He insisted men who have
got into trouble with the law
have a right to rehabilitation" "
Mr.. Kennedy scoffed at
Hoffa's promise to clean up,
charging that your rise to
power was based on these
people,"
Mcclellan Sees Little Concern
Chairman Mcclellan COM
mented that in the past Hoffa
had not been very much con-
cerned with the criminal back
ground of his associates,
except ito use them"
Hoffa also refused to agree
that union men who take the
Fifth Amendment in testimony
before congressional commit
tees should be fired from
position of responsibility auto
matically-despite the official
AFL-CIO code to that effect.
At the outset of the ses-
sion, Hoffa admitted he agreed
to help Dio's wife after the
racketeer's conviction for ex-
tortion and conspiracy last
month.
Later there was some verbal
fencing between Hoffa and Mr..
Kennedy on the subject of the
unionist's relations with Dio.
The following exchange en-
sued:
Mr.. Kennedy-When did you
last see Dio?
Hoffa-Ofhand, probably 80
5000 days ago.
@. Did you see him in
August?
A. 1 don't think so.
@. In July?
A. 1 was here most of the
month of July.
@. Did you see him after his
trial?
A. 1t could have been May or
June, I couldn't say offhand.
@. Where?
RAG A. In New York somewhere
in a hotel lobby.
@. What did you talk about?
A. General conversation Il
don't recollect.
Can't Remember Hotel
@. What hotel?
A. l can't recall.
@. Did you go up in the ele-
vator together?
A. I don't remember.
@. Did he go to your room?
A. don't remember.
@. This was man who was
under indictment for throwing
acid at Qabor columnist) Victor
Riesel and binding him and
you can't remember whether he
was in your room with you?
A. It's of no importance and
I Just don't recall.
@. When did you last talk to
him on the phone?
A. Somewhere after July.
Wanted Aid for Wife
@. What about?
A. He'd been convicted and
wanted to know If his wife
needed assistance, would l help
her?
@. How many times did you
talk to him in the last few
months. half a dozen times?
A. No-maybe once or twice.
@. Did you talk to him since
his appearance before the COM
mittee?
A. That was just about a
week ago? No.
@. Have you seen him much
in 1857?
A. / might have saw him one
or two times-I can't recall.
c. Did you see him in New
York?
A. Yes. and in Detroit once
or twice.
O. When was that?
A. In 1855 1t could have been,
! can't remember.
Kennedy Sees Lack Of CandOr
This sort of exchange brought
from Mr.. Kennedy his remark
about Ill instances of evasion
yesterday. The committee coun-
sci added:
You're just not being frank.
You must recall these things"
Hoffa replied that he would
bet that there was no one in
the packed Senate Caucus Room
who could remember all tic
little details Of what had hap
pened TO him even last week.
Mr.. Hoffa, Ill bet anyone
In this country could remember
a conservation with Johnny
Dio-whether Johnny Do was
in his room two months ago."
Mr.. Kennedy replied.