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tional AirlineS were lin the
bag"
Chairman Harris also pro-
duced a letter from Col. Kat
zentine's consulting engineer to
Columnist Drew Pearson asking
Mr.. Pearson to "editorialize'
against the fees pending ac-
ton in reversing the examiners
recommendation for Col Kat
zentine.
Growing impatient with Col,
Katzentine. Chairman Harris
said I'VE are trying to find out
what pressureS or undue in
fiuence anyone might have
brought on the commission"
Col. Katzentine, a chunky,
rough-voiced man. said he
never asked Mack or anyone
else to vote for me-"
Admits Conferences
But he did acknowledge con-
ferring with Mr. Mack on his
case twice, and sending ennis
saries to see the commissioner.
Col. Katzentine said he urged
Mr.. Mack only to cast his vote
ION the merits" He said he
took this action only in self
defense after hearing rumorS
about pressure being brought
by National Airlines.
Col. Katzentine mentioned
contracting Democratic Sem
ators Holland and Smathers Of
Florida and MagnusSon of
Washington. His hand-writ-
ten notes for his affidavit also
mentioned Representa- tive
Brown, Republican of Ohio, and
the late Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican of Wisconsin. Col
Katzentine said he never met
Vice President Nixon, Mr..
Brown, Senator Wiley or Sem
ator Mccarthy. He said he was
a close friend of Senator Ke-
fauver, Democrat of Tennessee.
Col. Katzentine said he knew
nothing about alleged pay
mentS to Mr.. Mack from Mr..
Whiteside until reading news
paper reports of DR.. Schwartz's
testimony last week. He said
he never had asked Commits
sioner Mack if he really was
pledged to National Airlines.
No direct reference was made
today to yesterdays testimony
that Mr.. Whiteside charged
Col. Katzentine with black
mail"
The subcommittee plans to
question Col. Katzentine more
closely on the "blackmail"
charge, made yesterday by Paul
S. Scott. Miami attorney. Mr..
Scott said Mr.. WhiteSide said
he was threatened with black
mail by Col. Katzentine unless
he refrained from doing any
thing to help National Airlines.
According to Mr.. Scott, and
to Florida Circuit Judge Robert
Anderson in more hesitant tes-
timony, Mr.. MhiteSide in 1855
was offered employment by the
law firm representing National
Airlines to help with the TV
application. Mr.. Scott and Judge
Anderson then we're partners
in that law firm. They told the
subcommittee Mr.. Whiteside's
close friendship with Mr.. Mack
was a strong reason for that
offer.
Pressure Debated
But Mr., Whiteside, after say
ing late in 1855 he would be
willing to accept the job with
out pay or in any event to do
whatever he could to help. later
said he would do nothing. Mr..
Scott testified. Mr.. Scott testi-
fed that Mr.. Whiteside told
him he backed out because of
pressure put on him by Col.
Katzentine.
i got the impression that if
Mr.. Whiteside came out for
Public Service Television, Col.
Katzentine would make life
miserable for him" Mr.. Scott
said. He added that this might
have had something to do with
pressure involving a Whiteside
family business venture.
FEC Examiner Reversed
The FEC early last year
awarded the Channel 10 license
to Public Service Television,
Inc, on a 4-2 vote. Commits
sloner Mack, appointed to the
commission in July, 1855, as a
Democrat from Florida, Joined
three Republican members in
overriding the March, 1855
recommendation of FEC Ex-
aminer Herbert Sharfman that
the award go to Col. Katzen-
tine and his Station WHAT in
Miami.
Mr.. Sharfman testified earl
Ter yesterday that he recon-
mended the award go to the