Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-15
By LEE NJ. COIN
Star STAT Writer

Both sides used tainted tao
tics in the battle for a Miami
television license. House in
vestigators have concluded.
With the Legislative Over
sight Subcommittee in week.
end recess, sentiment built up
today to condemn use of pres
sure on the Federal Commu-
nications Commission by both
National Airlines, which won
Miami TV Channel 10, and A
Frank Katzentine, who lost.
Charges and countercharges
boil down to "the pot calling
the kettle black" Representa-
tive Wolverton, Republican of
New Jersey, commented.
mot only the letter but the
spirit of the law has been
preached very seriously" Chair
man Harris. Democrat of Ar
kansas. charged.
To Quiz Moore Monday
He told reporters he hopes to
wind up hearings Oh Charmed
10 next week. The subcommit-
tee plans to start Monday with
Col. George Gordon Moore,
Mrs. Eisenhower's brother-n-
law. on the witness stand. He
has denied charges, advanced
in hearSay testimony, that he
engineered" the fees award
of the license to Public Service
Television. Inc, subsidiary of
National Airlines.
After Col. Moore teStif1es
the subcommittee will question
several witnesses who allegedly
told Col. Kazentine about back
stage maneuvers by National
Airlines. Also on the witness
list are past and present FEC
members who participated in
the Channel 10 case.
Channel 10 Uncertain
Evidence of pressure exerted
by both the main applicants
has wrapped the future of
Channel 10 in uncertainty.
Public Service Television now
is operating the Miami station,
But Col. Katzentine is appeal
ing to the courts, and the FEC
plans to reconsider its decision.
In view of charges that both
National AirlineS and Col
Katzentine employed improper
tactics, the FEC may hesitate
to let either of them have the
license. And the other two
applicants did not score high
Furthermore, award of a TV
license to an airline would be
banned by legislation intro
duced yesterday by Senators
O'Mahoney, Democrat OF
Wyoming, and Monroney
Democrat of Oklahoma.
The FEC yesterday filed q
brief in United States District
Court defending its award Of
the license to Public Service
Television. The filing was a
formality to meet a deadline
The commission still wants to
reconsider last years action in
granting the channel to Public
Service.
Undecided on Code
Chairman Harris told report
ers yesterday. after LONG
executive meeting of the SUBJ
committee on organizational
matters, that the panel had not
yet decided whether to file an
interim report with Legislative
recommendations at the end OF
Channel 10 hearings.
He said three or four legisla-
tive proposals are under con-
.sideration. including a code OF
ethics for regulatory agencies
and a plan to strip the Presi-
dent of power to appoint Their
chairmen. He expressed doubt
about imposing a uniform
ethics code on all the agencies
Rejecting the subcommittee;
faded feeling about the pro-
tracted Channel 10 hearings
Mr.. Harris remarked that the
case could have been wound uI
in a week If the panel had beer
we'll organized.
But he maintained that the
subcommittee has done q
pretty good job under the cir.
cumstances."
Wrangle Over Progress
Earlier he exchanged SHARP
words with Representative Ben.
nett, Republican of Michigan
over the pace of the hearings
When the chairman urged Mr.
Bennett to speed up his inter.
rosation, the latter retorted
ct don't think this committed
has scratched the surface OF