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coat, an expensive rug on loan.
and hotel bills--was correct.
But he did not reveal In the
statement whether he had
charged on the cost OF these
as business expenses.
Members Of the investlgating
subcommittee were set 10 put
the question TO him and n "a.
vance Of his appearance they.
said they expected Mr.. Coldnne
would acknowledge they were.
deducted as business. expenses
Of his companies.
Mr.. Goldfine. accompanied by
Mrs. Goldnne, arrived At the
hearing room q minute or SO
before 10 am. They pushed
their way through the crowd
and seated themselves at the
witness table, Mr.. Goldnne was
fianked BY three Of his at
torneys.
The large caucus room of the
OLD House Once Building was
filled with spectators and others
queued up outside In a long
double line.
Failed 10 Get Statements
There was a mild furry. at
the outset as Representative
Mack. Democrat of Illinois.
raised the question of whether
Mr.. Goldflne had failed to CO.
operate by not giving members
OF the subcommittee copies of
his statement before the hear
ing as required by the usual
procedure. Mr.. Mack pointed
out that some of the statement
was used on a filmed television
program at 8 am. today and
copies had been distributed in
advance to the press. Mr..
Mack said that he would not
insist on inforcing the rules
regarding such statements. But
he added that he raised the
question only to see If it was
intentional on Mr.. Goldhne's
part not to cooperate with the
committee.
Representative Harris, DEM
ocrat of Arkansas, the subcorh-
mittee chairman, waived the
rule and allowed the witness
to read his statement. Mr..
Goldflne proceeded to do so at
a hesurely pace. BY the end
Of his first half hour on the
stand he had finished only i've
pages.
Some Facts Seen Lacking
In advance Of Mr.. Goldfine's
appearance Chairman Harris,
was set to take the industrialist
to task on the grounds that he
had not co-operated with the
investigators.
Committee members said
some Of the records that have
been requested have not been
produced by Mr.. Goldflne and
his attorneys. These were said
to involve records revealing
whether the favors for Mr..
Adams were treated as business
expenses and alos $776,800 in
checks drawn on Goldfine COM
panies for which the investi-
gators have not obtained an
accounting.
Roger Robb, Washington at
torney for the industrialist,
said he thought I'VE produced
what they wanted" after various
records were submitted in
answer to a subcommittee
subpoena.
Mr.. Goldfine, in his state
ment, said he would follow his
lawyers advice about the ques-
tions he would answer.
Raps Fox Testimony
He bitterly assailed the testi-
mony of John Fox, stormy Bos-
ton financial figure and pro-
moter. involving him and Mr..
Adams.
He has told lies about the
statements he said I have made
about Gov, Adams, "Mr. Gold
fine said. II never made such
statements"
He did not specify in his pre-
pared remarks what statements
he meant. nor did he refer to a
meeting Mr.. Fox said took place
between Mr.. Goldf1ne and Mr..
Adams at the Sheraton Carl
ton Hotel here.
At the meeting, Mr. Fox said,
the industrialist proposed a
toast to Mr.. Adams as one who
never let his friends down and
said the Presidents assistant