Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-24
Cancelled Notes
On Mack Loans
Can't Be Found
Whiteside Unable
To Produce Proof
Of Repayment
BY LEE NJ. COIN
and ROBERT w. WALSH


Quar- ONdh "AAtcls
Thurman A. Whiteside was
unable today to produce seven
Cancelled promissory notes to-
falling S4.980 he said showed
repayment of loans to Richard
A. Mack of the Federal Com
munications Commission.
Mr.. Whiteside. who denied
getting Mr.. Mack to pledge his
vote to National Airlines in a
Miami television case, insisted
he sent the promissory notes
to the House Legislative Over
sight Subcommittee in response
to a subpoena.
But Chairman Harris. Demo-
crat of Arkansas, said the panel
has no such notes in its files.
Furthermore, Mr.. Harris
said, an inventory of the files
contents supplied by Mr..
Whiteside did not mention the
notes. Mr.. Whiteside said the
notes we're inclosed in the files
after the inventory was pre-
pared.
S2,4OO Loan After 1855
He acknowledged lending
Commissioner Mack S2,400
since the commissioners APP
pointment to the FEC in July.
1855. Bernard Schwartz. ousted
counsel of the subcommittee,
produced checks for this period
totaling $2,650. Mr.. Whiteside
said $3.50 of this covered travel
expenses.
Mr. Whiteside told the sub
committee he also had lent Mr..
Mack $3.50 between April,
1850. and March, 1855, just be-
fore the commissioners APP
pointment to the FEC.
That made a total of $3.50
lent to Mr.. Mack by Mr.. White
side since April. 1850. Mr..
Whiteside said only $3.50 re-
mains due. He said he had lent
Mr.. Mack money since their
college days at the University
of Florida.
The promissory notes cover
only a portion of the loan re-
payments in recent years, Mr..
Whiteslde said, adding that his
files also contain evidence that
Mr.. Mack repaid a 81, 800 second
mortgage.
The FEC last year awarded
TV Channel 10 in Miami to a
subsidiary of National Airlines,
reversing a hearing examiners
recommendation for Col. A.
Frank Katzentine, a Miami
Beach broadcaster.
MI. Mack voted with three
other members in the majority.
Says He Refused Lee
Mr.. Whiteside. calling DR..
Schwartz a liar" insisted to-
day that he was never retained
or employed by National Air
lines. He said he refused
$4,000 fee offered him to work
on the case. and insisted on
working without compensation
ION a personal basis because
OF his friendship for one of the
airlines regular lawyers.
He said he also wanted to
avoid embarrassment" of Mr..
Mack and himself because of
their long friendship.
But Mr.. Whiteside testified
he did contact Commissioner
Mack several times in behalf of
National Airlines. He said he
advised the Commissioner that
officers of the airline were men
OF high character. integrity
and reputation" and asked him
to give their application for the
TV license consideration"
Under pressure by Col. Kat
zentlne. Mr.. Whiteside con-
tinued. he phoned Mr.. Mack to
withdraw his recommendation
for National.
Representative Moulder. Dem
ocrat of Missouri, commented
that tits just a question Of
what you call pledge"
Trust Fund Mentioned
Col. Katzentine's pressure
was "tantamount to blackmail, ;"
Mr.. Whiteside charged. He in
dictated the situation involved
his handling of trust fund.
Col. Katzentine was retained as
a lawyer to get an accounting
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