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members never were allowed 10
vote on anything and never
received promised raises. The
witness also said that "a
monthly dues were automati-
cally taken from their pay. al
though they signed no authors
ration for this.
Feldman invoked the Fifth |
Amendment on all questions
involving the union and
whether he had solicited Hof-
fa's helpin obtaining a charter. |
The committee produced a
$3.50 check from the Dewey |
chain to Feldman, but Field
man refused 10 say what the
money was for. The check |
bore the notation travelling |
expenses"
Feldman also refused TO say
whether the restaurant chain
agreed voluntarily TO put its
members in the union or
whether any pressure was APP
piled.
Stern Takes Fifth
Another Fifth Amendment
witness was Make Stern Of
Detroit. identified by Mr.. Ken
nedy as one Of the persons be-
hind the local.
Telephone records were intro
duced showing that Feldman
made a number of calls to
Stern in Detroit.
Stern refused to give any in
formation about himself. to say
II he knew Hoffa or anyone
from the Transfers or what his
occupation is.
Mr.. Kennedy said Stern has a
long police record, including
conviction for armed robbery,
and had been connected with
the numbers racket.
"Are you q kind Of a miss
ing link we have discovered be-
tween the underworld and Ia
Dor union?" Senator Mcclellan
asked.
The witness again invoked
the Fifth Amendment. as he did
on questions as to whether he is
an American citizen.
Hoffa himself faced more
questioning in the fourth day
Of the hearings challenging his
fitness to head the giant Inter-
national Transfers Union.
Hoffa. often truculent, was
accused yesterday Of failing to
carry out a promise made to
the committee nearly year ago
to investigate and clean out
criminal and hoodlum elements |
In his union.
While nettled by the at
tacks on his leadership of the
Transfers, Hoffa nevertheless
sought to brush of the crit
icism with such statements as
the situation will clear itself
up" He said he had been in
ONCE only six months, has been
busy with contracts and other
problems and expected to
handle these matters when I
get time"
Boxer Got Pay
A threat of possible perjury
action developed after Embrel
Davidson of Youngstown, Ohio,
a heavyweight boxer once man
aged by Hoffa's close friend,
Owen Bert Brennan. a Team
sters vice president, testified
he had been paid SIS a week
out Of the Michigan Transfers
welfare funds. Davidson said
he did no work for the fund
and only some chores at Bren-
mans farm.
A year ago Hoffa swore that
no union funds were ever paid
Davidson. This led Senator
Mcclellan to order the records
sent to the Justice Department
for possible perjury action.
Hoffa, insisting he did not
know Davidson was on the well
fare fund payroll. said he would
reimburse the fund for his
share of the payments made
TO Davidson, and would ask
Brennan to do the same thing.
Senator Mcclellan estimated
the payments at nearly $1,000
over a two-year period.
Hoffa, however, refused to
say whether he would take any
other action against his close
associate, Brennan, who re-
peatedly invoked the Fifth
Amendment in his appearances
before the committee. \
In another development.
Hoffa heatedly denied he ever
instructed Frank Kierdorf, a.
Michigan Transfers business
agent. to commit arson. Kier-
dorf died yesterday from burns
he said were inflicted by two
men who kidnapped him, but
which Michigan authorities
said were received accidentally
In an attempt to set fire to q
Flint (Mich.) cleaning COM
pany.
The hearing took an unex-
pected turn when Capitol Po-
liceman Robert Roberts testi-
fed he had overheard Hoffa
say after Tuesdays hearing,
That sneaky S. o. b.. I'll break
his back" Hoffa said he could
not recall making the state
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