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Evening star., 1958-05-03
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HIGHLIGHTS

Sis, WTOP (9) - Kentucky
Derby.
1880, WTOP (9)-Perry Ma
son: "The Case of the Fiery
Fingers" A charming old
lady who feels her employer
is about to be slain calls on
Perry Mason for help.
$500, WMAL (0-Jazz Re-
cital: Charlie Byrd and his
Quartet. Guest is Ginny
Byrd:
1880, WTTG (5)-Giant Play
house: "Citizen Kane" star
ring Orson Welles and
Joseph Cotton. TV Key says:
Fine drama. The story of a
man who built up a vast
chain of newspapers, sacri-
f1cing personal happiness in
doing so. Great! A film
achievement opening new
vistas of the motion picture
industry (l94D.
1880, WMAL (O-Safeway
Theater: Oklahoma Kid
starring James Cagney an6
Humphrey Bogart. TV Key
says: Hard-hitting western
with the acting, mainly
Cagney as a desperate
holding up a weak scrip
(1939).
11:1O, WRC (4)-Feature FeS'
tival: Last Chance" star
ring E. G. Morrison anC
John Hay.
HIS, WTOP (9)-Late Show
"The Fountainhead" star
Evening star., 1958-05-03
LATEST TV
INFORMATION

Television programs for
the week are carried in the
TeleVue with Sundays
Star. Following is supple
mentary information on
today's programs received
after TeleVue went to
press.
1880 am. WTTG o.
The Christophers. can
celed. Channel S will sign
on at ll:45, the program
to be announced.
1900 pm, WTTG 81
Pajama Theater, Cancelled.
The station will sign of at
the completion Of the Giant
Playhouse.
Evening star., 1958-05-03

ring Gary Cooper and Ray
mond Massey. TV Key says:
The years best seller gets
carved up and destroyed by
the Hollywood knife. Bril-
liant book about a modern
architect turns into a con-
fusing screen play (l949).
1880, WTOP (9)-Late Show:
North of Shanghai" star
ring James Craig and Betty
Furness. A newsreel camera
man and a woman news
paper correspondent, cover
ing a war in China, trace q
band of spies to a news
paper Office in Shanghai.
Evening star., 1958-05-03
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS
4:sO, WINK and WFAN-FM-

4:30, WINK and WFAN-FM-
Baseball: Los Angeles VS..
Pittsburgh.
Sis, WTOP-Kentucky Derby.
1900, WWDC-Report to the
People: Robert E. McLaugh-
lin will be interviewed by
George Flynn of The Eve
ming Star and Alfred e.
Lewis of the Post and Times
Herald.
1880, WTOP - The Great
Challenge: Six of the coun-
try's top historians and ex-
pertS on government will
discuss Government and
the Democratic Process"
10:35, WWDC- Steve Allison
Show: DR.. Ray c. Maui.
Evening star., 1958-05-03
MUTT AND JEFF
BUCK ROGERS
POGO
JUDD SAXON

.M Mvr71As OWED JEFF
$40 FOR MANY MONTHS!
JEFF HAS TRIED MANY
TIMES To GET MS $40
BACK But WITHOUT
SUCCESS YESTERDAY
JEFF INVENTED A
coNTRApTloN TO FLASR
A Su5LlMlNAL MESSAGE
m FRONT OF MUTT
| WHILE MUTT WATCHED
TELEVlsIoN BUT MUTT
FELL ASLEEP WKTcHIN6rv
TO-DAY JEFF WILL
TRNIT WHILE MUTT IS
READING HIS NEWSPAPER
AT WHICH He WILL
STAY ANNAkEi
Evening star., 1958-05-03
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
Nv WILLIAM NORRIS

Today's quiz sets the task OF
picking adJectives similar In
meaning 70 each other. For
each word In the numbered list
below. there Is a word OF nearly
or precisely the same meaning
In the lettered list. II the word
lettered "A" means nearly the
same as the word number IS"
write this down as 5-A. When
you are finished. check against
the answers at the end OF the
column.
Evening star., 1958-05-03

Toniohts top shows as previeued by TV Keys staff,
uho attend rehearsdS match screenings and dnGlyze
scripts in New York and Hollywood Their opinions
offered q guide to area uieWers.
Evening star., 1958-05-03

Score 10 points for each cor
rect answer: 100 points is an
excellent score: 80 is good.
Sixty or below means that you
had better check each word in
your dictionary. then try using
them In your daily speech.
Answers: lie; 2-H; 3-J;
"A; 5-B; &C; TT; Sd; &c;
l0-F.
released By the Bell syndieats)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

6:3S
4-Today on the Farm. News.
$50
4-Look TO This Doy. Proyer,
6:S5
s-Meditetion. Inspirotionol.
TOO
4-Todoy. Voriety.
Z Hours. IS Min. Dove 6orrowoy,
host. News brooks OF 7:25. 7:55
and SIS.
s-The Morning Show.
I Hour. Fovorite comedies. News
breaks OF 7:25 and 7:55 with
Scott Sutton.
$500
s-RenseE Hell. Kids.
s:S5
4-lnss. Cooking.
Phyllis KIIIlneer subs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
July "a
1000

4-Deush-Re-Mi. Quiz.
STEM o'cioek Movie.
IA Hours. "Arizono Legion. l."
1899, George of6rien.
7-Beuloh. Comedy.
s-FoV Love or Money. Quiz.
Bill Nimmo. host.
1880
4-Treasure Hunt. Quiz.
Jon Murray, host.
Hopper. Comedy.
9-PIoy Your Huneh. Quiz.
Mer Griffin. host.
HOO
4-The Price 10 Right. Quiz.
7-Romper Room. Kids.
Hour. Featuring Miss SoIh.
e-Arthur Godfrey. Variety.
1880
4-Truth or Consequences.
5-Liberoee. Music.
s-Dotto. Quiz.
1i;S5
7-Livins Foi+h. Religion.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22

Although opposition to both the investment company and to the life insurance subsidiary was pressed sharply by some cornpeti- tive organizations and financial groups according to Mir. Ayre, Tom $. Browder, president of the investment and life companies stated Our Certificate of Auth ority to engage in the life insur- ance business was issued by the insurance commissioner after a prolo"rel full-scale investigation proved that our promotion was honest, our finances correctly
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22
Set.k To Promote investment Firm

Henry L- Ayre, Joseph Frost aHd Clarence B. Courtney, of the american Bankers Mortgage and loan Corporation of Anchorage. nave been in town the past week ch business of the firm.
 MT. Ayre and lis associates were aese last year representing First Alaskan Investment Company. The lauer company in recent years nnanced and began its first subsid- any, the Life Insurance Company
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22

of Alaska, after conducting a ter ritory-wide stock sale of $2,OOO, 1000.
 According to MT. Ayre, the new life insurance company has sue ceeded in creating a stir in the in- surance world by selling $1O,OOO,- OOO worth of insurance in the first eight months of it's operation. It is known as LICA, and has stated it will make 10O1 of it's investments within the territory. Kodiak may well feel the effect of this new source of investment capital as the rapidly growing industry continues to expand" according to Mir. Ayre.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22
NOTICE

Persons apprehended for break ing into the buildings at Long Island will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
 (signed) Tom Gallagher
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22
NOTICE

If you can not got us on phone 3l3l, call 4303 for oil delivery Of- flee hours. l pm. 10 5 pm. fMoD day through Thursday. l pm to 2 pm. Friday
 THOMPSON TRANSFER
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22
KODIAK MI1ao1
llINsIl71a fEI1s xN7 t NOTICE

The Christian Science Society in the, Chapel Annex on the Base. of Kodiak holds services & Sun- day School every Sunday at II am.
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22

handled, and our personal back grounds above repr6ach"
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22
NOTICE

The new telephone number of Fred Copsey is 36O2. tin
Kodiak mirror., 1958-02-22

Read The Mirror Classified Ads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
Sentence Given
In Letter Theft

A man. already under SEN
fences totaling from l year,
months to Z years on abortion
and mail theft charges, was
sentenced yesterday in District
Court to from l to 8 years for
stealing a letter from a resi-
Dental mailbox and for forging
a check.
He is Ronald d. Doremus, 81,
who authorities listed as having
no fixed address. The sentence
yesterday, imposed by Federal
Judge Burnita Shelton Mat
thews, will automatically run
concurrently with the earlier
sentences, authorities said. since
the judge made no reference
to the earlier sentences in i'm
posing the new sentence.
Doremus has taken an ap-
peal from his abortion convic-
ton on which he drew a sem
tence Of from 8 months to 2
years.
Several other mail theft
charges and charges of forging
and passing checks totaling
more than $1,000. on which
Doremus had been indicted,
were dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
II Stutes Face
Halt Of Trucking

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9
(AP).-A strike-lockout that
would idle an estimated l00,-
900 men and halt trucking
operations in the IL Western
States appears certain to get
under way at 6 am. Monday.
Unless the California Truck
ing Association, which has re-
fused further negotiation,
meets Teamster wage demands.
union officers said, all Cali
fornia drivers between Bakers
field and the Oregon border
will strike. CTA officials warn
that if such a strike is begun
employers throughout the West
will lock out their drivers.
Recently the eta joined
with large employer groups in
| the West to negotiate a mas
ter agreement with Transfers.
The contract, calling for 10
cent hourly wage increase in
each of the next three years,
has been ratified by long
distance drivers, but turned
down by local pickup and de-
livery drivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
r orch Death Linked
To Protection Rocket

by Frank Kierdorf Sunday
night when he and two Other
men allegedly set fire to the
Latreille Cleaners near Flint.
Frank fingered to pick up
dropped fiashlight, investigator:
said. and was caught in the
flaming explosion. He died
Thursday from complications Of
the burns which covered IS pei
cent of his body.
Kierdorf told a story of two
men Turing him to a remote
area. dousing him with inflam-
mable fluid and igniting it. But
on his deathbed, unable to
speak, he repeatedly confessed
by raising his blackened arm:
to signify yes" and identified
his accomplices in the arson.
Mr.. Adams was skeptical Of
the deathbed interview. He
said investigators would follow
through on any leads, however
including Kierdorf's indication
that his Uncle Herman was al
the scene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
Parrot Fever in Birds
CurobIe, Report Says

STOCKHOLM. Aug. Q (AP)
"A disease sometimes called
parrot fever that causes a type
of pneumonia in humans can
be stopped where 1t begins-in
household birds-scientists said
today.
The disease is psittacosis. In
birds it is mainly an intestinal
disease. But in humans. who
pick it up from the dust Of in
fected bird cages, it causes a
sort OF pneumonia.
Now. said DR.. James H. Steele
of the United States Public
Health Service. there is q
method of giving birds medi-
cine and food at the same time
Infection subsidies sharply after
the first day Of treatment, he
said.
DR.. Steele, chief of the
Veterinary Public Health Di-
vision at Atlanta, Ga. told the
International Congress fol-
Microbiology that medicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09

bird seed had been developed
at the University Of California
It has had remarkable re-
suits in field trials at the uni
versity's Hooper Foundation in
San Francisco. DR.. Steele said
Other trials we're conducted at
the University of Texas Medical
Branch in Galveston.
Psittacosis affects parakeets,
parrots, lovebirds and other
household birds. Feed for them
uses the antibiotic. chlortetracy-
cline, and hulled milliet seed
which are repeatedly also ef-
fective against bronchitis
rhinitis and other bird illnesses
Heretofore birds had to be
treated by injection for psitta-
COSTS.
In humans it is combatable
by penicillin and other anti
biotics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09

other includes Israel Cohen,
Richard Freeman and Mrs.
Terry Michaels. A third In
cludes Mr.. and Mrs. Said Had
dad, Frank Hoadley, Mike
Michaels and former Repre-
sentative John c. Kunkel. Each
Of these teams has lost one
match.
Meanwhile. Ivar Stakgold's
team, winner Of the Wander
bilt Cup in March. continued
its winning ways and remains
undefeated. If the Stakgold
team wins this event, 1t will
represent America in a world
championship match next year
against the winner of the Euro
pean team championship in
Oslo late this month. The
American contest is conducted
on the double-elimination plan,
in which a team must lose
twice to be knocked out.
Other top-seeded teams still
indicated include the defend
ers. led by B. Jay Becker of
New York. ard the Kaplan-
Sheinwold team, exponent Of
a new system of bidding based
on the weak mo trump" The
second highest seeded team,
captained by Charles H. Goren,
lost its first match last night
and moved into the once-de-
feated bracket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09


has investigated the saucer re-
ports for 10 years.
But the 83-year-old psychol-
ogist said he finally came 10
the conclusion that people who
claim 10 have seen flying
saucers are searching for a
new savior" and reviving the
ancient savior myths 10 satisfy
their psychological needs.
"Their minds are cornered
by the bad situation In which
our world Is today" he said.
They are I'm need Of answers
TO their anxious questions.
answers which nobody can give
them. That is why they let
their fantasy run on the lines
OF flying saucers and similar
objects.
I'm my study on the subject,
I have again and again come
across the idea that the saucers
contained creatures who come
TO earth TO help or instruct
us. This clearly shows the OBJ
servers own desire for help"
DR.. Jung said he had gotten
nowhere during his investiga-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
Floods Kill Child,
Wreck Homes

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug.
9 (AP). = Flash floods drove
hundreds from their homes in
various parts Of Kanawha
County late yesterday, claiming
at least one life as they wrecked
houses. swept away cars and
demolished bridges.
State police said jeffrey
Paul Mason, 6, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Remuel Mason of the
Short Fork area of Cooper's
Creek, drowned when he
slipped from p foot log.
Mayor John T. Copenhaver
said Munic ipal Auditorium
would be set up as a food re-
lief station.
The Kanawha County Court
announced that the All camp
at Institute, west of Charles
ton, also would be available for
homeless persons. Facilities
there include a kitchen.
The heavy rains in the
Charleston area-placed by the
Weather Bureau at Kanawha
Airport at about 2 inches be-
tween 4 and S pm.-came after
other storms had caused dam
age in more than half a dozen
additional counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09

MenAreShot
BY Stranger

Two Alexandria men we're
shot. one critically. early today.
In the climax Of an argument
outside an all-night restaurant
In Alexandria.
Police said Harry Dolan. 81.
of ii6 East Bellefonte ave-
nue.. was shot four times dur
ing an argument on the corner
Of Princess and Henry streets.
He was reported in poor con-
dition in Alexandria Hospital
with wounds In the chest. right
arm. left leg and lower back.
The other man. identified as
Jimmie O. Haynes. "a. Of 1929
Duke street. treated and re-
leased with a bullet wound in
the left leg.
The men ran but we're un-
able TO avoid being hit. police
said.
Police said Mr.. Dolan had
been involved IN an argument
with a stranger when the
stranger suddenly pulled out q
.22-caliber pistol and began
firing.
Police said Mr.. Haynes told
them he had not been involved
in the argument and didn't
know what ii was about.
The assailant was described
as a Negro. between 20 and %
years old. 5 feet 8 inches tall,
about ITO pounds and wearing
a blue sport shirt and tan
pants.
Mr.. Dolan, the father Of four
small children. moved TO Alex
andria with his family from
Leesburg. Va. about four
months ago. He works as q
painter for the Walker Iron
Works, 5420 Central avenue,
Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09

Johnny p. Battle, a, s27 Adrian st.
SEE and Thelma B. Banks, 40, 3OS
Oklahoma ave, ne.
and Anna r. NJ. o'Brien. 81, 3527
Edward L. corton. AZ, 4s2I Silver Hill
I'd. and RoSina A. DurTant, AZ. 1926
Parkland Ct both Prince Georges
Gordon r. Hey, Al, 5a33 18th st. NV
and Ruby Z. Fredericks. Al. Balti-
Kelvin X Kimberley. 40. Pasadena.
Calf, and Virginia NJ. Simpson, 40,
James N. Tracy, ~. College Park. Nd.
and Beverley A. YOUNG, %. Whining
Vernon ]. Fuller. 20. Charles County,
Nd, and Grace A, Suffer. 80, Brad
Maurice ", Hodge, %. 467 Lowrie pl.
ne, and Barbara Collins, II, 23l
Arthur j. Sachs. 81. 1925 elst st.
NV. and Alice J. Schmidt, Is 5000
Emory b Williams, u, and Dorothy
J. Harvey. g. both of 1920 10th st.
jeremiah Chisholm. 81, 101i 9TH st.
Sc, and Betty J. NJ, Lishtner, Is.
a3l P 81. NV.
nv nv. and Anita M chieheste hester IS IS
Donald Donald Moody sS NO 20, Worthwhile. Mich,
and Mspreen L, Mccarthy TO- 1850
Harvard 81. NV,
Henry /, Fuller, IS ab22 Eads St. ne,
and Dorothy H. Goode, 20, 4293 Esdi
:LinTood Webster, "A. e1O-A Bates st
NV, and Gloria White, 25. l0i 18th
Abdel K. El-selehdar. 81. elle F st.
NV, and Randi Larsen, "a, Copen'
hagen. Denmark
HciSdi Fielder, %, both Of AriinSton
Ira J. Norman. jr.. 90. SIS 14th st
Sc. ana Vaughn R. Jones. g. 3231
Philip y osilashsr. IS, ArlinGton, Va
aid Doramiltes NJ. Pacheeo, 20, ISL
CONNECTICUT ave NV. -, ,,-
Md, and Nancy " Reese, is, 6sit
join Fuller, 90. and Annie L
Anthony, 81, both of 1000 4th st
william r Broekman, 80, silver sprins
Mount Rainier. Nd.
GeorRe c. Leimback, IS, and Trude NJ
Robertson, "a, both OF Arlington, Va
James C Hayward. 81, 1894 Ritten
house st. NV, and Frances M. Col
Inns: 90. 1905 Rittenhouse 8. nv;
Jack A. VeermRn, "a, New York, n. Y.
. and Carolyn N. Bryan, "a. 3s2i
Cathedral ave NV
, James r Berry, 81. Waldorf, Md, ant
: Carolyn s. Johnson, II, 1911 ST
Charles smith. 90, a642 Myrtle ave
3 ne. and Julie NJ. Scott, 25, Ill.
LIST ST. sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
Hoffo Inquiry Seen Aid
To Labor Reform Bill

others on trial for extortion
and dynamitlng.
The dramatic highlight Of
yesterdays hearing was testi-
mony by Arthur L. Morgan Of
Minneapolis. who fought back
tears OF rage and perhaps fear
as he told about his efforts 10
beat crooked Transfers.
MY life has been . living
hell" Mr.. Morgan exclaimed,
since he testified last Septem-
Der about leading insurgents
out Of the Transfers into an
independent union. A I'm o s
nightly. he said. he receives
phone calls threatening himself
and his children. Members OF
his union and the management
of plants he has organized also
receive threats. he said. but he
Is determined TO stay out OF the
Transfers.
Chairman Mcclellan. Demo-
crat Of Arkansas. promised
r'all the protection within our
power" TO Mr.. Morgan and
other witnesses.
Earlier. the committee heard
that Hoffa helped a crew OF
gangsters obtain a charter
from the Hotel and Restaurant
Workers Union TO organize
luncheonette workers in Phila-
delphia. Mrs. Lulubelle Rose. a
waitress who said workers were
forced to join. testified they
received no benefits. Counsel
Kennedy suggested the Dewey
restaurant chain may have paid
the gangsters TO organize the
workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
Wind From Eust'

LONDON, Aug. 9 APP
Russia and Red China have
reached an agreement on max
ing their first Joint motion pic
ture, Peiping radio announced
Stressing the friendship be-
tween the two countries, the
film will be titled THE Wind
From the East"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09

tons into whether the saucers
are real although he had
spoken TO many people who had
seen" them. They are usually
perfectly honorable people" he
said. But ! am convinced they
all have In mind the need OF a
savior"
II am pretty convinced I my
self shall never see q flying
saucer" he added with a smile,
In a report issued on July 20
by the Aerial Phenomena Re-
search Organization through is
unidentified flying objects
(UFO) center at Alamogordo,
N. Mex. DR.. jung was quoted
as saying that UFOs are real
and show signs Of intelligent
guidance by quasi-human
pilots"
Subsequent investigation re-
vealed this report was a dis
tortion Of a 1854 interview with
DR.. Jung which appeared In a
German-language magazine In
Switzerland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
Mems Pair Lead
Shared by Stone

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Aug. 9
(AP).-Tobias Stone of New
York. who hasn't let his sus-
pension from international
competition affect his game.
shared the lead today in the
mems pair championships of
the bridge tournament here.
Mr.. Stone and William Sea-
mon of Miami Beach teamed
up to take a two-point lead
of 388 after two sessions of
qualifying play over the second
highest pair, Milton Ellenby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09
BY LEE M. COIN
star star Writer

The Senate Rackets Commit
tee investigation OF James r,
Hoffa Is piling up votes for
House passage Of union reform
Legislation. Senator Kennedy
said today.
"I'd like 10 see the man who
would vote against the bill
now" the Massachusetts, Demo-
crat commented.
Senator Kennedy. a co-Spon-
sor Of the measure, is counting
on shock at Hoffa's shenani-
gans TO help push the Senate
passed bill through the House
Senator Kennedy and other
members Of the Rackets Com
mittee broke into this weeks
hearings frequently TO observe
THAT the bill would curb many
of Hoffa's activities-especially
use OF ex-convicts as union Of
ficers. and loans Of union money
to cronies.
In yesterdays hearing the
committee hoped around the
countryside to trace a pattern
Of association with hoodlums
questionable financial opera
tons and violence.
The committee also dipped
inconclusively into the fatal
burning of Frank Kierdof, a
Teamster business agent, and
the disappearance Of his uncle.
Herman Kierdorf.
Frank K. Fltzsimmons. vice
president Of Hoffa's Local 299
in Detroit. testified that the
union sold Herman a 1856 Cad
lilac for $4,000 on credit last
Saturday morning. Herman dis
appeared after his nephew's
burning late Sunday, and sold
the car.
Fitzsimmons. who said he
discussed sale of the auto with
Hoffa only after the transac-
ton, said he knew nothing
about Frank Kierdof commit
ting arson. Michigan police
theorize ne was burned while
setting fire to a dry cleaning
shop in Flint, Mich.
Testifies on Dynamiting
George F. Held, a Monnesota
timber cutter. told the commit
tee Gerald Connelly-a Min
neapolis Teamster Official now
in prison took instructions from
him in the use of explosives,
and tried to get him to dyna-
mite an enemy's house.
When he refused Held said,
Connolly hired three other men
for the job. Held admitted per-
Turing himself for the defense
in Connelly's trial When the
Transfers WEIGHED on the
promise Of lifetime job and
paid him only $12 for his testi-
mony. Held said. he decided
to tell what he knew.
Committee Counsel Robert F
Kennedy said $4,000 of Team
ster money was used last year
to defend Connolly and two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-09

FLINT. Mich, Aug. Q (AP)
A protection racket against dry
cleaners was believed a likely
motive today for the burning
Of a Flint cleaning shop which
backfired into a flaming death
trap for a Transfers Union
official.
Michigan Attorney General
Paul Adams said the investi-
cation into the arson death Of
Frank Kierdorf, Sc, was pro-
ceeding on the theory that the
ex-convict may have been in
volved in such a racket.
Mr.. Adams said Kierdorf, a
business agent for Teamster
Local 1872. may have been &C
cepting money not to organize
dry cleaning employees. He said
that as an extra protection,
Kierdorf may have been keep
ing competition away from his
shakedown clients.
investigators began a round
up of Teamster officials for
questioning, including William
Hoffa, brother Of Teamster
boss James r. Hoffa. He was
questioned and released yes
terday.
Mr.. Adams said others he
wanted to talk to included
Frank Fitzsimmons. vice presi-
dent of Hoffa's home Local 299
In Detroit, and Joseph Baines,
B business agent of Local GA
&C Pontiac.
Uncle Still Hunted
. Meanwhile, a Nationwide
arch continued for Herman
Kierdorf. SO, an uncle of Frank.
he disappeared Monday short
ly after identifying his nephew
ht st Joseph Mercy Hospital in
nearby Pontiac. He is sought
on a technical charge of pos
SessIng a gun with a .silencer.
Police have discovered that
Herman, an ex-convict and
former Teamster official. sold a
black Cadillac sedan to a used
car dealer for $1.700 Monday
night. The car is being checked
for clues.
Registered 10 Transfers
Mr.. Adams said the car, the
title Of which was registered
TO the Transfers, may have
been the getaway vehicle used