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committee was investigating
the abuse Of passport privileges
by Communists.
On the pertinency issue. the
court declared that in view of
its ruling on the direction 10
answer, it was unnecessary to
go into the pertinency question.
Opinion Unsigned
THE appellant (Mr. Miller
had the right to leave the hear
ing thinking that the direction
to answer was still suspended
if not abandoned" the court
held. The opinion was I'M
signed.
Mr.. Miller, in q statement
released by Attorney Rauh.
said:
THE unanimous decision OF
the Court of Appeals acquitting
me of contempt Of Congress
makes the long struggle of the
past few years fully worth
while. I only hope that my
action and this decision vindi-
eating my action will make
some small contribution toward
eliminating the excuses Of con-
committees and par
towards stopping the
nhuman practice Of making
witnesses inform on long past
friends and acquaintance"
District Court Judge Charlie
F. Mclaughlin had given Nj
Miller a suspended 30-day jail
sentence and imposed a $500
fine.
Mr.. Miller originally was
found guilty of two counts OF
contempt. Later, Judge Nc
Laughlin reversed himself and
found Mr.. Miller innocent of
ore count on the ground that
the pertinency Of the question
had not been explained to him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

anybody and I don't want any
body to harm me-"
you are a credit to your
race and to every good citizen"
Senator Mcclellan told him.
Davidson said Hoffa treated
me like a man" He said he
also got along well with Bren-
nan, although Brennan dropped
his contract after a nose in
jury.
No Outside" Fights
Senator Curtis, Republican
of Nebraska. also asked David
son If the Transfers ever had
used his muscle power in
strikes.
I'm mot the smartest man
in the world. but I'm not the
dumbest, and l know what
you're getting at" Davidson
replied, denying he ever had
done any fighting outside "the
four posts" of the ring.
The former boxer was called
as a surprise witness after the
Senate Labor Rackets Commit
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fREEDMENS
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OOntAnueu FROM rlFSt rage
the transfer of the hospital to
Howard and construction of a
modern teaching hospital.
He said the Government be-
'lieves it should do what is fair
and reasonable to minimize any
adverse effects on the hospital
employees. But. he added, the
union proposal for continued
civil service employment for the
transferred workers could not
be supported because civil serv-
ice employment involves con-
trolls by the Federal Govern
ment which we believe cannot
possibly be reconciled with
Howard University's status as
10 self-governing educational
institution"
Morse Voices Stand
Before Samuel Vernon. presi-
dent Of the unions local, took
the stand and again during Mr..
Vernoff's testimony, Senator
Morse declared: Il do not think
the Freedmen's employees have
any moral right to take the
position that the transfer
should not be made because Of
individual selfish interests. I
don't intend to sacrifice the
overall benefits of this transfer
because of the problems Of the
employees, but I still think we
should do everything possible
to prevent injustice to the en-
ployes."
Mr.. Vernoff argued that a
new hospital and teaching
facility could be erected under
the present set-up without
transfer. He said the union
seriously questions whether
control by Howard is necessary
or desirable.
The union spokesman de-
clared that the safeguards pro-
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AirFiehtAdds
To Pacific
War Score

TAIPEL Formosa. Aus. Z w.
The Chlnese Nationalist Air
Force reported q clash with
Communist MI0-i7s near Que
moy today. but said ita planes
returned 10 Formoaan bases un-
scathed.
The report came as Formosa
echoed with warnings OF war.
Nationalist ground. air and sea
forces were poised In combat
readiness for any thrust from
the Red mainland.
Air Force headquarters said
two formations Of Nationalist
planes on patrol over FormoSa
Strait were attacked by more
than 10 Of the swift, late model
let fighters. The MICS then dis
appeared westward over the
mainland.
The encounter was the FIRST
Of It's kind since July 20 when
two Nationalist Thunderjets
were shot down by MIG-l7s.
Various Nationalist spokeS-
men reported:
1. All Nationalist China
Formosa, the Pescadores and
the island outposts on the
Communist mainland-is In a
state Of emergency.
2. Special precautions against
sabotage are being taken at all
strategic points. such as bridges
and arms plants.
3. Troops manning Formosa's
coastal defenses have been re-
inforced.
4. Nationalist ground, sea
and air forces are in full COM
bat readiness.
5. Air raid precautions we're
urged on the public.
Mai. Gen. Thomas s. Moor
man, jr., commander Of the
United States 18th Air Force
based in the Philippines, left
for Okinawa after a l7-hour
visit to Taipei. He conferred
with ranking Nationalist and
United States officers.
The American command on
Formosa announced that Brig.
Gen. Charles H. Pottemger.
commander of the 315th United
States Air Division. would ar
rive in Taipei tomorrow for a
visit.
Moscow Radio said the Ma
tionalist military activity lis
being carried out on instruc-
lions from Washington and
has obvious aggressive aims"
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union, to persons involved in
the narcotics traffic. to vari-
ETY. of gangsters and to a sus-
pected fight fixer named Hymie
(the Mink Waldman.
Went With Drug Dealer
Patrick p. O'Carroll. an
agent for the Federal Bureau
of Narcotics, testified that
Brennan accompanied a mar
cotics dealer named Raffaele
Quasarano to New York for
Davidson's heavyweight fight
with Charlie Riggs at Yankee
Stadium. The fight was a pre-
limlnsry bout on the Rocky
Marciano-Harry Matthews card
in July. 1852.
While at the Hotel Lexington
In New York, Mr.. O'Carroll
said. Brennan phoned several
gangland figures, and placed a
call TO Waldman. Waldman is
under indictment in New York
for fight fixing.
Brennan also phone Al WE'LL.
former manager of Marcianu.
now under suspension in az
least one State for aSsociating
with frankie Carlo, the gang
ster, according to testimony.
Davidson testified that Bren-
nan managed him for about
two years beginning in 1852.
Hoffa apparently was Brennan's
partner in the enterprise, the
committee has said.
Purses Low. He Says
Davidson said Brennan set
UP most Of his fights at the
Motor City Arena-in which
QuaSarano and another mar
cotics figure, Sam Finazzo. are
partners although purses
there were low.
Both Qussarano and Flnazzo
repeatedly invoked the Fifth
Amendment and refused to dis
cuss any of their activities.
They refused to acknowledge
they knew Hoffa and Brennan.
Mr.. Kennedy said both have
long police records a nd that
Finazzo was accused in 1884 in
the murder in Detroit Of a
Cleveland gambling operator
named James G. Hayes.
Chairman Mcclellan forbade
photographs Of Mr. O'Carron.
presumably to keep his iden-
tity as secret as possible.
Boxer Is Praised
Senator Mcclellan and Sena-
tor Irving. Democrat OF North
Carolina. praised Davidson for
his courage and frankness' in
testifying at hearings marked
by threats to witnesses.
DavidSon--who said he lost
only six fights. knocked out 81
opponents and won Is deci-
sions-remarked that I'm cap
able of taking care of myself.
] don't know much about the
Law. I'm not tryihs to harm
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that Congress has not always
been wise In lis foreign policy
actions" said Senator Full
bright. This Is particularly
true In regard 10 appropria-
tons. We have. ! think. been
too generous with regard 10
military assistance and too
niggardly with regard TO eco
nomic and cultural matters"
Senator Fulbright said he
does not know where we are
heading under the present
leadership Of this country
which. when II is not weak
and desultory, tends 10 be i'm
petuous and arbitrary" He
said he doubts that the leader
ship itself knows.
II do know that unless there
is a drastic. sweeping revision
of foreign policy and the ex-
ecution Of that policy. we are
heading for far graver troubles
than these in which We now
find ourselves" he said.
Seeks ClarificatiOn
Regarding the Middle East
crisis Senator Fulbright sug-
gested Americans ask them
selves a number Of questions TO
find out what their policy really
is in that area. Among them
he included:
Can we live with Arab unity
or can't we? The assump-
tion made by the administra-
ton that Nasser is a tool Of the
Kremlin should be tested as to
its validity. Would it not be
wise for us to revive the pro-
poSal tentatively advanced on
several occasions to create a
regional development author
ity. under the direction Of Arab
leaders primarily and drawing
at least some of its funds from
regional sources, that is, pro-
duction or transportation of
oil?
Should we not give careful
and thorough consideration to
a policy of naturalization of
the area with guarantees from
all interested parties? And as
a corollary, would it not be
wise to embargo the Shipment
of arms into that area?
THE administration might
well review the validity of the
concept of the Baghdad Pact
and the Eisenhower Doctrine.
If these proposals are as worth
less as l believe them to be it
is high time they be recon-
sidered and abandoned.
Where are we going in the
Far East? That great area is
temporarily quiescent but by
no means peaceful. We cam
not forever ignore 600 million
people on the mainland of
China, but what are we doing
to make 1t possible to deal with
them on the best terms pos
sible?"
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rs per cent interest In a jack
sonville (Fla.) venture known
as Wolbert which on May is
was short a total Of 100 thous-
and shares Of American Motors
stock. and a so per cent interest
in a Tallahassee CFla.) enter
prise knows as Alblo which on
May 81 was short 2s.4O0 shares.
Partners Named
He named Elkin B. Gerbert
Of Jacksonville as a partner
in Wolbert and A. B. Block Of
Tallahassee as a partner in
Alblo.
On June 20 and %, he said.
10000 shares were purchased
to partially cover these short
positions.
He added that members Of
my family on May 20. 1858,
directly or indirectly had an
aggregate short position of
43. 900 shares of American Mo-
tors stock, none of which has
been covered. Accordingly, the
joint ventures in which / have
an interest, and members of
my family, now have a net
total short position of $4,000
shares Of American Motors
stock. I do not contemplate
making any further state
ments concerning my present
or future positions in American
Motors stock"
A short position represents
stock borrowed and then sold
in the expectation that the
borrower can "cover"-or buy
back - the stock at a lower
price sometime in the future
and make a profit.
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bright. second-ranking Demo-
crat on the Foreign Relations
Committee. obtained permission
20 have q clerk read his
analysis OF where this country
stands I'm the world.
He said the United States
came out Of Void War II at
the pinnacle OF It's influence.
recognized everywhere as the
champion Of peace, progress
and freedom. Ten years later.
he said. that conviction has
disappeared from large areas
Of the world and has been
gravely shaken in other areas.
Sees Too Much Stress on Reds
The Arkansas Democrat at
tempted 10 give some Of the
answers by contending:
That this country has been
too quick TO blame everything
that goes wrong on commu-
nism.
That il has been lavish with
military aid but penny-pinch-
ing with economic assistance.
which would improve the lot
Of other people
That too often II has de-
Tended the status quo in
troubled countries, even though
existing regimes are not sup
ported by the people.
That the United States cam
not forever ignore 900 million
people on the mainland Of
China.
Calls Policy Inadequate
The truth is that our fore
Ign policy is inadequate, out
moded and instructed" said
Senator Fulbright. Time and
again We have drifted until
circumstances reached an in
tolerable state, and then We
have rushed to the brink. This
time we have even put one foot
over the brink. There we
danele. waiting and wondering
what will come next. We are
now looking Squarely into the
abyss of war. a war which we
do not seek and which can
only have the most catastrophe
consequences for all humanity"
The Senator said only the
. blindest of optimism would in
terpret our present interna-
tional position as a secure one.
The fact is" he continued,
1--WE are in trouble, very deep
trouble. regardless OF what
happens next in the Middle
East. The exposed position We
now occupy in that area is only
one reflection of that trouble"
Says Congress Shares Blame
He cited the deterioration in
relations with Latin America
as another indication of United
States trouble.
Senator Fulbright placed
some but not all of the blame
on the Eisenhower admins
trstion.
1T is putting it mildly to say
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Revise Foreign Policy,
FuIbright Demands

Senator Fubrieht Democrat OF Arkansas record
today urging sweeping revision" Of American foreign
policy TO stop the drift 70 disaster"
In Senate speech yesterday he expressed the hope
Forthcoming Of foreign policy recently ordered by the
Senate may provide Of the answers.
Prevented from speaking throat alment Full
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Alden. the British colony at the
southern end Of the Red Sea.
They we're the first major
contingent sent to reinforce
the paratroopers flown from
Cyprus to Amman on July IL.
The American supply airlift
from Cyprus to British forces
in Jordan resumed last night
after Israel agreed anew to
allow British-American flights
across her territory. Israel had
halted the flights over the week
end. Israel asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of Butain's political
intentions in Jordan.
While Col. Nasser was ad-
ministering his measured snub
to the United States. his top
military leader was of in
Saudi Arabia on a surprise
mission to King Saud, whose
country produces vast amounts
of oil for the West from Amer
ican-developed wells.
NaSSer Angered
Informed sources said the
president of the United Arab
Republic was angered by three
recent American actions in
particular:
/. Landing of United States
troop reinforcements in Leb-
anon after the election of Gen.
Fuad Shehab as a compromise
president and Mr.. Murphy's
statement on arrival in Cairo
that there are no present plans
for an American withdrawal
from Lebanon;
2. Washington's insistence, in
agreening to a United Nations,
Assembly session on the Middle
East, on keeping alive its
charges that the JAR is To-
menting trouble in Lebanon;
3. Secretary of State Dulles
statement that Col. NasSer is
not a true Arab nationalist but
a power seeker using subver-
sion, intrigue and Soviet help
to extend his domain.
Critical Of United States Policy
In his belated conference
with Mr.. Murphy. Col. Nasser
undoubtedly followed up his
show of pique with a sharp at
tack on United States policy in
the Middle East. There were
smiles all around, however,
when the conferees posed for
photographers before they got
down to talking.
Sitting in with Col. NasSer
were his chief political adviser,
Ali Sabry, and Foreign Min
lister Mahmoud Fawzi. United
States Ambassador Raymond
Hare, who had been kept wait
ing IS minutes by Mr.. Fawzi
earlier in the day, accompanied
Mr.. Murphy to the meeting in
the Nasser study.
Meanwhile, the semioficial
Middle East News Agency re-
ported that Field Marshal Alb
del HaHm Amer. the military
commander of the VAR, had
flown to visit Saud at the mon
arch's summer palace.
Israel Asks Assurances,
Not long ago, Col. NasSer was
accusing Saud Of financing a
plot to aSsassinate him. But re-
Gently the Arabian King has
drawn no mention in the Egyp-
tan press. The soft pedaling
followed the rise to power of
Crown Prince Feisal, who forced
his older brother to name him
Premier. Feisal, who is believed
to be more friendly toward Col.
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tee ran into Fifth Amendment
pleas from Samuel MarosSo Of
Utica, Mich. an ex-convict and
former Teamsters business
agent in Detroit.
MaroSso refused TO say what
his present occupation is or
answer any other questions
about his conviction on a
charge Of participating in the
extortion of s7,825 from en-
ployers in the Detroit area.
Mr.. Kennedy quoted Michigan
parole officials as saying
Msrosso had reported he had to
kick back certain of the
monies to certain officials"
Paid While IN Prison
Mr.. Kennedy pointed out that
the Transfers Union in Detroit
paid Marosso's salary while he
was in prison, his attorneys
fees and his salary for two
years after he was released.
Was this because you had
something on other oficials?"
Mr.. Kennedy asked.
Marosso invoked the Fifth
on this and also on another
question by Mr.. Kennedy
whether it was "a prerequisite
10 have a criminal record TO be
Ia Teamster official in the De-
troit area"
Senator Mcclellan said the
union "condoned your act by
paying the salary and legal ex-
penseS. 1t was brought out
that Marosso ostensibly was
on the payroll of the Marberry
Construction Co. of Detroit, in
which one of the partners was
George S. Fitzgerald, a Hoffa
attorney. The committee
charged that in fact the Team
sters were paying his salary.
The committee is scheduled
to quiz Hoffa later today about
his relationship with Shorty
Feldman, a Teamster official
with a long police record.
Feldman asked Hoffa to help
some associates" obtain a
Philadelphia charter from the
Hotel and Restaurant Workers
Union, Mr.. Kennedy said yes
Iterday.
Interrogation also will get
around to the case of Frank
Kierdorf, a Teamster business
agent who was severely burned
early Monday, Mr.. Kennedy
said.
Finances in Spotlight
The financial issue held the
spotlight yesterday. The COM
mittee was frustrated in its re-
search for details about $50. 800
Hoffa reported as income on
Federal tax returns from l948
through 1856.
This sum came from gam
bling, Hoffa testified. He said
he was unable to elaborate and
referred the investigators to
Brennan, as the business asso-
ciate who keeps his records.
Brennan promptly invoked
the Fifth Amendment in refus-
ling to answer Questions about
Hoffa's finances. His lawyer
said Brennan is under investi-
cation by the Internal Revenue
Service.
The committee dug into
Hoffs's income tax returns
while trying to trace a $17,50O
payoff Detroit laundry opera
tors said they made to some
one higher up" in the Team
sters to prevent a threatened
strike in 1919.
Il didn't get it." Hofa Swore
when asked about the payoff
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Vernoff for the first time today.
Mr.. Vernon never would have
made his charges had he
spoken with the Howard Uni
Iversity president before. the
educator commended.
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vided in the present bill for the
employees welfare are totally
inadequate" He said about 400
of the 700 Freedmen's employees
have signed a petition opposing
the transfer and voicing their
intention to seek jobs elsewhere
rather than transfer TO Howard.
Morse Disagrees
Senator Morse took issue with
the witness on Mr.. Vernoff S
contention that the proposed
move would strengthen an
important pillar of racial in
Stitutionalism."
Senator Morse said that he
had been long critical Of the
lack of adequate medical facili-
ties for the colored people in
the District and told the wit
ness Il disagree with your i'm
plication that building a better
hospital at Freedmen's would
be out of step with the civil
rights movement"
DR.. johnson told the sub
committee the bill provides
comprehensive and basically
adequate assurances to the en-
ployes that their rights will be
protected.
He said the bill represents
the result of IL years of effort
to bring this greatly-needed
new hospital facility into ex-
istence.
Solves Policy Problem
The great virtue Of the bill,
he said, is that it provides an
acceptable solution Of the
major policy questions which
have delayed the new hospital.
The solution, he explained, is
a legislative enactment legally
establishing Freedmen's as the
teaching hospital of Howard
and the support and manage
ment of the hospital in the new
relationship.
Questioned by Senator Morse
about union charges. DR.. john
son said he was meeting Mr..
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WoIfson Short Sales
TotoI $4,000 in AM

NEW YORK. Aug. 7 B.-
Financier Louis E. Wolfson
said today that Wolfson Enter
priSes and members Of his
family have a total short posi-
ton Of 1000 shares Of Amer
lean Motors Corp. common
stock.
AT the present time neither
I nor any member Of my family
owns any American Motors
stock" Mr.. Wolfson said in q
statement.
Mr. Wolfson's law firm re-
leased the statement after a
conference with Paul Windels,
jr.. regional administrator of
the New York once of the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission.
Consents to Injunction
Last week Mr.. Wolfson con-
sented to a permanent injunc-
ton against making what
Windels termed false and mis-
leading statements" about
American Motors holdings
Earlier the SEC charged Mr.
WolfSon with violating the
securities laws in published
statements about dealings in
American Motors stock. Mr.
Wolfson denied the charge:
but consented to the court
decree.
Today's statement said the
American Motors stock Mr.
Wolfson owned was sold prior
to April "a and the same is
true with respect to members
of his family.
Mr.. Wolfson said he has a
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1958-10-04
TRAFFIC SAFETY

DETROIT The most dan
gcrouS period Of the year, traf-
flee accidcnt-wisc, began in De
troit this week And it is a pc
Rod that is doubly hazardous
for pedestrians.
Over the past five years, rec
ords OF the Detroit Police De-
partmcnt Accident Prevention
Bureau reveal, an average Of 81
persons have died in Detroit
traffic during the three-month
period of October. November and
December.
And three out of four of those
victims during this period have
been pedestrians. Most OF them
were killed at night.
That is why the Traffic Safe.
~ Association is erecting at
more than 400 strcetsidc loca-
tons in Detroit this week pos
ter that advises motorists, Care
full! - Darkness Hides Walk
crs", The poster - nearly =
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1958-10-04
Underwood Offers
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Collegians should find the at
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