Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-06

Rayburn told newsmen. /
IF a Senate committee asked
me to go over there I would |
tell them to 60 dig potatoes
deep"
Mr., Rayburn said the Sena-
tors whose names have been
mentioned during the House
hearings have forum of their
own in which to testify if they
wish.
"They'v egot a floor over
there and they've got commit
tees" he said. We're not
going to investigates Senators"
Possibility Squelched
Mr.. Rayburn's pronounce
ment. as head Of the House.
squelched whatever possibility |
there may have been that the
House Legislative Oversight
Subcommittee testimony from
Senators Kefauver, Democrat
Of Tennessee; Holland. Demo-
crat of Florida, and Smathers,
Democrat of Florida.
These three Senators have |
figured in testimony about a
four-way contest for Miami's
TV channel 10.
The committees digging
into this case, as part Of a |
general investigation of the
Federal Communications Com
mission, led to the resignation
of FEC Commissioner Richard
A. Mack.
Mr.. Mack protested he had
done no wrong but said his use
fulness as commissioner had
been ended.
The three Senators have all
said they were willing to testify
if invited by the House Com
mittee.
Next Big Name Witness
In recess today, the commit
tees prospective next big name
witness is Col. George Gordon
Moore, a brother-in-law of Mrs.
Eisenhower.
The House investigators are |
increasingly curious about Col.
Moore's Dominican Republic
business ventures with an Of
fetal of a Miami televiSion COM
pany.
The subcommittee in recess
until Monday while a newly
appointed chief counsel pre-
pares to start work. made clear
that Col. Moore will have a |
sion. Inc, get the controversial
Miami Channel 10 award from
the FEC last year.
Col. Moore denied in a letter
to Subcommittee Chairman
Harris yesterday that he had |
anything to- do with helping |
National Airlines or it's sub
sidiary. Public Service Televi-
sion, Inc. get the highly COW
eted and controversial Miami
Channel 10 award from the
FEC last year.
Two Claim Information
But Democratic Represents
tives Mack Of Illinois and VIII |
liams Of Mississippi said they I
had information-StrictIy un-
conf1rmed-concerning reported |
business dealings between Col.
Moore and George w. Gibbs. jr.,
of Miami, National Airlines |
director and a Public Service |
Television vice president.
This information, Mr.. Viii
liams said in questioning
George T. Baker, National Air
lines president, involved Gen.
eralissimo Rafael l.. Trujillo,
Dominican Republic strongI
man, and stock he repeatedly
gave to Mr.. Gibbs in a business
project in which Col. Moore
also might have been con-
cerned.
To Seek Relevancy
Mr.. Williams emphasized that
the reports might be inaccurate.
He nevertheless insisted that
the subcommittee should ex-
plore them for possible leads in
the Channel 10 case and inter-
rogate Col. Moore.
Chairman Harris said the
subcommittee would try to de-
termine whether the reports
bear any relevancy to the in
vestigation Of improper in
fluence or interference in the
-FCC's action in the Channel 10
case.
In any event, Mr.. Harris told
reporters, Col. Moore's letter
showed willingness to testify
under oath that he never "en-
gineered" the National Airlines
application before the FEC.
Two Defend Moore
Mr.. Baker and Alexander G.
Hardy. National Airlines senior
vice president. who concluded
their testimony yesterday, de-
MED that Col. Moore had any
connection with the National
Airlines application for the TV
license. They also maintained
they knew nothing substantial
about Col. Moore's business
dealings with Mr.. Gibbs.
Mr.. Baker explained he had
heard that the two men had
been engaged in a shipyard
project in the Dominican Re-
public. He added that he did
not. know whether a shipyard
was built or whether I'll
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