Evening star., 1959-11-02

contestant to win more than
100000"
IT think these are his exact
words" Mr.. Van Doren said:
Charlie. I think 7 ought to
have $1,000 Of that money"
Tears welled noticeably In
Mr.. Van Doren's eyes as he re-
lated the { incident.
I'm very sorry to have to
mention this" he said.
Mr.. Freedman never re-
peated it," he said, adding:
mo arrangements OF any
kind were ever made between
me and Mr.. Freedman
Mr.. Freedman presently is
under indictment on charges
of committing perjury in tell
ing the grand jury that Twen-
ty-One was not fixed. However,
subcommittee sources have
said he later returned and told
the grand jury the truth. His
whereabouts are unknown.
Rep. Springer. Republican Of
Illinois, asked Mr.. Van Doren
If there had been any indica-
tions that he might be fired
by Columbia University, where
he is an assistant professor Of
English.
= Mr.. Van Doren replied he
had heard they probably will
fire him but that he under
stands mo final determination
has been made"
Mr.. Springer said he hopes
the university will make mo
hasty determination"
Under questioning, Mr.. Van
Doren said neither he nor his
attorney has reached any un-
derstanding" with the New
York district attorney regard
ing his incorrect testimony be-
fore the grand jury.
you are aware, I'm sure. "
Inquired Representative Devine,
Republican Of Ohio, "of the
implications Of contempt or
perjury action?"
Eyes. sir" was the reply.
Network Aides Named
Under questioning by Rep
resentative Bennett, Republican
Of Michigan. Van Doren said
two NBC vice presidents, David
Levy and James Stable, asked
him to testify before the sub
committee.
II had the feeling this was
the wish and desire Of the net
work as a WHOLE" Mr.. Van
Doren said.
Representative Rogers, Dem
ocrat of Texas. continued the
questioning along this line:
@. did you at any time talk
to officials of the network about
the rigging Of TV shows?
A. after Mr.. tempel's
charges had been aired in the
newspapers I talked to Robert
Levine and told him I received
a $1,000 advance.
-"I told him that otherwise
I had not been involved in any
thing improper. He said he
was glad to hear that.
Until october 6 I made no
other statement to network
officials"
@. did you ever have a con-
versation with officials of NBC
in which you said that net
work shows were fixed but that
you did not have any part in
it?"
A. "To the best of my recol.
lection, I did not say that"
Not Sure Of Job
The witness said he testified
that he did not know whether
NBC was still under any liabil-
ity for his contract. Asked If
he was still employed by CO.
lumbia, Mr.. Van Doren replied:
II believe So"
However, he said he had told
university officials they could
have his resignation if desired.
In New York, a spokesman
for NBC told the Associated
Press: eve will have no COM
ment until we have had an op-
portunity to study Mr.. Van
Doren's testimony in full"
At least one member of the
subcommittee, Representative
Derounian, Republican of New
York, refused to go along with
his colleague who commended
Mr.. Van Doren.
IT don't think an adult of
your intelligence should be
commended for telling the
TRUTH" Mr.. Derounian said
sternly.
This brought a burst of ap-
plause from spectators. Chair
man Harris banged his gavel
and cautioned against further
demonstration.
Applause broke out again at
the close of the hearing when
Mr.. Van Doren sole m My
thanked the subcommittee. for
its fairness and courtesy. He
said he realized it fully he made
a serious mistake and promised
that II never will do that sort
Of thing again"
When applause was cut of
again, MIR. Harris concluded the
session with Mr.. Van Doren by
describing it as very dramatic
but, at the same time a very
pathetic presentation"
"Humbly you realized the
very sad situation in which you
are" the chairman told the