Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-13
N Legislation Likely;
Van Doren Due Nov. z
BY CECIL HOLLAND
star stan Writer

BY CECIL HOLLAND
star stan Writer
Stringent legislation aimed at
tAlevision quiz show rigging APP
peared in the making today as
House investigators awaited
another round of public hear
ings November 2 with Charles
Van Doren as the star witness
AS the quiz show investiga-
ton recessed yesterday. the in
vestigators announced that a
subpoena had been issued for
Mr.. Van Doren, 33-year-old
English instructor who won
fame and $4,000 on the scan
dal-tainted Twenty-One show
nearly three years ago.
Representative Harris. DEM
ocrat of Arkansas. said the sub
poena had been issued last FRI
day and that Mr.. Van Doren
had purposely evaded it.
Mr.. Harris, chairman of the
investigating Legislative Over
sight Subcommittee, said the
testimony of Mr.. Van Doren
had become vital in the inquiry.
He added that subcommittee
investigators and others had
been unable to find the quiz
winner. but when the hearings
are resumed I'VE expect him
here"
Will Widen Scope
The chairman also said the
inquiry, before it is finished,
would touch on quiz shows
other than Twenty One, Tic
Tao Dough and Dotto which
figured prominently in the
hearings.
He indicated the inquiry
would go specifically into the
$4,000 Question and $4,000
Challenge programs against
which rigging charges have
been aired from time to time.
These shows were owned and
produced by Louis Cowan, who
is now president of CHS tele-
vision.
Mr.. Harris said Mr.. Van
Doren. who become a $4,000
a-year National Broadcasting
Co. commentator after estab-
fishing a reputation as a men,
tai giant on the quiz program,
seems to have challenged the
committee and the facts" de-
veloped in the investigation.
He said the subpoena had
been issued after Mr.. Van Dor
en- failed to respond to the sub
committees specific invitation
to testify.
The invitation was issued
last week after Mr.. Van Doren
telegraphed the subcommittee
and denied he had been given
questions and answers on the
Twenty-One show or had re-
ceived any other assistance. In
the telegram, Mr.. Harris said,
the quiz winner said he was
available for testimony.
Suspended by NBC
Mr.. Van Doren became I'M
available for comment after
NBC suspended him from his
job, including his appearance
on the To-day" program. and
there has been no word from
him on his failure to appear
before the subcommittee.
He has not shown up for
his classes at Columbia and
the university has announced
he has been given a weeks
leave Of absence at his own
request. His New York tele-
phone has been disconnected
and he was reported out of
town for a long week end.
Mr.. Harris made it clear the
subcommittee expects to find
Mr.. Van Doren in good time for
the November 2 hearing. We'll
serve him." Mr.. Harris said,
land then he had better come. F."
Mr.. Harris said he had not
been in touch at all with the
quiz winner. But he declined
to comment on whether he had
communicated with Mr.. Van
Doren'S New York lawyer.
In saying Mr.. Van Doren's
testimony was vital, Mr.. Harris
said testimony received in the
investigation showed that more
than so per cent Of the Twen-