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itm.e mm Union Chief Is 'Edgy' On Stand Denies Tampering, Talk with 'Informer' 3IETRO FINAL Wednesday, February 26, 1964 On Guard for 132 Years Vol. 133 No. 298 Ten Cents jo EXTRA BY DON BECK Free Press Staff Writer CHATTANOOGA Teamster President James R. Hoffa, edgy and loud, Tuesday ripped the star Government witness' testimony against him as ram 1 i and incoherent" and a "complete fabrication." Hoffa first assailed the testimony of Edward Grady Partin and then- spent nearly two hours more fencing: with his LBJ Pledge Ends Tie-Up E'fic? Comes In 7th Round Sonny Injures Shoulder; Order Purse Held Up BY LYALL SMITH Fret Press Sports Editor i 1 1 Jk 4 Jt I It A I cross-examiner in what amounted to a shouting match. Partin, 39, secretary-treasurer of Teamster Local 5 in Baton Rouge, delivered the most damaging testimony in the chunky labor leader's trial here on jury tampering charges.

During seven days on the witness stand, Partin said he spied on Hoffa during Hoffa's 1962 labor conspiracy trial in Nashville. The jury tampering charges grew out of that trial which ended in a hung jury. Of Red Wheat New York Times Service WASHINGTON The White House announced MIAMI The world has a new heavyweight med hiT toJXuie iSjTuesday the end of the maritime union boycott of October, 1962, and that he had wheat shipments to Russia. been in Hoffa's confidence for President Johnson has issued orders that hereafter the boxing king and his name is Cassius Marcellu Clay. He upset lopsided odds and Sonny Liston at the same the two months Hoffa was onjGovernment must stick by its requirement that 50 per cent trial of the wheat sales covered by future export licenses will be time before a howling crowd here Tuesday night when Lis carried in United States flag ships.

Partin said that he Hoffa and other defendants in ton, his face puffed and bleeding, was unable to answer the bell for the seventh round. Settlement of the 10-day The fallen champion took another heavy punch this time to the wallet when the Miami Beach Boxing Commission decided to hold up part of Liston's purse until the old boycott appeared to be a victory for the International Longshoremen's Association, whose members refused to load wheat for Russia and satellite countries. shoulder he said "felt like it was broken" could be examined, the Nashville trial discussing jury tampering efforts on several occasions. The Nashville jury was dismissed after secret hearings and Hoffa and five other men were indicted last May for trying to "corruptly influence" at least two jurors. While Clay was putting his It was understood that Thomas Gleason, president of the ILA, would direct union vice whupped the Big Bear," says Cassius.

Page 1C. presidents in Atlantic Ocean mouth back in gear and spitting abuse at sportswriters, Liston was on his way to St. Francis Hospital for Xrays. Doctors said later it appeared that Liston had no feeling from his neck to his left elbow. Also getting into the post-fight act was the Miami Beach More than 20fi00 theater viewers in Detroit and Gulf of Mexico ports to order resumption of loading Wednesday.

Eight ships are tied up in Atlantic and Gulf ports and an estimated 25 to 30 ships are said to be waiting off stunned by outcome Page 1C. Liston in hospital; frac ture feared. Page IC. City Council, which may investigate the upset. The end came in startling style.

Clay seemed to sense it as he leaned back in his corner More pictures. Page 1C, Back Page. shore for the end of the boycott. THE PRESIDENT'S orders cover the shipments to Russia only. These shipments make up the bulk of the sales to Communist countries.

The union's demand that the 50 per cent requirement also extend to other Iron Curtain and leaned out in the press row. "I'm gonna upset the world," he called. It was his old cry. this time it was the truth. He got up off his stool andj did a cake-walking dance out into the center of the ring to Bobby Baker SPORTING A FRESH hair-! cut and wearing a dark bluei suit, Hoffa, 51, took the witness stand in his own defense at; 10:55 a.m.

on the second day ofj the sixth week of his trial. Hoffa, speaking in a voice: that fi'led the little Chattanooga! Federal Building courtroom, talked rapidly and directed his! answers to the jury, gesturing! frequently with hacking motions! of both hands. He spent an hour and five minutes under direct examination by his Chattanooga attorney, Harry Berke, before the' noon recess. Berke continued his examination for a half hourj after the trial resumed atj 1:30 p.m. After he was sworn in, Hoffa sat in the fastened-down swivel chair on the witness stand, planted both feet on the floor and clasped his hands in his lap, looking alternately at the jury and at Berke.

Hoffa testified he had met Partin only twice during the Nashville trial, but several of his battery of defense attorneys said last week in the absence of the jury, that Par- tin was "in and out" of Hoffa's hotel suite. countries and other agricultural products will be discussed at JjclJ.li.S''uture meetings between Gov ernment and union representa await Sonny. THE BELL rang. But Liston didn't answer it. With Dr.

Robert Bennett of Detroit working on him, he stayed put. It was his left shoulder. It had popped out of joint. And then Cassius went into AP Photo Quiz, Faces Contempt New champion Cassius Clay's fists were as big as his mouth tives. Meanwhile, a waiver of the 50 per cent provision granted to the Continental Grain of New York, will be permitted to stand because its sale of one million tons to Russia has been consummated and an export license granted.

Cargill, of Minneapolis, his dance of delirium. And why not. He bounced across the ring, threw himself against the ropes and jumped with joy as From UPI md Our Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Citing the his backers flooded into the Probe Mystery Jet Crash; 58 Killed 3 from Detroit U.S. Constitution, Bobby Baker ring to hug him and throw has been granted a license for Tuesday refused to answer some him high. its sale of 700,000 tons of wheat to the Soviet Union but has not 125 questions posed by senators on such issues as "party girls," Liston later said that he had come back to his corner at the end of the first round, complaining that his shoulder hurt asked for waiver of the shipping After dismissing Hoffa from i the Lyndon B.

Johnson stereo the witness chair. Special Pros- set and 1960 campaign contri-ecutor John J. Hooker. ofibutions. requirement.

However, it is exr pected that if Cargill seeks a ern said 13 were airline em ployes returning from a Mexi i waiver and establishes that it Nashville, asked Presidin Baker's action prompted Sen- can vacation. Judge Frank Wilson to send out! cannot obtain enough U.S. bot Prom UPI and Chicago Tribune Service NEW ORLEANS An Eastern Airlines' Douglas DC-8 jet was climbing into an area of "heavy weather" and was veering under radar directions to avoid thunderstorms just before Grace Metalious Author Of 'Peyton Place' Dies toms to move the wheat a Many children and infants the jury so that he could call. iL. P.

McLendon to suggest that the defense lawyers to stand to; were aboard, the airline said waiver may be granted. lsJlLO LUU Llfiiai 1111111 UllltJ be denied to public officials. Among the victims were a Detroit couple and their airline Settlement of the dispute was made known in an exchange of ana max nis lert nana was numb. "I threw a left and he hit me in the shoulder," Liston said after it had ended. "Something popped Referee Barney Felix had it 3-3 in rounds and 57-57 in points under the 10-point must system.

Judge Bill Lovett had it 3-2-1 in favor of Liston and 58-56 in points. Judge Gus Ja-cobson saw it 4-1-1 for Caly and it crashed Tuesday morning. All stewardess daughter. telegrams between President Johnson and George Meany, 1 58 aboard, including three De-troiters, were killed. repeat their testimony.

Defense attorneys objected and Judge Wilson rejected Hooker's EARLIER in the trial. Hoffa's battery of lawyers argued that Partin should not be permitted to testify because he had president of the AFL-CIO. Making his long awaited public appearance before the committee, Baker won a television blackout of the hearing, but still withheld all information about his outside activities while serving as CARL A. BYCZYNSKI, 47, of 7764 Westwood; his wife, Soph- The circumstances surround From AP and UPI Mr. and Mrs.

Bvczynski MXf- 1C, 1U lllH BOSTON Earthy dungaree- ing the crash are similar to those of at least half a dozen other recent tragedies involv-; daughter, Joan, wearing author Grace Metal were returning -without indications of any Border Clash TEL AVIV, Israel op I ft eli military spokesmen claimed Tuesday an Arab infiltrator was killed and another 59-56 in points. ing the biggest and fastest jet difficulty from the airplane ious, who had a love life ai turbulent as the ones she de secretary to Senate Democrats. "I stand by my previous an Ringsiders had Clay leading. airliners, nanoiing cnaraciens-i whih nlunred to the bottom of scribed in the shocker, "Pey' tics of these swept-wing planesiLake p0ntchartrain. from a four-day Mexican holiday and reunion.

The daughter, a stew a swer, he told his questioners in heavy weather are under re- ton Place," died Tuesday of liver ailment. She was 39. dawn to dusk search captured in an exchange of time and again. view by manufacturers, the airj turned up one body badly bat She leaped into national acted as an informer for the Government during the Nash- ville trial by relaying defense strategy to the prosecution. Judge Wilson ruled that Par-tin's testimony be accepted.

Hoffa got around to talking about the Nashville trial after about 15 minutes of testimony Turn to Page 10A, Column 5 I for Eastern Air fire with an Israeli army patrol near Ovdat in the Central Negev desert. carriers, the federal agencies; tered Plane debris bobbed over and the military. I a four.miIe area of tne big lake prominence overnight by he! As he did last Wednesday, Turn to Page 2A, Column 1 Lines since Ap- portrayal of intimate detail. 'outside New Orleans. The main ril, arranged for of village life in a New Englanc cabin had not been found by Joan her parents to community.

nightfall. jma-ke the trip at a reduced fare, A tape recording of the final! the couples' two sons, Dennis, 4-2, when it was stopped and Cassius was anything but what most people had figured him, a bag of wind that would be deflated when he met surly Sonny in his 20th professional fight. He had cut Liston under the left eye early in the third round, put a lump under his other one as he belted the champion wildly with left and right combinations. Liston was in trouble, like he never had been before except way back early in his career when Detroiter Marty Marshall broke his jaw and banded him Turn to Page 4C, Column 5 contact between the plane and 122, and James, 19, said. The MRS.

METALIOUS was twic married to her school-principa! husband, George Metalious, and last October separated from hire. couple had another daughter, Carol, 26. ALTHOUGH the official inquiry into this most recent crash was barely under way Tuesday night, the inquiry may have enormous significance. Federal agencies and the airlines have discounted suggestions that pilots have been handicapped by design of these planes. The Eastern crash Is the third fatal plane accident in 90 days.

the airport showed the last words from Flight 304, were: "EAL 304 okay." The time was 3:19 a.m. Ruby Jury Adds Two in One Day BY (JEXE ROBERTS Mr. Byczynski was a welder a second time. COLDER Cloudv, Windy, Colder. High 28-32: Low 8-12.

Map and Details en Pas C-11 hourly TEMPERATURES at American-Standard in Dear- In between, she was married Aviation authorities were hop-born. His wife was employed to T.J. (Jack) Martin, a La ing to find the jet's flight re- by the Fisher Body division of conia (N.H.) disc jockey. Some said "Peyton Place' corder to unravel the mystery 3 p.m. 43 P.m.

40 11 p.m. 35 Che- The plane carried 51 pas- General Motors Corp. Both were natives of boygan. drew upon real-life people in 4 m. 44 I p.m.

39 mid. 3j 5 m. 44 9 p.m. 38 1 a.m. 30 p.m.

42 10 p.m. 37 7 a.m. 27 The flight was Eastern'slsengers and a crew of 7. East- Gilmanton, N.H., where she Free Press Staff Writer DALLAS The Jack Ruby trial picked up speed Tuesday when a pair of jurors were picked back-to-back, marking the first time in the eight-day-old trial that more than one juror has been picked in a day. lived.

Mrs. Metalious denied trip 304, from Mexico City to( EDDY DISAGREES WITH BOARD this. Her husband George lost good. visiDinty was quoted. The quickened pace boosted $3,000 job because, he said, ol as five miles, there was a- I the furor over his wife's book light rain from a cloud ceiling 1 Conservation Chief Resigns at 4,500 feet, and winds local published in 1956.

the jury total to five and raised hopes of Judge Joe B. Brown that the additional seven jurors can be found this week to try- ly were calm. North of New Orleans, however, was a line! IN NOVEMBER, 1958, tw libel suits, for a total of $300. Eddy, 56, said he would be of thunderstorms, heavy cloud Ruby in the slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald, President Ken come 'state geologist when his 000 against the author were set BY TOM SHAWVER Free Press Politics Writer LANSING Gerald E. Eddy and some reported turbulence, with the cloud heights build-j tied out of court.

The suits wen brought by Thomas Makria to resigned under fire Tuesday as ing, according to reports, more than 20,000 feet. principal of the Gilmanton Pub nedy's accused assassin. The new jurors are Douglas So well, a 33-j ear-old airline mechanic, and Luther Dickerson, a 27-year-old chemical company executive. lie School, and his wife, Geral dine. They charged that the? TICKLED "I'm just tickled to death! The Free Press reader who found my dog called the afternoon of THE day the ad ran." Mrs.

P. Detroit OLD English Sheeo Dog. lost in vicinity of Michigan and Lonyo. Large dog, long shaggy haired male, grey and white. No tail.

Liberal reward. LU 0-0000. Folks who round up strays turn to Free Press "Lost and Found" Want Ads almost automatically to find the owner. Call 222-6800 to place your director of the State Conservation Department. Eddy said he quit because of disagreement with some of the State conservation commissioners over reorganization of the were disgraced and slandere Amusements 5-6C Ann Landers 3B Astrology IOC Auto News 5B BUlv Graham 12C Bridge IOC Business News 5-1 Comics 9-1 1C Crossword Puzzle IOC Death Notices 6C Drew Pearson 11 A Editorials 6A Feature Page 11A Movie Guide HC Names and Faces 4A Obituaries 8A Sports 1-4C Stock Markets 6-7B TV-Radio 4B Want Ads 6-9C Women' Pages 1-3B in "Peyton Place." After the day's second juror "Peyton Place" brought was accepted Judee Brown resignation takes effect April 3, taking an approximate $1,000 cut in his $17,500 salary.

He took a leave of absence from that post when he was named in 1951 to succeed the late P. J. Hoffmaster as director of the department. There has been speculation for some time that Eddy might resign or be eased out of his job. Possible successors include D.

J. Curry, deputy director Turn to Page 2A, Column 8 department he has bossed for grew expansive. Gentlemen, Mrs. Metalious wealth. The book sold more than 250,000 nearly 13 years.

ne Deamea an asiae to me THE DEPARTURE was routine with Capt. William Zeng and his crew reporting immediately afterward to Moissant's "departure control" for directions to help avoid the heavy-turbulence, rain and possibly hail. For nine minutes, Federal controllers said, the plane was in voice and radar "contact." Both were lost simultaneously copies in hard cover and well "It has become increasingly apparent that my concept of over a million in paperback. progress to date is not in ac Mrs. Metalious published sev attorneys, "let's get the jury by 5 o'clock." This was wishful thinking, he said later, but added that he Turn to Page 2A, Column 1 I eral other novels since the "Pey- cordance with the thinking of some of you," he said in letters to the seven commissioners.

Gerald E. Eddy Turn to Page 2A, Column 4 fl.