McKeon Brands Charges By Wagner 'a Vicious Lie'; McKeon Brands 'Lulu' Charges by Wagner 'a Vicious Lie' and Denies Offering a Judgeship for Travia
McKeon calls Wagner charges 'vicious lie,' SIC hearing; illus; says he and 'host of innocent bystanders' have been 'sullied' by Wagner's 'splash'; says charges are hearsay backed only by Jones; denies he mentioned doubling Codes chmnship lulu but admits mentioning lulu; in later int, he softens attack on Wagner; calls him victim of misleading information; refuses to speculate on Jones's motives; rejects Wagner suggestion that he resign; English testifies that Jones told Albany meeting that Wagner needed to save face by picking Sen leader; concedes McKeon talked about chmnships and lulus but insists there was no suggestion of bribe; in later int, he defends meeting; charges Jones sold Wagner 'bill of goods' and should resign; Bronston testimony contradicts Wagner testimony that he and Wagner discussed double lulu; Palmer testifies; Crangle testifies Jones told meeting that if fight continued, he (Wagner) would be able to fight bosses again; Erway testifies Zaretzki asked him in Dec if he would consider him for Codes chmn; Zaretzki testifies he never sought nor was offered chmnship; Reprs Ryan and Farbstein deny they backed HR delegation proposal
