March 5, 1969

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astronauts twice give combined vehicle rough ride by swiveling nozzle of main rocket engine as it fires to prove that linkup is firm; ships remain securely linked; thrust engine fired to move craft into higher orbital path with 314-mi apogee and 125-mi perigee; flight dir Kranz says flight controllers have reptd continuing failure of pressure sensor on main rocket's fuel tanks and faulty sensor in liquid oxygen tank; says over-all performance of spacecraft is excellent

B Maksik, owner of Town & Country Club, which closed in '68, testifies that he hired SGS Assocs, headed by C Gambino, on advice of J Gulmi to prevent stealing by employes and 'solve labor problems', SIC hearings on criminal infiltration of legitimate businesses; SIC says Gulmi, who has not been located by subpoena servers, was able to get nightclub supply contracts for several Mafia-controlled cos; Maksik holds Gulmi had connections in IRS that enabled him to get advance information about tax claims against businessmen, admits he lied in '61 to Fed investigators about incident involving Gulmi; Hotel and Restaurant Employes Local 164 officers A R Amodeo and T Sabatino questioned about Gulmi's influence in transfer of $350,000 of union's welfare funds to Mfrs Hanover Trust; admit knowing Gulmi; Sabatino says funds were switched to help Gulmi's friend F Signorelli

NYC Investigations Dept, probing investment of city pension funds in mortgages by Controller Procaccino's office, questions granting of $2.15-million mortgage on Williamsburgh South garden apt development, Clifton, because of involvement of Procaccino's law sec R Malang; also finds irregularities in ownership of property, mortgage rate and basis of city's appraisal; also finds 1 of owners has possible links to underworld and other partners reptdly are dubious credit risks; Malang says he withdrew from participation in venture to avoid conflict of interest