I.T.T. AIDE DENIES SHE WROTE MEMO CITED AT HEARING
ITT lobbyist D D Beard issues statement from Denver hosp branding memo published by J Anderson and attributed to her as ‘hoax’ and ‘forgery'; statement is issued simultaneously in Washington by Sen Scott and Beard atty D W Fleming; Beard repts she prepared memo to ITT vp W R Merriam on Repub conv plans but says Anderson memo is not hers; says she is ready to testify from bedside any time and has ‘done nothing to be ashamed of'; says whole US Govt is victim of fraud; Anderson calls Beard statement ‘bizarre and blatant and incredible lie'; insists Beard previously authenticated document; atty Fleming repts Beard was upset upon learning that Sen Judiciary subcom would not be coming to Denver on Mar 20 to int her; says he thinks decision to stay away is pol and made to string out hearings as embarrassment to Nixon Adm; Sen Eastland repts postponement of trip is made because Sens are needed to vote on const amendment; says trip may be made later in wk of Mar 20; ITT repts that 2 members of Washington office, J V Horner and B A Goodrich, were present when Anderson asst B Hume presented memo to Beard for her authentification during which meeting she said she would swear memo was not hers if not for penciled initial beside her typed name; illus of memo; Sen Kennedy holds if Mrs Beard's allegations of forgery are proved true ITT officials who have been in constant contact with her have done disservice to Amer people and Kleindienst by withholding material which flatly contradicts sworn testimony before com
