Liston To Be Investigated

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30196, 30 July 1963, Page 13

Liston To Be Investigated

(N Z.P. A. -Reuter—Copyright)

WASHINGTON, July 28. Senator Estes Kefauver said today he would investigate heavy-weight champion Sonny Liston's new business organisation. Senator Kefauver said the investigation would not be as extensive as those held by the United States Senate's Anti-trust and Monopoly Sub-committee in 1960 and 1961. He is the subcommittee's chairman.

“The new investigation will just bring us up to date.” he said.

He said he planned to confer with the AttorneyGeneral. Mr Robert Kennedy to discuss the creation of a Federal Boxing Commissioner in a special section of the Justice Department. Senator Kefauver said an investigation before the end of the present Congressional

session will look into mandatory return bouts in contracts of professional fighters Senator Kefauver said the investigation would determine whether rematching arrangements forcing the same fighters back into the ring tended to violate anti-trust or monopoly regulations. Liston last week was named president of Intercontinental Promotions, Inc., in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. The move makes Liston a corporation, subjecting his income to corporate, rather than personal, Federal income taxes. Liston owns 47 per cent, of the corporation stock. “We just want to find out all about the new organisation,” Senator Kefauver said. In Denver. Colorado. Liston appeared briefly at a civil rights demonstration. He expressed his good wishes to the demonstrators with a grin and a wave of his hand

Liston appeared as more than 100 demonstrators formed up for a march to the post office to mail letters urging Congressional support of President Kennedy’s civil rights legislation. The champion, who arrived 15 minutes late, waved and smiled in response to his introduction and received an ovation. He led marchers out of the park before returning to his home. Stoppage (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright> SYDNEY, July 29 About 300 workers employed on the controversial “sails” section of the Sydney Opera House went on strike today.