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Stmatra Charges Col Disks’ Mitch Adifler ‘Admitted’ Kickbacks From Songwriters Washington, Aug. 26.— Frank Sinatra teed off today against Mitch Miller, artists-and-re ; ae heme dno etone = ¥. pertcire head of Columbia Records, and in favor of ee H he eine eeecin me hlioht o legislation to bar OFUaGCaStéers LTO GW Music PUHISHIN ana Te carding firms, . : In a wire to Senator George A. Smathers (D., Fla.), Sinatra wept “I congratulate you on your courage and statesmanship fighting this battle for the public.~ of It is very comforting to know that through your efforts the U.S. Senate is taking action to prevent broadcasters from plugging the songs they own and burying the ‘songs they don’t own.” : Sinatra then charged that Mite ller “had admitted under oa \t (Continued on Page 14} zt 3 , (Continued from Page 1) recently that he took Jase Money from writers whese songs he recorded.” _ Sinatra said that in recent “tes- timony,” Miller, “the man who de- cides which songs are recorded by Columbia Recards had recently ad- mitted under oath ‘Bob Merrill would bring all the soags to me first. After the songs were a hit, I got a check from sas 7ovalties to me. It amounte or $6,00 —different checks’”” ’ #6,000 _ New York, Aug. 26.—In refuta- tion to Frank Sinatra’s char Sy itch Miller tonight stated: “Sinatra has taken isolated per- ons of my testimony and has pot em together in a manner t#at istorts completely the nature of my testimony.” . “ "2IZEIL ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HORELY TS UNCLASSIF | SEARCHED... INDEXED. SERIALIZED. #7CA FILED. LEA. , “> r Paehoe ANGELES (eon #14} x le