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Show U.S. Grand Jury Begins Probe of Coster Swindle NEW YORK. Jan. S (UP) A apeoial federal grand Jury wa worn in today to hear testimony which Inveetigator hoped would throw light on the method by by which PhlHp Muafra, notortoua windier, kited the aaaet of Mo-Keeaon Mo-Keeaon A Robblna, Inc.. by 111.-000.000 111.-000.000 during the yeara ha poaed aa "K. Donald Coaler," the drug oompany prealdent. Beoauee of the time required to organise the grand Jury, which I expected to devote It Um ex-clualvtly ex-clualvtly during the next three month to the McKeeaon A Rob-bin Rob-bin Inquiry, only two wltneuea war to be questioned today. Hector J. Dowd, deputy regional administrator of tha federal securities se-curities and exchange commie-aion, commie-aion, waa called to tell what tha SEC haa learned In Ita Investigation Investi-gation of th drug scandal, which involved Philip Muaica three brother Arthur, George and Robert alao executives of tha firm under false namea. The other witness waa John McGioon. comptroller of McKea-son McKea-son at Robblna. who was Coster's neighbor at Fairfield, Conn, where tha exposed ax-convict committed suicide December 1. MeUloon wa on of the firat of the) drug firm' executives to look into tha bogu crude drug department depart-ment ktst fall whan suspicion was directed to it |