Judges Demand End to Convict Parade in Chessman Case
Federal Ninth Circuit judges urged Congress to curb habeas corpus reviews that let convicted felon Daryl Chessman appeal to lower federal courts. They backed a Senate bill to remove such cases from federal jurisdiction after state appeals are exhausted, calling Chessman a national scandal. Denman cited Chessman’s repeated attempts to delay execution and pressed for a shift to the Supreme Court after state remedies render exhausted.
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Supreme Court
Polio Vaccine Clearance Committee Meets in Washington
The advisory committee on clearance of Salk polio vaccine supplies assembled in Washington for a meeting that could approve the first shipments since June 6. A Public Health Service spokesman stated he could not anticipate any decisions at the session.
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WPI
Public Health Service
Senate Urges Follow Up On Dixon-Yates Power Fight
Senate leaders and President Kennedy officials urge halting the Dixon-Yates project as Memphis eyes its own plant. Kefauver and other Tennessee lawmakers push cancellation while Memphis and West Memphis officials weigh the cost of canceling a 140 million dollar federal contract.
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Contract cancellation framed as small cost by Holifield
The report notes Holifield describing the contract cancellation as a small cost. It mentions Dixon-Yates utility Roth under a contract with the AEC, with Senate and House Atomic Energy Committee activity. A 167 million dollar plant at West is referenced, with less than one million dollars at Memphis.
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Dixon-Yates
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House Atomic Energy Committee
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Memphis
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