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Capitol bill aids indigent defendants in federal court
Capitol commentary notes House passage of H. R. 7457 to provide legal counsel for about 10 000 federally charged defendants annually who cannot afford lawyers. The speaker cites Maryland’s state system as effective and calls justice not for sale while urging quick Senate approval and presidential signature. Also announced is the Star-Spangled Banner sesquicentennial commission plan and a commemorative Key Medal with funds supporting a Maryland memorial. urbanization problems in Maryland discussed at Baltimore meeting, urging careful planning as population and city growth outpace infrastructure.
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