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...behind the technical arguments and inquire into the spirit and purpose of the Constitution, the impropriety becomes unmistakable. On few other points in the Constitutional Convention were the framers in such complete accord as on the necessity of protecting judges from every kind of extraneous influence upon their decisions. The only important dis-agreement in this connection was whether Congress should not be forbidden even to increase the salaries of the judges during their term in office, lest the possibility of such action stand as a temptation to curry Congressional favor. In the moving phrasing of those times, the purpose...
...other points in the Constitutional Convention," Hart added, "were the framers in such complete accord as on the necessity of protecting judges from every kind of extraneous influence on their decisions. The purpose was to make the judges 'as independent as the lot of humanity will permit.' Governor Warren can not possibly have this independence if his every vote, indeed, his every question from the bench, is subject to the possibility of inquiry in later committee hearings and floor debates to determine his fitness to continue in judicial office...
TIME, June 1, carried a picture of the Pentagon chiefs saluting the colors. Three of them [in civilian dress] are rendering the salute strictly in accord with Section 5 of Public Law 829 (commonly referred to as the flag law). This . . . states in part: "... When not in uniform, men should remove the headdress with the right hand, holding it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Men without hats should salute in the same manner...
...desire for bases on the Dardanelles, spoke only of a friendly solution to the Dardanelles problem. The Turkish government was reported ready to participate in a conference for revision of the Montreux Convention, provided all signatories and the United States were invited. Meanwhile, Turkish and Russian governments reached accord for joint irrigation of the Igdir valley on the Russo-Turkish border. As in Austria, the Russians had carried on their negotiations in secret after a special delegation of top Turkish military and political figures attended Stalin's funeral...
...Robert Hall, Yale athletic director who resigned last week. Hall had been Chairman of the NCAA Committee which formed the TV blackout policy. "Since Mr. Hall resigned from our policy committee which decided to break with the NCAA TV program, we can safely assume that he wasn't in accord with its decision," O'Hearn said...