Word: holifield
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...subcommittee concluded that the nation could and would survive-and the extent of survival would depend directly on the number of preparations made in advance. Inexpensive but effective civil defense-of which the U.S. now has practically none-"would save tens of millions of human lives," said Chairman Holifield. If every American family built its own basement shelter, added OCDM, atom deaths would be cut by 12 million and injuries by another 12 million. (OCDM is now distributing 50 million books showing how to construct a do-it-yourself shelter for $175.) Furthermore, said Military Evaluations Chief Walter E. Strope...
Shortly after, California's Democratic Representative Chet Holifield tangled with McCone. Holifield had read a draft of AEC's plan two days earlier, and while McCone was testifying, he issued a press release criticizing the AEC's plan as "inadequate" and "pitifully small." When a copy of the release was handed to McCone while he was still on the stand, he grew red with anger, waved it in the air, cried: "I just don't know why I am here, Mr. Chairman. I find that Mr. Holifield had a press release all printed and written...
Rayburn just let things simmer, then last week he allowed the senior insurgent, California's eight-term Chet Holifield, to enter his office and raise the rules question. Then he gave the answer: No. With little more than the whimper of a face-saving press release, the Democratic revolt curled up and died...
...roadblock to faster reactor progress, said Murray, is the fear of some private utilities that Government reactors (such as those proposed in the Gore-Holifield bill now pending before Congress) would lead to an "atomic TVA." As a way out, Murray suggested that Congress might direct AEC to build some full-scale reactors adjoining AEC plants, thus avoid competing with private power as they would if they were scattered throughout the U.S. At week's end it looked as though some such middle way might have to be found to get the reactor program in high gear-or Congress...
...speed U.S. efforts, Gore and Democratic Representative Chet Holifield of California are pushing the Gore-Holifield bill (8-2725 and HR-10805), directing the Federal Government to build six full-scale atomic power plants in different regions of the U.S. Gore says his proposal is "simply a matter of getting the job done as quickly as possible." Actually it raises the old issue of public v. private power in a new form. If the bill should become law, private industry would be pushed aside and public atomic power would be strategically located in six choice areas. Moreover, operating under...