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...Traynor gave California another first when he ruled in People v. Riser that prosecutors ordinarily must allow defendants to "discover" (examine) evidence to be used against them at the trial. Characteristically, Traynor went on to enlarge the discovery privileges of prosecutors in 1961 (Jones v. Superior Court). Today, California probably tops all other states in liberal discovery rules. To deny such access, says Traynor, is "to lose sight of the true purpose of a criminal trial, to discover the facts...
Chrysler and General Motors set historic highs during the week, and Ford came within an inch of its alltime peak. Many companies that sell to the automakers-in steel, copper, rubber, glass -also jumped smartly. Another fast riser was Du Pont (up 17 points, to 276), which still holds 23 million shares of G.M. stock...
...production and staging stifled the opera's already limited action. A circular riser in the center of the stage grossly limited any movement and all poses became lifelessly statuesque, the acting of an overblown Christmas pageant...
...that Capablanca never dreamed of, bumptious U.S. Chess ChampionBobby Fischer, 19, invoked the majesty of the law against former Champion Samuel Reshevsky, 50, himself an ex-boy wonder. Having defaulted a 16-game series with Reshevsky last summer by disdaining to show up for an 11 a.m. match, Late-Riser Fischer sued for resumption of the competition lest ''his reputation as the most skillful and proficient chess player in the U.S. be irreparably damaged and tarnished...
...into New York's Hospital for Special Surgery. Doctors tried a delicate spinal fusion. It failed, and Kennedy contracted a near-fatal staphylococcus infection. Another operation four months later was successful, and novocain treatments broke the cycle of muscle spasms. The President still must wear a quarter-inch riser in the heel of his left shoes and sneakers, and a small brace to support his back muscles...