Senator says damaging Fortas evidence withheld
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. John J. Williams, one of Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas' most severe critics, said yesterday Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell had planted an "inference" that he had additional damaging information about Fortas' activities.
If so, he said, Mitchell should make it public so Fortas could reply.
He noted the inference that the Justice Department had additional evidence which might go beyond the question of impropriety on Fortas' part to the question of illegal activities—with which he has not been publicly charged in the furor surrounding him.
Williams took note of Mitchell's announcement that he had given "certain information" to Chief Justice Earl Warren in a secret meeting last week.
"In fairness to Justice Fortas this inference of additional charges should not be left hanging in abeyance," Williams told the Senate.
Fortas, who has refused comment beyond a brief statement confirming he accepted and returned the fee, abruptly cancelled a scheduled speech last night before the first
Pre-Med Day soon to occur
Students at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City have scheduled a Pre-Med Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Student Union and Battenfeld Auditorium at the Medical Center.
Pre-Med Day, sponsored by the Student American Medical Association (SAMA), will include featured speaker Ed Martin, national president of SAMA.
Other highlights include tours of the Medical Center, a movie about the making of a doctor and small group meetings.
Charles Paxson, secretary of KU SAMA and chairman of the pre-med committee, said undergraduates, even those undecided upon a medical career, are welcome to attend Pre-Med Day.
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circuit judicial conference at New Castle, N.H. There was no immediate explanation for his last-minute move.
Sen. Joseph D. Tydings, D-Md., who was one of Fortas' staunchest supporters for Chief Justice, called a news conference and demanded that Fortas resign.
Tydings said if the Justice Department had evidence of "wrong doing" on the part of Fortas it should present it to a
"I believe the Fortas situation has deteriorated beyond recall," he said. "I have concluded that no explanation at this point can remedy the damage which has been done to the court and our entire judicial system."
grand jurv.
Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr., D-N.C., a foe of Fortas in last year's debate, told the Senate that neither the President nor the Supreme Court have the right to seek Fortas' removal from the Supreme Court. Ervin is a former state supreme court justice and one of the Senate's constitutional experts.
Ervin pointedly reminded the Senate that the Constitution "confers no role on the President in matters of removal" and gives no role to the Supreme Court. It permits impeachment by the House and trial by the Senate for "treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
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