05/04/1977
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"I have asked the local Judicial Nomination Commission to recommend candidates for the seat now held by Judge Halleck."
"I think that the nuclear power plants have demonstrated themselves to be safe."
"I feel it is binding on me to carry those commitments out."
"I certainly wouldn't want to associate myself with the statement that Jim Eastland is an anomaly or an anachronism that needs to be purged."