A BILL TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY UNDER ALL LAWS
OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

39-394 O

MARCH 20, 21, AND JULY 2, 1968

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1970

JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas, Chairman

ROMAN L. HRUSKA, Nebraska
HUGH SCOTT, Pennsylvania
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina

CONTENTS

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Text of S. 1760__

"In Cold Blood," editorial, Washington Post, March 20, 1968.

DiSalle, Hon. Michael V., former Governor, State of Ohio, chairman,

National Committee To Abolish the Federal Death Penalty-

Duffy, Clinton T., former warden at San Quentin.........

Bennett, James V., former Director, Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department

of Justice___.

Lyons, Douglas, chairman, Citizens Against Legalized Murder.

Hale, Rev. Phale D., member of Ohio House of Representatives_

Williams, Hon. G. Mennen, former Governor, State of Michigan.

Radzinowicz, Prof. Leon Wolfson, professor of criminology and director,

Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge..

Hansen, Philip, attorney general of the State of Utah

Sellin, Prof. Thorsten, emeritus professor of sociology, University of

Pennsylvania_ _ _

Clark, Hon. Ramsey, the Attorney General of the United States.

Speiser, Lawrence, director, Washington office, American Civil Liberties

Union_..

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McKeldin, Hon. Theodore R., former Governor, State of Maryland.

Moors, William R., associate minister, Cedar Lane Presbyterian Church,

Bethesda, Md.......

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Unitarian statement..

111

Rosenblum, Frank, Amalgamated Clothing Workers

111

Samueson, Dr. Glenn W., associate professor of sociology, West Chester

State College, West Chester, Pa____

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Sheedy, Rev. Charles E., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.

Wagner, Paul A., on behalf of International Union UAW__

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West, Dr. Louis Jolyon, Department of Psychiatry, University of Okla-

homa Medical Center__

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Burns, Hon. John A., Governor of the State of Hawaii_

"Capital Punishment," a study report issued by the board of social
ministry, Lutheran Church of America_

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"High Cost of Death," Renewal, February 1, 1963.

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Speech by the Prime Minister of Canada, Right Hon. L. B. Pearson,

November 16, 1967__

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Statement on capital crimes under the New York law, prepared by the

New York Committee To Abolish Capital Punishment..

Capital punishment: pro and con arguments, Legislative Reference Service,

Library of Congress...

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"Executions Under State Authority," January 20, 1864-August 10, 1966,

compiled by Negley K. Teeters, visiting professor of sociology, Hartwick

College, and Charles J. Zibulka_

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Death row population as of January 1, 1968.

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"The Death Penalty," New York, January 2, 1968--

"Death in Court," the Economist, September 30, 1967-

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"Not Too Young To Die," Washington, D.C., Star, March 2, 1968-

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"Taking Life," editorial, Washington Post, February 19, 1968.

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