The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-10

applicants, and render a decision. The
Commissioners moved to eliminate
this slower, but traditional procedure.
Meantime, Twas new chairman,
General Herbert Vogel, is being
criticized by IVA supporters, ac-
cording to Citizens for IVA, for
allegedly suppressing from the
joint Committee on Atomic Energy
the formal, written position of the
Dixon-Yates contract.
Vogel appeared before the Joint
Committee to testify in favor of the
Dixon Yates contract with only a one
page statement on the controversial
contract of approximately 200 pages.
He admitted that variance of opin-
ion existed among TWAS board men,
bers, but did not submit the written
opinion of the majority.
Rep. Chef Holifield later said he
had been given to understand that
Vogel had the IVA majority opinion
five days prior to his appearance and
that he wanted the General called
back. However, the committee voted
to waive the 30-day waiting period
for the contract before Vogel could
be returned to the witness stand.
IVA directors, DR.. Harry Curtis
and DR.. Raymond Patty, in their ma
jority report declared, at has been
accepted from the beginning of the
public discussion of the Dixon Yates
proposal that this is not the most
economical way to supply the loads
in the IVA area, and that additions
of capacity to the IVA system would
produce power at lower cost +.
"The AEC-TVA negotiations have
now been in progress for two months.
IVA has developed and proposed to
Acc basis for handling the Dixon
: Yates power. The Acc representa-
tives have indicated that their views
are quite different. Acc understand
ably would like to minimize the adj
verse impact of the Dixon Yates pow
er on it's cost. 1t remains to be seen
whether some way can be found to
reduce Aces cost to any extent with
out adding to TWAS costs. We do
not know whether further progress
will be rapid or slow. Nor can it be
finally established meanwhile, wheth-
er IVA and the consumers of IVA
power will be adversely affected or
lot."
Other developments in the Dixon
Yates battle, which is now moved to
he Securities and Exchange Com
mission, included the following:
Rural electric leaders will appear
efore the SEC in opposition to
Dixon Yates application for issuance
nd sale of common stock in their
ewest Observation-Disclosures Valley
Company.
Joseph Volpe, Jr., filed brief
with SEC, in behalf of Governor
Frank Clement of Tennessee, and
three municipalities = Memphis,
Chattanooga and Cookeville, rails
ing Substantial doubts" about the
legality of the Dixon Yates con-
tract. The brief asked whether, in
the light of such doubts, the approx
ais requested can properly be CIV
en-" Among the legal questions
raised were: Whether the Gore
to the Atomic Energy
Act of 1854, concerning tax reim-
bursements, was not violated;
the Joint Committee had
the legal authority to waive the
3O-day waiting period while Con-
gress was not in session; and,
the contract complies with
the Atomic Energy Act, which
'pecifies that such contracts must
upply Replacement" power to
IVA.
Dir. William F. Libby, former Uni
,rsity of Chicago scientist, was con-
rmed by the Senate for membership
| the Atomic Energy Commission.
N. Estes Kefauver (Tenn.), earlier,
ID voiced temporary objection to
bby's appointment because Libby
d voiced approval of the Dixon
ates contract.