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cc NGTON CITY NEWS SERY ACE \ ° SUPREME 'COURT OFFICIALS TODAY WERE CONSIDERING ASKING CONGRESS TO PERMIT THE RETURN OF A RETIRED JUSTICE TO THE BENCH SO THAT A FINAL *DECISION CAN BE REACHED IN THE 1 WAR CONTRACT CASE AGAINST BETHLEKEM SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION IF SUCH A MOVE IS MADE, THE COURT FOR A SHORT TIME WOULD HAVE 10 ACTIVE JUSTICES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE CIVIL WAR DAYS. THE REASON FOR CONSIDERING SUCH ACTION IS THAT CHIEF JUSTICE STONE AND JUSTICES ROBERTS AND MURPHY HAVE DISQUALIFIED THEMSELVES FROM SITTING IN JUDGMENT ON THE LITIGATION, AND JUSTICE JACKSON JS LIKELY. TO TAKE SIMILAR ACTION. THUS, A QUORUM OF SIX PROBABLY WILL NOT BE OBTAINABLE WITHOUT EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES. VETERAN COURT ATTACHES BELIEVE THE SITUATION IS WITHOUT PRECEDENT. ~ IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO STONE WHEN HE RETURNS TO THE COURT IN OCTOBERe AN ALTERNATIVE REMEDY WOULD BE LEGISLATION TEMPORARILY MAKING FIVE _ A QUORUM FOR THE COURT. : \ 8/2T~-BO1TA , 4 1 1 {