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Deposition of Jl Bacon (CPC) on 730515 in Jackson,Mi.Pp 1, 220-23 & 250-1.JC Pollock Affidavit & Certificate of Svc Encl
ML19329E683
Person / Time
Site: Midland
Issue date: 05/15/1973
From: Aymond A
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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AFFIDAVIT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, SS:

James C. Pollock, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is an attorney for Coldwater, Grand Haven, Holland, Traverse City, and Zeeland Michigan, the Michigan Municipal Elec-tric Association, the Northern Michigan Electric Cooperative and the Wolverine Electric Cooperative; and that as such he has signed the foregoing Application for Subpoena and attachments for and on behalf of said party; that he is authorized by Coldwater, Grand Haven, Holland, Traverse City, and Zeeland, Michigan, the Michigan Municipal Electric Association, the Northern Michigan Electric Cooperative and the Wolverine Electric Cooperative so to do; that he has read said Application for Subpoena and attachments and is familiar with the contents thereof; and that the matters and things .

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Subscribed and sworn to before me l this 24th day of January, 1974.

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Nptpryp Public My Commission expires Septembe,r 30, 1974.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this 24th day of January, I 1974, served the foregoing Application for Subpoena and attachments the by mailing copies first class postage prepaid to counsel at I

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Mr. Frank W. Karas, Chief Joseph J. Saunders, Esq.

Department of Justice Public Proceedings Branch Office of the Secretary Antitrust Division Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D.C. 20530 l'

Washington, D.C . 20545 Harold P. Graves, Esq.

Wallace E. Brand, Esq.

VP & General Counsel Consumers Power Co. Antitrust Public Counsel 212 West Michigan Ave. Post Office Box 7513 Jackson, Michigan 49201 Washington, D.C. 20044 William Warfield Ross, Esq. Dr. J. Ve in Leeds, Jr.

Wald, Harkrader & Ross P.O. Box 941 1320-19th St., N.W. Houston, Texas 77001 Washington, D.C. 20036 Hugh K. Clark, Esq.

Joseph Rubberg, Esq. P.O. Box 127A 1 Atomic Energy Commission Kennedyville, Md. 21645 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, Maryland Robert J. Verdisco, Esq.

Counsel for AEC Regulatory

.Jerome Garfinkel, Esq. Staff Chairman, Atomic Safety & U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Licensing Board Washington, D.C. 20545 Atomic Energy-Commission Washington, D.C. 20545 Mr. James B. Falahee, General Attorney i

Abraham Braitman, Chief Consumers Power Company Office of Antitrust & 212 . West Michigan Avenue Indemnity Jcckson, Michigan 49201 Atomic, Energy Commission Washington,.D.C. 20545

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U.C. Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D .C . 20036 Washington, D.C. 20545 C04-James CT Pollock January 24, 1974 Law Offices Of:

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