v3482-973

No. 22492

IN THE UNITED STATES COUBT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY,

a corporation.

Appellant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Appellee '^^^-

OM APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

f6k WE CEtftftAL bl^tRiCT OF California

BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES AS APPELLEE

CLYDE 0. MARTZ,

AaBJstant Attorney General .

ym. MATTHEW BYRNE, JR ,

United States Attorney .

Loa Angeleg. California. 90012 .

THOMAS H. COLBIAN,

Aaaistant United States Attorney .

Loa Angeles. CaUfomia. 90012 .

^ I LmEL) RAYMOND N. ZAGONE,

JACQUES B. GELIN,

JUL 8 ,968 ^ '^t^ltl^'.T^'llid' ^"''' '

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