No. 79-4194. Argued and Submitted January 14, 1981. Decided June 18, 1981. Lee Loevinger, Washington, D.C., argued for defendants-appellants; Hogan Hartson, Washington, D.C., Janet F. Bentley, Thelen, Marrin, Johnson Bridges, San Francisco, Cal., on brief. William D. Coston, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SKOPIL and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge. Honorable William G. East,
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