The arm and torch, closed nearly a century ago over structural concerns, should not be reopened.
The district attorney in Collin County, John R. Roach, has said that the case should not be reopened in light of the gravity of those crimes and Mr. Hood's delay in pursuing rumors of the affair.
Sudan says a Darfur peace deal it signed with one of the rebel factions in May 2006 should not be reopened to address the concerns of rebels, who have since split into more than a dozen factions.
Buckingham Palace and then home secretary, Michael Howard, were consulted and both the Queen and the minister were in "full agreement" with the church authorities that matter should not be reopened.
Dennis Laycraft, executive vice president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association in Calgary, said that from a scientific point of view there was no reason why the border should not be reopened to live cattle younger than 30 months.
The request follows a similar call by Representative Sue W. Kelly, who said last week that the plant should not be reopened until the N.R.C. completes a planned inspection later this month.
