Powell's Resignation Boosts Reagan's Key Judicial Appointment
Justice Lewis Powell, a pivotal swing vote on the Supreme Court for 15 years, resigns effective immediately, paving President Reagan to nominate a replacement. Powell cites health and family reasons, and the White House expects a nominee next week with Senate confirmation needed.
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Delaware
Bruce Fein
Conservative Heritage Foundation
Texaco Inc
Texas
Pennzoil Co
Ted Williams
William Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Vatican Meets Waldheim Sparks Jewish Outcry and Moral Debate
Pope John Paul II received Kurt Waldheim in a guarded Vatican audience amid Jewish protests over Waldheim’s Nazi era record. Vatican officials cited diplomatic protocol for the Vienna visit in 1983 and pressure from Austria, while critics say the meeting signals a moral compromise that clashes with Catholic anti antisemitism stances and Waldheim’s claim to peace efforts.
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Ten Dollar Dog Food Debt for Tammy and Jimmy Bakker
The piece recounts sympathy for Tammy Bakker as she laments the loss of two St Bernard dogs given away by Jerry Falwell’s group to cover debts. It notes the costs of feeding big dogs, estimates yearly totals, and questions how funds were raised on TV. The tone mixes satire with concern.
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Chicago
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Countering Propaganda From The Left In Nicaragua Debate
A guest editorial notes a campaign by a pro Contra group to counter leftist portrayal of the Contras as mercenary and violent. It describes the National Center for Public Policy Research issuing talking point cards and detailing aims to balance an already one sided U S public debate on Nicaragua.
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Eye Street N. E
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North demands public testimony on hostage release duties
In a Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece Col Oliver North urges that his testimony be heard directly by the public. He cites a 1868 code mandating the President to act to free unjustly imprisoned Americans and questions why such statements did not become banner headlines in major outlets.
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