Poll finds broad support for Sandra O Connor as first woman justice
An AP NBC poll shows 65 percent approve of President Reagan's pick Sandra O Connor for the Supreme Court, with 6 percent opposition and 29 percent unsure. Support spans parties and ideologies though ERA and abortion views split slightly. hearings in September.
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Prisoner freed after 29 years in system mixup at Chester County
Emmanuel Treadway, 46, left Chester County Prison after a 29 year ordeal in which he was treated as a defective delinquent and never convicted. Public defender Kalmbach had pressed for his release since 1977 while Warden Frame helped place him in a nursing home job and apartment. The case raises questions about the system’s handling of his welfare and readiness for life outside.
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Reagan to release four F-16s to Israel after raid probe
Washington plans to announce today at the State Department that four F-16 fighter bombers will be released to Israel. The delay followed Israel’s use of US built planes in the June 7 raid on a nearly finished Iraqi nuclear reactor. Delaying the planes was a rebuke and a bid to calm Arab critics while a broader package, including six other F-16s, moves forward. In Atlanta, Wayne Williams faces grand jury questions over the murder of Nathaniel Cater as prosecutors weigh indictment.
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Chapman moved to Bellevue psychiatric unit after jail threats
New York officials said Mark David Chapman, 26, who confessed to killing John Lennon, has been transferred to Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric unit from Rikers Island after threatening to kill guards and physicians and smashing a television. He also attempted to flood his cell as correction officials reported.
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House approves record $136 billion military authorization
The House passed a record 136 billion defense authorization with a 354 to 63 vote, clearing a logjam of amendments. The bill lets the Pentagon earmark funds for 1982 procurement, operations and maintenance, and research and development, exceeding the current year by about 25 billion and approaching Reagan administration goals.
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Secret ballots cast in historic Polish party leadership vote
Polish communists held secret ballots to elect a new Polish Communist Party leadership at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw. Delegates numbering 1955 voted in under 80 minutes with hand counting to continue, as the 200 member central committee replaces most of the outgoing 140 member body. Stanislaw Kania fought to keep his chair amid a tense power shift.
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Wendy Williams charged with assault at Lake Michigan beach
Punk singer Wendy Williams was arrested in Lynwood Illinois on an assault and battery charge after a photographer said she attacked him while he tried to photograph her jogging on a Lake Michigan beach. She posted a $300 bond and denied intent to injure.
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Tarzan the Ape Man injunction denied by appeals court
A federal appeals court refused to block MGM from releasing Tarzan the Ape Man starring Bo Derek as Jane. The 2nd U.S. Circuit upheld a district ruling allowing the July 24 nationwide release after MGM spent 2.5 million on promotion. Edgar Rice Burroughs family had argued the remake violated their pact.
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Health group says sterilization abuse continues in Medicaid
Public Citizen Health Research Group urges stronger federal policing as states reportedly violate informed consent rules for sterilizations. The letter cites 111000 Medicaid sterilizations in 1980, including 31000 hysterectomies, across states like California and Georgia and urges audits and stricter reporting for federal reimbursement.
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