OConnor confirmed to the Supreme Court by 99 to 0 vote
The Senate confirmed Sandra Day O'Connor as associate justice by a 99 to 0 vote. She will take the oath Friday and becomes the first woman on the court. President Reagan is to attend the ceremony as praise for her fills the chamber.
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Sandra Day O’connor
United States Supreme Court
Max Baucus
D-Mont
O’connor
Supreme Court
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Judge O’connor
Capitol
George Bush
William French Smith
Arizona Court of Appeals
Joseph R. Biden Jr
D-Del
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Senate Judiciary Committee
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Jesse Helms
Rn.c
Judiciary Committee
Helms
United States
Sandra Day O'Connor
Capitol Steps
O'Connor
Dennis DeConcini
Hostages Could Get 5550 Each Under Commission Plan
A presidential commission urged tax free payments of 12.50 per day for each of 52 hostages released after 444 days in Iran. The proposed benefit totals about 5550 per hostage and would extend to earlier captives, with no limit on medical benefits and higher damage claims. The report presses congressional approval and outlines related policy recommendations.
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Iran
Congress
Vietnam
U.S
N-plant gets test go ahead at Diablo Canyon
Diablo Canyon operators win NRC permission to begin testing at the California plant while protests resist access. PG E officials expect loading to start soon as about 300 demonstrators are arrested and Gov Brown seeks federal court reversal over seismic and safety concerns.
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Calif
Diablo Canyon
Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
California
Edmund Brown
Brown
NRC
Pg&e
Dick Davin
Davin
Avila
Reagan farm policy seen as all negative by Manatt
Charles Manatt, former Iowa Democrat, now DNC chair, criticizes Ronald Reagan’s farm program as uniformly negative. He cites his view after nine months in office and links it to party strategy as he weighs the administration’s agricultural moves.
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Charles Manatt
Ronald Reagan
Los Angeles
Chicago
Audubon
Iowa State University
Reagan Agriculture Program
Democratic Party
Modern gadgets improve toasting with automatic pop
A nostalgic note contrasts old toasters with modern devices that eject burned toast automatically, highlighting convenience. The fragment suggests progress in kitchen tech from manual prying to automatic release.
Sampsons faces mess after grocery horse race win glitch
In Fairfield Maine a Sampsons contest intended two $1,000 weekly winners spiraled into dozens of claimed prizes. Cecil Wilson of Augusta says the chain is on the hot seat as officials work to resolve why many cards showed winners.
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New England
Sampson's
Maine
New Hampshire
Cecil Wilson
Sampson’s
Augusta
Sampson
Fairfield
Toma effective survey finds drug lecture impact
Washington High School seniors Robyn Griggs and Andrew Notvetzke report in the Washington High School Surveyor that Dave Toma lectures reduced most students' experimentation with drugs and alcohol. The survey of 1150 students shows declines in alcohol marijuana and other drugs since 1980 with notable impact on students who had not yet used substances.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Toma
Washington High School
Robyn Griggs
Andrew Notvetzke
Griggs
Toma
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