Illinois voters favor ERA in Harris poll
A UPI report says 62 percent of Illinois adults back the Equal Rights Amendment with 35 percent opposed and 3 percent unsure. The survey of 801 adults also finds 56 percent support after hearing arguments, 7 percent unsure, and 64 percent favor ERA after reading the wording.
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Ford Held Negligent in Burn Lawsuit
US District Court judge in Boston denied Ford Motor Co. a retrial in a $1 million negligence suit by James D. Elias, who suffered burns covering 75 percent of his body when his 1972 Mustang was rear-ended by a Cadillac in 1977. The jury previously awarded $1,045,000, finding Ford design flaws with the gas tank.
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Copter Crash Kills One From Norfolk Naval Air Station
A Navy SH-2F Seasprite helicopter crashed after takeoff from Norfolk Naval Air Station during a routine training mission in the Chesapeake Bay area. One crew member was killed and two injured, with identities withheld. Authorities said the cause is under investigation.
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UPI
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Tom Connor
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Italians upset over Sophia Loren arrest poll
A weekly TV magazine survey found 74 percent of Italians angry at Sophia Loren’s tax evasion arrest. Most respondents were men and the results, published Monday, also show 71 percent think President Pertini should pardon her and 64 percent say fiscal authorities were too harsh.
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FBI memo to Reagan transition tied Donovan to crime figures
An FBI memo dated Jan 12 1981 to transition counsel Fred Fielding alleged Donovan met socially with organized crime figures. The memo by Charles Monroe was not given to the Senate Labor Committee before Donovan’s Jan 11 hearing. Details surfaced as the panel later learned of withheld information and payoffs charges.
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Anthony Adamski
New York
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Ralph Picardo
New Jersey
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Justice Rehnquist hospitalized for minor surgery
Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist is in George Washington University Medical Center for minor surgery, with officials confirming only that he underwent an operation. Details including date, type of surgery, and admission remain undisclosed, and no further information about his condition was provided.
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William H. Rehnquist
Barrett McGurn
George Washington University Medical Center
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Rehnquist
Hugo V. Rizzoli
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