Hearings set on high court for OConnor nomination
United Press International reports the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled Sept. 9-11 for hearings on Sandra Day OConnor to become the first woman on the Supreme Court. Reagan announced her nomination July 7. she would replace retired Justice Potter Stewart and, if confirmed, make the court's history.
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Banks back to boot beat
Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks returns to school at age 50 enrolling Friday at Harry S. Truman College in Chicago for a bachelor’s degree in marketing and finance to advance his banking career. He is vice president in charge of commercial loans at Bank of Ravenswood and remains affiliated with the Cubs in a limited role.
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NBC hires former players as NFL analysts and hosts Telethon
Rocky Bleier George Kunz and Jim Turner join NBCs NFL broadcast team as analysts. Patty Duke Aston and John Astin will co host Jerry Lewiss Labor Day muscular dystrophy Telethon.
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Yoko Ono Calls for global donations to re-landscape Central Park
Open letter to Mayor Koch seeks plants rocks and stones from world leaders to re-landscape 2 acres of New York City's Central Park in memory of John Lennon. She suggests moonstones and Martian pebbles to symbolize broad universe in the tribute.
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City to name area Strawberry Fields after Lennon song
The city designates the area where Miss Ono and Lennon last walked together before his Dec 8 death as Strawberry Fields, honoring John Lennon's song. The plan ties the site to Lennon's memory and the couple's final moment there.
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Brady renews his recovery after fourth operation
Washington UPI reports White House press secretary James Brady remains alert and in good spirits as he resumes a slow recovery from his head wound. Doctors say Brady is in good condition after his fourth surgery since the March 30 shooting during President Reagan's assassination attempt.
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Defense pleads for Chapman in Lennon murder case
In New York, defense lawyers pressed for leniency as Mark David Chapman, now admitting guilt to second degree murder, claimed devils compelled him and God urged confession. Psychiatric testimony described him as paranoid schizophrenic, arguing incompetence at plea. Trial underscored Chapman's fixation with Catcher in the Rye and the Dakota shooting of John Lennon.
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Market reports show stocks and bonds slide amid high rates
New York field reports a severe market slide as government data and borrowing suggest rates will stay near historic highs. The Dow Jones fell to an eight month low at the start, trading briskly with 1,260 declines to 143 advances as long-term bonds hit a record low.
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Oswald widow withdraws consent to grave exhumation
Marina Oswald Porter told UPI she has pulled consent given last August to British author Michael Eddowes to open Lee Harvey Oswald’s Fort Worth grave. She said she will proceed independently to exhumation, filing a separate suit and arguing Eddowes’ actions are for personal gain.
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