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...application for admission to the bar of the District of Columbia, Cohn lied. The most dramatic accusation concerned the will of Lewis S. Rosenstiel, the millionaire founder of Schenley Distillers. In December 1975, as Rosenstiel lay dying and allegedly incoherent in a Miami hospital, Cohn repeatedly tried to obtain his signature on a document naming Rosenstiel's granddaughter, her husband and Cohn himself as executors of his will. One hospital attendant testified in a Florida court that Cohn "tried to take (Rosenstiel's) hand for him to sign" the codicil to his will. The lawyer eventually emerged with a document...
...dissented and indicated that the time had come to "review" the controversial 1973 ruling. It was not entirely clear whether Burger would vote to throw out Roe or, more likely, just shade it at the margins to uphold some state laws that make it more difficult for women to obtain abortions. The same uncertainty surrounds Justice O'Connor, who also dissented in Thornburgh but did not call for the outright reversal of Roe. Scalia, a strong Catholic, is believed to be a surer vote to overturn Roe and thereby return the decision on whether or not to permit abortions...
...another summit. A government statement dismissed Reagan's charges of Soviet transgressions as "unfounded from beginning to end. There have not been and are no such violations." The Soviets also promised to respond to any U.S. arms buildup: "The American side should have no illusions that it will obtain military advantages for itself at the expense of others...
...plan to be here for the 350th, the Harvard News Office has announced that students may obtain tickets for events at the celebration, which takes place September 4-7. Tickets, required for all events, are available at the Harvard Information Center in Holyoke Center...
...number of church leaders have denounced the Government's use of undercover operatives, working inside churches to obtain evidence without search warrants, in the Tucson case. The American Lutheran and Presbyterian churches have filed a federal suit in Phoenix, contending that such practices violate the constitutional right to religious freedom and to protection against unreasonable searches...