Word: wheelchairs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...decision from the bench, it was a return to it. Justice William O. Douglas, 76, came back 78 days after suffering a serious stroke while vacationing in the Bahamas with his wife. Still weak in his left arm and leg, Douglas entered the Supreme Court building in a wheelchair pushed by a court messenger. Though he will have to return to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for periodic therapy, the redoubtable Justice intends to resume his seat on the high bench this week. Despite reports that the proud outdoorsman might quit rather than be wheeled to work (TIME...
...known as Sir Charles, not Sir Charlie," announced Charlie Chaplin, 85, shortly after receiving his long-overdue knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Chaplin, who arrived for his investiture at Buckingham Palace clad in morning clothes and blue suede shoes, accepted his dubbing from a wheelchair, then retired to the Savoy Hotel to accept congratulations from Prime Minister Harold Wilson and other fans. "I was too dumbfounded to talk to the Queen," confessed Sir Charles later. Less awed was his daughter, Actress Geraldine Chaplin, 30, who came to London for the ceremonies with her son Shane. Since Shane...
...possible?" wailed a disbelieving fan at the news last week. Paul Newman was 50 years old. Looking hardly a day over 40, he breezed through celebrations that included a family lunch in Connecticut at which he was presented with a wicker wheelchair packed with presents. Then Wife Joanne Woodward, 44, gave a party for him in Manhattan. Neil Sedaka sang The Most Beautiful Man in the World and Them There Eyes. Paul camped it up too, declaring...
...sulks, and he worries about the appropriateness of his wardrobe, which runs mostly to black evening dress. "Maybe they're a little out of fashion." Anton reassures him about his clothes, "but they suit you." He bundles the count into the back of a touring car, lashes his wheelchair and coffin to the roof, and drives...
...obscene materials, he faces five years in prison. He has filed a motion with the Jacksonville judge asking for probation, and he expects a ruling any day from the New Orleans judge on a similar request. The basis for his two petitions: Thevis is currently confined to a wheelchair after a motorcycle accident more than a year ago shattered his legs and pelvis. He has had nine operations and still faces further surgery...