Columbia, outh Carolina COURT THE BIG QUESTION TODAY IN WASHINGTON AND AROUND THE COUNTRY - 1Wi QUESH~-ef WHO WI LL SUCCEED Wtt..t:~~, DOUGLAS ON THE SUPREME COURT? THE PRESIDEN~ER MOUNTING ... ..--,- PRESSURE FROM FEMINIST GROUPS - AND HIS WfFE ~ TO NAME A WOMAN TO THE HIGH BENCH: POSSIBLY HOUSING SECRETARY CARLA HILLS - OR CALIFORNIA FEDERAL APPEALS JUDGE SHIRLEY HUFSTEDLER, THE WHITE HOUSE INSISTING HOWEVER - THE PRESIDENT WILL CHOOSE •THE BEST QUALIFIED PERSON HE CAN FIND," ADDING HE WILL DO SO •AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,'!..WtTH GREAT DELIBERATION,• TRIP - FOLLOW WHITE HOUSE SE14ATE THE NOMINATION OF DONALD RUMSFELD AS NEW SECRETARY OF DEFENSE - WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY. THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE)-'" niw11.-A1~.....,_a,\,,j.....,.;""O~ ENATE - Wll6AE , S ~ CONFIRMATION IS EXPECTED &.liRL:¥ NEXT WEEK, WHITE HOUSE Ii-:--~ ;114E, All INBKAHON 1'911M' ~lflllf - ----- fTHE PRESIDENT MAY BE YIELDING A BIT - IN HIS OPPOSITION " TO FEDERAL AID FOR NEW YORK CITY. SPOKESMAN RON NESSEN ----.c.- SAYI NG nTHERE HAS FINALLY 3i'5 AT LONG LASTASOME SERIOUS .,,._., ACTION BY NEW YORK CJrt,~D◄ STATE - TO SOLVE THEIR OWN FI NANCI AL PROBLEMS ~SSEN .M9JflG THE PRES I DENT HAS BEEN URGING,J'WCIII A ~ - -FOR- 5~ M8N=fll&1¼!j--&TAi&F 1 SJt f ~ ( ,PR!91BEN:r WANTS tc:::en !T>\ILS lit' nRlllUG = 81ilii9R! M!ilrettlM- AN¥ fiONGbW&l~h ~TROil i..r THE LATEST NEW CAR SALES FIGURES FROM ilETROIT - .,. ~ . FOR EARLY lfoVEftmER ~ A WHOPPING FORTY~FIVE PERCENT INCREASE: THE BIGGEST YEAR TO YEAR GAIN - SINCE NINETEEN SEtiEMTT W e!WO: ALSO, THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TEN DAY PERIOD - DURING WHICH NEW CAR SALES HAYE SOARE~ INDICATION - THE AUTO INDUSTRY'S TWO YEAR SLUMP - MAY HAVE FINALLY ENDED, JERUSALEM lN THE MIDDLE EAST - JERUSALEM - A ~RRt!ft:E BOMB BLAST TODAY - AT THE HEIGHT OF THE EVENING RUSH HOUR - IN CROWDED ZION SQUARE, THE FORCE OF THE BLAST KILLING SIX - AND INJURING DOZENS MORE, POLICE SAYING THE BOMB WAS APPARENTLY - PLANTED BY -Mt\B TERRORISTS - TO MARK THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF VASSER ARAFAT'S FIRST WELCOME AT THE U,{i, LISBO~ THE PRIME MINISTER OF PORTUGAL - A PRISONER TODAY IN HIS OFFICIAL RESIDENtE IN LISBON, JOSE PINHEIRO DE AzEVEDO HELD CAPTIVE BY THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS --WHe REFUS,TO LET HIM GO UNTIL HE MEETS THEIR WAGE DEMANDS, .. VATICAI~ .s ~~~~Rwlle:1Ht-~14' - POPE PAUL ~ REJECTii TO HELP CHOOSE HIS UCCESSOR, °'- - THAfatsHoi BE ALLOWED THE toPE SAYING: •THE RIGHT TO ELECT. THE ROMAN PONTIFF - BELONGS SOLELY TO THE CARDINA~OF THE CHURCH: AND ANY INTERVENTION OF ANY OTHER ECLESIASTICAL OR LAY POWER - IS ABSOLUTELY EXCLUDED," THE POPE ALSO RECOMMENDING THE ADDITION OF TWO ELECTRONICS EXPERTS,, TO THE VATICAN SECURITY STAFF; TO MAKE SURE 'JM.Af DELIBERATIONS LEADING TO THE SELECTION OF THE NEXT POPE . . . . NOT BE BUGGED, TRANSPORT AT IO~ FROM THE U.S. TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT - A REPORT f8lWW ON THE POTENTIAL ENVIIIONMENTAL IMPACT - IF THE CONCORD SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT IS ALLOWED TO LAND IN THE U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY WILLIAM COLEMAN SAYING THE SST - IS A LOT NOSIER THAN SUS-SONIC AIRCRAFT; ALSO, IT COULD CAUSE A SLIGHT 1NCREASE - faiRlhflP8-~t!" iiPffl+ 81' 0fU! Pi.A€ett:r" - IN NON-FATAL SKIN 1'8 lM& iGf.,. IS A TRADITION IN THE U,S, - OF MAKING SPECIAL ALLOWANCES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, ~~~ - ~ ~- A NN ARBOR AT A SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF M ICHIGAN - A REPORT TODAY FROM A NATIONAL MATHEMATICS COMMITTEE ON THE GROWING USE OF POCKET CALCULATORS, THE PANEL SAY I NG: "FOR UNDER TWENTY DOLLARS - A STUDENT CAN .. . OBTAIN A CALCULATOR" ~ SOLVE PROBLEMS ----twE--,-,¥P! " ~ OF ELEMENTARY MATHMATICS.INBTRYG~~ ABIH·Hi-: "foR UNDER FIFTY DOLLARS - HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN OBTAIN CALCULAT8RS TO HANDLE ALL THE COMPUTING FUNCTIONS - NORMALLY ...... USED AT COLLEGE LEVEL,• Atm)lll/'RESULT -WP~K--l~ ~ MANY STUDENTS HAVE BECOMe SO DEPENDENT ON CALCULATORS - 'JliMf THEY HAVE LOST " ' ABILITtl!S- FOR MENTAL CALCULATJa&la..,. ~ ~ , - -.3 tl91Ne~~ PENCIL AND PAPER," ~ ' ~ ~ c.:J: s -