Witan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1975 Page: 6 of 18
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Witan
A Case of
First Impression
By ROBERT HOBBS
No. 999999
RE:
ESTATE OF
OLIVER WAR-
BUCKS, DE-
CEASED
IN THE PROBATE
COURT OF
BEXAR COUNTY
TEXAS
ORDER ON APPLICATION FOR PROBATE
Oa this the 1st day of October, 1975,
came to be heard the written Application
filed herein on the 10th day of September,
197 5, by Little Orphan Annie Warbucks,
for the probate of a certain instrument in
writing, bearing the date of April 1, 1970,
filed herein with said Application and now
produced in court, alleged to be the Last
Will and Testament of Oliver Warbucks,
and it appearing to the Court that citation
upon said Application was issued and has
been served in the manner and for the time
required by law, and the Court having neard
and considered the evidence, makes the
following findings, observations, and
orders:
The Court feels compelled to note
certain peculiarities in this proceeding
and the instrument to which it relates.
Such instrument bears the signatures (or
mark, as hereinafter explained) of three
witnesses, all of whom appeared and testi-
fied at the hearing. The first, identified
only as The Asp, was of suc h sinister
appearance that the Court doubts his credi-
bility. The second, known as Punjab,
seemed credible enough, but made it dif-
ficult for the Court to maintain the usual
decorum for which this Court is well
known, because the witness entered the
courtroom1, and remained, on his knees,
this posture being necessitated by the fact
that he is a giant, and by the fact that his
height was greatly accentuated by his wear-
See WARBUCKS, p. 16.
LSD Elects First Woman President
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CHICAGO, Sept. 29 — "The Law Stu.
dent Division has the potential to make
professional legal organizations more res
ponsive to the needs of the country, 11 says
Lynne Z. Gold, newly-elected president
of the American Bar Association's 20, OOC
member Law Student Division, the nation1
largest organization of law students.
Gold, 37, a third-year student at Villa
nova Law School, Villanova, Pa., is the
first woman to hold the office of Law Studi
Division president.
"My election," Gold said, "is reflects
of a change in the legal profession, which
is opening up to increased participation
by women and minorities."
She entered law school after raising
four children, being in theatre for 10 yean
and for a year and a half, serving as
moderator of the television show, " Off
the Pedestal, " about women who have
chosen alternate life styles other than the
traditional housewise role. Her age was
not a barrier to her going to law school.
"People need to know that law schools are
accepting older women, " Gold said.
She was graduated from Albright
College, Reading, Pa., in 1973,'where
she was valedictorian of her class. She
lives with her husband and four children
(ages 11 to 18) in Valley Forge, Pa.
Gold succeeds David W. Erdman,
Georgetown University Law School, Wash'
ington, D.C., as president of the ABA
law student group.
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Witan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1975, newspaper, October 1, 1975; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth855610/m1/6/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Mary’s University School of Law.