Falwell to testify against O’Connor

w ASHINGTON (AP) – Jerry Falwell , leader of the fundamentalist Moral Majority, will testify next. week in opposition to the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first woman Supreme Court justice . Mrs . O’Connor, who has been in Washington since Monday, will lead off hearings next Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee which is considering her nomination. Once her appearance ls over, an additional 25 persons have been scheduled to appear either in support or opposition to President Reagan’s first high court nominee, according to a witness list released Friday. The list includes Faliwell , and officials of a nwnber of anti-abortion groups , including tbe National Right to Life Committee, who oppose Mrs. O’Connor’s nomination because they believe she supports tbe Supreme Court’s 1973 decision legalizing abortion. Among those testifying in support of tbe nomination will be representatives of the American Bar Association, the National Organization for Women, the National Women’s Political Caucus, the National Bar Association, the National Association of Women Judges and Dlok C. P. Lantz , a Florida federal appeals court judge. From Arizona will come Gov. Bruce Babbitt, once a potential political rival to Mrs. O’Connor, and 10 other legislators and other public officials. Over the last several days, Mrs . O’Connor has been preparing for tbe hearings by reading briefing books prepared by Justice Department officials, including testimony of previous Supreme Court