O’Connor OK Likely, poll shows

public Wire Services WASHING TON – Barring major negative disclosures in the background of Sandra O’Connor, the Arizona judge appears headed for easy Senate confirmation as the first female Supreme Court justice, according to an Associated Press survey. Four days after her nomination was announced by President Reagan, 33 senators are committed to voting for Judge O’Connor, and an additional 20 are leaning toward supporting her when the nomination is considered, probably in September. Arizona’s senators, Republican Barry Goldwater and Democrat Dennis DeConcini, both support the nomination. The survey found no votes opposing her nomination. Forty-seven senators indicated that are undecided, saying they do not know enough about Judge O’Connor’s legal experience or constitutional views from initial reports about her career as a judge and state legislator. A majority vote of the 100-memher Senate is required for confirmation. Meanwhile, a White House spokesman said Friday that Reagan is aware of conservative opposition to Judge O’Connor and is “fully satisfied” with her views and record. In the face of rising opposition from abortion opponents to the appointment, David Gergen, White House communications director, said Reagan “had reassured himself again” of her views in a fmal telephone conversation before he offered her the post. Reagan interviewed Judge O’Connor in the Oval Office on July 1 and offered her the judicial post of retiring Justice Potter Stewart in a July 6 telephone