Next woman to join the Supreme Court stirring debate
Washington weighs social forces and political clout as the Carter era prophets a female Supreme Court justice. Experts note women’s legal gains, limited current representation, and the symbolism plus substantive impact a first woman justice would bring. Assertions center on potential candidates and the process under Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Joseph P. Bradley
Illinois
Susan Ness
National Women’s Political Caucus
Bradley
Caucus
Carter
Ness
Judith Lichtman
Women’s Legal Defense Fund
William J. Brennan Jr
White House
Sarah Weddington
Weddington
Jimmy Carter
Fedrnal
Lichtman
Marshall
Mary Cheh
George Washington University
Cheh
Iowa Eyeing EPA Air Bubble Experiment
DES MOINES Iowa would join a federal experiment granting industries flexibility in meeting air pollution limits five of 14 states have applied for. The bubble concept lets a plant exceed some smokestack standards while restricting others within an overall plant cap. If Iowa is selected it could save costs and spur new plant growth by choosing where to limit pollutants.
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Griffin Bell
Bell
Egan
Weddington
Benjamin Civiletti
White House
Lloyd Cutler
Carter
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Iowa
Douglas Castle
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Miller
Air and Land Quality Division
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Weather Predictors Miss The Storm Here
Readable text questions how meteorologists forecast nationwide patterns yet miss a local storm sweeping this city. It notes frustration with forecasts failing to capture immediate weather changes and contrasts broad predictions with on the ground weather.
Kennedy for President mail amuses White House staff
Washington Star reports staffers received a six page Kennedy for President form letter asking for support and $25 donations to help Edward Kennedy unseat Carter. The letter notes a federal match up to $250 and invites a Kennedy Club card after contribution. Powell jokes about the financing limit and praises the law.
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Washington
White House
Jody Powell
Stuart Eizenstat
Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Kennedy For President Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Kennedy
Powell
Kennedy Committee
Joseph L. Powell
Kennedy Club
Pennsylvania Ave
Misuse of funds linked to Chicago school woes
Chicago AP report outlines misuse of funds by Chicago school officials under Superintendent Joseph P. Hannon. Board attorney Michael Murray warned in July 1976 that interfund loans violated state law as the system faces a cash crisis amid deficits and a proposed current-year need of 300 to 650 million dollars.
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Chicago
Joseph P. Hannon
Chicago Tribune
Michael Murray
Hannon
the Tribune
New York City
Murray
John D. Carey
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Justice Department
Thurgood Marshall
Lyndon Johnson
Amalya Kearse
New York
Patricia Wald
Ruth Abrams
Boston
Rita Davidson
Maryland
Rosalie Wahl
Minnesota
Shirley Abrahamson
Wisconsin
Ellen Peters
Connecticut
Rep
Barbara Jordan
Texas
Ward
Kearse
Phyllis Kravitch
Federal Appeals Court
New Orleans
Patricia Harris
Housing and Urban Development
Eleanor Norton Holmes
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Carter Cabinet
Shirley Hufstedler
San Francisco
Hufstedler
Cabinet
Associated Press
Shirley
Rosalynn Carter
EPA
Miller
Peck
Temna
Peck’s
Center Pt
By Phil Pastoret
Martin Rofing Company
30Th St
Dr. S.E
Amana Holiday Inn
Sheri Doehrmann
Samana
Seven Villages
Amana
Iowa City
Washington Star Service
Ne Smulekoff
Smulekoff
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