Southern lawmakers balk at ERA passage across the South
Dixie legislators resist ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as Tennessee and several states move to reconsider, while Louisiana Georgia North Carolina and Mississippi kill or stall the measure. Opponents warn it could degrade family roles and women. Supporters include Lt. Gov. William Winter and Florida Gov. Reubin Askew. votes remain uncertain in Alabama Florida South Carolina and Georgia.
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Illinois
Springfield
Victor Arrige
Chicago
Laverne Mersinger
Martin Wick
Highland
Lil
Atlanta
Dixie
Phil Godwin
North Carolina Senate
Tennessee
Louisiana
North Carolina
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Virginia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
South
William Winter
Daniel McLeod
Reubin Askew
Alabama General Assembly
Students To Present Piano Recital Sunday
Mrs. Don Kenney hosts a home recital at 4 Sunday featuring her piano students. Each student will perform program pieces and an original composition. Participating: Tina Stephens, Shelley Stephens, Nancy Rich, Tina Rich, Michael Kaas, Candi Langan, Anne Hayden, Pam Stephens, Ellen Hayden.
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Don Kenney
Tina
Shelley Stephens
Nancy Rich
Tina Rich
Michael Kaas
Candi Langan
Anne Hayden
Pam Stephens
Ellen Hayden
Nazi Paris Radio Threat Over War P risoners
Thirty years ago a Paris radio broadcast warned that American and British war prisoners would be killed in retaliation for Allied air raids on Europe.
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Paris
Dance directors invited to Atlanta gala honoring Dorothy Alexander
Miss Edna Dieman and Miss Julia Bennett of the Cedar Rapids Dance Theater of the Hemispheres were invited to Atlanta for a dinner and gala performance by famed international dancers in tribute to Dorothy Alexander for fifty years of distinguished contributions to American dance. Alexander established the Regional Dancer programs in which the Dieman Bennett group performed last year in Kansas City. Sponsors are the Phipps Land Co., Inc.
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Edna Dieman
Julia Bennett
Cedar Rapids Dance Theater
Atlanta
Dorothy Alexander
Alexander
Dieman- Bennett
Kansas City
Phipps Land Co., Inc
Bridge Winners of Mitchell movement at YWCA
North-south winners were Howard Wilfong and Dr J J Smpehl first with Mrs John Stamy and Mrs Edward Hanna second. East-west winners were Mrs John Knodle and Mrs Scott Dennison first with Frank Zeman and Paul McGaffie second. A beginners game is Monday at Noelridge Park Christian church and the next regular game is Saturday at the YWCA.
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YWCA
Howard Wilfong
J. J. Smpehl
John Stamy
Edward Hanna
John Knodle
Scott Dennison
Frank Zeman
Paul McGaffie
Noelridge Park Christian Church
ICLU sues to strike down Iowa abortion law
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union and IMCA filed in U S district court seeking a ruling that Iowa s 115 year old abortion statute is unconstitutional The move follows the U S Supreme Court ruling limiting state abortion bans and aims to clear the air for legalized abortion in Iowa The petition argues the old law is obsolete and should be null and void to remove hindrance to organized abortion services in the state.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
ICLU
U.S
Gordon Allen
ICLA
IMCA
Iowa
Richard Turner
Iowa Supreme Court
C. Edwin Moore
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Georgia
Allen
Supreme Court
Turner
Barbara Madden
Tokyo High Court Upholds 50-Year Retirement For Women
The Tokyo high court preserved Nissan Motors practice of retiring women at 50, five years before men, ruling the policy not discriminatory but based on alleged female physiological inferiority. Miyo Nakamoto, retired in January 1969 at age 50, considers appealing to the supreme court.
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Tokyo
High Court
Miyo Nakamoto
Nissan Motor Co
West German Woman Seeks Husband to Avoid Deportation
Micki Topper, 22, of West Germany, ran a Fort Wayne classified ad seeking a husband to avoid deportation. She announced on Tuesday she had found one but the plan collapsed. She must be married by March 22 and has received 50 replies.
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Micki Topper
Miss Topper
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Louise Johnson
Johnson
Poppycock
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Gwen Fleming
Bristol
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C.R
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By Timothy Harper
Cedar Rapids
3Rd Ave
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Lowa
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