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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1976
Page
7
Erica Jong and Midge Decter discuss the women's movement during a Kennedy Center forum. Jong argues momentum remains. Decter, future discontent. They examine economy, equality, abortion, motherhood, and the role of technology in shaping gender roles.
At New York JP Stevens Co annual meeting stockholders overwhelmingly rejected two proposals. An 8.96 million to 318 thousand vote backed against a pension plan for hourly workers and 8.6 million to 960 thousand opposed a study of costs tied to the ongoing labor dispute. Board chairman James D. Finley defended the company’s stance while noting uneconomic conditions at a Statesboro plant and ongoing negotiations with Textile Workers Union officers.
Washington AP The Nixon administration pledged a 140 million federal anti crime program in eight cities to cut crime. A Mitre Corp evaluation found violent crime rose in all eight cities while some projects were worthwhile. Lack of interagency cooperation and political pressure undermined targets. FBI data were unreliable for measuring crime.
The body of Cheryl Anne Bisser, a Duke University student, was found late Tuesday in a shallow grave on the north side of Durham. Michael Lee Evdy, 19, was charged with murder after bloodhounds traced the site. She had been reported missing Monday afternoon after a property appraisal assignment. Her car was found on Infinity Road. The case details a fatal shooting linked to a presumed motive and location.
Washington AP A House subcommittee approved a measure to let flue cured tobacco farmers lease allotments across county lines within a state. The bill, with North Carolina protections, moves to the Agriculture Committee. Senate text would permit leasing with state referendum approval. NC would require two thirds to authorize a restricted version. USDA supports as efficiency, while some small farmers fear loss of control and price pressure.
In Belfast Protestant leader William Craig urged a power sharing government with Catholics to end sectarian bloodshed. Hardline Protestant militants dominated a constitutional convention, rejecting compromise as London weighs options including a potential Ulster referendum or an election, likely prolonging direct rule under Landon.
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