Public vetoes Carter universal registration plan
Gallup poll shows 55 percent oppose universal registration allowing any adult to vote with on election day ID. Democrats oppose 53 to 44 percent, independents lean against. Republicans oppose 67 to 30 percent. Study notes turnout impact on elections and cites Minnesota Wisconsin data. Based on 1,450 adults interviewed March 25 28.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Jimmy Carter
Gallup
Carter
Gerald Ford
Republican National Committee
GOP
Ad Pet Sapet
Denkrats
East
Midwest
West
U.S
America
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Born Again Baptist Fights GM For Job And Right To Pass Out Literature
Charles F. Koontz a Bedford Township born again Baptist fired from Chevrolet at GM headquarters says he will pursue legal action to regain his job and the right to distribute religious literature on company property. GM says he violated rules though Koontz argues his actions were protected by rights of religion. He has filed for unemployment benefits and plans a US Supreme Court appeal if needed.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Supreme Court
Charles F. Koontz
Bedford Township
Koontz
Chevrolet
General Motors
Michigan Civil Rights Commission
U.S. Supreme Court
Root Seeking For Price Now Available
NEW YORK AP says publishers of Debrett’s Peerage arrive to offer genealogical searches for Americans. Prices start at 175 dollars to trace back three to nine generations, with extra for extensive hunts and a parchment family tree. Debrett’s H.B. Brooks-Baker opens Manhattan office citing growing U.S. demand. Alex Haley’s Roots cited as inspiration.
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New York
Root Seeking
Dubreft
H.B. Brooks-Baker
Debrett
Manhattan
United States
Matl
Alex Haley
Brooks-Baker
Fertility Rate Jumps With Postwar Baby Boom in Mind
Washington AP reports January 1977 saw a rise in the general fertility rate to 68.8 per 1000 women of childbearing years, the highest since 1974. Birth rates and first births for ages 30-34 also edged up, while experts caution on predicting a sustained baby boom amid changing social and economic conditions.
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Washington
National Center For Health Statistics
Robert Heuser
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