Anti abortion lobby shifts to funding cuts tactic
Washington AP reports anti abortion groups push to bar federal money from social service programs by attaching amendments to funding bills. Hyde amendment and other efforts aim to restrict abortion funding while Carter and HEW pledge to uphold existing laws and expand contraception and family planning services to discourage abortions.
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Congress
House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Legal Services Corporation
U.S
Supreme Court
Carter
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Califano
Groveport district voters weigh eighth tax plan
In Groveport Madison Ohio voters consider an increase of 13.00 per 1000 real property value as schools face potential closure and merger with Columbus. District, facing lengthy class disruptions, debates solvency and the fate of the district if the levy fails.
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Groveport
Ohio
Groveport Madison
Columbus
Dee
Barbara Groves
Harold
Phoenix
Franks
George Cremeans
Pratm Forces
Energy plan echoes citizens letters to Carter
Peggy Clark and Mary Ann Aiello, two Illinois residents, met with Carter aides after sending a 2200 word energy policy proposal and 25000 signatures. They urged homeowner insulation tax credits and an import storage program. The White House memo noted public input from Schlesinger staff and others shaped the policy, including a proposal to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to one billion barrels.
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Washington
Peggy Clark
Mary Ann Aiello
Rockford
Carter
Schlesinger
White House
Clark
Miss Aiello
Deborah Gottheil
Congress
Illinois
Prudent
Caneres
United States
Southern New Jersey Could Become Separate State
In Newark, AP reports residents in southern New Jersey push to split from the north. Leader Albert Freeman, publisher of the Burlington County Herald, seeks creation of the State of South Jersey with eight counties and its own capital, though legal hurdles await approval by voters, state legislature, and Congress.
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Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
New Jersey
Albert E. Freeman
Freeman
Burlington County Herald
South Jersey
Mercer
Monmouth Counties
Trenton
Republic
West Virginia
Virginia
Congress
Housewife Eleanor Smeal Elected NOW President
Eleanor Smeal, a 37 year old Pittsburgh housewife with no paid work, was elected NOW president at the Detroit conference, defeating Shelley Fernandez of San Francisco. She becomes the first homemaker to lead NOW and urged ERA passage, economic security for homemakers, and militant tactics. Smeal called for Social Security and disability payments for housewives.
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Detroit
Eleanor Curti Smeal
National Organization For Women
Ms. Smeal
Pittsburgh
NOW
Shelley Fernandez
San Francisco
Karen DeCrow
Valentina Tereshkova Arrives in U S for Study Visit
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova landed at Kennedy Airport to observe American women’s groups during a two week United States visit sponsored by Good Housekeeping. She heads the Soviet Women’s Committee and is the mother of a 12 year old girl. Separately, Chrysler plants settled a four day UAW strike in Trenton Michigan with about 300 workers.
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Valentina Tereshkova
United States
Tass
Good
Housekeeping Magazine
Tereshkova
Trenton
Mich
Chrysler Corp. Chemical
United Auto Workers Union
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