ERA Backers See Chance For Five More States
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment say recent state legislative elections improve odds that five more states will ratify ERA and join the 33 already approving it, moving toward a constitutional standard prohibiting sex discrimination. Prominent backers cited gains in Missouri Florida Arizona and South Carolina with optimistic projections for Illinois North Dakota Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma and Nevada in the years ahead.
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National Women's Political Caucus
Mary Brooks
League of Women Voters
Pat Keefer
Common Cause
Ms. Brooks
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Florida
Arizona
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League
National Women’s Political Caucus
National Organization For Women
Business and Professional Women
Diane Saulter
Illinois
North Dakota
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Nevada
Indiana
Safety Buttons Recalled Over Sharp Edges and Lead Paint
The U S Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls 80 000 yellow lapel buttons promoting toy safety due to sharp edges lead paint and clips that can break off and be swallowed by children None reached consumers and the buttons will be destroyed The commission may owe 1 700 for the buttons to Lewis Co of Washington after safety tests showed 1 97 percent lead in paint versus the legal 0 5 percent limit
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U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington
Commission
Lewis Co
Swallowing Frog Ruled Not Cruel In Court
In Drayton England a court found Derek Podmore not cruel for swallowing a live frog in a tavern pursuing a world record. A veterinary surgeon testified frog swallowing could cause death by suffocation or shock, but the defense likened it to using frogs as live bait. Pope Paul VI condemned the ransom kidnappings in Italy as a curse in a Sunday St Peter's Square address.
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England
Derek Podmore
Podmore
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Paul VI
Italy
St. Peter’s Square
PSC Agrees To Public Meetings To Comply With Sunshine Law
The Missouri Public Service Commission filed a general order with the secretary of state to hold daily public meetings for its business to satisfy the sunshine law. A Cole County judge postponed a hearing on a permanent injunction until Nov. 26. The PSC had earlier been barred from deliberations by a Star request and began daily 9 a.m. meetings in chairman James Mauze's office.
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The
Star
Kansas City Power & Light Co
James Mauze
Baptist Bible College stands firm against protest over homosexuality
In Springfield Missouri seven symbolic marches around Baptist Bible College failed to shake its stance that homosexuality is a sin. Protesters led by Jerry Sloan gathered in front of the campus citing a diploma recall tied to his work with open gay churches. Dowell affirmed no change in policy while Sloan refused to abandon his theology degree and noted his intention to keep it.
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Springfield
Baptist Bible College
W. E. Dowell
Jerry Sloan
Sloan
Joshua
City of
Jericho
God
Dowell
Des Moines
Kansas City
Arafat Protection Cost NYC 750000
New York City spent 750000 to guard Yasir Arafat during his stay last week. Mayor Beame noted 696592 went to salaries and overtime for more than 1000 police officers.
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City of
Yasir Arafat
Abraham D. Beame
Beame
Governors Urge Congress Action On Anti Inflation Plan
Democratic governors meeting at Hilton Head Island pressed congressional leaders to pass significant anti inflation measures while avoiding factional fights at the upcoming Kansas City mini convention. Minnesota Gov. Wendell R. Anderson urged action on inflation bills as Gov-elect Hugh Carey pledged to push Congress to return to a "back to work" session. About 30 of 46 governors gathered, while Gov. Carter urged party harmony and Carey warned against procedural focus harming bread and butter issues. Anderson also floated a tempering influence from governors for the 1976 ticket.
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S.C
Kansas City
Minnesota
Wendell R. Anderson
Hugh L. Carey
New York
House
Congress
Robert S. Strauss
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carey
Anderson
FFA Shooters Place Sixth in Trifle Match at MU
The Mexico Chapter of the Future Farmers of America competed in a small bore Trifle match sponsored by Army ROTC on the University of Missouri rifle range in Columbia. Advisor Kenneth Dishman led team members Randy Sprock Randy Erdel Jimmy Maddox Gary Drum Bill Wilson and Mark Wilson. Sprock scored 45 to rank highly among individuals as the team finished sixth of ten chapters.
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Future Farmers of America
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ROTC
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Columbia
Kenneth Dishman
Randy Sprock
Randy Erdel
Jimmy Maddox
Gary Drum
Bill Wilson
Mark Wilson
Ralph Windman
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