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Liberals rally as election stirs new activism across groups
Liberal organizations surge in membership and funding after the election. NOW gains 12,000 members to exceed 125,000. NAACP adds 17,000 to 400,000. ACLU sees 3,000 responses to a civil rights appeal. McGovern launches Americans for Common Sense with early donations. Leaders warn of Reagan era effects while urging renewed civic engagement. Britton Theurer earns M M degree. Harold Urschel Jr. receives honorary science degree at Bowling Green State University ceremony.
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Washington
Harry Margolis
Americans For Democratic Action
Ralph Nader
National Organization For Women
Eleanor Smeal
Margolis
Smeal
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Florence B. Isbell
Americans For Common Sense
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
Senate
David Cohen
Common Cause
Cohen
Reagan
Nader
Isbell
ACLU
Britton Edwin Theurer
E. Seventh St
Odessa
Bowling Green State University
Ohio
Harold Urschel, Jr
Toledo