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ERA rallies fuel countdown to ratification deadline
Thousands rallied nationwide as the one year to go deadline neared for the Equal Rights Amendment. In Utah only 60 supporters attended while South Carolina signaled it would likely not approve. Illinois drew over 1000 on the Capitol lawn as Esther Rolle urged action. Georgia supporters said momentum grows and Oklahoma saw a determined Tulsa crowd with Rep. Cleta Deatherage pledging continued effort.
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