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Illinois Delays ERA Measure
In Springfield the Illinois Senate postponed action on the Equal Rights Amendment after delays and absent members. Senate President Cecil Partee and Sen. Esther Saperstein cited the chance of a three-fifths vote, while ERA supporters outside protested. The General Assembly has repeatedly debated ERA with limited success.
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Jeffery L. Sheler
Springfield
UPI
Senate
Esther Saperstein
ERA
Saperstein
Cecil Partee
Chicago
Partee
ERA to pass on a_ simple majority vote. Mrs. Saperstein
Illinois General Assembly