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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1981
Page
6
The 1982 budget plan quietly trims more than 2 billion in benefits next year. Widows lose benefits when the youngest child turns 16, and most 62 year olds must wait a month longer. Changes phase out college student benefits and cap disability pay, with broader savings through 1986.
Thousands of Americans joined "The Last ERA Walk-a-Thon" to press for ERA ratification. In Cleveland about 400 walkers aimed to raise $10,000. Atlantic City over 500 raised about $25,000. Omaha reported 45 walkers and $1,200. Los Angeles saw 3,000 walkers pledging roughly $300,000. Nina Ford and Eleanor Smeal touted ongoing rallies as deadline approaches June 30, 1982.
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