Women Groups Seek Unified Goals for International Year
More than 70 groups including YWCA and NOW submitted proposals to form a grassroots agenda for International Women's Year. The Women's Action Alliance coordinates efforts to define shared aims and coordinate the movement's focus across organizations.
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Mechanical failure blamed for C5 crash during Vietnam air lift
The Air Force cited failure of three ramp locks as the crash cause of a C5 transport in Vietnam on April 4. Investigators could not confirm which ramp part unlocked as many key components were not recovered. Sabotage was ruled out after tests on the cargo door, recovered weeks later from the South China Sea, with 155 aboard among the dead.
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U.N. Meetings Rise as IWY Agenda Grows
United Nations records 2883 meetings in 1974 as General Assembly drives greater global involvement. Ruth Abram of the Alliance notes broad, 11 item women's agenda including education access, economic power, child care, homemaker recognition, pregnancy disability, and anti discrimination. The alliance seeks Ruckelshaus commission endorsement and aims to present the plan to President Ford.
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