NOW Raises Money but Few Votes for ERA Often
The National Organization for Women has gathered about 1.3 million dollars monthly since December to push the ERA, outstripping political action committees and aiming for ratification by June 30 in three states. Eleanor Smeal leads a campaign with TV ads, phone banks, and volunteers, amid questions about post deadline plans and potential shifts into supporting women candidates and legal challenges.
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Jane Perler
New York Times
National Organization For Women
NOW
Political Action Committee
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Federal Election Commission
Eleanor Smeal
Tary
North Carolina
Illinois
Florida
New York City
Washington
Los Angeles
Alan Alda
Marlo Thomas
Betty Ford
Reagan
CBS News
Smeal
Congress
Geraldine A. Ferraro
D-N.y
Carol Burris
Women’s Lobby
Elly Smeal
Right to Live for All Babies Cited in Pro-Life Debate
A Reagan era stance warns hospitals against allowing handicapped infants to die citing the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. The Indiana case of a Down syndrome infant drew national attention as advocates argue against reducing care for disabled newborns. Past cases, including Yale New Haven and Danville, illustrate ongoing conflicts over withholding treatment and the moral duties toward disabled children.
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Indiana
Connecticut
Yale-New Haven
Danville
Ill
Ife
Congress Moves To Reauthorize Endangered Species Act
Congressional House and Senate committees advance legislation to reauthorize the 1973 Endangered Species Act for three years and streamline its operation. The act, once endangered itself in the public eye, would speed listing and encourage earlier consultations on threats to listed species amid debates on balancing industrial interests with conservation.
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House
Senate
Tennessee
Congress
Letters claim Fry era city park destruction mirrored elsewhere
A reader warns Carbondale downtown faces mass changes under Carroll Fry administration. He recalls Winona Minnesota in the 1960s where a park and fountain were removed for a post office site then a Holiday Inn motel later built on a lakefront parcel, with parks finally preserved. He asserts Carbondale now mirrors that pattern and notes Fry no longer leads Winona.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Caroll Fry
Winona
Minnesota
Upper
Mississippi Valley
U.S. Post Office
Holiday Inn
Inona
Inmate Work Plan Sparks Debate Across Courts
A reader recalls a World War I punishment tale about digging six by six by six foot holes to argue for inmate labor programs. He claims legislators and courts oppose inexpensive prison labor that might compete with private business, urging that prisoners be used for hard, exacting tasks instead of earning wages.
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Air Force
Reagan's women troubles focus on jobs
On Inauguration Day last year Ronald Reagan's staff lost the names of more than 400 women seeking jobs in the new administration. Betty Heitman recalls the missing resumes and advocates warn that gains for women are at risk as few women hold cabinet or senior White House roles.
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Lynn Rosell
New York Times
Ronald Reagan
White House
Betty Heitman
Republican National Committee
Reagan White House
Johanna Mendelson
Association of Intersity
Stone
Senate
Carter
Kathy Wilson
National Women's Political Caucus
Wilson
Reagan
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
United States
United Nations
Sandra Day O'Connor
Supreme Court
Dole Seen as Silent White House Feminist Figure
Elizabeth Dole, top White House public liaison, faces claims she has limited influence with the all male staff while women’s groups say she is muzzled. White House aides defend her, noting her tough job and sharp political judgment as she works with diverse interests.
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Dole
White House
Mary Grefe
Reagan
American Association of University Women
Washington
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Ing
M.S Wilson
Phyllis Harrison
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
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Copley News Service
Elizabeth H. Dole
Mrs. Dole
James A. Baker
Sen
Bob Dole
R.kans
Harvard
Federal Trade Commission
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