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ERA leaders weigh delaying vote amid hunger strike
Springfield AP seven women on a hunger strike supporting the Equal Rights Amendment enter a critical stage as Sen. James C. Taylor weighs delaying a key rules vote. NOW head Eleanor Smeal and other leaders urge postponement fearing defeat. 35 of 38 states have ratified with five withdrawals.
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Springfield
Senate
James C. Taylor
Chicago
Taylor
Eleanor Smeal
National Organization For Womenhead
U.S. Supreme Court
New Orleans
Washington, D.C
Sonia Johnson
Sterling
Utah
Ida Harris
Reagan
James Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
ERA
George Ryan
Ill