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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1978)
ERA backers need lift after setback WASHINGTON — Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) are looking for a psycholog ical lift following setbacks in South Carolina and Virginia, while oppo nents are hoping they can stall the ratification process for another year. Six years after Congress ap proved the ERA, the amendment is still three states short of the 38 needed for ratification. And with the March 22, 1979, expiration date little more than a year away, the opponents believe time is on their side. Thirty-five states have ap proved the amendment since 1972, when it cleared Congress. Idaho, Tennessee and Nebraska have sought to rescind their ratifi cation votes, but the Justice De partment has said that recisions are not binding. Supporters of the ERA are con ceding they have been disheart ened by the developments in South Carolina and Virginia last week. But they are regrouping and vowing to work for the defeat of elected officials who voted against the ERA. The year-long battle invol/es a simply worded proposal which reads: "equality of rights underthe law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” So emotional is the issue that two pro-ERA women were ar rested after staging a sit-down protest of the actions of a commit tee in the Virginia House of Dele gates, which refused to send the ERA to the House floor. The ERA was defeated 25-20 in the South Carolina Senate. And in the Kentucky House, a furor arose over the distribution of graphic literature purporting to show that ratification of the amendment would bestow new rights on lesbians. Kentucky ratified the ERA in 1972 and attempts in the last two legislative sessions to rescind were revived this session, but have not met with success. University’s grants total $9.6 million During the first six months of the 1977-78 fiscal year, the University has received more than $9.6 mil lion in sponsored funding for re search, instruction and extension services. According to a report released by University officials, the Univer sity has received 188 grants total ing $9,660,678 since July. By the end of January a year ago, the University had received 172 grants totaling $8,535,169. Thomson Motor’s Specializing in Triumph, Norton, BSA & Honda 1858 E. 13tb 344-1224 Proponents of ERA, un daunted by the refusal of the legis latures in the two Southern states to ratify the amendment, say they hope to lay the foundation for pro-amendment activity in other legislatures later this year and in early 1979. Because of parliamentary pro cedures and scheduling, how ever, there won’t be many oppor tunities to vote on the question this year. A vote is likely only in Illinois, where the House last June fell six votes short of the three-fifths ma jority needed to pass the amend ment. Votes on ERA are likely early next year in Oklahoma, Florida, North Carolina and possible in Arizona, Nevada and Missouri. The fact that The MBAMcalculator was designed for business professionals is a great reason for buying one while you’re a student. We designed The MBA to help professionals arrive at fast, accurate answers to a broad range of business and financial problems. The same ones you’ll face in your busi ness classes. Interest, annuities, ac counting, finance, bond analy sis, real estate, statistics, marketing, forecasting, quanti tative methods and many more course applications are in your hands with The MBA. This powerful calculator also features preprogrammed functions that let you perform more difficult calculations at the touch of a key. Instantly. Accurately. You may also enter your own programs up to 32 steps long, saving significant time if you’re doing repetitive classwork problems. The MBA comes with an illustrated text, “Cal culator Analysis for Business and Fi nance.” This new guide shows you how simple calculator analysis can be with The MBA calculator. It’s 288 pages of understandable, easy-to-follow reading. And it’s coupled to more than 100 real-world ex amples that show you step-by step how to make calculator analysis work for you as never before. If you’re building a career in business, The MBA business financial calculator can be one of your strongest cornerstones. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Pj£n ... INNOVATORS IN \ ) PERSONAL ELECTRONICS © 1978 Texas Instruments Incorporated Texas Instruments I N C ORPOR AT E D The MBA is available at the Bookstore for $71.95 13th & Kincaid 686-4331 Open: Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-2:00 Quartet cancels The Los Angeles String Quartet has cancelled its two weekend performances at Beall Concert Hall due to the injury of its first violinist.
