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VOL. IX, No. 4 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION for WOMEN MAY, 1976 VOL. IX, No. 4 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN MAY, 1976 Junior Bridge, Karen DeCrow, Lillian Ciarrochi, Suzy Sutton, Nada Chandler onthe march for ERA Photo: Betty Curtis { . /1/ /V/;~.//~~ <""' ,£4 ~ · · r·· / era working committee forms Feminist Gloria Steinem joins a Mary Ann Sedey Chapters who want to participate number of experienced NOW Jean Bendorf in this activity by planning their resource persons who will coor­ own hometown ERA action, are dinate and disseminate information MEDIA MATERIALS: asked to send activity reports, ideas on NOW's ERA activities across Coordinator and suggestions to Jane, c/o the the country. Phyllis Wetherby NOW National Action Center at U.S. Engineers & Consultants, Inc. once, so that they can be shared "We were pleased and delighted that you 600 Grant St. 3342 with other NOW chapters in plen­ would like to serve on the National NOW Pittsburgh, P A 15230 ty of time to plan an effective and ERA Committee," President Karen (412) 433-6542 newsworthy ERA Action Day. DeCrow said in her recent letter of Kathy Bonk appointment to Steinem, a NOW Here's one that just came in. National Advisory Board member. Nada Chandler VOLUNTEERS: Steinem has expressed her Coordinator Denver area NOW homemakers willingness to speak at ERA rallies Lois Reckitt descended upon the State Capitol in NOW targeted states, and has 38 Myrtle Ave. recently to express their support of indicated that MS. magazine,-at S. Portland, ME 04106 the ERA to Colorado legislators. its discretion-will run NOW's ERA (207) 799-8744 (H) Utilizing a favorite tactic of the fund-raising medallion ad. (207) 774-5068 (0) opposition, the women presented members of the legislature with NOW's National ERA Committee Marcia Doble home baked cookies, accompanied by will be available to aid states in the Nedra Darling a poem that read: areas of mobilizations, fund­ A legislator who is really hip raising, lobbying, public relations, Gloria Guardiola Can't be fooled by a chocolate chip. funding and/or legal matters. PRINTED MATTER: Don't believe everything others may tell you; Coordinator Here is a contact list of the Com­ We know how to make cookies, too. Junior Bridge mittee's working nucleus: So when you count your constituents, 2018 N. Monroe St. Don't forget me- Arlington, VA 22204 (703) 243-4064 (H) a homemaker who believes (703) 629-3284 (0) in equality. Spokesperson, Marilyn Shank, Jackie Mittleman who toted her 7 month old son CHAIR: Ida Terry Brendon, with her, stated, MARCIA LEVY ERA MEDALLION SALES "Opponents of the ERA like to give the im­ pression that all homemakers share their 1923 Shiver Dr. PROMOTION: Alexandria, VA 22307 view. However, persons supporting the ERA Coordinator include a broad spectrum of people-includ­ (703) 768-7731 Judy Meuli ing women who combine homemaking with 1126 HiPoint St. careers and women who are homemakers ex­ clusively. We too, have homes, husbands, and RESOURCES: Los Angeles, CA 90035 LOBBYING children. We cook and clean and bake. And (213) 938-0560) we believe in equality. We want the right to Elaine Latourell Pat Callair full citizenship in our state and our country." FUND-RAISING Martha Dickey PUBLICITY Esther Kaw August 26 has been designated LEGALITIES ERA ACTION DAY. Theme chosen Geri Kenyon for the day is "Shoulder-To­ Next month in DO IT NOW, look MOBILIZATIONS: Shoulder for the ERA-It's The for an update chart on unratified­ Coordinator American Way." states, and details on the July 4th Alice Cohan Jane Wells-Schooley, ERA Action ERA Philadelphia Mobe. Mark 34 Columbia Ave. Day Coordinator, wants to hear your calendar and plan to join your Trenton, NJ 08618 about past or planned chapter ERA sisters at Independence Square for (609) 394-8076 activities, such as fund-raisers, an ERA event during the height of Carol Blum walkathons, parades and protests. the Bicentennial celebrations. I _.. .. coalition delegation that met with The\rec'prd of union actions backs both senators. This group included up Gr<hspion's statement. On • ~€NAT€ the Coalition of Labor Union Novembe 18, 1974, five days after ' Women, United Auto Workers, En­ Karen' ath, Tony Mazzocchi, vironmental Policy Center, Con­ Legislative Director of OCAW, ~laJGH~OFF gress Watch and Karen Silkwood's wired Attorney General Saxbe parents. NOW presented petitions about mounting evidence of foul ~ILI<WOOD with 8500 signatures. play and requested an immediate in­ At that time, the Senators' vestigation. He followed this up response was positive. Ribicoff with a copy of a private in-· ore bizarre and alarming promised full support from the vestigator's report to the union that Mevents have occurred in the Senate Government Operations concluded Karen's car was hit from already outrageous Karen Silkwood Committee. Metcalf's sub-committee the rear and forced off the road. story. As reported in a previous assumed responsibility for the This contradicted the State High­ issue, Karen Silkwood was a union Senate investigation and he issued way Patrol's report that apparently laboratory assistant who worked at a press release which said in part: Karen had fallen asleep at the wheel. the Kerr-McGee plutonium factory "The Subcommittee on Reports, Ac(ounting On January 9, Mazzocchi repeated in Crescent, Oklahoma. She died in and Management will condu(t its own in­ his request to the Attorney the wreckage of her car, November quiry into the facts surrounding the death General's office asking for a full in­ 13, 1974, enroute to deliver her and contamination of Karen Silkwood and vestigation, pointing out that a documented evidence of safety her charges of inadequate health, safety and witness had seen Karen with her quality control conditions at the Kerr-McGee violations at the plant to a national plant ... In my opinion, it deserves a documented evidence less than an union representative and a reporter thorough Congressional investigation." hour before her death. These docu­ from The New York Times. Senate hearings were scheduled ments were not found in the wreck­ Senators Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.) for March, then suddenly post­ age. and Abraham Ribicoff (D-Conn.) poned until April. Last month dur­ That same month, the union sent have pulled the Senate out of the ing an interview with Sen. Metcalf, the Attorney General's office docu­ Joint Congressional investigation on National Public Radio reporter Bar­ mented engineering and chemical government agencies' response to bara Newman learned that the evidence that Karen's car was hit her death and the circumstances Senate had pulled out of the from the rear. At that time, they surrounding it. Metcalf blamed the hearings altogether and had turned had not received a reply to any of Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers the matter over to Rep. John their previous correspondence. (OCAW) union for his action, claim­ Dingell's House subcommittee on In March, Mazzocchi appeared on ing he believed they didn't think Energy and Environment. an ABC TV newscast and told com­ further investigation was necessary. mentator Harry Reasoner that the AI Grospiron, OCAW's President In reply to Newman's query on union was dissatisfied with all of­ promptly held a press conference to whether Senate involvement was ficial investigations-federal and refute that claim. called off because of pressure from state. Here are the events that have led the Kerr-McGee company and/or It's obvious the union is not to the current situation. Last the Republican minority on his com­ responsible for the Senate with­ mittee, Metcalf said no, asserting Novembet 1~, -proda.\.med Silkwood drawal, so who is? We now know Memorial Day, culminated NOW's that the Senate comroitt~e's dec\sion \nat betC\t«<'- the Senate decision to national campaign for a con­ was based on the belief that the un­ withdraw from the investigation, gressional investigation. ion was now satisfied with the Metcalf was paid a visit by Dean Chapter actions were numerous original police reports. McGee, President of the Kerr­ across the country. In Pittsburgh, a OCAW President Grospiron im­ McGee conglomerate of oil, coal, demonstration protested federal mediately called a press conference uranium and plutonium interests. agency cover-up. In Green Bay, and flatly denied that he or any Furthermore, Government Wisconsin, NOW's coalition of OCAW representative had discour­ Operations Committee members, women's groups, unionists and en­ aged the Senate investigation, ad­ Senators Charles Percy and Bill vironmentalists sponsored a guerilla ding that he hadn't spoken with Brock seem reluctant to support theatre performance, a candlelight Metcalf since the 1972 McGovern funds for a full committee investiga­ vigil and a tree-planting in Karen's campaign. tion. There are four nuclear plants memory. NOW workers and Nadar's "In fact," Grospiron declared, "the record is in Illinois, and another nuclear facili­ group, Critical Mass, organized a quite clear. OCAW instituted... the only ty in Tennessee. Has industry definitive investigation into the death of moving candlelight march to the Karen Silkwood and we have consistently pressure had its effect on the Senate? Capitol Steps where Bella Abzug and followed through in pursuing every con­ NOW members in Connecticut, Karen's father called for immediate ceivable route in the pursuit of justice in this Montana, Tennessee and Illinois congressional action on this case, matter.... The cause of Karen Silkwood's worked hard to persuade the Senate death remains unsolved as far as the OCAW and targeted the Capitol with is concerned. The Senate and House Com­ committee to participate in the April petitions, letters and telegrams call­ mittees instituted an investigation. We are hearings and possible future in­ ing for an investigation. Connecti­ committed to cooperate with any respon­ vestigations.
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