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~ STOP . ERA STQ PEqual Rights Amendment National Chairman: Phyllis Schlafly Box 618 I Alton, Illinois 62002 December 3, 1974 NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF ENDORSERS AGAINST ERA Ms. Patricia S. Lindh Special Assistant to the Counsellor Mrs. Arthur Eisenhower, for Women's Programs Kansas The White House Mrs. Gordon Lamont, Washington, D.C_. New York Dear Ms. Lindh: Senators' wives: Mrs. Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Thank you for your letter of November 26. North Carolina By avoiding the question I asked, you are admit Mrs. Paul Fannin, ting that the Equal Rights Amendment will, in fact, Arizona abridge the personal liberties of an 18-year old girl Congressmen's wives: which presently exist under the Selective Service Act. Mrs. K. Gunn McKay, Does President Ford likewise favor this abridge Utah ment of the personal liberties of 18-year old girls? Mrs. W . R. Poage, If so, what is his reason for urging this abridgement? Texas Mrs. John P. Saylor, I am intrigued by your statement that "Congress Pennsylvania continues to have the authority to legislate on matters Mrs. Sam Steiger, pertaining to the Selective Service System." You Arizona mean, of course, that Congress continues to have this authority so long as ERA is not ratified. Do you know Mrs. Charles E. Wiggins, that, if ERA is ratified, Congress will lose its California authority to exempt all women from the obligation to register for the draft?
Does President Ford know this? And does he favor LEGAL ADVISERS this? Mrs. Claire B. Ford Thanking you in advance for your reply, Florida Miss Evelyn Pitschke ..--- Indiana / I Sincerely, Mrs. Regina C. Cooper Louisiana Mrs. Filomena Mennite New Jersey