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McAdam= From Page Y "We believe the ERA is inherently right;" Mrs. Frederick said. "We urge you to accept the challenge, leadership and glory of ratifying it." Main speaker for the opponents, Mrs. Phyllis Schalfly, an Illinois Republican and national leader of ERA opposition, told the law makers, "We urge you to please pro tect our right to be a woman and vote no on the ERA." Women have already won equal pay for equal work, she said, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "The ERA will deprive women of their rights to be a full-time wife and mother supported by their hus bands," Schlafly claimed. "Right now her husband is required to sup port her and provide her a home. This is a precious right of women." On the issue of the draft Schafly said the ERA will positively make women subject to the draft and that they will have to serve in combat areas. "It's foolish to stick our heads in the sand and say we are not going to have any more wars," she said. "A national emergency will require that mothers will have to be drafted just like fathers now are." She countered proponents' argu ments that protective labor laws will be extended to men with her belief that "all protective labor legislation will be wiped out," and that women in industry want to be protected by laws. Mrs. Theresa Hicks testified against the amendment on the grounds that "the additional respon sibilities this amendment would Ham, salami, lunch i cheeses. Variety, the Capstone, South Hall Change pace, All products shown are straight from 3: 'ERA V force on us would require us to abandon our primary roles as wives and mothers." A USC Law School professor, Dr. George Haimbaugh, said that "women are neither a minority nor unenfranchised" and called the amendment a "simplistic prop osal." He said the appropriate means of accomplishing equality is through legislation. "A right is a claim that is defined or secured;" Haimbaugh said. "This proposal takes the definition of those rights out of the hands of the legislature and puts it into the hands of judges." Mike McAdama, a Charleston insurance adjuster, argued that the ERA is so loosely constructed that it may be construed to mean any thing. McAdams also told the law makers that "there are many homosexuals in this country-waiting for this amendment to be ratified so they can marry and adopt inno cent children into their way of life. "Permissiveness in this country is running wild," he said. "The ERA will invite more lawlessness." Law enforcement officer Dan Lowder argued that passage of the ERA would mean "organized confu sion" for the country. Instead of sex objects Lowder said he believed women would become sex animals. "I have seen the results of liber ated women," he said. "If Jane Fonda and Joan Baez are liberated women, I say God save us from more of the same." meat, turkey, bologna, pr spice of life. All in one I or Russell House. Day or have a salad. University C Uhe servin, line. /ill Invite! Also speaking in opposition to the amendment were Mary Coury, president of the S.C. Federation of Catholic Women, who said the fede ration has strongly opposed the ERA, and Joseph Henson, chairman of the division of Pure and Applied Science at Bob Jones University in Greenville. Senato To Are BY EARNIE KASTNER Gamecock Staff Writer A majority of senators agreed to donate their tickets for the Fordham game to be used by under priviledged children, at the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night. The children will be from the Wheeler Hill Community Village and other designated areas in Columbia. Each child participating, accord ing to Sen. Allen Ward, will get a Carolina basketball yearbook autographed by the basketball team and Coach Frank McGuire. The chil dren will also meet with the team personally. A press conference by David Spinazzolo, student body president, was announced by Tim McConnell, senate president. The press confer ence will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. in room 310 of the Russell House. McConnell also read a letter to the Senate from Spinazzolo. The letter ovoloni and cheddar )owl and only 85 at night ining Service. Aore Law "The ERA will take away a woman's right to be a woman and replace it with a right to be a man," Henson claimed. Rep. Norma Russell, R Lexington, protested the amend ment on the grounds that "I think I'm proof that a woman can be what rs Donate Ti a Underpriv stated that an executive committee was currently studying a bill to help solve the university's parking prob lem. The bill should be submitted to the Student Senate next week and the student body president urged them to consider it carefully. Three students were appointed to the Elections Commission to serve until next fall's elections. Appointed were Curtis Clark, Davd Foose and Dewitte Inabinet. A proposed amendment to delete a phrase from Article III, Section 3 (C) of the student constitution, was introduced. The deleted phrase will be "from the inauguration of the President in the spring to the inauguration of the new President the following spring." The amend ment was passed by acclamation. Sen. Allan Lawhead introduced a bill to "establish additional parking revenue." The bill would require faculty members to pay a "fee com BLOOD DONORS NEEDED! IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENT Age Limitations, 18-60 NEW HOURS 9:30 a.m. 'til 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. CAROLINA BLOOD BANK 1317 Taylor 253-6232 FRI. MARCH 2 thi CAROLINA COLIS 3 DAYS ONLY! PERFORMANCES: Fi. (Mar e SA T. ( March :)............'... . * SUN. ( March 4 )............. All Seats Reserved SA $3.50 - $4.50 - $5.50* Tax Includede TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT Office. Columbia MITCHELL F TRY DRUGS. Camden * WILl STEREO CITY (Daniel Villai Augusta e MAY-PARK PHIARM GIFTS. 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