Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IBS Newsl By Ll?a Frucht O?m*cock Staff Wrttor The donation of tsn fn ton millinn .. ?m? w? Tt#v vv yirv aittuivii footage to USC is a great opportu university, Lowell Thomas, the Movietonews " sa id. Thomas, who narrated the Movie library for 20 years, said USC w< tunate to receive the filmi "Movietonews was by far the nu (newsfilm dealer) in the whole worl MOVIETONEWS, founded in 19 largest newsfilm company in An company produced two 10-minute week for 44 years until productio September, 1963. Newsreel footage was developer the public to see what was happen across the world before Women are still unequal, Moxon says By Karen Geney Gam*cock Staff Writer Compared to men, women earn less money now than they did 10 years ago, the chairwoman of the South Carolina Commission on WnmAn caiH in ? " * ( tt vnivii uviivi in n opvwll CSV Gambrell Hall Monday. In her speech, "Are Women Second Class Citizens in South Carolina," Barbara Moxon said the Equal Pay Act has not ensured equal pay for equal work in the United States. She said women in America earn 59 cents for every $1 earned by men. Ten years ago, women earned 64 cents to every dollar earned by males, she said, and American families headed by women average only $7,700 a year while families headed by men earn $14,500. MOXON SAID in the last 17 years Congress has passed the Equal Pay Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Civil Rights Act (with Title VII which applies to discrimination in employment) and Title IX regarding discrimination in education. "These," she said "are all federal laws. . . South Carolina did not ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution (giving women the vote) until 1969, 49 fears after it was ratified by the necessary threefourths majority in 1920," Moxon said. "ANOTHER AREA that is unequal," Moxon said, "is that 79 percent of all teachers in South Carolina are women. However, of 1,103 principals, only 195 (18 percent) are women. Of 92 school I?. O...AL n -ii A uisiricts in auuui uirountt, nui one has a woman superintendent." Moxon said,"In 1979, nationwide, women represented 53 percent of the voting population yet held only 7 percent of political offices. "In South Carolina there are nine women in the 124-member House of Representatives and one woman in the 46-member Senate," Moxon said. After her lecture, Moxon asked for questions from the audience. Most of the questions dealt with pamphlets the commission published. Moxon said these dea) with the rights and status oi women in the state, including "Women and Education," "Women and Health Care" and "Women, Marriage and Divorce." a * 'Vou Him a gn Movietonews was she across America befoi of newsfilm presented, Thomas saic nity for the "voice of "THE REELS had a each week in the t Thomas said, and tonews film "tremendous influence 3uld be for- The newsreel concep j because United States when foi imber one" near-fatal parachute ji d. Liberty a few years European filmmakers 1 19, was the with the documentatio lerica. The several years. Thomas, who began i ended 111 in the early 1930 s.\ said the project because "I i to enable have a daily newsree ing in news Century) Fox naturally television. Thomas said newsre SlSglllip ^^BrrjL' ~ JMt^'i- \H H mbm :e of Movietonews's iat ?pporti wn in mnvio thoatPre h?,,Q e the feature film was of what life 1. period." The historic infornr n audience of 80 million heaters of America," THOMAS Hi the newsfilm had a deals with m< " on the public. important thin >t was developed in the 88, said he is 4 ir cameramen filmed a projects plann< imp from the Statue of A press conl before World War I. to USC will I lad been experimenting within the nexl n of events on film for William R. Fi further comm< narrating Movietonews formal announ he became involved in Company sp was the first person to Century-Fox w V program, ,.so v 20<th library to USC got in touch with me." donation will sis are "the only thing before the mid< ' v sBS BhB B 5K9 \ a! i4 * *J vljfiB-" . j &, A ^Wv-tMr I J'^-' ""j'r"''-'*~'A'"-" '^-M |B5 t*Mm ? - *. ~ ?y.^ ". ^u-- o- ,-^v..> -: y *.?> ays unity for e them (young people) some idea was like during that exciting newsfilms contain priceless lation, he said. \S a daily radio program which en and women who are doing 4 igs in their later years. Thomas, 'as busy as ever' and has many ^ ed for the future. rerence concerning the donation be held by 20th \ Century-Fox t few weeks, company executive isher said. He would make no ent until the company makes a cement. okesperson Jim Kelly said 20th ill donate the Movietonews film over a period of years. The first be presented to the university He of March, he said. iN Bl ff?Sv] l^r Force Opportunities H I P.O. Box 1776 jllgfl | Valley Forge, PA 19481 S||!1B j Please send me information on engineering o an Atr Force OHtcer I am especially interested B | | Atr Force Officer Training School O (maumum rePu,fe(JlAir Force ROTC (age 16-?8) MS|?i Name. j^SB | Address klSlI I ^ State ji^W Zip Bbooe ! J Date ot Birth plfllj! Engineering Discipline _ CoHege Attending BB | Of of Graduation Degree use a* Jt ^ ^jSSy^v^S Lowell Thomas 'Voice of Movietonews mm pportunit?es and becoming n age 29'. > - coHege degree | C?.I nil it I ? w jr _Apt #