The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 24, 1980, Page Page 4, Image 5

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Carter J By Tom Coyne Staff Writer A spokeswoman for President Carter's reelection campaign Tuesday praised the administration's record of supporting equal ritfhtc fnr uinmon ' -C5--VW ?V? VVVUl^ll. In a telephone interview with the Gamecock, Mary King, who is also the director of Action, a women's rights group, said the administration has created more than 9 million new jobs, half of which have been filled by women. "The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) is a high priority matter for the president," King said. "He has worked hard, long and seriously to get this bill passed, as has the first ladv. Rosalyn. As a family they've worked very hard to get the bill passed." KING SAID Carter was "optimistic and realistic" in hoping the ERA will be passed. Playwright to perfoim Playwright Jehane Dillon is louring tlie country with a critically acclaimed onewoman play on the life of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear lab technician killed in an automobile accident while trying to publicize safety regulation violations by her employer. Dillon will speak at 11:15 a.m. today at the Russell House ballroom, and she will perform the play at 7:30 p.m. in the theater. Admission to the play is $;> for the public, $2.50 loi students. The morning | discussion is I roe. F Contemporary Dai in con< "Tinen is a powerfu musician who write sometimes prophetic Ij carefully tailorec message... his in flue' r. Jackson Browne, Jam 1 Mitchell, and Bob Dy/ar Joel., and Bandy l\lew,n Ltg^Pjk .' ; praised 'The ERA is a / for the president, h long and seriousi passed, as has the -Mary King, C? "The president is op timistic, but he has no control over state legislatures. He has no leverage over the men in charge," she said. "The election of Ronald Reagan would be very unsettling for women," King said. "President Carter feels it is time for a woman to serve on the Supreme Court. In Georgia, judges are elected, but the death of a judge allowed Carter to appoint the first woman judge in that state. AS PRESIDENT, a quarter of his appointments IV/ HIV I7*.:||V_II lldVf UI.TII women," she said. "As governor of California, Need Birt Inforrr All inl< )in union sir All mrilux is ol I )ir c ;on\ ('i ii( int (link* I A )\\ ( ( )Sl 1( )l S(T\'i VI) u \siini>/iK ! *n -,ui ^ V l( *siii Family lMunnin Clinic 14-11 BiimwHI Si. ( olu / Sounds Preser Oc :ert: ' << Adi Fro / and inventive ?s thoughtful, ^ nics and music - i /aByssig Jf^SI for wot ligh priority matter ie has worked hard, V to get this bill first lady, Rosalyn.' irter spokeswoman Reagan appointed 900 judges, 12 of which were women." King does not take John Anderson's pamnaiun - r ? o " seriously. "Asking what the election of Anderson would mean to the women's movement is like asking what would happen if Tinker Bell won," King said. "His policies would not be that fair. In the past he has been very, very supportive of our programs. But as election time draws near there has been an evaporation of support," she said. "TWO OF THE most important things President Carter has done for women is a strengthening of the h Control lation? i( tlx conlic i(m Hicil ih control ciN culcil )lc 1 K)iiis/lcx ciiioi i 1T 12 ."> 4- - / .>. imhm. S.C. ! T its: *?i 10 n t. 27 and 28, I 3olden Spur jj rv% o o 1 U iinooiuii v i .ww m 9 - 12 Tien's rl 4 Social Security and Medicaid programs," King said. "These are especially important to women because after age 85 women outnumber men two to one." King said she did not know if Carter plans to provide money to allow middleincome college students to attend private schools. "President Carter has opposed educational vouchers auu luinuil let A ClUUllb because they would undermine public schools," she said. KING SAII) she did not think Carter helped institute the draft for political gain. "He has lost as much as he has gained on the issue," King said. I personally don't have Did YOU I MPPIIC Room E Edit< Ed Static Appointments ru 1982. DEADLINE fc Contact Student ( ~ | What* II A III SBr^Smh Hi wm 1 Mec Jeff Klein, Magazine, Oct. 28 Studei Pu The debate will be shown i crxunM ?nlni?i?i.u *. . ecu icioisiun hi me eno ; Afterwards, Mr. Kline wil question session. Ideas & Iss ghts record any objections to serving a scientious objector, mandatory two-year ser- "As a Carter official, vice. I can not imagine though, my official position myself in battle, though. 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