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Those words came from an emotional Carole Mushier, president of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). She spoke at her organization's annual conference, in the nation's capital...
While most of the AIAW delegates arrived in high spirits, buoyed by HEW Secretary Patricia Harris' recent strengthening of Title IX, the conference soon grew grim with word from New Orleans that the National Collegiate Athletic Association, at its annual meeting, had considered starting its own national championships for women...
...battle lines were drawn. Women such as Mushier and AIAW counsel, Margot Polivy, talked of court action to stop the NCAA from moving in on women's territory. There was some discussion of an antitrust suit being initiated against the NCAA...
...feeling of outrage was not unanimous. A number of AIAW delegates supported the NCAA move, calling it a possible step toward a merger between the two groups. Such an attitude, it seems, could be the best result of the NCAA's action...
Crowned Greater Boston Champions earlier this season, Harvard will have a chance to prove itself against the vaunted Nittany Lions next Sunday when the squad travels to the AIAW Eastern Championships in West Chester...