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...foes were also active. Organized by Phyllis Schlafly of Alton, Ill., a conservative Republican and the leading opponent of the ERA, they passed out home-baked bread to legislators, symbolizing the wifely services they contend are threatened by the amendment. Schlafly warned that the ERA would lead to the drafting of women. Said she: "We do not want our daughters treated like men or like sex playmates in the armed forces." On Wednesday, ERA supporters streamed into the statehouse at 6 a.m. to bear witness to the vote. For over ten hours they waited. And waited. And waited some more...
...native Philadelphia, a town that takes its basketball seriousy. Dixon was a two-time All-Metro selection and he led the Crimson in a pre-season exhibition with 12 points against Canadian Athletes in Action. His electric style of play prompts Allen to say, "he's combination of Alton Bryd (Columbia's graduated star guad) and Glen Fine (Harvard's graduated playmaker and Rhodes Scholar)." A pleasing...
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...most important factor in making all-conference appears to be playing for a winning team. Penn, undisputably the class of the league, placed three men on the squads (Tony Price and Matt White on the first team, James Salters on the second team), as did second-place finisher Columbia (Alton Byrd on the first squad, Juan Mitchell and Ricky Free on the second...
Juan Mitchell popped in three from mid-range and added two free throws as the Lions took control. Unheralded John McElaney (averaging less than one point per game) teamed with Alton Byrd to connect on several back-door buckets as the Crimson was forced into a man-to-man defense and could not compensate for Columbia's quickness...