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League of Women Voters Provides Information on Candidates
P.J. Sprawls
Never, it seems, has so much information been
so readily available to all of us, and information on
political candidates is no exception. But for many,
advertising and computerized mailings often
become a maze of conflicting facts and opinions.
Objective information is hard to come by, but not
impossible, and one of the best places to find it is
the League of Women Voters (LWV).
Founded as a non-profit organization in 1920,
the LWV was meant to help educate women in the
use of their newly-won suffrage. Since then, while
maintaining a policy of strict non-partisanship, the
LWV has expanded its goals and activities to in-
clude lobbying, monitoring elections, testifying
before legislative hearings and litigation. The
LWV published hundreds of pamphlets, studies
and position papers, in addition to sponsoring
lectures and meetings of all kinds.
LWV positions are developed through intense
discussions and fact-finding meetings. When par-
ticipants feel enough information is known about
an issue, a consensus is declared. Issues may be
introduced at any level, but must be ratified na-
tionally to become national issues.
The LWV is frequently asked to endorse can-
didates, something that it has declined to do. “We
prefer to disperse information about candidates
who support our consensus,” said Barbara
Materka, president of the Dallas chapter of LWV.
“It’s really more of an issue endorsement than of
an individual.”
In 1976, the LWV gained new recognition for its
sponsorship of the Ford-Carter debates on na-
tional television, and in 1980 it held debates be-
tween all three presidential candidates. “That will
probably be one of our big functions from now
on,” said Materka.
WOMANSIGHT
MAY 1982 VOL. 2, NO. 11
Published by WOMANSIGHT, INC.
P.O. Box 64974
Dallas, Texas 75206
(214) 823-6423
THE COLLECTIVE
Editor: Suzanne Martin
Production Manager: Becky Gordon
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Gilmore
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Alexander
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Ayer
Staff Writers: Kim Batchelor, Diane
Bertram, Mary Gilmore, Amme
Hogan, Nancy Peterson,
P.J. Sprawls
Poetry Editor: Cuyler Etheredge
Proofreaders: Maryanna Bogar,
Lynn Mueller
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Karen Smith, Ann Schultis
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Nationally, current LWV concerns are the Equal
Rights Amendment, transportation and urban
policy. At the state level, Texas LWV is sponsor-
ing a series of discussions on “Women Under
Texas Law” in an effort to reach a consensus on
several topics, including the effects of the Texas
ERA and a legal redefinition of “rape” to include
marital rape.
Also, LWV belongs to several single-issue
coalitions such as the Environmental Coalition
and the Texas Coalition for Juvenile Justice.
Information published by LWV is usually free to
the public, although there may be a small charge
for certain pamphlets. Most large cities have at
least one LWV office where material can be pick-
ed up, or a free publications catalogue can be
ordered from the League of Women Voters; 1212
Guadalupe #109, Austin, Texas 78701. For more
information, consult your local phone book for the
nearest LWV office.
ALBUM REVIEW.
Second Coming of Alive!
Nancy Peterson
CALL IT JAZZ
by Alive!
Redwood Records
Box 996
Ukiah, CA 95482
“Is it avant garde, classical, standards or swing?
Is it straight-ahead bebop or ballads we sing?
It’s any of these and it’s all of these things,
Call it Jazz.”
(from “Call It Jazz” by Janet Small)
As the title-song lyrics suggest, Call It Jazz, the
second album from AliveL, showcases the group’s
amazing versatility.
Whether it be their own compositions or a song
from Gil Scott Heron, or June Millington, or Ida
Cox (remember her from the Roaring ’20s), Alive!
performs everything well, and with great en-
thusiasm and concentration.
The Ida Cox tune, “Wild Women Don’t Get the
Blues,” shows off each member’s talents. Rhian-
non has superb control of her powerful voice. She
can make it piercing, breathy, fatty—any or all of
these in the same song. Janet Small on piano has
a wonderful improvisational solo. Drummer Bar-
bara Borden and percussionist Carolyn Brandy
set down a rhythmic accompaniment that gets
the group cooking. And Suzanne Vincenza plays a
walking-bass pattern that leads into the climax of
this fully developed blues tune.
THE EQUAL RIGHTS
AMENDMENT
(Complete text)
Section 1. Equality of rights under the law
shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by any
state on account of sex.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the
power to enforce, by appro-
priate legislation, the provisions
of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take
effect two years after the date
of ratification.
STATES THAT
HAVE NOT RATIFIED
Alabama Illinois North Carolina
Arizona Louisiana Oklahoma
Arkansas Mississippi South Carolina
Florida Missouri Utah
Georgia Nevada Virginia
RATIFICATION
DEADLINE
JUNE 30, 1982
Alive!
Favorite tunes include “Loving You” which has
a dramatic mood/tempo change. In a split second,
the tune goes from a legato melody into a
vocalese/scat section. And then returns atempo
leading into a nicely drawn out rubato ending that
retains its intensity until the last note fades away.
“Golden River/Golden Dream” is a musical
poem. The beginning instrumental recreates the
sounds of a river with the piano being dominant.
Rhiannon gives a loving interpretation to the
lyrics, which begin “I’m moving in the sea of you”
and end with “Put your heart inside of me/And
know that you are in my soul/There’s no separa-
tion.” The tune wraps up with a string bass solo
that is almost classical. The lyrical quality of the
bass cannot help but leave a lasting impression
on the listener.
On the closing tune, Alive! gives a jazz inter-
pretation of “Heaven Is in Your Mind” by June
Millington. This is an uptempo tune, and is one of
the few they harmonize on vocally.
This album is for anyone who likes their jazz
both instrumental and vocal. You won’t be disap-
pointed because they are Alive! and doing well.
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WOMANSIGHT MAY 1982
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