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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 19, folder \"10/25/75 - Cleveland, Ohio (3)\"\nof the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nSome items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted\nmaterials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to\nthese materials.\nDigitized from Box 19 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n32\nCHICAGO DAILY NEWS, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1974\nBetty Ford, wife of the President, was surrounded by a crowd at the Republican women's fund-raising luncheon Tuesday at\nHotel but the crush didn't seem to bother her.\nSEPT.24, 1975\nBetty Ford charms\nGOP women here\nBy Patricia Moore\nWhen Betty Ford entered e crowded VIP and Mrs. William Wood Prince who brought\nMrs. Ford\ntop draw\nIWY Congress\nfor women\nto feature talk\nBy Mary Strassmeyer 10/25/75\nby Betty Ford\nMrs. Gerald Ford, the nation's\nMrs. Gillis\nfirst lady, will make her first\nCleveland appearance today, the\n*\nFrom First Page\nThe congress is expected to at-\nopening day of the Greater Cleve-\nvomen in a national poll who felt\ntract women athletes, women\nland International Women's Year\nshow business luminaries and\nhey are not discriminated\nfrom enound the world\ncleviland\nN031\nR\nFIRST LADY-WOMEN\nWASHINGTON (AP) -- FIRST LADY BETTY FORD, WHO STIRRED HEATED DEBATE\nLAST YEAR WHEN SHE CAMPAIGNED FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, WAS TO\nBE A FEATURED SPEAKER TODAY AT A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE IN CLEVELAND.\nSHE WAS TO ADDRESS THE GREATER CLEVELAND CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL\nWOMEN'S YEAR ON THE OPENING DAY OF A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE ON WOMEN'S\nISSUES. OTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDE MADAME VIJAY LAKSHMI PANDIT OF INDIA, FORMER\nPRESIDENT OF THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND JILL RUCKELSHAUS, HEAD OF\nTHE U.S. NATIONAL COMMISSION UN THE OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL\nWOMEN'S YEAR.\nMRS. FORD, ACCOMPANIED BY SIX MEMBERS OF HER STAFF AND 15 REPORTERS,\nWAS TO FLY TO CLEVELAND ABOARD A 40-PASSENGER MILITARY DC9 JET.\n10-25-75 10:30EDT\nCline cand\nN135\nis\nPEOPLE IN THE NEWS\nCLEVELAND (AP) -- FIRST LADY BETTY FORD WILL SPEAK ON THE OPENING DAY\nSATURDAY OF A THREE-DAY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN' S YEAR OBSERVANCE.\nMRS. FORD WAS SCHEDULED TO ADDRESS A LUNCHEON GATHERING ON AN AS Y_T\nUNDISCLOSED TOPIC. SHe WAS ALSO TO ATTEND A RECEPTION.\nOTHER WHO WILL APPEAR DURING THE THREE DAYS OF EVENTS INCLUDE\nINDIA'S VIJAYA LAKSHMI PANDIT, THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED\nNATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, COLUMNIST ANN LANDERS, TENNIS PRO JULIE\nHELDMAN AND TELEVISION COMEDIENNE LILY TOMLIN.\n5* MI\nm.,\nm.,\n? 9\nork\n30\neim,\nand\nS\nS\nAIRPORT WELCOME - First Lady Betty Ford (left) received a bouquet\nof flowers from Mayor Perk and his wife Lucille when she arrived at Cleve-\nland Hopkins Airport this morning prior to her appearance at the Interna-\ntional Women's Congress. Ruth Miller, city health director (right), holds a\ngift the Perks gave Mrs. Ford -8 crystal bird for the Presidential kitchen\ntable.\n(Press photo by Van Dillard)\nClemiland\n-0-\nCLEVELAND (UPI) -- FIRST LADY BETTY FORD SAYS THE EQUAL RIGHTS\nAMENDMENT MAY GIVE WOMEN NEW FREEDOM BUT IT WILL NOT SEPARATE THEM\nFROM THEIR HUSBANDS AND CHILDREN.\nMRS. FORD REAFFIRMED HER SUPPORT FOR THE ERA DURING THE WEEKEND\nBUT CAUTIONED 3,000 DELEGATES TO THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR\nMEETING THAI THE AMENDMENT, WHICH MUST STILL 38 RATIFIED, WOULD NOT\nBE \"AN INSTANT SOLUTION TO WOMEN'S PROBLEMS.\"\nI\" A BRIEF SPEECH BEFORE THE OPENING SESSION OF THE MEETING, MRS.\nFORD SAID THE AMENDMENT WOULD \"NOT ALTER THE FABRIC OF THE\nCONSTITUTION -- OR FORCE WOMEN AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES.\"\n\"IT WILL HELP KNOCK DOWN THOSE RESTRICTIONS THAT HAVE LOCKED WOMEN\nINTO OLD STEREOTYPES OF BEHAVIOR AND OPPORTUNITY,\" SHE SAID.\nUPI 10-27 11:51 AES\nN060\nR\nBETTY FORD LEAD (TOPS N31)\nBY FRANCES LEWINE\nCLEVELAND (AP) -- FIRST LADY BETTY FORD SAID TODAY THAT THE ''CLOUD\nOF FEAR AND CONFUSION MUST BE LIFTED FROM THE BATTLE FOR THE EQUAL\nRIGHTS AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT IS VITAL TO UNDO LAWS THAT LOCK WOMEN OUT\nOF THE MAINSTREAM OF OPPORTUNITY.\nIN REMARKS PREPARED FOR HER FIRST MAJOR SPEECH ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS,\nSHE ALSO ADVISED WOMEN TO STOP UNDERVALUING THEIR OWN TALENTS,\nESPECIALLY IN THE HOME.\n''WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT 'JUST' OUT OF 'JUST A HOUSEWIFE' AND SHOW OUR\nPRIDE IN HAVING MADE THE HOME AND FAMILY OUR LIFE'S WORK,' MRS. FORD\nSAID. DOWNGRADING THIS WORK HAS BEEN PART OF A PATTERN IN OUR\nSOCIETY THAT HAS UNDERVALUED WOMEN'S TALENTS IN ALL AREAS.'\nMRS. FORD SPOKE BEFORE SEVERAL THOUSAND WOMEN ON THE OPENING DAY OF\nA THREE-DAY GREATER CLEVELAND CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR\nCONFERENCE.\nMRS. FORD SAID THE DEBATE OVER ERA HAS BECOME TOO EMOTIONAL'\nBECAUSE OF THE FEARS OF BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. BUT SHE SAID ITS\nRATIFICATION -- WHICH WOULD GO INTO EFFECT IF FOUR MORE STATES VOTE FOR\nIT -- WILL NOT ALTER THE FABRIC OF THE CONSTITUTION OR FORCE WOMEN\nAWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES. IT WILL HELP KNOCK DOWN THOSE RESTRICTIONS\nTHAT HAVE LOCKED WOMEN INTO OLD STEREOTYPES OF BEHAVIOR AND\nOPPORTUNITY. IT WILL HELP OPEN MORE OPTIONS FOR WOMEN.'\nMRS. FORD EXPRESSED HOPES THAT THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT CAN BE\nRATIFIED IN 1976 TO MARK THE NATION'S 200TH BIRTHDAY.\nBUT SHE POINTED OUT THAT 'CHANGING LAWS, MORE OPPORTUNITIES, LESS\nFINANCIAL DISCRIMINATION AND MORE POSSIBILITES FOR THE USE OF OUR\nMINDS AND BODIES WILL ONLY PARTIALLY CHANGE THE PLACE OF AMERICAN\nWOMEN\nMRS. FORD SAID MANY BARRIERS CONTINUE TO BLOCK THE PAIHS OF MOST\nWOMEN AND 'THIS YEAR IS NOT THE TIME TO CHEER THE VISIBLE FEW, BUT TO\nWORK FOR THE INVISIBLE MANY, WHOSE LIVES ARE STILL RESTRICTED BY\nCUSTOM AND CODE.'\nMRS. FORD, WHO HAS STIRRED CONTROVERSY WITH HER OUTSPOKEN SUPPORT OF\nTHE ERA, DEFENDED HER STAND BEFORE THE BIGGEST WOMEN'S AUDIENCE SHE\nHAS ADDRESSED: ''MY OWN SUPPORT OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT HAS\nSHOWN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DEFINITION OF PROPER BEHAVIOR COLLIDES WITH\nTHE RIGHTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO PERSONAL OPINIONS. I DO NOT BELIEVE\nTHAT BEING FIRST LADY SHOULD PREVENT ME FROM EXPRESSING MY VIEWS.\n' ' I SPOKE OUT ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE BECAUSE OF MY DEEP PERSONAL\nCONVICTIONS.' WHY SHOULD MY HUSBAND'S JOB OR YOURS' PREVENT US FROM\nBEING OURSELVES?\"\nMRS. FORD SHARED A PLATFORM WITH OTHER WOMEN LEADERS, INCLUDING\nINDIA'S AMBASSADOR MRS. VAJAYA LAKSHMI PANDIT, WHO WAS ELECTED\nPRESIDENT OF THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1953.\n10-25-75 13:29EDI\nAftermath of an abortion:\nducation in birth control\nBy Mary Strassmeyer\nThe clinic, located in the\nsmall basket. They included con-\nere's a lot more to birth con-\nUniversity-Cedar Medical Building\ndoms, foam, vaginal creams and\nand abortion than little round\nat 10900 Carnegie Ave., has been\njellies, diaphragms, pills and inter-\nthat say, \"Women are not\nopen a little more than 18 months.\nuterine devices. She said there is\nmachines.\"\nIt is one of four area clinics, plus\ncounseling available on withdraw-\nWomen's Year Program:\nis free, wide, handsome\nBy Mary Strassmeyer\nAnd they have been working for\nBetty Ford, the Kitchen Band,\nnothing\nLily Tomlin, the St. Adalbert Soul\nWomen like Olive Tabor, IWY\n-\nGray Panther leader urges seniors to fight\nBy Jane Scott\nhuman need at any age and can-go\nGolden-ager. n. A frail little\ninto late years, she believes.\nrandmother, rocking away in her\n\"It is also warmth and closeness-\nhair with bifocals slinning off\nand general touch. They used sto\nUrges women\nto be proud of\nhomemaking\nBy SUE KINCAID\nunderestimate their accomplish-\nand RUSTY BROWN\nments in the home.\nFirst Lady Betty Ford said here\n\"I am here because I believe the\ntoday she is distressed that through\nbest way to celebrate International\nall the debate) on women's rights\nWemer'e Vnit\nEARLY ARRIVALS - These persons were\nWomen's Congress at the Convention Center this\namong the first to arrive to be on hand for the\nmorning.\n(Press photo by Bernie Noble)\nopening ceremonies of the International\nBetty Ford addresses IWY\nurges pride in homemaking\nContinue from Dade e in t\nWomen get new directions\nIWY\none to grow\nBy Mary Strassmeyer\nthemselves as persons. whether\nwith making the Congress mean-\nThe Greater Cleveland Interna-\nmen or women.\ningful in the future lives of Great-\ntional Women's Year Congress.\nThey are encouraged about\ner Clevelanders.\nWomen get new directions\nIWY\none to grow\nBy Mary Strassmeyer\nthemselves as persons, whether\nwith making the Congress mean-\nThe Greater Cleveland Interna-\nmen or women.\ningful in the future lives of Great-\ntional Women's Year Congress,\nThey are encouraged about\ner Clevelanders.\nmonths in the making and most\nthemselves and about women's\nFor a beginning, herefollow-up\nsuccessful in terms of numbers at\nrole in today's society. They: have\ncommittee plans a summary of\ngirl Scout\nA237\nR B\nBETTY 10-26\nNIGHT LD\nBY HELEN THOMAS\nUPI WHITE HOUSE REPORTER\nWASHINGTON (UPI) -- FIRST LADY BETTY FORD LIT A TORCH ON THE\nWASHINGTON MONUMENT GROUNDS SUNDAY TO OPEN A FOUR-DAY NATIONAL\nCONVENTION OF THE GIRL SCOUTS.\nSHE ALSO ACCEPTED THE \"GIRL SCOUTS' 200TH BIRTHDAY BOOK TO THE\nNATION.\"\nEARLER, MRS. FORD AND THE PRESIDENT DROPPED QUARTERS IN THE \"TRICK\nOR TREAT\" BANKS HELD BY SEVERAL COSTUMED YOUNGSTERS TO LAUNCH\nCOMEDIAN DANNY KAYE'S HALLOWEEN DRIVE ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED NATIONS\nINTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS EMERGENCY FUND.\nTHE FORDS POSED FOR PICTURES WITH THE CHILDREN IN THE DIPLOMATIC\nRECEPTION ROOM TO KICK OFF KAYE'S FUND-RAISING DRIVE IN 65 CITIES.\nKAYE SAID THE FUNDS RAISED \"WILL BE SAVING A CHILD'S LIFE SOMEWHERE\nIM THE WORLD.\"\nIN ACCEPTING THE GIRL SCOUT GIFT AND OPENING THE SCOUT CONVENTION,\nTHE FIRST LADY SAID SHE HAS ALWAYS PROUDLY SUPPORTED THE GIRL SCOUTS\nWHO \"DO SO MUCH FOR THE WORLD AROUND THEM.\"\nSHE ALSO LIT A TORCH TO PROCLAIM THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN\nTHE NATION'S THIRD CENTURY.\nMRS. FORD WAS INTRODUCED BY MRS. WILLIAM MCLEOD ITTMAN, NATIONAL\nPRESIDENT OF THE GIRL SCOUTS, BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND\nSCOUTS AND THEIR LEADERS.\nBEFORE LEAVING THE GROUNDS, MRS. FORD PLUNGED INTO A CROWD AND\nSHOOK HANDS WITH SEVERAL GIRL SCOUTS.\nTHE GIFT WAS A DARK GREEN, LEATHER BOUND BOOK DEPICTING COMMUNITY\nACTIONS THAT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY SCOUTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IT\nWAS PRESENTED BY THREE CADETTES, ANN AND MARY FORMELLER, BOTH 14, AND\nDELORES GARDNER, 13, OF TROOP 1293 IN PHILADELPHIA.\nMRS. FORD SAID THE GIRL SCOUTS HAD MET PAST CHALLENGES WITH\n\"IMAGINATION AND DEED.\" WHILE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, THE ORGNIAZATION\nWILL REMAIN CONSTANT IN ITS GOAL OF \"FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FOR THE\nINDIVIDUAL, MRS. FORD SAID.\nUPI 10-26 04:29 PES\n'Silence No\nSunday, October 26, 1975\nThe WashingtonStar\nA-13\nBetty Ford Says\nShe'll Speak Out\nFrom News Services\nasked her to \"tell the Presi-\nCLEVELAND - Betty\ndent toestay well -we need\nFord, whose frank expres-\nhim around.\" She replied\nlions of opinion have stirred \"Well, he seemed just fine\nip the public on-more than today.\"\nUP-034\n(WHITE HOUSE BASH)\n(BY HELEN THOMAS)\nWASHINGTON (UPI) -- BROADWAY STAR PEARL BAILEY DANCED WITH\nPRESIDENT FORD AND EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT ANWAR SADAT, SANG A DUET WITH\nACTOR OMAR SHARIF AND HEISTED VICE PRESIDENT NELSON ROCKEFELLER'S\nHORN-RIMMED BIFOCALS DURING A SWINGING EVENING AT THE WHITE HOUSE\nMONDAY.\nPRESIDENT FORD AND HIS WIFE BETTY, ELEGANT IN A BROWN AND WHITE\nESTEVEZ GOWN, STAYED ON THE DANCE FLOOR UNTIL L:30 A.M. EST, LONG\nAFTER SADAT, THE GUEST OF HONOR, AND HIS WIFE HAD DEPARTED.\nMISS BAILEY, WHO HAS PERFORMED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE WHITE HOUSE,\nWAS AT HER BEST AT THE SADAT DINNER, WINNING SEVERAL STANDING\nOVATIONS AND THE LONGEST APPLAUSE HEARD IN THE EAST ROOM IN MANY A\nYEAR.\n\"IT WAS BRILLIANT,\" SAID SECRETARY OF STATE HENRY KISSINGER. \"SHE\nKISSED ME.\"\nMISS BAILEY BEGAN TO SNARE HER AUDIENCE WHEN SHE BORROWED\nROCKEFELLER'S GLASSES TO READ A SONG.\nSHE PUT THEM ON, THEN CRACKED, \"WHERE DID THE PEOPLE GO?\"\nHAND ING THEM BACK, SHE ADVISED ROCKEFELLER, \"DON'T SIGN ANYTHING\nWITHOUT THESE.\" BUT LATER ON IN THE BANTER HE HANDED THE SPECTACLES\nBACK TO HER AND SAID HIS WIFE, HAPPY, WOULD LEAD HIM HOME.\nTHEN SHE SANG ABOUT PLACES ON THE SADAT ITINERARY, BRINGING\nGLEEFUL HOWLS WHEN SHE REACHED \"I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN.\" THAT WAS\nFOLLOWED UP WITH \"CHICAGO\" AND \"THE EYES OF TEXAS.\"\nDURING ONE OF HER MOST FAMOUS NUMBERS, \"HELLO DOLLY,\" FORD ROSE\nFROM HIS CHAIR AND TWIRLED HER AROUND FOR THE FINALE.\nMISS BAILEY RETURNED TO THE MICROPHONE TO SING \"HAPPY BIRTHDAY\" TO\nFORMER STAGE STAR NANETTE FABRAY. MISS FABRAY, WHO HAS A HEARING\nDEFECT, RESPONDED IN SONG AND SIGN LANGUAGE WITH \"SOMEWHERE OVER THE\nRAINBOW,\" REDUCING MANY TO TEARS.\nMISS BAILEY AND HER HUSBAND, DRUMMER LOUIS BELLSON, WERE INVITED\nTO SPEND THE NIGHT.\nUPI 10-28 10:31 AES\nSteve Ford LA Times\nmonday, oct 27\nI'm elated! You've restored my\n1975\nfaith in the press, and Steve Ford has\nrestored my faith in people (in high-\ner-up positions). Cheryl Bentsen's ar-\nticle (Oct. 16), \"Steve Ford: Good-\nName for a Cowboy,\" was practicing\nsomething I thought the press knew\nnothing about-\"If you can't say\nsomething good about someone, don't\nsay it at all.\" The article was so good\nit made my day; and for the first\ntime made me feel like someone in\nthe White House finally is someone\nI'd love to meet.\nLINDA WEAVER\nNorwalk\nCan't you people find more inter-\nesting items to print than the lacklus-\nter ambition of Steve Ford, the medi-\nocre son of a mediocre father?\nShame on you for wasting so much\nspace!\nEDWARD NEWMAN\nWoodland Hills\nA-2\nThe Washington Star\nSaturday, October 25, 1975\nNames Faces\nA Piddling Story\nSusan Ford brought four of the five 5-week-old\npuppies of Liberty, the First Family's golden retriev-\ner, into the White House press room to perform for\nassembled staffers and media persons. They perform-\ned as might have been expected. Two of them left pud-\ndles on the gold carpet.\n-David Braaten)\nHealth\nUP-062\n(BETTY)\n(BY HELEN THOMAS)\nWASHINGTON (UPI) -- BETTY FORD, WHOSE DOCTORS SAY IS IN \"EXCELLENT\nHEALTH\" WITH NO SIGNS OF CANCER, HAS TAKEN ON MORE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES\nAND WILL MAKE A SPEECH IN CLEVELAND SATURDAY.\nWHITE HOUSE PHYSICIAN DR. WILLIAM LUKASH SAID THURSDAY FOLLOWING A\nMEDICAL CHECKUP AT BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL SHE SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF\nA RECURRENCE OF THE DISEASE MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER UNDERGOING REMOVAL\nOF A CANCEROUS BREAST.\nMRS. FORD CONTINUES TO TAKE CHEMOTHERAPY EVERY FIVE OR SIX WEEKS\nTO PREVENT ANY RECURRENCE OF CANCER FOLLOWING HER OPERATION ON SEPT.\n28, 1974.\nTHE FIRST LADY WILL FLY TO CLEVELAND SATURDAY TO TAKE PART IN A\nLOCAL MEETING OF THE CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR. SHE'LL\nSPEAK ON \"WOMEN AS A FORCE FOR PEACE. \"\nON SUNDAY, MRS. FORD WILL PARTICIPATE IN A GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM AT\nTHE WASHINGTON MONUMENT AND THE FOLLOWING DAY SHE WILL PLAY HOSTESS\nTO VISITING PRESIDENT ANWAR SADAT OF EGYPT.\nTHERE ARE INDICATIONS MRS. FORD WILL NOT YET TAKE ON A HEAVY\nSCHEDULE OF OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, BUT SHE APPARENTLY IS BEGINNING TO\nINCREASE SUCH APPEARANCES ON A CAREFULLY PACED SCALE. SHE DOES NOT\nPLAN TO ACCOMPANY THE PRESIDENT TO CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY FOR TWO DAYS\nOF REPUBLICAN FUND RAISING EVENTS IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO.\nSHE APPEARS DRAWN AND TIRED AT TIMES, BUT MADE TWO STAND-IN\nAPPEARANCES FOR THE PRESIDENT THIS WEEK WHILE HE WAS RECUPERATING\nFROM A SINUS COLD. SHE PLANTED AN AMERICAN ELM ON THE WHITE HOUSE\nGROUNDS AND POSED FOR PHOTOGRAPHS WITH STACIE MECHAM, LL, OF\nBAKERSFIELD, CALIF., THE 1976 EPILEPSY FOUNDATION POSTER CHILD.\nFOLLOWING THE FOUR-HOURS OF TESTS AT BETHESDA, LUKASH SAID\nTHURSDAY THE PRELIMINARY TESTS WERE \"ENTIRELY NORMAL\" AND THERE WAS\n\"NO INDICATION OF ANY RECURRENCE OF CANCER.\"\nUPI 10-24 11:49 AED\ncleveland\nA214\nD B\nBETTY 10-25\nNIGHT LD\nBY SARA FRITZ\nCLEVELAND (UPI) - - BETTY FORD, WHOSE FRANK EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION\nHAVE STIRRED UP THE PUBLIC ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, SAID SATURDAY\nSHE WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK OUT BECAUSE \"BEING LADYLIKE DOES NOT\nREQUIRE SILENCE.\"\nMRS. FORD HAS BEEN CRITICIZED FOR HER OUTSPOKEN COMMENTS ON A\nRANGE OF ISSUES FROM SEX TO MARIJUANA. SHE DEFENDED THE PRACTICE IN A\nSPEECH PREPARED FOR AN AUDIENCE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND -- POSSIBLY HER\nBIGGEST AUDIENCE TO DATE -- AT THE GREATER CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL\nWOMEN'S YEAR CONGRESS.\nSHE FLEW HERE FROM WASHINGTON FOR THE DAY TO MAKE THE SPEECH\nPROMOTING RATIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, AND TO LUNCH\nWITH MADAME VIJAYA LAKSHMI PANDIT, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE U.N.\nGENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND A GROUP OF CLEVELAND'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN.\nMRS. FORD WAS GREETED AT THE AIRPORT BY REPUBLICAN MAYOR RALPH\nPERK, WHO ASKED HER TO \"TELL THE PRESIDENT TO STAY WELL -- WE NEED\nHIM AROUND.\" SHE REPLIED \"WELL, HE SEEMED JUST FINE TODAY.\"\nHER SPEECH DEPLORED RESTRICTIONS STILL PLACED ON WOMEN'S BEHAVIOR\nAND SAID THE AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE HAS BEEN TOO MUCH MALIGNED.\n\"MY OWN SUPPORT OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT HAS SHOWN WHAT\nHAPPENS WHEN A DEFINITION OF PROPER BEHAVIOR COLLIDES WITH AN\nINDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO PERSONAL OPINIONS,\" SHE SAID. \"I DO NOT BELIEVE\nTHAT BEING FIRST LADY SHOULD PREVENT ME FROM EXPRESSING MY VIEWS.\n\"I SPOKE OUT ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE BECAUSE OF MY DEEP PERSONAL\nONVICTIONS. WHY SHOULD MY HUSBAND'S JOB OR YOURS PREVENT US FROM\nBEING OURSELVES? BEING LADYLIKE DOES NOT REQUIRE SILENCE.\"\nMRS. FORD APPARENTLY REFERRED SPECIFICALLY TO CHARGES BY ERA\nOPPONENTS THAT THE FIRST LADY ILLEGALLY USED GOVERNMENT FACILITIES\nAND STAFF TO LOBBY FOR ERA.\nMRS. FORD SAID THE CONTROVERSY HAS DEVELOPED AMONG PEOPLE WHO FEAR\nCHANGE AND SHE PROROSED THAT ERA PROPONENTS SHOULD LOWER THE TENOR OF\nTHE DEBATE.\n\"THE DEBATE OVER ERA HAS BECOME TOO EMOTIONAL BECAUSE OF THE FEARS\nOF SOME -- BOTH MEN AND WOMEN -- ABOUT THE CHANGES ALREADY TAKING.\nPLACE IN AMERICA,' SHE SAID. \"AND PARI OF THE JOB OF THOSE OF US WHO\nSUPPORT ERA IS TO HELP REMOVE THIS CLOUD OF FEAR AND CONFUSION.\"\nSHE SAID THE AMENDMENT ... \"WILL NOT BE ALTER THE FABRIC OF THE\nCONSTITUTION -- OR FORCE WOMEN AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES.\"\nSHE HAS BEEN \"DISTRESSED,\" SHE SAID, THAT ONE OUTGROWTH OF THE\nARGUMENT OVER ERA \"HAS BEEN THE LACK OF APPRECIATION OF THE ROLE OF\nWOMEN AS WIVES AND MOTHERS.\"\n\"IN TRYING TO OPEN UP CHOICES AND OPPORTUNITIES, WOMEN MUST NOT\nUNDERESTIMATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE HOME,' SHE SAID. \"WE HAVE\nTO TAKE THAT 'JUST' OUT OF ' JUST A HOUSEWIFE' AND SHOW OUR PRIDE IN\nHAVING MADE THE HOME AND FAMILY OUR LIFE'S WORK.\"\nUPI 10-25 12:57 PED\ncleveland\nUP-045\n(BETTY)\nCLEVELAND (UPI) -- BETTY FORD DECLARED SATURDAY THAT BEING THE\nPRESIDENT'S WIFE WILL NOT STOP HER FROM SUPPORTING THE EQUAL RIGHTS\nAMENDMENT OR SPEAKING OUT ON OTHER ISSUES BECAUSE \"BEING LADYLIKE\nDOES NOT REQUIRE SILENCE.\"\nMRS. FORD, WHO OFTEN HAS BEEN CRITICIZED FOR HER OUTSPOKEN\nCOMMENTS ON EVERYTHING FROM SEX TO MARIJUANA, MADE HER REMARKS IN A\nSPEECH PREPARED FOR AN AUDIENCE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND AT THE GREATER\nCLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR CONGRESS.\nSHE FLEW HERE FROM WASHINGTON TO MAKE THE SPEECH BUT TOOK TIME TO\nHAVE LUNCH WITH MADAME VIJAYA LAKSHMI PANDIT, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE\nUNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND A GROUP DESCRIBED AS SOME OF\nCLEVELAND'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN.\nMRS. FORD'S SPEECH DEPLORED THE RESTRICTIONS STILL PLACED ON\nWOMEN'S BEHAVIOR. SHE CALLED FOR RATIFICATION OF ERA IN 1976 AND SAID\nTHE AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE HAS BEEN TOO MUCH MALIGNED.\n\"MY OWN SUPPORT OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT HAS SHOWN WHAT\nHAPPENS WHEN A DEFINITION OF PROPER BEHAVIOR COLLIDES WITH AN\nINDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO PERSONAL OPINIONS,\" SHE SAID. \"I DO NOT BELIEVE\nTHAT BEING FIRST LADY SHOULD PREVENT ME FROM EXPRESSING MY VIEWS.\n\"I SPOKE OUT ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE BECAUSE OF MY DEEP PERSONAL\nCONVICTIONS. WHY SHOULD MY HUSBAND'S JOB OR YOURS PREVENT US FROM\nBEING OURSELVES? BEING LADYLIKE DOES NOT REQUIRE SILENCE.\"\nUPI 10-25 12:02 PED\ncleviland\nN031\nR\nFIRST LADY-WOMEN\nWASHINGTON (AP) -- FIRST LADY BETTY FORD, WHO STIRRED HEATED DEBATE\nLAST YEAR WHEN SHE CAMPAIGNED FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, WAS TO\nBE A FEATURED SPEAKER TODAY AT A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE IN CLEVELAND.\nSHE WAS TO ADDRESS THE GREATER CLEVELAND CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL\nWOMEN'S YEAR ON THE OPENING DAY OF A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE ON WOMEN'S\nISSUES.\nOTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDE MADAME VIJAY LAKSHMI PANDIT OF INDIA, FORMER\nPRESIDENT OF THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND JILL RUCKELSHAUS, HEAD OF\nTHE U.S. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL\nWOMEN'S YEAR.\nMRS. FORD, ACCOMPANIED BY SIX MEMBERS OF HER STAFF AND 15 REPORTERS,\nWAS TO FLY TO CLEVELAND ABOARD A 40-PASSENGER MILITARY DC9 JET.\n10-25-75 10:30EDT\nThe top 50\nmerica's most influential women are named\n- writers, activists and politicians dominate\nIn this the International\nWomen's Year, Americans have\nbecome increasingly conscious of\nthe impact of women in business,\nin the professions. in the produc-\nfile\nFIRST LADY'S FILES\nOctober 31, 1975\nDear Jeffrey:\nThank you so much for send-\ning me a copy of The Lantern. The\nphoto in the paper was terrific and\nI know Mrs. Ford will enjoy seeing it.\nI also appreciate your sending\nme a copy of the photo of Mrs. Ford and\nJanet Dunbar. I will make sure that\nboth get them.\nMany thanks again.\nSincerely,\nSheila Rabb Weidenfeld\nPress Secretary to Mrs. Ford\nMr. Jeffrey Yapalater\nThe Ohio State Daily Lantern\n281 Journalism Building\nOhio State University\n242 W. 18th Avenue\nColumbus, Ohio 43210\n1881\nFounded\n10 Pages\nFaces\nname\nLantern\nThe Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 27, 1975\nLantern Photo by Jeffrey Yapalater\nFirst Lady visits Ohio\nBetty Ford traveled to Cleveland Saturday to give a speech on women's\nconsciousness at the International Womens Congress at Public Au-\nditorium. See stories on page 3.\nthe\nau\nD. Low in the upper\nero night. chance of rain\nsles\nstrains of The Battle Hymn of the\nnd a narrator extolling \"he sees\nbe done and he wants to help.\"\nthe hand-pumping. Construc-\nbureaucrats, grandmothers,\nimmune except babies, who in-\nwet one planted on their heads.\nas the big race for mayor in Col-\nnot going to comment on the\nexcept to say the slogans of the\nenders (Mayor Tom Moody's\nEffective\" and City Councilman\nemond's \"Prescription for Prog-\nınd more like laxative adver-\ngroup unique in an election is\nPlease note this does not in-\\\nryone who is not a worker or\nfor less than half of all eligible\nthe polls. For these non-voters,\nthe upd saving: if you don't vote,\nLantern Photos by Jeffrey Yapalater\nMadame Pandit, addressing th\nat\n\"Where is your husband?\" asked six-year-old Laura Wilchek. \"He can't\nCleveland Congress of Interna\nhigher\nalways come where I come, and I can't always go where he goes,\ntional Women's Year, said, \"I'v\nociate\nanswered Mrs. Ford during a visit to a child care center in Cleveland\nnever tried to be a cheap imitatio\nsaid.\nSaturday.\nof a man; I didn't want to be.\"\nask,\ncon-\ncepts,\nplans\n1st Lady talks to women\nership\nBy Debbie Perlman\nways go where he goes.\"\n\"I believe the best way to celebra\nthe\nMrs. Ford later highlighted the\nInternational Women's Year is\na\nfew\nCLEVELAND - First Lady Betty\nGreater Cleveland Congress of In-\nexamine the very real proble\nomen,\nFord was in Cleveland Saturday and\nternational Women's Year and stres-\nwomen face today, not the progress\nof\nthe\nmade a stop at the child care center\nsed this theme of independence for\nyesterday, Mrs. Ford said.\nThe Ohio State Daily Lantern\nPublished by The Ohio State University School of Journalism\n281 Journalism Building, Ohio State University\n242 W. 18th Avenue\nColumbus, Ohio 43210\n28 in October 1975\nMrs. Ford\nc/o Sheila Weidenfeld\n1700 Pennsylvania Ave.\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nSheila:\nMany thanks for your assistance. Without your help,\nI doubt I would have had the opportunity to shoot some\nof the photographs I did.\nEnclosed you will find some of the shots I took.\nOne of the first lady during the luncheon at the Bond\nCourt, and another of Janet Dunbar.\nPlease foward these to both of them.\nAgain, thanks\nJeffrey Yapalater\nI\nHELLO NAME /\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nThe item described below has been transferred from this file to:\nr\nAudiovisual Unit\nBook Collection\nFord Museum in Grand Rapids\nItem: 2 5x7\" BW photos of BF at IWY confurnce in\nCleveland Ohio 10/25/75\nphotographer: Jeffrey Yapalater Ohio State Daily Lanten\nThe item was transferred from: Weidenfeld Bx 19\n10/25/75 Clevelend (3)\nInitials/Date let 3/86"
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