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It backgrounds, but had never taken Į part in a public demonstration. Such was the case with three Arkansas I members of the Women's Political

the Lamplighter Room 5 northgate plaza, Camden

Caucus. As they described their up-

hill efforts for ERA in Arkansas, an unratified state, a cheery but rockhard determination became evident. Over the years they had devoted themselves to behind-the-scenes activity for women's rights. The ERA march had brought them out to the

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were there to stay. Carol Gaddy's From across the nation words seemed to sum up the feelings of many in Washington that weekend: "We've always worked within the system and have never taken to the streets, but we're more than ready to on this one."

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Bryant lumped with Hitler and Nixon in poll

NEW YORK-Anita Bryant has been ranked alongside Adolf Hitler in

a poll of high schoolers who were asked to name the woman and man who have "done the most damage to the world."

The poll of 800 junior and senior high school students across the United States was conducted by the Ladies Home Journal.

The magazine reports that Anita also finished first in another dubious. category when Richard Nixon and she were named by students as the man and women who "make them angriest."

In the meantime, Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt were named as the two who have "done the most good for the world.".

In one other interesting category, evalgelist Billy Graham was cited as the person doing, the most for religion. The Journal notes: "Billy Graham was first... God came in second." (ZNS)

Facelifts for men becoming more common

LOS ANGELES-Face lifts for men are on the rise. A Los Angeles plastic surgeon reports that corporate executives, who are determined to look younger, have triggered a boom in face lifts and other types of cosmetic surgery for men.

The surgeon, Dr. John Williams, says that some businessmen are paying roughly the price of a new car or up to $5000-to have cosmetic work done on droopy eyelids and to have nose jobs, forhead lifts or even complete face lifts.

Dr. Williams estimates that the number of men he sees in his practice has soared 1000 per cent since 1973, and that most of these patients are businessmen between the ages of 45 and 60 who want to look younger.

The doctor says that a typical case involved a 53-year-old stockbroker whose face was so ravaged that he looked in his 60s and ready for retirement. Williams says that the man wanted to run his company for another 10 years or more, and didn't want anybody thinking he was older than

he was.

The doctor says that some cosmetic surgery results have been miraculous, resulting in men looking a decade younger. In other cases, however, Williams says, "You wonder if you did anything for them." (ZNS)

Washington the most hospitable city for women

NEW YORK-Washington, D.C. is the best place in America for a woman to live, and Kansas City is the worst. The July issue of Redbook rates each U.S. city with more than one million persons according to a point system in eight different categories, including jobs for women, the number of women elected to office and so on.

The magazine says that according to its scale, Washington ranked the highest, especially in jobs for women and income. San Jose came in a close second, with Denver placing third and Minneapolis, fourth. The worst five cities for women, Redbook says, were St. Louis, Miami, Atlanta, Tampa and last and least, Kansas City. (ZNS)

Midler making her first movie

HOLLYWOOD-Bette Midler is in the midst of shooting her first movie, a film based loosely on the final days of Janis Joplin. The movie, called "The Rose," is the story of the last eight days in the life of a self-destructive rock star who died in 1969.

Midler's longtime advisor and film co-producer Aaron Russo says Midler had been looking at film scripts for six years before finally settling on one that she wanted to do.

Actor Alan Bates co-stars with Midler in the role of an ambitious manager.

Overuse of laughing gas no laughing matter

LOS ANGELES-Overuse of laughing gas as a "recreational drug" can result in serious nerve injuries, according to a University of California professor of medicine.

Dr. Robert Lazyer says the small doses of nitrous oxide, also known. as "laughing gas," that dentists use to relax their patients, don't seem to do any harm to health. However, the researcher said in the past year he has come across six cases of serious injury brought on by inhaling the gas for as many as six hours a week.

Five or six cases, the doctor noted, were dentists. (ZNS)

Careless men discriminated against?

NEW YORK-When it comes to jewelry, men are definitely discriminated against. The Aetna Insurance Company reports that it charges males higher insurance rates than females because, the company says, men are much more careless about their valuables.

The company claims it has found that men tend to lose their jewelry, to damage it or to lose valuable stones more often. Several men have complained to insurance commissions of being victims of sex discrimination, but so far to no avail. Aetna and other companies say they have files of comparative statistics showing that men are careless about jewelry. (ZNS)