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The keynote addresses were delivered by Mr. Roman Kupchinsky, Secretary of the Committee for the Defense of Soviet Political Prisoners, and Mrs. Inez Weissman, President of the Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry. Mr. Kupchinsky clearly depicted the plight of Ukrainian political prisoners through excerpts from the writings of Dzuba, Moroz, and Chornovil himself. Mrs. Weissman presented us with the purpose of her organization, which was formed in 1970 in reaction to the Leningrad Trials and is dedicated to use every legal means to obtain freedom for Soviet Jews. Words of encouragement from Congressman Lester L. Wolff followed the keynote addresses. He stressed that detente should be based on mutual concessions, and that the most important of these is the exercise of the basic human rights which are guaranteed by the Universal Declaration. Subsequently, Mr. Pavel Litvinov, grandson of the former Soviet Foreign Minister, Maxim Litvinov, poignantly described the conditions he found in the labor camps, stressing the physical state of the prisoners. He explained that the average Soviet citizen is ignorant of the conditions in these prisons, and unaware of the harsh and often opportunistic treatment meted by the prison officials. In his address, Mr. Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General, emphasized that in order to free one's "own" people, we must be concerned about all people who suffer injustice and persecution throughout the world. The evening served not only to provide the participants with information, but brought us closer together. We wish the committee much success in its endeavors and look forward to cooperating closely with it in the future. CAMILLE SMORODSKY Public Relations Chairwoman "Woman" (Views & news in a woman's world) by Motria Kushnir Seems that someone has raised the consciousness of Australia's weather forecasters. This year the first cyclone of the season in Australia will be called "ALAN." The department of meteorology — bowing to the principle of fairness — has drawn up an alphabetical list of masculine and feminine code names for such weather disasters. Maybe we in the United States can soon expect to hear news about a Hurricane Harry, developing off the coast of Florida. And how about a weather stinker named Typhoon Wasyl? While the United Stated Equal Rights Amendment suffered serious setbacks in 1975, a series of laws guaranteeing British women equal rights was passed late last year by the Labor-dominated English parliament. The laws represent major reforms, in that they guarantee women equal pay and equal opportunity in government, business and education. An Equal Opportunities Commission, headed by Betty Lockwood, has been created to enforce the new laws; the commission — already flooded by more than 2,500 inquiries about sexual discrimination — is preparing women for court battles over their grievances. Because social attitudes cannot be changed simply through legislation, even feminist advocates of the equal rights laws do not expect sudden, sweeping change. Nevertheless, shifts in public sentiment are becoming apparent. For example, prospective employers are advertising positions for "secretaries," rather than "dolly birds." The majority of the American public may not like the feminist movement, yet they have been affected by it. A December 1975 Harris poll showed that a scant 16% of Americans "believe most feminist groups are helping the cause of women." However, when asked whether they "favor efforts to strengthen and change women's status in society," 63% of those polled said yes; 25% said no. In 1970 the ratio was 42% pro, 41% anti. Art certainly does imitate life: while scores of cops continue to chase robbers across our television screens every night, only one of the officers is a lady copy, Police Woman Angie Dickinson. But even if no programming changes can be expected for Nielsen- rating-land, things are changing in real life. The Federal Bureau of Investigations has recruited Sylvia E. Mathis, a North Carolina lawyer, to be a special agent of the FBI, which has 8,500 agents, 41 of them women. The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) has become involved in female police officers' sexual discrimination suits against their police departments. LEAA's support is a crucial factor, for the federal agency has the power to withhold funds from the department that is not operating in compliance with the law. Currently, Philadelphia's police department — because of LEAA's encouragement — is considering the hiring of 27 women among its 500 new recruits for patrol duty; Chicago's PD is another force presently in the process of revamping its hiring policies. Lucille Abreu — an officer who served on the Honolulu force for 22 years without receiving a single promotion, despite the fact that she passed the examination for promotion eight times, each time with high grades — won her court case against the department and has finally been assigned to the rank of detective. The push to hire and to promote female police officers is not only an equal-pay, equal- representation issue. Central to the fight is the need for female detectives in the Crime Division, rape detail; Detective Abreu has been promoted to that very department. Anne Armstrong has replaced Elliot L. Richardson as America's ambassador to the United Kingdom. She is the first woman ever to be appointed to this, perhaps the most prestigious, diplomatic office. Of the 134 ambassadorial posts in the U.S. diplomatic corps, 6 are filled by female appointees. In addition to Armstrong, Ruth Farkas serves as ambassador to Luxembourg; Shirley Temple Black, to Ghana; Jean Wilkowski, to НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 1976 21
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