The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 17

SECTION Jj Tuesday, April 16, 1974 74 Races Promising For Women 1 roopers Will Start Campaign Akron Bkacon Journal Life Style "Ticket Troopers" is the name the Akron Symphony Women's Committee has given to its task force of ticket sellers for the coming 1974-75 concert series "-m ft 'A 7 i campaign. And to start off the drive to support the Akron Symphony orchestra concerts the committee is giving a "behind the scenes" get-together Monday evening, April 22 at 8 o'clock in the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. The ticket sellers and their husbands are invited to attend a dress rehearsal of the orchestra and to listen to conductor Louis Lane give a run-down on next season's concerts. MRS.

MARSON fAl lXil TimiMMigiifarti Mmwybwl X. Congressional Quarterly WASHINGTON For those who would like to see more women enter politics, the 1974 elections promise both good news and bad news. First, the good news: Almost women may run for city, state and national office roughly three times the number of female candidates in 1972, according to predictions from feminist organizations early in the ear. One woman appears to be in good position to capture a governorship. the bad news: Four of the 16 women memhers of the House of Representatives will not seek re-election, and none of the non-incumbent women House candidates who have filed so far is yet considered a front-runner.

With filings closed, in only 15 states, about 50 women so far have become congressional or gubernatorial candidates. RKP. Klla T. Grasso, is the year's likeliest female gubernatorial hope. Polls taken in the state have found her ahead of her Democratic primary competitor, Connecticut Attorney General Robert K.

Killian. A survey published in March by the Hartford Times gave her a 22-point advantage over 1'. S. Rep. Robert H.

Steele, a leading Republican contender. At first glance, Grasso appears an unlikely candidate to make history as the first woman governor in the United States elected without following a husband into office. Casual and easy-going, she has not attracted national attention as a women's rights advocate. She favors day care programs but op)oses abortion. In Connecticut, she has been described as a bridge between liberal and traditional BETTY COPE, STATION MANAGER FOR WYIZ IN' CLEVELAND her familiar role as auctioneer Generous With Credit.

There will be brief instructions on how to sell in the E.G. McCormick lobby where kits will be available. Mrs. Karl Marson is chairman of the ticket campaign. Coffee and dessert will end the evening.

ANNUAL MEETING of Akron Symphony Women's fonraiittoe will be held Thursday, April 25th, on the Terrace of the Georgian Room at O'Neil's. The gathering will start with luncheon at noon followed by installation of officers and a program featuring two members of the faculty of Akron Rodney Miller, tenor, and Richard Shirey, accompanist. Smilli-Wellesley Luncheon EVERY YEAR members of Smith College and Wellesley Clubs hold a joint luncheon and this year they have invited alumnae of Mt. Holyoke, Vassar But Adept At Collectini "Sissy" Farenthold wings of the Democratic Party. Klected to the state legislature in 1T)2, Grasso became the first woman floor leader.

She was later elected to two terms as secretary of Mate, before going to Con-gross in 1U71. The Connecticut governor, Thomas J. Meskill, a Republican, is not seeking a second term. A CONTRAST to Grasso is a leading feminist and reformer, Frances T. (Sissy) Farenthold.

She attracted national attention in 1972 when she came in second in the Texas Democratic gubernatorial primary. This year she is having trouble building momentum in a second bid against Democratic incumbent Dolph Briscoe. "The spark isn't there," said Kathryn Herring, a former Farenthold campaigner and former political conrdi-nator of the National Women's Political Caucus, of which Farenthold is chairwoman. "Fler supporters feel it can't be won. Louise Gore, a Republican national committeewoman from Maryland, has announced that she would run for governor.

Her chances of winning the September primary have See 3,000, Page B-2 VtVffMiftfiJ a i-n 7 it on the air. Right now the most supported ones are Masterpiece Theater, a special we did on Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the Leonard Bernstein Mass, Cleveland City Council, basketball and old movies. Clevelanders haven't gone too much for opera." But wouldn't they have to v. and Connecticut to join Ihem for sherry at 12:30 and luncheon at 1 Thursday at Woman's City Club. Dr.

Jeanette Reuter, a clinical psychologist and associate professor at Kent State, will be the speaker. She received the Kent State Distinguished Teaching Award in 1973, and has a daughter, Kathy, who has followed in her mother's distinguished try" (public broadcasting, of course), why more people will support community TV, or a tour of the auction items filling up the back warehouse. She allows herself to froth slightly at the Health Education and Welfare Department (HEW) official who came in for a taping, scanned the contemporary green-and-black decor of the lobby and observed, "Wouldn't you know a woman is running this place." But bankers who would prefer to talk with a man do not ruffle her. She sends over a male staffer. And she remarks that the pendulum has swung too far toward undefined sex roles but that "it always has to come back to the middle." She hates the' term "career woman" because, she says, it implies that you "don't care about anything else." Betty Cope says she does care about other things the retreat cabin and 80 acres she owns in nearby Chagrin Valley (she calls it "my excitement of Playhouse Square, her hobby See GENEROUS, Page B-2 Custom-Made footsteps.

DR. REUTER Kathy is a Smith graduate, has a doctorate in child psychology and now works with autistic children in Los Angeles. Woman of the Year THERE IS always a lot of curiosity at this time of year in Canton as the town wonders what woman will receive the 27th annual accolade of being called "Woman of the Year." The woman tapped for the honor will be presented at a luncheon sponsored by the Junior League of Canton. She will be an outstanding volunteer in the Canton area and will be vAun would be better handled by someone in their '20s." (She declines to tell her own age). Bl HOW HAS the station managed financially? What is hpr secret there? 'We built a strong school base from the beginning.

Daytime programming is devoted to the schools. (Fifty-six school systems, including Akron's, belong and pay $1 a year per pupil for the service). It would be hard to go to the public as a community service station if we were not serving the youngsters." But again, Betty Cope does not take personal credit. She points to a "fantastic bookkeeper." So try another approach. How can she possibly manage the station and prepare for the annual auction? (This year's is May 12-19).

"Our volunteers," Miss Cope beams, "are wonderful. "We must have 1,000 altogether more and more from Akron. There are about 10 or 12 real hard core ones. I was just noticing they're not in the front office yet. This is the first morning they haven't been.

They'll be along soon." (They were, too). We call the volunteers go-getters. They bring in about 4,000 donated items from merchants each year. Last year, we made This year, we want to top it. BIT WHAT KINDS of personal qualities go into successful TV management? If Betty Cope had to hire a successor, what would she look for? She laughs.

"I'd look for an engineer. Seriously, So much money has to be directed into technical hardware. A video tape recorder is $100,000. "Also, it takes a native Clevelander, or northeast Ohinaru You have to have a feel for your market. After awhile, you can tell what your viewers are like from the types of programs they support.

We ask them to send in money during membership weeks, to support a particular program, to keep 72" Lone or Longer a 'A am vVTi 2 2 a II II I presented by Canton Junior League president, Mrs. James Nieffeneg-ger. The luncheon will be hold Tuesday, April 30th starting with speakers and presentations at 10:30 a.m. in Canton Cultural Center for the Arts. The Woman of the year will be selected from applications submitted by various Canton organizations.

i 1 m. By PAT RAYENSC RAFT Beacon Journal Staff Wrifr When you see her on the boob tube, Betty Cope is usually asking immodestly for money. In May, it's a slightly frazzled Miss Cope asking the TV audience to make a higher bid on the electric range that the Cleveland station 'Jt's the strong community support' she manages WVIZ Channel 25 is auctioning off in its week-long on-the-air fundraiser. Every few months, it's a sincere Miss Cope suggesting that viewers support their favorite programs by mailing in "membership contributions" to keep the community-sponsored educational TV station afloat. But when you ask Miss Cope for something for the reason that the country's only woman general manager of a community TV station manages to keep the books in the black while she admits that "the vast majority" of non-commercial stations around the country are in trouble she is suddenly modest.

No matter what the question, she passes the credit on toothers. "IT'S THE STRONG community support we have here she answered, light-un a Virginia Slim. ing "People in northeastern Ohio believe in having a community station that's not commercially supported." (Bulk of the budget is supplied by Cleveland area foundations; two pet. is federal money "Also," says the former Channel 5 executive producer, "I've been fortunate to have been here from the beginning (1965) from the time we oj)erated on a annual budget (now it's $1.5 million). I didn't have to iron out anyone else's mistakes.

It's been done my way from the beginning." "My way?" Will she share her managerial secrets? "My great staff" is Betty Cope's quick answer. She manages a staff of 80. "They make the programming well-balanced. I go for the 'You Are There' approach, the Edward R. Murrow thing.

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'loose from hundreds ol samples, right in your home. Mrs. Nieffenegger will also announce the NANCY recipient of a new award, the President's Award, honoring a woman who has made outstanding voluntary contributions in one specific field, including communications, education, the aits and humanities, health, medicine and science. Judges making the selections for both awards are Dan Rcines, president of the Canton Art Institute; Brother Robert Franceour, president of Walsh College; Dr. Robert Graham, Judge Ira Turpin, Judge John Milligan and Mrs.

Herbert D. Ruker, last year's Woman of the Year. Nancy Dickersnn, TV personality and NBC news correspondent who has done network coverage of the Washington scene, will be the featured speaker. Luncheon for Springtime JOHN HAMBRK'K, newscaster for WEWS-TV, will be the speaker Friday at the Ladies Spring luncheon at Silver Lake Country Club. The affair will start with cocktails at 11:30.

Mrs. Cecil Elderkin, social chairman, is assisted by Mrs. Robert Moore and Mrs. Charles Harger in the planning. Party Line Ladies Golf Association of West's Mogadore Country Club teed off the season with a buffet breakfast today and John Ranieri, the pro, gave the latest scoop on' rules.

Mrs. C. E. Christie is the new chairman, assisted by Mrs. Randal! Camp, Mrs.

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