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McHENRY PLAINDEALER Section A Wednesday, August 21,1985 Pagell s Nation Nurses blast Reagan's intervention in case By Lori Santos United Press International WASHINGTON -- The American Nurses' Association Tuesday called the Reagan administration's un­ precedented intervention in an Illi­ nois "comparable worth" case an attempt "to sabotage ... efforts" to remedy past discrimination against women. At a news conference called to respond to the Justice Department's first such filing, the nurses' group said the action "culminates many months of ridicule of the principle of pay equity for working women by this administration." In * friend-of-the-court brief filed with the the 7th U.S. Court of Ap­ peals in Chicago, the department Friday sided with the state of Illi­ nois in a suit brought by the nurses' group, which seeks higher pay on the grounds they do not earn as much as men in similar, but not identical, jobs. William Bradford Reynolds, as­ sistant attorney general for civil rights, argued that appropriate sal­ aries for men and women should not be determined by "subjective judi­ cial analysis." The administration has repeated­ ly criticized the argument of com­ parable worth -- that jobs dominat­ ed by women are underpaid because of sex discrimination and wages for such jobs ought to b£ raised to match those of men hold­ ing jobs of comparable skill and experience. President Reagan has called com­ parable worth "a cockamamie idea ... (that) would destroy the basis of free enterprise." The nurses have asked for mone­ tary damages, citing a state study they say found considerable evi­ dence of lower wages for "female- dominated" jobs. Eunice Cole, president of the as­ sociation that represents the na­ tion's 1.7 million registered nurses, said: "We have documented evi­ dence of wage inequities between men and women ... and we are resolved to eliminate wage inequi­ ties in the system that perpetuates sex-based wage discrimination." "We have earned our right to a day in court," Cole said, adding that the Justice Department filmf dermined their efforts to remedy past wrongs and was an effort by the administration "to sabotage our efforts to obtain a reasoned hearing of our case in the courts." Lea Aco&i, executive administra­ tor of the Illinois Nurses' Associa­ tion, said the cas£, which is current­ ly unt^er appeal,^!s only one of the ways they are working to remedy unequal pay. "Another way is through collective bargaining." Asked if the nurses are consider­ ing a strike for higher wages, Acord said, "We will continue to try all methods until we achieve" equal pay. "We will eventually win this bat­ tle," she said. 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The new GNP growth rate, re­ vised up from the original 1.7 per­ cent rate, slightly upgraded the weak advance for the entire first lWI irt Real GNP -Gross National Product Seasonally adjusted annual rates. - Percentages reflect change from previous quarter. 10.1% 7.1% 6.8% 4.3% 1.6% 1984 UPI Graphic 2.0% GET FAST RESULTS WITH THE CLASSIFIEDS Government analysts said the second half of 1985 would have to produce an increasingly unlikely rate of growth of 4.9 percent to lift the entire year to a 3 percent growth rate. The administration's latest fore­ cast, and the Federal Reserve's own assumptions, see just such a rebound happening. If it does not begin within a few more weeks, the consensus outlook for federal defi­ cits and unemployment for the next few years could undergo a signifi­ cant adjustment. The GNP, without adjustment for inflation, ran at an annual rate of $3,855 trillion in the second quarter. 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The first half's lackluster perfor- I mance still makes necessary a rap- ; id acceleration in the second half to 1 meet even the minimum goals of i the White House for the year. ; In Santa Barbara, Calif., White ' House spokesman Larry Speakes 1 called the change "a welcome revi- • sion" that "serves as another point- 1 er toward the expected resurgence ; in GNP growth in the third and > fourth quarters of this year." ! The Bureau of Economic Analysis ~ also reported that for the fifth con- - secutive quarter after-tax corporate 1 profits declined, dropping 0.4 per- • cent in the April-June period. The GNP figures were the annual ; rate of change in the market value • of all goods and services, adjusted ; for inflation. While growth was minimal in the • second quarter, inflation throughout ; the economy also slowed, to a 2.7 percent rate, compared with 5.4 percent in the first quarter. ; Economists generally agree that • it takes a sustained rate of improve- ment of at feast 3 percent to 4 ; percent to make the unemployment 1 rate go down. The jobless rate has I been stuck at 7.3 percent since last ; February. < The gross national product in- ; creased only 0.3 percent in the Jan- • uary-March quarter, as final sales ; diminished. « In the second quarter sales re- ! bounded strongly. But many of the J sales dollars went to other countries • to pay for imports. At the same Itime, inventory investment by 'v American business turned down, Jflvith less restocking of warehouses, jfarm storage facilities and store Shelves. r The revised GNP figure was still J well below the 3.1 percent "flash" • estimate that agreed with most pri- ! vate forecasts when it was first is- | sued late in the last quarter. i But when the first formal mea­ sure of GNP was published, to show • growth cut almost in half from ex- 1 pectations, private analysis firms J were forced to adjust their forecasts • to show worse prospects for the rest iof the year. j The Federal Reserve's Open Mar­ ket Committee began its review of I monetary policy today, with few re­ liable clues to what is ahead for the .economy. • But the committee, in its closed meeting, will be forced to decide whether to lean toward lower inter­ est rates in time to boost the econo­ my this fall. 4 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS • CRYSTAL LAKE • McHENRY • WOODSTOCK • CARY 230 VIRGINIA 4222 ELM 419 EASTWOOD 692 NORTHWEST HWY. 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