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Today there are more than 1,700 daily newspapers in the United States, many of which have circulations of several hundred thousand. Yet once a particular day’s news is superseded by the next, what remains is available only to the few who are willing to search reel after reel of microfilm for that elusive article someone vaguely remembers seeing somewhere. Few of America’s dailies publish indices or have anything resembling a comprehensive clipping service. 

For those who are interested in what is being written about Mormons and Mormonism in newspapers, the means are now available to retrieve stories that in the past would have been lost. Linda Thatcher, a librarian with the Utah Historical Society, has compiled what is perhaps a first in Mormon bibliographic studies using the monthly clipping scrapbooks of the Church’s Public Communications Department and several other sources. Although most of the newspapers cited may be relatively obscure, the care with which many of the articles have been written makes their reading worth-while. These writings represent an important and frequently overlooked aspect of the popular perception of Mor mons. 

Not included (with one lone exception), are the numerous articles which have appeared in the weekly Church News section of the Deseret News. Also beyond the scope of this bibliography, but nevertheless of significance, is A. J. Simmonds’ weekly historical column “Looking Back” in the Logan, Utah Herald Journal.

Selected Newspaper Articles on Mormons and Mormonism Published During 1977

Linda Thatcher

General

“Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Offers Total Way of Life and Involvement to Members.” Norfolk, Virginia Ledger-Star. March 19, 1977. 

Quinn, Mike. “Mormonism: Frugality, Self-Reliance Before TV Set.” Riverside (California) Morning Enterprise. March 7, 1977. 

“Growth, Prosperity Mark Mormon Anniversary.” Christian Science Monitor. August 29, 1977, p. 16. 

Waltz, Linnea. “Mormons; Church Has Roots in United States.” San Luis Obispo (California) Telegram-Tribune. May 28, 1977. 

Art, Drama, and Music

Forsberg, Helen. “To Friends, He’s ‘Good Old Trace,’ But Many Call Him Joe Panther.” Salt Lake Tribune. January 30, 1977, pp. IE, 12E. 

Lavin, Chris. “Hill Cumorah Pageant.” Geneva (New York) Daily Times. July 23, 1977. 

Kotkin, Joel. “A G-Rated Success Story From Sunn Classics.” Washington Post. December 13, 1977, pp. Bl, Bll. About Charles Siller, Mormon film maker. 

Peterson, Valez Bird. “Brigham Young Lives in Play.” Twin Falls (Idaho) Times-News. July 15, 1977.

“Schreiner to End Career As Tabernacle Organist.” Salt Lake Tribune. December 8, 1977, p. Bll. 

Stone, Judy. “Changing the Hollywood Image of Indians.” San Francisco Chronicle. May 20, 1977, p. 46. About Keith Merrill, Mormon film maker. 

“Cecil B. DeMille Papers Given BYU.” Deseret News, April 20, 1977, p. 1C. 

Biography

Caudle, Sheila. “M. J. Christensen Presides Over LDS and Business.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 24, 1977. 

“CML Library Chronicles Life of the Only King to Reign in the U.S.” Bay City (Michigan) Daily Times. March 7, 1977. Deals with James Jesse Strang. 

Dangaard, Colin. “Butch Cassidy’s Sis Recalls Bad OI’ Boy.” Chicago Daily News. November 19, 1977, Everyweek Section, p. 10. 

“Elder Alvin R. Dyer Dies at 74.” Deseret News. March 7, 1977, pp. Al, A6. 

Gindick, Tia. “50 Years, 50 Hotels: Anniversary for the Marriotts.” Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1977, pt. IV, pp. 1, 6. 

“Idaho’s Colorful History Traced by Utah Author.” Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune. April 30, 1977. 

Jones, William H. “Marriott: Cold Root Beer to $1 Billion Enterprise.” Washington Post. May 22, 1977, pp. Bl, B7. 

Laytner, Ron. “Group of Mormons Create an Awesome Weapon.” Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. June 19, 1977, p. C2. 

Loomis, Patricia. “Homer Big Name in California Agriculture History.” San Jose News. September 16, 1977.

Schoenfeld, Elizabeth. “Brigham Young: He died 100 Years Ago Today.” Deseret News. August 29, 1977, p. 1C. 

Seliger, Susan. “Her Last Big Battle: Esther Peterson Has Fought for Consumers Since Ralph Nader was a Boy. Can Jimmy Carter Help Her Win the Big One?” National Observer. June 13, 1977, pp. 1, 18. 

Stix, Harriet. “Inventor Philo T. Farnsworth: The Unsung Hero of Television.” Los Angeles Times. August 16, 1977, pt. IV, pp. 1, 4. 

Taylor, Lois. “The ‘Quality’ of the [Billy] Casper Family.” Honolulu Star Bulletin. February 7, 1977, p. Bl. 

Woodward, Tim. “Malad: Small Town Gives Idaho Its Governor.” Boise Idaho Statesman. January 23, 1977, pp. 1A, 6A. 

Blacks

Cannon, Wilf. “Chief: ‘No Link to LDS’ In Stakeout of Wallace.” Salt Lake Tribune. April 15, 1977, p. IB. 

“Church Ousts a Mormon Over Policy on Blacks.” New York Times. October 16, 1977, p. 20. 

Cox, Hugh. “News to Mormons: Professor Says Angel Moroni Was Black.” Pueblo (Colorado) Chieftain. July 6, 1977. 

“Critic of Racial Policy Says Mormons Ousted, Fired Him.” Washington Post. November 4, 1977, p. C6. 

Fagerstrom, Scott. ” ‘Book of Abraham is a Fraud.'” Vancouver, Washington Columbian. September 9, 1977. 

Hopkins, Jack. “Excommunicated Mormon Keeps Up His Battle for Church Reform.” Seattle Post Intelligencer. July 23, 1977, p. A4. 

Iritani, Evelyn. “Rebel Mormon Fights His Church.” Everett (Washington) Daily Herald. August 27, 1977. 

“Mormon Position on Blacks.” Pasadena Star-News. November 5, 1977. 

Book of Mormon

“A Dispute on the Book of Mormon.” San Francisco Chronicle, September 9, 1977, p. 5.

“Author Controversy: Theory Merits Little LDS ‘Faith.'” Salt Lake Tribune. June 29, 1977, p. 8B. 

Chandler, Russell. “Added Support Seen For Challenge to Mormon Text.” Los Angeles Times. June 30, 1977, pt. II, pp. 1, 4. 

———. “Book of Mormon Challenged Anew: Researchers Claim Evidence Questions Authenticity.” Los Angeles Times. June 25, 1977, pt. II, pp. 1, 12. 

———. “Expert Changes View on Book of Mormon: Now Says Disputed Pages Were Written by ‘Different Authors.'” Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1977, pt. II, pp. 1, 14. 

Dart, John. “Expert Disputes Book of Mormon Pages: Handwriting is that of Minister—Novelist He Claims.” Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1977, pt. II, p. 2. 

———. “Mormons Reply in Text Author Dispute: Writing Analysis Challenged.” Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1977, pt. II, pp. 1, 14. 

“Fury Raised Over Mormon Book Validity.” Houston Post. August 13, 1977, p. 5B. 

Harden, Grant. “Researchers’ Challenge to Book of Mormon Draws Fire.” San Jose News. July 30, 1977. 

Jessee, Dean C. “Spalding Theory Re-examined.” Deseret News. August 20, 1977, Church News Section, pp. 3-5. 

Krikorian, Greg. “Researchers of Mormons Cry ‘Trickery.’ ” Torrance, California South Bay Daily Breeze. July 8, 1977. 

Lebb, Clark. “Handwriting Expert Quits Book of Mormon Case.” Salt Lake Tribune. July 9, 1977, p. 8B. 

“Mormon Critic Discounts Latest Attack on Book.” Salt Lake Tribune. July 10, 1977, p. C25.

“Mormon First Edition: Rare Book at Auburn Library.” Syracuse Herald-American/Post Standard. January 9, 1977. 

“2 Handwriting Experts View Book of Mormon.” Salt Lake Tribune. July 21, 1977, p. 2C. 

Weisel, Sandi. “A Question of Handwriting: ‘Book of Mormon’ Mystery.” Los Angeles Herald Examiner. July 30, 1977, pp. A7, A8. 

———. “Handwriting Analysis Conflict: Mormons Fight Back.” Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. September 17, 1977, p. A7. 

Wert, Mark. “Mormon Story ‘Unfounded:’ Local Leader.” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. July 4, 1977, p. 6B. 

Business

“Mormon Church Grown to Empire.” Mesa Tribune. January 15, 1977. 

“Mormons Make Large West Texas Land Buy.” San Antonio Light. July 2, 1977. 

Whitney, Elizabeth. “Who Owns Florida?” St. Petersburg Times. May 15, 1977, pp. IB, 2B. Shows Church to be 10th largest private land holder in Florida. 

Doctrine

Hoffman, Gregg. “Mormon Sees Little Conflict Between Religion and Science.” Waukesha (Wisconsin) Post. September 7, 1977, p. A4. 

Norman, Ellen. “Reasons For Fasting Differ Among Religions.” Palo Alto Times. July 23, 1977. 

Scarlet, Peter. “How Much Influence Do Utah Churches Wield?” Salt Lake Tribune. July 30, 1977, p. B2. 

Wilson, Mary Beth. “Individual’s Worthiness is Key to Mormon Philosophy.” Murfeesboro, Tennessee Daily News-Journal. June 17, 1977. 

Education

Cummins, John. “Utah School Board Votes to Enter Logan LDS Seminary Dispute.” Salt Lake Tribune. April 29, 1977, p. B4. 

“Indian Education Legacy From Migrating Mormons.” Greenville (South Carolina) News. May 29, 1977. 

Merica, Joe. “Local Residents Debate LDS Released Time Plan.” Ely (Nevada) Daily Times. May 11, 1977. 

Raine, George. “ACLU Launches Legal Measure to End Logan Seminary Credit.” Salt Lake Tribune. March 22, 1977, p. 15. 

Spraker, Eileen C. “Reveille: At 4 a.m., the Faithful Arise as the Cheerful.” Wilmington (Delaware) Morning News. February 28, 1977, p. 10. 

“Suit Seeks to Ban Mormon-Class Credit.” Los Angeles Times. April 23, 1977, pt. I, p. 28. 

Families and Family Home Evening

Clemons, Joel. “Partaking of the Spirit at Family Home Evening.” Lynn (Massachusetts) Evening Item. August 9, 1977. 

Douthitt, S. Paulette. “And Seek Ye Words of Wisdom.” Albany (Georgia) Herald. January 3, 1977. 

Gallina, Shirley. “Family Reserves Monday for Itself.” Torrance, California South Bay Daily Breeze. January 6, 1977. 

Huber, Dean. “LDS Family Goals: Unity, Self-Reliance.” Sacramento Bee. August 20, 1977.

Jackson, Wesley. “Mormon Panel Stresses Family Ties.” New Orleans Times-Picayune. May 16, 1977, sect. 3, p. 15. 

Knout, JoAnn. “Family Night Can Be the Tie that Binds.” Dayton Daily News. January 2, 1977, p. IE.

Kozdemba, Kathy. “Family Evening: Mormon Practice Helps Spur Communication Within Families.” Elmira (New York) Star-Gazette. May 1, 1977. 

Krull, Jennie. “Family Home Evenings: Scripture Lessons and Root Beer Floats.” Kent (Washington) News-Journal. January 28, 1977.

Plagenz, George R. “Mormons’ ‘Family Home Evening’ Spreading.” Birmingham Post-Herald. March 5, 1977. 

Genealogy

Briscoe, David. ” ‘Roots’ Stirs More Interest in Huge Mormon Genealogical Library,” Chattanooga News-Free Press. February 16, 1977. 

Cattau, Daniel. “To Mormons, Root-Tracing is Serious Business.” Omaha World-Herald. June 12, 1977, p. 7B. 

Crispell, Rhoda. “Tracing Roots to Brigham Young (and 1000 A.D.).” Poughkeepsie (New York) Journal. February 25, 1977. 

Denkler, Susan. “Genealogy in Mormon Tradition.” Hannibal Courier-Post and Journal. June 18, 1977. 

Hershey, Robert D. “Carter’s Family Linked to Royalty by British Publication on Parage.” New York Times. August 12, 1977, p. A8. 

Hillinger, Charles. “Mormons Gather Names for Baptism of Dead.” Pittsburgh Press. January 8, 1977. p. A4. 

Hyer, Marjorie. “Mormon Microfilmed Roots in Great Demand.” Washington Post. March 4, 1977, p. C6. 

Jarvik, Elaine. “Family Tree Business Takes Roots and Blooms.” Deseret News. February 17, 1977, p. 1C. 

“Mormons Aid Sudden Search For ‘Roots.'” Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1977, pt. I, p. 26. 

Murray, Alice. “The Family Tree: Ancestors Provide Religious Quest For Mormons.” Atlanta Journal Atlanta Constitution. February 12, 1977, p. 8B. 

Perry, Mary Ellen. “The Family Tree May Grow In Your Back Yard.” Washington Star. January 22, 1977, pp. Cl, C2. 

Scarlet, Peter. ” ‘Roots’ Renews Interest in Genealogy.” Salt Lake Tribune. February 12, 1977, p. B2. 

Seaman, Debbie. “Mormons Find Roots’ Meaning Goes Beyond Religion.” Ventura County Star-Free Press. March 20, 1977, p. Bl. 

Pope, John. “From Her Past: Genealogy Plays a Big Part in the Life of Helen McAllister Fife, the Granddaughter of Brigham Young’s Last Surviving Child.” New Orleans States-Item. August 14, 1977. 

Veach, Damon A. “Mormon Church Supports Active Genealogical Society.” New Orleans Times Picayune. February 27, 1977, sect. 3, p. 2. 

Yocom, Naomi. “Early Mormons Come Alive in Old Journals.” Lancaster (Pennsylvania) New Era. August 8, 1977. 

Health and Medicine

Harvey, Duston. “Unique Cancer Research Turns to Mormon Genealogy Records.” Ogden (Utah) Standard Examiner. February 20, 1977, p. 20A. 

Kauss, Linda. “Church Shapes Up Its Members.” Phoenix Arizona Gazette. September 10, 1977, p. A7. 

Law and Politics

Becker, Elizabeth, and Donald P. Baker. “Mormon Temple Weddings Prompt Bill to Alter Rules.” Washington Post. March 16, 1977, p. C2. 

Fogg, Sam. “A Vivid Political Phenomenon Twenty Years After McCarthy: A Strident Era Recalled.” Harlan (Kentucky) Daily Enterprise. March 6, 1977. 

Hevener, Phil. “Mormon Church Requests Delay of Hughes Will Validity Trial.” Houston Post. November 9, 1977, p. 3A. 

“Nauvoo Elects Town’s First Mormon Mayor Since 1840s.” Quincy (Illinois) Herald-Whig. April 22, 1977. 

Osmulski, Rosemary. “Romney Won’t Run Again.” Hammond (Indiana) Times. February 22, 1977.

Wautat, Donald. “Romney Declares ‘Special Interests’ Running Country.” Port Huron (Michigan) Times Herald. January 27, 1977. 

Literature

Dart, John. ” ‘Friendly’ New Mormon Biography: Smith Book Draws Mixed Reviews.” Los Angeles Times. April 23, 1977, pt, I, p. 27. 

Webb, La Van G. “Maurice Whipple Seeks Soul of Southern Utah.” Las Vegas Evening Review Journal. March 6, 1977. 

Whitman, Alden, “Founder of the Saints.” New York Times. April 9, 1977, p. 17. 

Missionary Work

Robinson, James. “They Take Their Religion Door-to-Door.” Chicago Tribune. March 2, 1977, pp. 1, 4. 

Nauvoo

Ball, Karen. “Nauvoo Reaching to the Past.” Keokuk, Iowa Gate City. August 31, 1977.

Fruehling, Tom. “Nauvoo: ‘A Living Museum.'” Cedar Rapids Gazette. July 2, 1977, p. 4A. 

Hopkins, Elaine. “Nauvoo—City of Conflict.” Peoria, Illinois Journal Star. July 24, 1977, pp. Al, A8.

Mabley, Jack. “Mormons of Nauvoo Did What They Had to Do.” Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1977, sect. 1, p. 4. 

Nauvoo: Tiny Town With a Past.” Aurora (Illinois) Beacon-News. July 30, 1977. 

Wallace, Margot Adler. “Exploring Mississippi River Towns.” Chicago Tribune. October 23, 1977, sect. 4, p. 9. 

Polygamy

Anderson, David E. “Polygamous Sects’ Violence Worries Mormon Leaders.” Houston Post. December 7, 1977, p. 21AA. 

Cannon, Lou. “Plural Marriages Flourish Out West.” Washington Post. August 8, 1977, p. A14.

———. “Violent Death Shadows Polygamist Sect.” Washington Post. August 8, 1977, pp. Al, A14. 

“Fundamentalists Pin Belief on Unrecorded LDS Revelation: Believed Given in 1886.” Salt Lake Tribune. October 25, 1977, p. 27. 

Irvins, Molly. “Mormons Fear Leader of Polygamous Sect Will Revive Hostility Against Their Church.” New York Times. October 5, 1977, p. A24. 

Raine, George. “Plural Wife Tells Her Joy in Life.” Salt Lake Tribune. October 25, 1977, pp. 17, 27. 

Robinson, James. “Rivalry Among Polygamists: Jealous ‘Devil’ Sought in Cult Slayings.” Chicago Tribune. November 20, 1977, sect. 1, p. 16. 

Simbro, William. “Mormon Sub-Culture Practices Polygamy.” Des Moines Tribune. September 24, 1977. 

Tiede, Tom. “Alexander Joseph Promotes Polygamy By His Example.” Tucson Arizona Daily Star. October 3, 1977. 

“Utah’s Police Press Search in a Slaying: Mormon Conference to be Focus of Hunt for Suspects in Death of Polygamist Leader.” New York Times. September 29, 1977, p. A20. 

Settlements Beyond Utah

Arline, Kenneth. “Mormon Pioneers Finally Reach Lehi.” Phoenix Arizona Gazette, February 12,1977.

———. “Mormons Arrive in Arizona.” Phoenix Arizona Gazette. February 5, 1977. 

Caldwell, Bill. “Mormons Lost Out In Maine.” Portland (Maine) Press Herald. January 17, 1977, p. 1. 

Caudle, Sheila. “Old Mormon Fort to Get Face-Lift.” Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal. February 24, 1977. 

Cyrus, Marti, and Carol Cowan. “Dry Valley is Land of Harmony for Mormon Group.” Carthage (Missouri) Press. June 17, 1977. 

Epstein, Betty. “Cemetery Preservation Continues.” La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune. July 16, 1977.

“Ft. Bridger is Historic Site.” Rock Springs (Wyoming) Daily Rocket-Miner. May 14, 1977. 

Hillinger, Charles. “Mormons Prosper in Mexico Sanctuaries: Polygamist Families’ Descendents.” Los Angeles Times. August 3, 1977, pt. I, p. 3. 

Loomis, Patricia. “Jim Bridger’s Trading Post: Spirit’s Still There.” San Jose Mercury. June 26, 1977. 

Manley, Mary. “Home a Mormon Shrine . . . Hiram Farm is Scene of Early Spiritual Revelation.” Revenna, Ohio Record-Courier. January 28, 1977. 

“Mormon Pioneers Headed South.” Phoenix Gazette. January 29, 1977. 

“[Mormon] Pioneer Cemetery Viewed With Pride and Reverence.” Omaha World-Herald. June 12, 1977, p. 7B. 

“Ranchers Still Use Portions of Lander Cutoff.” Casper (Wyoming) Sunday Star-Tribune. March 27, 1977, Special supplement—Wyoming Annual Chronicle, p. 15A. 

Svoboda, Wayne. “Mormons Planted Town of Garden Grove.” Des Moines, Iowa Register. November 18, 1977, p. 2B. 

Vincent, Bill. “Railroad Couldn’t Even Save Clover Valley Settlement.” Las Vegas Evening Review Journal. December 25, 1977. 

Waters, Bill. “Colony in Mexico Achieves Success Against Big Odds.” Tucson, Arizona Daily Star. October 3, 1977. 

Zarbin, Earl. “Brigham Young Probably Told Mormons to Move Here.” Phoenix Arizona Republic. September 11, 1977, p. A34. 

Utah’s Heritage

Billings, Frank Jack. “January 6, 1896: Utah’s First Inaugural.” Salt Lake Tribune. January 23, 1977, p. 3H. 

Boren, Ray. “Move Brother Brigham.” Deseret News. May 31, 1977, p. Cl. 

Churchill, Shirley I. “Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Is Most Impressive,” Lewiston (Maine) Evening Journal. February 5, 1977, pp. 3A, 4A. 

Franklin, Wade. “Salt Lake City is a Place that Brigham Young Would Approve.” Chicago Sun-Times. July 17, 1977, Travel sect., pp. 9, 12. 

Jensen, Jody. “United Order as Seen by an Eight-Year-Old.” Deseret News. July 23, 1977, p. 1W.

Kenyon, Paul B. “The Wonders of Utah.” Beverly (Massachusetts) Times. January 8, 1977. 

“Northern Utah: Bridgerland Steeped in Pioneer History.” Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal. April 17, 1977. 

Pesek, Margo Bartlett. “St. George, Utah: Monument to Pioneers.” Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal. June 26, 1977, p. 29. 

Price, John. “Salt Lake’s Heritage Still Shines Through.” Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Times-Leader News-Record. January 25, 1977, p. 20. 

———. “Salt Palace Saved Central City: Utah Landscape Ranges Full Gamut of Nature.” Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch. January 20, 1977, p. 13. 

Ramey, Brooke. “Salt Lake Clean and Thriving.” Dallas Morning News. April 17, 1977, p. 2H. 

Tarpy, Cliff. “Salt Lake City is the ‘Crossroads of the West.'” Santa Monica Evening Outlook. April 23, 1977. 

Welfare Program and Food Storage

Anderson, David E. “Mormon Welfare System Admired By Many: Keeps Church Members off Public Rolls.” Houston Chronicle. June 11, 1977, sect. 1, p. 11. 

Chandler, Russell. “Mormons Run Own Welfare System.” Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1977, pt. I, p. 29. 

Hammond, Judy. “National Life-Support Network Church’s Key to Self-Reliance.” Covina, California San Gabriel Valley Tribune. January 2, 1977, p. IE. 

Rosenfeld, Megan. “Mormons Plan Purchase of Faquier County Farm.” Washington Post. March 10, 1977, p. Va.12.

Siferd, Susan. “Families Learn to Plan Ahead: Mormons Share Knowledge With Community.” Lima (Ohio) News. March 10, 1977. 

Willoughby, William F. “City Slickers Down on the Farm,” Washington Star. January 22, 1977, p. Cl. 

———. Q and A: A Mormon on Church’s Welfare Plan.” Washington Star. January 24, 1977, pp. Al, B3. 

Women

Anderson, Jack, and Les Whitten. “Abzug’s Run-in With the Mormons.” Washington Post. December 28, 1977, p. 16. 

Colton, Eleanor Ricks. “A Mormon Woman Looks at the ERA.” Washington Post. November 21, 1977, p. A19. 

Corlett, John. “Early LDS Backed Equality.” Boise Idaho Statesman. February 4, 1977. 

Crewdson, John M. “Mormon Turnout Overwhelms Women’s Conference in Utah.” New York Times. July 25, 1977, p. 26. 

Delaney, Rachelle. “Home First for Mormon.” Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. March 27, 1977, p. G4. 

Ehrenburg, Ann. “Nation Focuses on Nevada’s ERA Battle.” Las Vegas Sun. January 11, 1977. 

Flynn, Dan. “Drive to Stop ERA Given LDS Backing.” Pocatello Idaho State Journal. January 9, 1977, p. 1. 

Garties, George. “Mormon ‘Blitz’ Alters Tactics.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Advertiser. July 10,1977, pp. Al, A4. 

Geyer, Georgie Anne. “Two Rights Could Be Wrong.” Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1977, pt. II, p. 7. 

“LDS Official Say ERA Threat to Family.’ ” Salt Lake Tribune. March 24, 1977, p. B6. 

Lesem, Jeanne. “Mormon Women of 19th Century Were Liberated.” El Paso Herald-Post. January 27, 1977. 

Lusk, Alison Pierce. “Mormons: ERA Threat to Family.” Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. November 19, 1977, p. 15B. 

Mills, Kay. “Feminists Fighting Mormon Stand on ERA.” Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1977, p. 2. 

“Mormons and ERA.” Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 18, 1977. 

“Mormons Unfairly Singled Out.” Twin Falls (Idaho) Times-News. January 23, 1977. 

Riedels, Ingrid. “LDS Relief Society Celebrates 135th Year.” Harlingen, Texas Valley Morning Star. March 18, 1977. 

Scott, Nadine. “Mormon Woman Explains Church Opposition to ERA.” Honolulu Star Bulletin and Advertiser. July 13, 1977, p. A4. 

Smith, Sally. “Mormon Church Says ERA Could Bring Repressions.” Greenville (South Carolina) News. January 30, 1977. 

“Sunshine Complaint Filed Against LDS.” Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune. January 20, 1977. 

Sutton, Carol. “Feminists Face Real Challenge in Utah, Conference Reveals.” Louisville Courier Journal. July 5, 1977, p. C7. 

Taira, Linda. ” ‘Lot of Tension in the Air’ as Mormons Enliven Meet.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Advertiser. July 10, 1977, pp. Al, A4. 

“2,300 Show Up at Meeting to Express ERA Opposition.” Idaho Falls Evening Post Register. January 10, 1977. 

“Women at Utah Meeting Oppose Rights Proposal.” New York Times. June 26, 1977, p. 32.