December 14, 1962
The state Legislative Advisory Committee, of which President Sarah Gibson Blanding was a member, announced that they had voted six to three against raising the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21 in the New York State. Miss Blanding, who was opposed to raising the drinking age, said she was "fearful that to increase the minimum age for legal purchase of alcoholic beverages in New York would only compound the problems that presently exist in this age group."