Rights Unit urges filing age bias complaint vs Cedar Rapids Civil Service
The Cedar Rapids city rights unit recommends filing an age discrimination complaint with the state civil rights commission after finding lack of cooperation and confusion in the civil service commission. The case centers on an applicant aged 34 who may be barred from retesting before the next written examination, as age limits were clarified to require not reaching 35 before testing.
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Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
City Human Rights Commission
Mark Doolin
Joyce van Deusen
Civil Service Commission
Local Rights Unit
State Civil Rights Commission
Rights Unit
The
Rights Commission
Civil Service
Doolin
Cedar Rapids Commission
Iowa City Commission
Cedar Rapids
van Deusen
James Steinbeck
Allen Yarowsky
Magistrate Hears Nine Linn Cases
In Linn County magistrate court Suzanne Garringern pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with two year sentencing deferred. Others had hearings or were bound over to the grand jury on charges including possession of prescription drugs, assault with intent, going armed with intent, robbery with aggravation, and larceny.
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Suzanne Garringern
First Street
Patrick Kaplan
Toddville
Michael Lambert
Michael Flora
Third Street
Barbara Howard
Gordon Avenue
James Henderson, Jr
Eighth Avenue
Marion
Calvin Love
Seventh Avenue SE
Steven Linsey
Tenth Street SE
Robert Cage
Ninth Avenue SE
Capistrano Sees Swallows and Sightseers Return
Capistrano expects the swallows and sightseeing visitors to return on Wednesday as the long awaited migration and tourist season begins in San Juan Capistrano.
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Capistrano
Swallows
San Juan Capistrano
Calif
UPI
Are We Being Selfish as Farmers Question Profit
Akron farmers Gail Hemmingsen and Les Mitchell pressed Senator Dick Clark at a northwest Iowa senate agriculture hearing. They argued profits and farm income hinge on production, warning conglomerates may seek high profits while urging production increases and government support to curb imports. Clark noted Friday’s testimony would shape upcoming farm bill discussions.
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Mitchell
Clark
North
Fatal Pig Feud in New Guinea Sparks Mass Arrests
PORT MORESBY New Guinea UPI reports more than 150 Endugla and Kumai tribesmen were detained after a pig related clash. Police say one man died from an arrow wound and six others were wounded in the violence.
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Port Moresby, New Guinea
UPI
Linn Board Adopts Countywide Eco Friendly Weed Plan
Linn County supervisors approve a countywide weed control program aligning with Franklin township trials. The scheme, cheaper and environmentally sound, will replace prior methods after three years of experimental use.
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Linn Board
Linn
Franklin Township
Britain Gets Easier Terms From Europe
Dublin reports Prime Minister Wilson returned with terms for continued British Common Market membership. A June referendum will decide, with lower dues for deficit nations and redistributed funds to underdeveloped areas. Summit also backed a 35 nation security supersummit contingent on Soviet concessions. Brezhnev seeks pre July 1 approval of Soviet hegemony, while Europe, the US and Canada push for peaceful border change and troop move transparency to prevent a repeat of 1968. Estimates place annual savings near 300 million dollars for Britain.
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Wilson
Britain
European Economic Community
West Germany
Sicily
Scotland
England
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Europe
U.S
Canada
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Coe AFROTC Detachment Placed on Probation
The Coe College AFROTC detachment is placed on probation after Lt Gen. Rog ers informed Lt Col James L Lee that the program lacks the required 17 junior cadets to meet the May 1976 commissioning quota. Coe currently has 12 junior ROTC students, with a review by the Department of Defense planned early next year and options to lift, maintain, or drop the program.
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Coe College Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
James L. Lee
Aerospace Studies
Coe
F. M. Rogers
Air Force
Department of Defense
Army Training Corps
Federal judge orders swift desegregation action in 16 states
UPI reports Judge John Pratt ordered HEW to start desegregation enforcement within two months in Southern districts and limited future voluntary efforts to seven months. The ruling, in a NAACP lawsuit, could cut federal funds if districts fail to comply, covering Arkansas to West Virginia and states across the region.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
John Pratt
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Pratt
HEW
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Indian Siege Spurs Wage Hike at Yankton Plant
The Eagle Warrior Society led a three day occupation at Yankton Sioux Industries on the Yankton Reservation. Management agreed to a 15 percent wage increase and expanded opportunities for Indian workers, with talks continuing on remaining issues and advancement to management roles.
Youth Arrested on Marijuana Charge
A 15 year old boy was charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving with out a driver's license after police investigated a reckless driver. He was stopped in his parents car shortly after 2 30 am in the 1200 block of Thirty eighth street SE. A search found a cigarette with a substance believed to be marijuana and two pipes. The youth was released to his parents.
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Thirty-eighth Street
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