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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1985
Page
4
DES MOINES Iowa City man awarded 40000 damages for racial slurs on the job. The Iowa Civil Rights Commission decision was upheld by Polk County District Court Judge Joel Novak confirming the ruling and the penalties.
Michael Daniels of Los Angeles received 15 000 in emotional distress and 25 000 in punitive damages against the Heinz Co. union after a civil rights panel found malice in the Iowa case. The decision marked the first punitive damages award in a discrimination case, with evidence including slurs and demeaning cartoons at an Iowa City warehouse.
Fort Dodge Iowa district court found Jackie Kruger guilty of keeping vicious animals after her two pit bulls attacked 7 year old Chris Harrison who was selling school merchandise at her home. Judge Mark Cady ruled the dogs had dangerous propensities and the attack was unprovoked. Kruger faces up to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine with sentencing set for May 28.
A 211 member committee met at Ames to begin the nationwide search for a successor to W Robert Parks as ISU president. The panel will nominate at least six finalists to the State Board of Regents before Parks retires June 30 1986. Virgil Lagomarcino chairs the panel and Heidrick and Struggles Inc. assists with ground rules and applicant criteria. The note recalls the founding of the New York Stock Exchange in 1792.
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