Court bans tobacco plant seniority system in race bias ruling
In Richmond Virginia Judge John D. Butzner Jr ruled Philip Morris Co unlawfully discriminated by restricting Negro workers to lower paying jobs. The decision orders transfers to open higher graded roles while preserving seniority and calls for broader screening of qualifications.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
John D. Butzner Jr
Philip Morris Co
Jack Greenberg
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
New York
Butz
Ner
Greenberg
American Tobacco Co
P. Lorillard Ltd
Douglas H. Quarles
Quarles
Butzner
Philip Morris
Asian Flu Documented In At Least 14 States
Atlanta AP reports outbreaks of influenza in more than 30 states and D C with Asian flu confirmed by lab tests in at least 14 states including Michigan Florida New Jersey Alabama New York Oklahoma Illinois Kansas Iowa Georgia Wisconsin Minnesota Tennessee and Connecticut Dr John McCrean Georgia says about 25 000 in Georgia ill and epidemic proportions with moderate spread Officials note cases in Texas Pennsylvania and possible in several other states with outbreaks across Colorado Rhode Island Massachusetts and Vermont.
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District of Columbia
National Communicable Disease Center
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New Jersey
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Connecticut
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Hunter Kills Whooping Crane Near Aransas Refuge
One of 48 wild whooping cranes died in San Antonio after being rushed from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. The adult bird suffered shotgun wounds from a hunter and arrived at a veterinary hospital near death. The Aransas refuge hosts 39 adults and nine young cranes this season.
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San Antonio, Tex
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Aransas
Gulf of Mexico
Maine approves ferry contract to New Bern yard
The Maine Port Authority awards a $290,000 contract to New Bern Shipyards Inc. of New Bern, North Carolina, for a 130-foot steel ferry named after Governor Kenneth M. Curtis. The vessel will join the state fleet serving Penobscot Bay with 17 vehicle spots and 75 passenger capacity.
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Portland, Maine
Maine Port Authority
New Bern Shipyards, Inc
New Bern
N.C
Kenneth M. Curtis
Penobscot Bay
Indians Want It Back in New Hampshire Primary
Chief Burning Wood of the American Indian party announced his candidacy for the March 12 New Hampshire presidential primary on an Indian Power platform. He urged returning land to Native Americans, criticizing white men for pollution and pavement.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Burning Wood
American Indian Party
New Hampshire
Negro playwright Roi Jones jailed for Newark riot weapons
Roi Jones a Black poet playwright who urged racial separation was sentenced to two and a half to three years in Trenton State Prison and fined 1000 for possessing weapons during Newark riots. Judge Kapp cited Jones writings as evidence of a diabolic plan to incite violence and ordered his codefendants jailed or fined.
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Newark
N.J
Roi Jones
Trenton
Essex County
Leon W. Kapp
Jones
Kapp
Alfred Scott
Charles McCray
Barry Wynn
Evergreen Review
Dows
Knighthood Adds Precedence Not Privileges for British Subject
When a British subject is honored with knighthood the sole gain is social precedence. The award carries no material rights or official power beyond standing among peers.
Nixon Dominates GOP Primaries in Key States Predicts Monitor
The Associated Press notes Nixon is favored to win major Republican primaries in New Hampshire Nebraska and Oregon with Wisconsin as a potential Romney stronghold. McCarthy is struggling in Democratic races while Kennedy brothers' support remains sought. Rockefeller backs Romney in New Hampshire and Chaffee flips from supporter to Romney backer as Kennedy name petitions circulate.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Oregon
Christian Science Monitor
Eugene J. McCarthy
White House
Nixon
Monitor
Wisconsin
Michigan
George Romney
Johnson
McCarthy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hawkins May Enter Race For North Carolina Governor
Charlotte AP reports a January 13 meeting of Hawkins supporters plans to form a Hawkins for Governor Committee. Dr Reginald Hawkins civil rights leader, dentist, and United Presbyterian Church minister, has indicated interest in entering the Democratic primary for governor of North Carolina.
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Charlotte
Reginald Hawkins
United Presbyterian Church
North Carolina
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