Judge Delays Ruling in La Crosse Maternity Discrimination Case
A Madison judge declined jurisdiction in Laurel Berg's sex discrimination suit against La Crosse Cooler Co citing EEOC action delays. The record shows evidence of discrimination over excluding pregnancy and maternity disability from benefits, with remarks by personnel director Fechtel cited as probative.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Cooler Co
Madison
U.S. District Court
James Doyle
Laurel Berg
Winnebago St. Doyle
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Miss Berg
W. H. Fechtel
Fechtel
James Birnbaum
la Crosse Cooler
Doyle
Commission
Birnbaum
U.S. Supreme Court
5Th
9Th Circuit Courts of Appeal
Recount Swings Local Supervisor Race In La Crosse County
In La Crosse County a recount changes four-way at large results. Brown remains ahead though Jolivette gains. Tyler gains to 500, Verthein falls to 478. Jolivette may sue over 23 ballots improperly initiated by one clerk.
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Donald Verthein
Gene Tyler
Dist
Verthein
la Crosse County
Will John Brown
George Jolivette Jr
Jolivette
Tyler
Brown
Francis Papenfuss
Russell Fiedler
Fiedler
Ray Sander
County Corporation
Papenfuss
Wisconsin
Ollman
Kowalewski
City of
Baltimore City Councilman Shot Dies at Mercy Hospital
Baltimore police say Councilman Dominic Leone died at Mercy Hospital after a shooting at the temporary City Hall. Four others including a mayoral aide and a policeman were wounded. Suspect Charles Hopkins, owner of an East Baltimore carryout, is in critical condition after an earlier arrest for flag desecration.
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Baltimore
William E. Burkman
Leone
Fella
Dominic Leone
Mercy Hospital
William Donald Schaefer
Carroll Fitzgerald
Kathleen Nolan
Thomas Gaither
University Hospital
Charles Hopkins
Lawyer Defends State Justice In Hammill Case Debate
La Crosse attorney Patricia Heim on a 48 member Wisconsin committee argued Hammill case not representative of the system. She praised Wisconsin as among the best and urged improvements like a data bank, full time district attorney for La Crosse County, and an intermediate appeals court while cautioning against overreaction and rights fears. The Lower West Central Criminal Justice Planning Council will hold a public hearing next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the County Courthouse basement.
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Jerold Hammill
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Patricia Heim
John Hotchkiss Jr
Hotchkiss
Diane Merfeld
Goose Island
Tribune
Heim
Special Committee On Criminal Justice
Patrick Lucey
Wisconsin Council On Criminal Justice
la Crosse County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Lower West Central Criminal Justice Planning Council
$2 Bills Return Circulating Sparking Local Interest
Banks report strong demand for new two dollar bills with customers seeking large amounts and some planning to save or collect. At Coulee State Bank the supply ran out by noon and officials limited purchases while bar patrons debated how to store the notes and stores considered drawer redesigns.
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Neal Arneson
National Cash Register Corp
South Ave
Coulee
Ant
Christopherson
Mohr
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Ms. Berg
Ray-O-Vac
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Roy P. Alexander
Carl F. Bruhnke
Raymond Nibbe
Orrin Young
Alphonse Hammes
Sally Oswalt
Louis Robinson Jr
Douglas Farmer
Richard Ash
Harold Evjen
Werthein
Ronald Boenigk
Lawrence Hauswirth
Bell Center
Gays Mills
Jim Johnson
Sally Herreid
Robbie Horton
Hop
Cribune
Hammill
Lee
U.S
Brian Sayner
Central
Exchange State Bank
Grant Mohr
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