Former aide sues congressman in sex discrimination case
Shirley Davis, fired in 1974 from deputy administrative assistant to Rep. Otto E. Passman, sues alleging sex discrimination. The 5th Circuit weighed congressional immunity in a case that could redefine exceptions. a rehearing was granted after a split panel. Support comes from Rep. Morris Udall and House Fair Employment Practices Committee members.
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UPI
Shirley Davis
Davis-Passman
Passman
5Th Circuit
Davis
Justice Department
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
House Fair Employment Practices Committee
Las Vegas hosts Concorde visit amid airport talks
Las Vegas officials and business groups invited British Airways and Air France to showcase the Concorde while exploring McCarran Airport as a regular landing site. Las Vegas Parties, including the Chamber of Commerce and local agencies, push for federal approval of SST service to boost international tourism. UPI reports Harris concluded a week in the Soviet Union after meetings with Kosygin.
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UPI
British Airways
Air France
Nevada
Chuck Ruthe
Greater
Ruthe
Moscow
Illegal immigrant costs questioned by INS official
UPI reports Leonel Castillo says estimates of illegal aliens costs and numbers are uncertain. He notes most undocumented immigrants pay taxes and do not use welfare and predicts Congress will vote on permanent resident status by February.
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San Francisco
UPI
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Leonel Castillo
Houston
Tex
League of California Cities
U.S
Carter
Castillo
Congress
Kansas City Flood Aid Received Warm Letters From Iowa Students
Private donations topped hundreds of thousands for flood victims but city officials valued letters from 35 sixth graders in Carroll County Iowa most. The notes expressed sympathy and concern to Kansas City after the Sept. 12 flood that killed 25 people and caused heavy damages.
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UPI
Carroll County
Iowa
Pam Irlmeier
Halbur-Templeton-Roselle
Royce Renze
Charles B. Wheeler Jr
GOP
Wheeler
Red Cross
United Way
Supreme Court sorts massive pile of appeals for new term
Justices begin private conferences to sift hundreds of petitions for review ahead of the 1977 78 term. They plan seven hour daily sessions in an oak paneled conference room to vote on cases, with privacy emphasized throughout the process.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Allan Bakke
Richard Nixon
White House
Tacoma
Wash
Tennessee
Chicago
Wilmington
Del
Nixon
Maddox in Critical Condition After Heart Attack
Former Georgia Governor Lester Maddox was hospitalized in critical condition after a severe heart attack. He was admitted to Urban Medical Hospital’s emergency room at 9 p.m. and placed in intensive care about 9:30. The report notes typical critical status for 24 to 72 hours following such events.
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UPI
Lester G. Maddox
Georgia
Urban Medical Hospital
Maddox
President Carter
George Busbee
Pickrick
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