Supreme Court rules require proof of racial intent in discrimination cases
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that proving discriminatory impact is not enough. plaintiffs must show a racial bias motive. The decision upheld a D C police recruitment test with blacks failing more often, saying evidence of intentional bias was lacking. The ruling may affect housing cases and future challenges to public official discrimination.
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Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Byron White
Richard Sobol
D.C
Military race bias claimed by defense study officials
Edward Scarborough cites a Defense Manpower Commission study alleging the Army Navy Air Force and Marines use policies to curb black enlistments. He says the final report omits detailed findings from the staff paper by Coffey and Reeg, while Gen. Bruce Palmer Jr. notes commissioners avoided sharply criticizing the services.
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Washington
Edward Scarborough
Defense Manpower Commission
Commission
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Kenneth J. Coffey
Frederick J. Reeg
Scarborough
Citizens’ Commission
Bruce Palmer Jr
Washington Post
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Navy
Air Force
Marines
Parole Hearing Begins for Caril Fugate in Nebraska
Caril Fugate faces parole officials 18 years after the Starkweather killings that left 11 dead. At 32 she has spent decades in prison and could win freedom with a June 20 release if the five-member board approves.
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York
Neb
Caril Fugate
State Parole Board
Starkweather
Miss Fugate
Missie
Starkwell
Lincoln
Douglas
Wyo
Fortune in art left to Isle of Man teacher
Lawrence St Lowry, an English factory town painter who died at 88, left works believed worth 875000 dollars to Carol Spiers, a 30 year old art teacher and housewife who befriended him as a child. Spiers said she met the recluse after her mother urged a letter.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
Lawrence St Lowry
Monday Lowry
Carol Spiers
Why Druggists Struggle in High Cost Prescription Market
The piece argues that prescription drugs carry slim margins, forcing many druggists to close each year. It cites cheap counterfeit copies by small manufacturers as a profit tactic, noting their lack of testing and the need to cut prices to attract customers.
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Lewis Drugs
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