Sex Bias Charged By Two Women Truckers
Two female truck drivers, Virginia Barnes and Pauline Blackburn, filed sex discrimination charges with the EEOC against Watkins Motor Lines in Lakeland after a March 1 policy barred opposite sex drivers from long-haul teaming unless married. They contend ability, not marriage, should determine hiring.
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Lakeland, Fla
Virginia Barnes
Blackburn
Barnes
Barney R. Brown
Lakeland
Watkins Motor Lines
Watkins
Arthur Farr
Six PSU Students Dead in Maryland Crash
Six Penn State University students on spring break were killed when their car veered into a guard rail and slammed into a concrete column under an overpass on Maryland 80 near Interstate 70S. Five died at the scene. the sixth died after reaching Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Maryland
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Chinese table tennis team begins Canada tour
A 28 member Chinese table tennis squad arriving in Ottawa for a Canadian tour before visiting the United States next month.
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Ottawa
United States
Food Stores Freeze Prices Amid Inflation Talks
Washington AP reports three supermarket chains froze prices after a meeting with Treasury Secretary Connally. Grand Union and Winn-Dixie halted price increases for 30 days and through April respectively, Safeway cut meat prices in five states and DC to ease inflation. Beef wholesale prices eased slightly, though retail changes lag.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Grand Union
Winn-Dixie
Safeway Stores, Inc
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
District of Columbia
Agriculture Department
Safeway
Basil Winsted
Connally
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
National Public Affairs Center For Television
Butz
Buzz
Omaha
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Fenwick
Ellen Pettit
Middletown
Miss Pettit
Susan Perkins
Butler County
Sheckler
Denny
MR. and
Mrs. Chest
Boston Pier
Boston Stock
HUTCH
Deacon
First Ave
Grimes
Colonial Desk
Corner
Canada
Charles G.rodman
McAlpin
MecAlpin
McAlpin’s
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