Supreme Court rules back pay for job bias and race tests
The Supreme Court split 7-1 to allow victims of job discrimination to collect back pay without proving bad faith by employers and to rule that employment tests discriminating against blacks must be job related. The decisions affect Albemarle Paper Co mill case at Roanoke Rapids North Carolina and involve EEOC guidelines. Justice Brennan and Douglas dissented on related housing zoning and minority access issues.
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Supreme Court
Barry L. Goldstein
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Legal Defense Fund
Southern Paper
William J. Brennan Jr
William O. Douglas
Albemarle Paper Co
Roanoke Rapids
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Warren E. Burger
LSU Plans Undergraduate Microcomputer Lab
LSU's electrical engineering department will establish a 26000 dollar undergraduate microcomputer laboratory with a matching National Science Foundation grant. Dr Leonard C Adams said LSU will be among the first universities to implement top quality equipment and a new curriculum tied to the computer on a chip technology. The grant covers four microcomputers and peripheral hardware over two years and supports a new course on microcomputer operation next spring with two additional courses to follow.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Department of Electrical Engineering
National Science Foundation
Leonard C. Adams
LSU
Novato Trainees Serve Seniors at Reduced Price
In Novato California restaurant trainees work with senior citizens by serving evening meals Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5 30 p.m. Meals cost 1 50 each and provide hands on training.
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Fed official warns cities on loans as Rosenthal cites old dog remark
Washington lawmakers grill George W. Mitchell about Federal Reserve lending to cash strapped municipalities. Rosenthal questions Fed leadership while Drinan warns against loans. The hearing probes federal actions during Treasury strains and cites New York and Pennsylvanian history.
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Federal Reserve
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Robert F. ‘Drinan
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Embezzlement Allegations In Monroe Housing Authority Case
A man faces charges alleging embezzlement of funds from the Monroe Housing Authority. Investigators accuse the defendant of diverting public housing funds for personal use during a period under review. Authorities released limited case details pending further proceedings.
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