Credit Card Applicants Face Strange Scrutiny
Washington AP reports that credit scoring may deny card applicants not by their own pay history but by ZIP code, occupation, or tenure at address. Hearings examine discrimination risk as Mobil Oil halts ZIP code use and lawmakers weigh a bill banning residence-based bias.
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Washington
Senate Banking Subcommittee On Consumer Affairs
Detroit
Mobil
Aileen Selick
Isaac Selick
Selicks
Ferrante
Vo-Tech To Put Surplus To Use
The East Central Vocational Cooperative plans to use a $25,000 first year budget surplus to pay off current equipment, buy two automotive simulators and two electronic scopes, and carry about $3,100 to the 1979 80 budget. The board also renewed director Ben Moor’s contract and noted a house project sale of $55,000, with about $6,200 left for future projects.
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Jay Bemis
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Co-Op
Ben Moor
Moor
Cooperative
Carter
Ottawa U.S.C
Larry
Carol Johnson
Johnsons
Ottawa
West Franklin
Central Heights
Baldwin
Jim Allen
Doris Pratt
Leo Wiederholt Jr
Allen
Pratt
Wiederholt
Jack Bushman
Gale Lantis
Pope Takes Strong Stand In Poland
Pope John Paul II demanded that Poland's communist government recognize Christian rights though their worldview opposes Marxism. In a speech to bishops, he called religious freedom a fundamental right and urged dialogue to normalize church state relations while pressing for access to media and education for Catholic instruction.
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Poland
Czestochowa
John Paul II
Carter Seeks Modest Revisions to Inflation Guidelines
Washington AP reports the Carter administration weighs tweaks to wage and price guidelines to aid workers lacking cost of living protections. A 7 percent wage cap may be relaxed for initial year raises, with smaller future increases, while selective industry price rules could follow. Enforcement remains tied to a court ruling deemed unlawful, though officials say authority persists until a final order.
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Washington
Carter
Ray Marshall
Marshall
Council On Wage and
Barry Bosworth
Bosworth
Kemper Roof Collapse Sparks City Investigation
In Kansas City officials inspect the Kemper Arena debris after a roof collapse during a storm that caused 70 mph winds and torrential rain. The 23000-seat venue, home to the Kansas City Kings, faces repair and questions about the roof’s failure as experts study aerodynamic and structural factors.
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Kansas City
Kemper Arena
NBA
Kansas City Kings
Berkley
Combs
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Doug Crosby
Crosby
Tim Erickson
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Richard Berkley
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