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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1975
Page
7
New York Mayor Abraham Beame accepts the Optimist Club of New York award amid financial worries. Club president Maurice Blond praises Beame for bearing the city’s heavy burden during the near-default crisis dated October 17.
Florence Lord seeks to continue teaching English in Brewster NY despite reaching age 70 and 48 years on the job, arguing MN state law violates her rights by retirement on Oct 28. The New York State United Teachers union backs her, claiming the mandatory retirement age discriminates against older workers. A New York State Supreme Court justice heard the case but has not ruled.
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