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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1975
Page
6
Miss Nude Universe wearing a bright bikini on her measurements 38 22 46 stumbles through downtown Omaha until she collides with the vice squad. Flashbulbs popped as spectators and photographers captured the moment amid a crowd of onlookers and older men.
A US group plans to buy the Italian liner Raffaello, withdrawn from service, and convert it into a floating hotel off the California coast. Compagnia Italia cites a $16 million to $22.4 million price. negotiations are advanced with representatives visiting Genoa to inspect the vessel. The Raffaello last sailed April 20, and Michelangelo faces withdrawal by June.
The FBI says 132 local, state and federal officers were killed in 1974, up from 13 the prior year. Most deaths were from firearms, with 95 by handguns. Regions reported 57 Southern, 37 North Central, 20 Western, 14 Northeastern, and four in Puerto Rico.
A New Jersey appeals court ruled that a quota based hiring plan that favors minorities over whites is illegal. Judge Joseph Halpern said quotas in Montclair police and fire hiring and promotion discriminate and cannot be sustained under state and federal law. The ruling nullified a Division of Civil Rights order imposing minority hiring and promotion quotas.
Halpern argues quotas shield equality while the appeals court questions which minorities qualify The court notes America's strength lies in a mixed populace including Blacks Poles Jews Italians Scandinavians Puerto Ricans Hungarians Cubans and Germans The judge says elimination of all invidious discrimination by sex race color or creed should be the ultimate goal
AT&T agreed to a further 2.5 million payment in a third stage settlement of a job discrimination case. The payout targets about 1,000 women of all races. the Labor Department notes the nationwide system failed to meet 1973 targets. The deal includes compensation for delayed promotions and a mechanism to address prior inequities.
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