Race norming ends in push toward colorblind hiring
The Bush administration bans race norming in federal aptitude testing under the Civil Rights Act of 1991. While race based adjustments favored minorities in referrals, critics warn of underrepresentation if policies rely only on scores. States may adjust referrals using additional factors to maintain minority access while pursuing a colorblind hiring goal.
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Labor Department
Marshall Berger
America
Plea clears BCCI, shields U S banks in crackdown
Regulators seized Bank of Credit and Commerce International last year and split its half billion in U S assets. Half funds a contingency for First American and two other banks, half paid to abroad depositors. Prosecutions focus on individuals while records held in London Luxembourg and Cayman Islands are opened with U S cooperation.
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Bank of Credit and Commerce International
Washington
First American
Justice Department
New York State
BCCI
BCCT
England
United States
London
Luxembourg
Former Elyria mayor charged with theft of 15000
Letter to the editor criticizes defense attorney Robert Nagy for downplaying Richard Carte’s alleged theft from Great Lakes Title Co. The writer condemns the claim that divorce issues excuse the crime and urges uphold of law and strong moral values.
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North Ridgeville
Richard Carte
Great Lakes Title Co
Elyria
Robert Nagy
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Mr. Nagy
At War With Japan By Buying American Made Goods
In a wartime appeal the author argues the United States is at war with Japan again and warns that the economy hinges on consumer buying of American made goods. He cites job losses at General Motors and IBM and calls for support for domestic products to secure future employment. George Matyas Jr. Tarain.
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United States
Japan
General Motors
IBM
America
Keystone Girl Scouts Thank Donors For Christmas Party
The Keystone Service Unit of LaGrange Girl Scouts express gratitude for community support after their December 13 Christmas party at LaGrange United Methodist Church. They thank donors LaGrange IGA Foodliner Blackwoods Market Moving Pictures and McDonalds Wellington along with entertainers The Storyteller Karen Dubhoslav and Santa Willie Szabo and all Keystone parents. STEPHENIE GREEN LaGrange Green is director of the Keystone Service Unit.
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Keystone Service Unit
LaGrange
Keystone Girl Scouts
Karen Dubhoslav
Santa
Willie Szabo
Why Are We Addicted To Violence In Modern Life
A reflective piece questions society’s craving for violence and sports brutality. The author reveals gun ownership anecdotes, emotional responses to danger, and frustration with advertising and media’s glorification of mayhem. He compares historic weaponry to modern arms and ponders if gentler sciences could have yielded different progress. He notes addiction to sports drama, drug use debates in sports, and a nightly radio habit, ending by asking if others share his unease about violence and aggression in culture.
Local communities claim win in fighting street drugs
Roy H. Beck reports that neighborhoods nationwide prove you can curb street drug markets locally, despite rising national use. The Winnable War manual by Roger Conner and Patrick Burns outlines three steps: deter dealers with vigilant citizen action, deny space to operate, and punish dealers to hurt profits. The guide stresses immediate action, warns that violence against patrols is rare, and offers the manual for 12.25 dollars from the American Alliance for Rights and Responsibilities.
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Feds
South America
Conner
Patrick Burns
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