Supreme Court backs voluntary minority preferences in hiring
The Supreme Court, by a 5-2 vote, allows private employers with no proven bias to use race conscious affirmative actions. In Weber v Kaiser, white worker Brian Weber was kept from a craft training program. the court said federal anti bias law does not ban all race based plans. Chief Justice Burger and Justice Rehnquist dissented. Justice Stevens recused himself. Weber was a Kaiser lab worker in Gramercy Louisiana. program aimed at boosting minority craft workers.
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Israel says warplanes down five Syrian MiG-21s over Lebanon coast
Israeli military says its fighters shot down five Syrian MiGs over southern Lebanon while pursuing strikes on Palestinian guerrilla bases near Sidon. Damascus Radio reported four Syrian jets hit and two Israeli planes downed, with conflicting tallies from Beirut sources. The clash followed Prime Minister Begin's warning of intensified strikes against the guerrillas.
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Lebanon
Middle East
Syria
Damascus Radio
Tel Aviv
Beirut
Sidon
Menachem Begin
Damour
Saudis balk at big price rise in OPEC talks
In Geneva Saudi Arabia rejects a sharp oil price hike as OPEC ministers bargain over a unified pricing system. Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani says a $20 to $21 per barrel level would be abnormal, signaling possible acceptance of a benchmark near $18 while a two-person per delegation committee works to bridge positions.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
OML
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
United Arab Emirates
Special Fund For
Lorain to Slash Gas Allocation in Drastic City Measures
Lorain Mayor Joseph Zahorec announced a 30 percent cut in city gas allocations with orders for drastic conservation. The Varouh Oil Co. notified low supply. departments told to cut back, police and fire to remain fully equipped, while fuel needs are to be reassessed and allocations may shift across departments.
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Lorain
Joseph Zahorec
Zahorec
Varouh Oil Co
Elyria Township
Richard Koba
Varouh
Elio Jacobozzi
CETA
Koba
Electrical and Building Department
Signup under way for 2nd C-T race
The Chronicle Telegram announces the 2nd Elyria Distance Classic on August 5 at Lorain County Community College. The 6.2 mile route is a revised AAU official course. entry remains 3 dollars. Age divisions increase to 14 for men and women, overall winner receives a prize, race gun at 6 p.m.
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Lorain County Community College
LCCC
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Burns Rd
Gulf Rd
Gulf
Whitman
Canterbury Rd
Bon-Air Drive
Duffy St
North Park
Duffy
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Georgetown
Sandalwood Drive
Abbe
College Center
North Olmsted
Marc Pogachar
American Legion Hall
Ohio St
Jack Wilhelm
Weather outlook showers and clouds with mild lows
Showers and partly cloudy conditions with a 20 percent chance of rain tonight and Thursday. Lows 55 to 60. Thursday morning farmers markets forecast cloudy with a chance of showers, partly sunny in the afternoon, highs in the mid 70s. Sunrise 5 56 a.m. Sunset 9 05 p.m. Details on page D 8.
Tasted New York City’s rough edge and vanishing wallet
A weekend in New York exposes a crowded, hot Greenwich Village scene. A purse theft leaves $80 missing as police offer cautious help. Soon after a bicyclist is killed by a bus, others report reckless driving and missing lane markings. The author suggests wary travel and cites safety lessons.
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