Merrill Lynch settles for 1.9 million in sex race bias suit
Pittsburgh based Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith agreed to recruit women and Timecity employees and to pay about 3 million in compensation to workers rejected for jobs due to alleged discrimination. The settlement, with the EEOC and Helen O Bannon, sets hiring and promotion goals, funds a 1.3 million ad program, and delivers cash awards totaling about 1.8 million to qualified women and minority candidates. O Bannon, now a Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner, will receive 10,000 plus attorney fees.
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Pittsburgh
APT — Merrill Lneh
Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Timecity
U.S
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Helen O'Bannon
O'Bannon
Pennsylvania, Public Utility
Mertill Lynch
Mertil Lynch
Ford proposes three year limit on federal desegregation supervision
President Ford signaled a plan to require courts to review desegregation cases every three years and to relinquish supervision unless substantial, ongoing unconstitutional abuses are found. The proposal, potentially retroactive, faces Supreme Court guideline timing and uncertain scope over busing orders and existing orders.
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Washington
Ford
Edward Levi
Supreme Court
Pasadena
Calif
Jisung
Diego
Congress
Justice Department
First Lady Betty Ford says soon for female vice president
In Oakland Betty Ford states it is a little too soon for a woman to become vice president while criticizing anti government rhetoric as empty. In Miami Buffalo Bob Smith announces Howdy Doody is back after a year layoff producing new series for the children and their parents with about 400 in attendance.
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Oakland
Calif
Betty Ford
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Ann Armstrong
U.S
Great Britain
Tam
Fon
Miami
Howdy Doody
Buffalo Bob
Smith
Howdy
Carabel
Argentinian poet says U S pupils ignorant in America
Argentine writer Jorge Lups Borges, 77, said his US speaking tour showed American college students are extraordinarily ignorant. He criticized reading habits and noted students focus on television, baseball, and football. He lamented loss of a living literary tradition.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jorge Luts Borges
U.S
Borges
America
Emerson, Frost
Melville
Therese
Urban League criticizes officials in Tacoma appeal
In Tacoma Washington AP reports politicians attacking governmentmanship to woo voters. Verena E Janden, director of the Urban League, urged the public Friday at a news conference to demand better government and accountability.
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Tacoma
Wash
Urtan Leagwe
Verena E. Janden
Brooke files no fault divorce from Italian war bride
United States Senator Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts filed for divorce from his wife Remigia in Cambridge Probate Court under the no fault divorce law. The couple, who met in Italy during World War II, have two children Remi aged 27 and Edwina aged 24 and have been living apart for some time.
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Boston
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Remigia
Cambridge
Brooke
Remigia Ferrari- Seacco
Laly
Remt
Edwina
Hoover enters race for U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin
Herbert Hoover, distant relative of the first president, runs as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat William Proxmire in Wisconsin. Other GOP hopefuls from Dodgeville outline foreign policy alternatives amid party debates and forecasts.
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Milwaukee
Herbert Hoover
United States
U.S
William Proamire
Marmnee
Ree Dodgeville
Sal Rome
Philippine President Marcos Tours Leningrad With Wife
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Oneida toured Leningrad during an official visit to Russia. Tass reported they viewed national art at the city museum and spoke with technicians at the Nevaky engineering plant about processors and turbines.
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Moscow
Ferdinand B. Marcos
Oneida
Russia
Leningra
Tass
Leningrad
Nevaky Fungineering
Tat
Helen Hayes Celebrates 71 Years On Stage
Helen Hayes, hailed as the first Lady of the American stage, will be honored in Boston on Sunday for her decades of theater contributions and lifetime achievements in the American stage.
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Helen Hayes
Woston
Eve Hations
Elderly Washington residents urge help for crime victims
Washington's senior citizens testified before the House Select Committee on Aging about fear and crime in their neighborhoods. They described mugging, intimidation, and theft of Social Security, calling for more federal funds and targeted social services to protect vulnerable elders in DC housing and senior centers.
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Washington
Tele City
Pbc
Prac Amd
Edgewood Terrace
Cester
James F. Kelley
Kelley
Amerca
Wylie
Fauntroy
Pote
Kenneth Moreland
Com Arist
Moreland
Albert P. Rese
Pren A
Department of
Hemae
Rivman
Foeewe Anid
Delegate votes by candidate in national party totals
AP tally lists binding or stated delegate preferences across states. Republican totals show completed selections in many states with partial results in a few. Democratic totals cover numerous states with partial selections in several others. Scrambled text and OCR errors present.
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Washington
National Party
Alabama
Alaska
Arzona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Oklahama
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode
Montana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District O
Colombia
Canal Zoor
Guamandae Islands
Colorado
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Texas
Puerto Rico
Ford confident of victory on first convention ballot
President Ford predicts a first ballot win at the GOP convention relying on delegate support. He expects to secure many California and New Jersey delegates despite acknowledging uncommitted votes and says he will consider possible changes to the ticket while not ruling out Ronald Reagan. He aims to build momentum for a Kansas City victory and refuses to rule out any options.
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Ford
WasulnGzan
Ronald Reagan
California
Utio
New Jersey
Ghig
Betty
Ifornia
Olebo
Nelson A. Rocket
Sey Fant
Ford Bay
Ord
Anse
Top secret labels rise in U S government report
A 1975 progress report to President Ford notes an undesirable rise in top secret classifications within the federal bureaucracy despite four years of efforts to declassify. The Review Committee reports it can declassify some files but cites 19,874 top secret actions added this year and vows tighter controls and faster action in 1974 and beyond.
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Washinutoa
Ulll Bs
Cain Canbing
le Tg?aste
Prograst
Ford
Deadliest year for earthquakes with 24 000 deaths reported
AP reports the USGS notes 24 000 deaths this year from quakes, making it the deadliest year since 1970. Five months show 15 major quakes and thousands killed, with Feb 4 in Italy causing about 33 004 deaths and May 4 Northeastern Italy quake killing around 90. Magnitudes range from 5.0 to 6.5, and overall activity mirrors long-term averages.
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Geological Survey
Seid
Perems
Italy
Sm Earth
MOO
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