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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 4 the stars and stripes Friday june 17, 1977 court bars Days off for beliefs Washington api employers Arete required to rive an employee certain Days of the week off because of his religious beliefs when a Union seniority system stands in the Way the supreme court ruled  decision is a Legal setback for the millions of workers in the nation who observe saturday As a religious Holiday or workers whose religious beliefs dictate that they cannot work on one or More Par i Ici Ilar Days during the wee the decision reversed a lower court s ruling that trans world airlines had Vio lated the civil rights act of 19&4 when it refused to let Kansas City Mechanic Larryl Sardison. A member of the world wide Church of god. Have saturdays off file Case had been viewed As a potential major test on the constitutionality of the civil flights act but the justices did not Rule on that  a 7-2 vote the court said to a had made reasonable efforts to accommodate i Sardison s Sabb atarian  court also said that companies arc Mil required to accommodate the religious beliefs of one worker at the expense of other workers who May have to cover for the favored employ".1in an opinion by Tusi Iee Lyron it White Iii Coin s Majone Saidu Uiol a  and express indication Fromi Congress we Rannold agree with liar Alison. That an agreed Ripon seniority  must give  when no scary in  religious observances the  of or Tui ily employment . Set up by the ism Law. Had interpreted the religious discrimination pro vision of the Law to mean that employers Musi undertake affirmative efforts to accommodate an employee s religious beliefs when such accommodation would not cause " undue hardship " the court said  anything More than a minimal Cost to the employer would be in undue hardship justices William j Brennan in Andzhu Guod Marshall dissented. They said the court s decision deals a fatal blow to All efforts under til if Vii of the civil rights Law i to accommodate work require ments to religious practices " . Now a Portland. Ore. Resign  hired by Twa at Kansas City in l a 7 is a Nisi  i a Llardi son converted to the world wide Church of god. A Sabb atarian grou Wlach observes saturday As the Sabbath As do lews and seventh Day adventists Sardison resign ii after the company my his Union the International Assoc Atiim 11 Mike Himsl and aerospace workers would Mil change 111 hours us he could h.r.csaiurdavsuffii"1 then sued Twa and had won his Case tithe it h i s circuit court of appeals. Senate rebuffs president on s. Korea troop cutback Washington Iund the Senate re fused thursday to support president car Ter s plan to withdraw ground forces fro South Korea and declared that any such decision should be made jointly with con Gress the vote was 79-15.an Effort by democratic Leader Robert Byrd to put the Senate on record in support of the Carter proposal ran into widespread opposition and a warning that it could Lead to  with total defeat Byrd retreated from his original proposal and worked outa Compromise with watered Down Lan Guage which was accepted by the  final version of the Byrd proposal said Only that Congress declares thatus policy toward Korea should be arrived at by joint decision of Congress and the president. I am convinced that this action withdrawal could Lead to War in South  warned sen. Barry Goldwate. A Ariz other republicans including Leader Howard Baker. Tennessee said Quick sup port of the move might be premature. Baker said the reworked Byrd Amend ment docs not either tacitly or directly approve Carter s plan to withdraw the troops Over the next next four or five Cuba scr said that will be the policy Only if Congress and the president make that decision jointly in the future. Byrd earlier urged the Senate to ado this proposal calling for Complete support of Carter s plan to withdraw the ground troops which have been in Korea since the Start of the War in 1950.Byrd said there was Strong justification for gradually removing the troops that in would be consistent with our own National interest and that of South Korea the first major debate on Carter s plan to withdraw ground forces came As the Senate began action an authorization Bill for the stale department. Earlier. Sen. George s. Mcgovern de fused another potentially divisive debate when he look out of the Bill an amendment which would have allowed the Sale an Transfer of medical agricultural and food commodities to  Senate foreign relations commit tee included in the Bill language affirming Carter s proposal for a Complete korean ground withdrawal Vishin four or five years. Byrd offered substitute language which affirmed Carter s plan but changed the word withdrawal to reduction an omitted any reference to a time period. Byrd s move prevented Baker from of Fering his amendment which would have struck out any mention of Carter s plan in the Bill. Wearing a blonde wig and Pink tights let nov Winkler to fun i listens to gorgeous Fonz instructions from Carl Reiner director of the film the one the Only being made in los Angeles. Winkler stars As wrestler gorgeous George. A photo constitutional Challenge feared tighten no of child pornography Bill urged Washington i i Ali the Justice department has urged the Senate judiciary committee to tighten proposed legislation against child pornography on grounds the ills pose Legal and constitutional prob 1 Deputy ally. Gen Peter Flaherty said the just it department share.-, tin  mince s concern Over the sexual abuse Olch Ildren and the need or legislation in  the owing child pornography by Sim shut he said two proposed Bills Are to broadly written to do the Jub without restricting the ability of prosecutors to win convictions and with stand constitutional challenges Kven under the Best of circumstances. " Flaherty testified there will be difficult problems of pro if under the Bill " Pic age of the minor is. An element of the offence and in Many cases the minor s age will not be readily apparent from observation of the film or  Bills set fines and prison terms Lor persons who knowingly employ use. Per -, induce coerce entice or permit Achild under age i in engage in sexually explicit conduct that will be. Proi Uoti a in films photographs looks and magazines or he materials that end up mailed or transported in interstate Commerce sexually explicit conduct is defined As various sexual acts with persons of the same or opposite sex. Bestiality masturbation Sado masochistic abuse for the purpose of sexual stimulation and lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area Ofano k Rynn Ihie it provision. So rough endorsed in. Flaherty would Ann and tin so called flute  act to expand in. ,t, Han on interstate a in p  f hut Flaherty us unless the word knowingly is Remoli from the Bills it would be almost impossible to obtain a conviction since the government would have to prove the defendant s knowledge of everything including the age of the child in Light of the Clandestine fashion i which Many of these films and Pho graphs Are produced it will often not be possible for the government to produce this Neces sary evidence he said Flaherty said the definition of promoting in the Bills should broadened to in clude Selling and offering for Sale. But it should be Rusl Noti a to make Clear the con duct is intended for profit or commercial Gam  
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