European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August the stars and stripes Page 5 building trades to get new rules sex Bias in hiring fought Washington i the labor de promising to crack Down on discrimination by Federal tuesday took Steps to Speed hiring of women in the building trades under pressure of a lawsuit by the league of women the department announced it will soon require Federal construction contractors to establish goals and timetables for hiring it marked the first time the overment has sought to enforce a decade old ban on discrimination by sex among Federal con tractors in the construction Weldon director the office of Federal contract said tills administration is fully behind the principle hat women should not be confined la the but should also be on the work site labor officials announced they also will seek to improve enforcement of existing requirements for hiring and open More training programs in construction to women and labor counsel James Henry said the proposed new regulations for women will provide a better defense against the league of women voters which charged the government had failed to enforce the ban on sex discrimination in fed eral construction a league Kathy described the regulations As a Good be but she said the league docs not intend to drop its suit until the regulations Are put into effect to the satisfaction of women now hold Only per he nations construction Industry under the proposed new Federal con tractors would be committed to improve their own hiring record for women per cent in three despite unemployment exceeding 12 per cent in officials estimate hundreds of thousands of new jobs will opening up soon through ail Ilion and a new Public works the new regulations apply to All con tractors on federally assisted building pro which comprise about 29 per cent of the estimated billion spent for construction each officials said much of the resistance to far women in the build ing trades has been based on a myth that women do not want such women Bureau chief Alexis Herman said that myth was destroyed by recent recruiting programs for including one in Seattle where to women applied for 3d construction heal from blazing Brush distorts the images of three California division at forestry fire lighten at they carry Hose from a lir ravaged Ravine in inn White hot on the fire line Marble Cone lire in californian los padres National third largest lire in slates it has devastated 104 Square Miles of drought parched forestry officials reported tuesday that it we h per cent contained and expressed Hope of having it under control in Lew a photo judge oks sift ing out pledge ritual Federal judge declared a slate Law requiring students to hand daring die pledge of allegiance unconstitutional said a student could remain seated As Long Asho or she Doest tap dance or other Wise be District court jul orc Curtis meaner ruled in the Case of Debbie of affluent new York suburb of Mountain on May she was suspended from classes As a Sophomore at Mountain lakes High school because she sat while others saluted the she said her reason was that the phrase with Liberty and Justice for All is a Manors ruling applies Only to thai part of the Law requiring students to he said another barring disruptions during the was constitutional and remained in planned meaner said he would Issue an injunction preventing principal Harry Morse from enforcing the requirement to a dwt hatred girl who wears was never being Only of silting quiet i did in glad i did i got what she said after the her Constance Hepburn of the american civil litanies argued that requiring students a stand even if they chose not to recite the pledge Chin sati Tutch requiring h violation of the Kirst amendment right to True sex school and slate lawyers said silent standing was not although she was suspended from Upp was allowed to Complete her work and will be entering her Junior year this action pointed out during the school and state at Torney pointed out that Lipp stood when your Honor entered the that not Shes never met me Mearer is there any reason to doubt she believes with Liberty and Justice for All int so Many other persons dont believe i Ive sentenced n Tot of he who moved from Massachusetts in said that Morse told her have to stand if you want to be in this took Uttel As a at that Lipp said in an interview after she became a focus of Contro and hate Wall began arriving eventually to be balanced by fan no decision yet on production the Carter to consult allies on bomb is 0ftime Washington api president Carter will consult with allies before deciding whether the Neutron warhead should be White House officials said if Carter opts for production and deploy ment of the allies in Western Europe who oppose it will have to be con Vinced that it has a proper Rale in the us and nato such an education process Woi Iid have to overcome Basic fears ubut the use of nuclear weapons in when the warhead is Likely to be sent if u la pro officials Carter is unlikely to decide what to do about the weapons Neutron artillery shells and the Lance missile warhead until Early next White House press Secretary Jody Powell presidential aides Are reviewing a Pentagon report on the Neutron vacationing with his family at Camp has yet to see the which delivered on schedule Monduy to the National Security according to Jerrold associate while House press Secretary Law report May be Given to Carter later this what we want to a is con sult with our allies and Congress before he a said spokes Man for the National Security its not unusual for us to have this Type of he the weapon is controversial Al though it would produce less blast and fire than other nuclear it would release Mare nuclear Hilling More enemy soldiers it would produce such amounts of Radia Tion that half of the people within one mile of the explosion Point would be killed by radiation within 60 to 90 others would be susceptible inter in Lite to greater risks of leukaemia and other cancers the Neutron weapons Are being consid ered primarily for use in Europe against a possible invasion by communist bloc coun their most Likely targets Are in West Germany for deployment of the weapons have prompted a political debate in where a leading figure in Chancellor Helmut schmidts social democratic Egon has called them a Symbol of mental but the opposition conservatives have generally sup ported the in communist party organizations in Western and Eastern Europe have mounted a Strong Campaign criticizing any production or deployment of the iw1 visiting americans and Allied businessmen and accredited members of Allied missions who violate army taws will Fae tried by military government instead of courts mar Lucius in clays semimonthly report w57 the pm of a British lord accepted a Challenge to a Duel nude by an italian monarchist la lord who openly criticized Queen Elizabeth 1ss7 members of the nation Al org Sabatina Shoales unanimous approval at a meeting id pcs Moinet for a nationwide holding action m All farm comma titles to boost Market