European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes january 1981 Case of worker fired for speaking Spanish court upholds language ban on Job Washington a the supreme court monday left intact rulings that an employer can prohibit workers from speak ing a language other than English on the even among the justices refused to review rulings that a mexican american was not a victim of discrimination when he was fired from his Job for speaking Spanish to a fellow in other matters the High court refused to spare a Philadelphia inquirer reporter from serving a six month jail term for refusing to disclose her sources for a Story that three City Council members were implicated in the Bis a scam bribery declined to consider whether a foreign woman remains in Iran custody a Cynthia held prisoner in Iran since May when she was arrested and accused of being an american was apparently not included in the negotiations to free the 52 americans her husband Shes not a hostage and so Shes not a part of the John Dwyer said in an interview with a Buffalo radio he said he was told by the state depart ment that they were not currently negotiating for his wife Dwyer said he was not optimistic about a Quick release for his also held in Iran is Mohi an iranian who is a naturalized he was seized last september for unknown he reportedly had been operating a business in state department spokesman Jack Tuo hey said Friday that Dwyer and sob Hani Are separate cases from the hostage and they Are not part of the negotiations Over the release of the 52 embassy Tuohey said the has continued to press the through Swiss Diplo Mats in for an explanation of the two americans imprisonment and to seek their left Home in april and journeyed to Iran As a freelance writer and planned to offer stories to Buffalo newspapers or other publications on her Dwyer on May according to the iranian foreign she was arrested by revolutionary guards at her hotel and accused of being a spy for the government is subject to Antidio scrim nation Laws when it recruits employees in the United states for overseas agreed to decide whether the Minne Sota state fair can limit solicitations on Fairgrounds by members of the International society of Krishna turned Down an Effort by prominent atheist Madalyn Murray Ohair to Force the 5th circuit court of appeals to delete reference to god in its opening ceremony when it hears arguments later this month in a Case she has brought against Tex City the language Case began when a management memorandum at Gloor lumber and Supply in or dered that employees speak English unless Spanish was needed to communicate with a As is a majority of the Brownsville area most of the lumber company employees were Hector then filed a complaint with the Federal equal employment Opportunity commission after he was fired from his Job As a retail sales clerk in the commissions District director found there was reasonable cause to believe that Garcia was fired because of a discriminatory language the equal employment Opportunity act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or National District judge Robert Oconor in ruled in late Howe that the language policy represented an Bona fide occupational he said that Garcias firing was not Ille the 5th circuit court of appeals upheld conors decision last the appeals court distinguished the Case from one in which an employer refuses to hire a Spanish speaking person for a Job that could be done without speaking English which might be Garcias Appeal to the supreme court argued that language is the main characteristic used by mexican americans in the Southwest to distinguish themselves and that suppression of the Spanish language has been a discriminatory tool contributing to racial hostage undergoes medical examination this taken from an no ctr shows an unidentified Ameri can hostage receiving a medical checkup monday in Tehran by an algerian Doc the 52 hostages were reported to be in Good photo friends celebrate impending release yellow ribbons fears by United press International firecrackers popped along with Cham pagne tears flowed with the bubbly and Harry Metrinko got a terrific 70th birthday present monday the impending release of his son and 51 other Ameri can hostages by in the the families and friends of the hostages spent the final Day As they had the previous Days waiting As countless yellow ribbons swished in the january but All Familiari ties ended More than 14 agonizing months of buoyant expectations and shattered Hopes gave Way to an eruption of exultation As Iran and the United states reached an agreement monday promising an end to the Long hostage its like having a baby that Hast cried said Hazel Lee about waiting for her hostage singing and the popping of Champagne corks and firecrackers filled a Wisconsin Home where the family of Marine Kevin the youngest of the hos spent a night of Hermening Barbara who was criticized by both the Carter administration and the american Public for her controversial trip to Iran Early in the played a guitar and led the singing of tie a yellow ribbon round the old Oak in at a loss for and do know in glad its said Richard Hermen kevins who late sunday pinned the 442nd yellow ribbon to the Christmas tree in his Hermening said he believed his son could handle the Shock of being there will be a lot of pieces to pick but in sure Kevin can handle and so will fresh yellow ribbons were Strung up All Over to celebrate the Freedom of Paul a Marine guard at the embassy in he is he is Paul is coming said a huge sign hastily erected in front of the Village morning Champagne toasts were offered in Colorado and Missouri by the families of Marine Billy Gallegos and Rod Ney Rocky i cant believe it is said in very thankful for All the prayers from All our the elder Gallegos i think president Carter deserves the after he tried everything he in Little Betty Mother of Marine Steven said she Doest care what her son looks like As Long As he comes he can have a Beard Down to his Knees and that she Hes still my