European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes april 51 agencies told to modify affirmative action hiring plans stateside Washington a the Justice department on tuesday released the names of 51 state and local govern ment including some in the nations largest Cit which have been told to modify their affirmative each Tion hiring one Day after a Federal judge overturned a quota sys tem intended to increase Black representation in the District of Columbia fire the Justice depart ments civil rights division disclosed the contents of letters sent to the City and county Justice officials had said last month that several states and local governments were informed that they should change affirmative action but the Agency refused to identify the localities on the department said it was releasing the identities of the localities in response to requests under the Freedom of information although it did not say what organizations or individuals made the among Large cities which received letters notifying them of changes demanded by the Justice department involving affirmative action hiring plans in the Public Sec Tor were los Phila san Louis and san among states notified of required changes in their affair native action plans were new Jer new North Carolina and Reagan administration civil rights enforcement officials have sought revisions in affirmative action decrees and court orders because of a supreme court ruling last june in a Case involving firefighters in that ruling reversed the cites decision to Lay off White firefighters with seniority Over thus placing new limitations on the ability of state and local governments to impose affirmative action consent decrees and assistant attorney general William Bradford head of the civil rights has lawyers for civil rights groups have argued that administration officials have interpreted the ruling in the Mem Phis Case too and that the decision does not necessarily invalidate affirmative action Reynolds has taken the position that the decision in the Memphis Case limits the application of affirmative action hiring plans to actual victims of past employment discrimination and not to individuals who happen to belong to the same in a Sample letter to the 51 also released Reynolds in our the supreme courts decision precludes persons who Are not actual victims of discrimination from receiving any preferential treatment As a part of any remedial measures designed to overcome the effects of past discriminatory attorney general Edwin Meese Iii said in a televised interview March 24 that its important to Start off with the fact that the Justice department in this administration is very much in favor of affirmative but we do have the responsibility to carry out the Constitution As interpreted by the supreme he and that Why there Are some cases in which the department of Justice is a party to consent decrees or court decrees in which we have an obligation to go in where there Are impermissible where in effect were discriminating against certain classes of and have these decrees modified to conform to the supreme court you Load 23 tons a photo and Whatty get a stubborn Rig that decided to the crumpled Down trailer is at where its 23ton Load of Salt caused it to the trailers owners can expect a big Fine for overloading the fund of pay Dalton shield claims up Robins said tuesday it will create a million fund to pay Legal claims from women who suffered complications from the Dalton shield intrauterine birth control corporate officers of the embattled pharmaceutical giant told reporters the fund to cover compensatory damages and Legal costs would be charged against 1984 causing a 1984 deficit of or per the Reserve fund is greater than the company net Worth of million and caused the firms first loss in a year that produced record it May be one of the largest losses Ever said chief financial Claiborne Robins president and chief executive characterized the fund As a reasonable estimate of compensatory damages and Legal expenses from current and future we expect payment of the Reserve will take place Over Many Stiles Stiles and other officers cautioned the fund does not include projected punitive damages from Daikon shield cases pending in courts the company has already paid about million to Settle since when Robins removed the id from the lawsuits have alleged Dalton shield users Isuf Pelvic difficult spontaneous abortions and other some families of deceased women have also filed Law suits claiming the device led to punitive damages could jeopardize the drug manufacturers future despite record 1984 officials there is a risk with punitive Stiles releasing figures that showed an accelerated number of lawsuits for the first there were 344 suits filed against the company in Jan 241 in february and 314 in there was an average of 150 suits filed monthly last repeated punitive judgments could put the company in a very bad position Stiles a class action motion by Robins in Federal court seeks to establish whether the company is liable in ail cases for punitive those Are damages above compensation aimed at punishing Robins raised the possibility the fast growing drug pro Ducer could overcome its deficit As Early As 1987 and pledged continued research and operating earnings for the year exceeded a 21 percent increase Over the previous High of More than million last sales exceeded 12 percent More than the High of million in the firm distributed nearly 3 million Dalton Shields in the United states Between 1971 and another million devices were sold in 80 other countries through april White Church fails to renew Blac owned newspapers lease up a Blac owned newspaper in Greene county is being forced out of its office of 25 years by the White Church that owns the the lease on the building occupied by the Greene county Democrat expired and the Church refused to Grant an the weekly newspaper had been owned by Whites for More than 90 years when it was bought by a group of Blacks last a few Days the paper got a letter from the Church stating that the lease would not be renewed and that the paper would have to vacate the the Eutaw Baptist Church said that it wanted the building located next door to the Church for a sum Mer youth Mike a lawyer for the said he was asked to write the letter about termination of the lease a few Days before the ownership Steve the editor of the weekly said the publication has no a to grind with the we Bear no malice toward the they were within their although in not saying what they did was but they gave us in told that they had told the previous owner last year that they might want the building Well scrubbed inmates make a clean getaway from Texas jail Texas a three inmates made a clean escape from the three Cass county jail when they soaped themselves up and squeezed through a vent authorities they broke the fan part pulled the Blades Back and soaped themselves up and went said chief Deputy Ralph one of the escapes surrendered to police a few hours but the other two Are still at machinists Union reach tentative 3year agreement Miami a Eastern airlines and its largest labor Union announced they have reached a tentative agreement on a three year two weeks before an april 15 deadline set by the carriers i believe that we have developed an agreement that the membership will be very pleased said Charles president of the machinists District which represents Eal the contract will provide labor peace for the next three Bryan and will eliminate threats of bankruptcy with Eastern and contribute to a healthy he said members Are expected to vote on the contract in the next two the agreement provides a 5 percent pay increase retroactive to 6 percent on 4 percent on and 3 percent on july Bryan and also includes limited profit sharing and Job Security one shop gown for a Mere Boca a to most Thrift shop a bargain is paying for an old but folks do things on a grander scale in Palm Beach where a designer gown went for Given Chy and Oscar de la Renta originals were the bait for upscale shoppers at the annual Debbie and memorial service league Thrift Shoppe you can get beaded dresses that Cost at for said shopper Suzanne Bender of the Sale is for a Good cause the Boca Raton Community said Margaret who helped run she said the donated designer gowns and luxurious furs bring in about every the most expensive item at the Sale was the decorated with so Many beads that it weighed nearly 20 Lovett the Sale has become so crowded in recent years that dressing rooms Are hard to Diane Tubbs of Boca Raton solved the problem by wearing a bathing suit and slipping on gowns Over it until finally deciding on a cocktail dress for