European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday March 25,1988 Northwest airlines ban will Clear the air new York. A in � move some anal Sti caned risky Northwest airlines announced wednesday in will become the first major . Airline to ban smoking on All Domestic flights except Hose 10 and from Hawaii. The ban by the Minneapolis Bawd Carrier the nation s fifth largest airline. Also Tutro same foreign routes. It oct beyond Federal regulations that go into Effort Cit month for Domestic flights lasting two hours of i. The stringent non smoking policy appears to be aimed at attracting new Nancy Gen but could backfire and my the Carrier some traffic some analysis believe. It docs run is risk of same tots of business said James v. Cammisa the publisher of travel Industry indicators a new Lotfe based newsletter. I guess they Northwest officials really stuck their Ned Oul tie Northwest ban is somewhat con Len Liob from a marketing Point of View said Robert Joedicke. An airline analyst fix Shearson Lehman Hutton inc. If there is a danger Why try to be a Leader it a unlikely thai the other big . Airlines would match Northwest s policy creating a financial risk for the ear Ner some observers believe. But Northwest Sayi the prohibition is a response to its passengers and pm ploy act requests. . Sky Magary Northwest s executive vice president for marketing told a news conference in new York that while the policy is not without risk no believe More non smoker Wai switch to Northwest than smokers will leave he cited a Northwest study showing that nine out of 10 passengers prefer to sit in the a smoking Section of a plane. More surprisingly about to percent of smokers express the desire for Smove free Fligr ils according to Trie Survey. The new policy called Northwest clears the air will take effect on april 23 the same Day us the less restrictive Federal Law. It will apply to nights within the contiguous 48 Stales As Roll president Regan will travel to Richmond va., non monday to 1pur a Rey nolds metals Plant and attend a Republican party fund Raiser. Chief spokesman Marlin Fitz Walcer said thursday that Icaca n will give a speech to Reynolds employees i i Wail r said Reynolds is a Good example Ofa com Pany that has had Success As an exporter and Reagan would emphasize in his lilt the emergence of an inter National Economy and the . Role in it. Aside from his appearance at the Reynolds head quarters Reagan also will attend a reception for major donors 10 the Virginia Republican party at the Hyatt Richmond hotel. Reagan will be in the City about it hours before returning to the White House. $6 million award going to 370 in Honda discrimination probe Washington a about 370 Blacks and women who were turned Down for jobs by Honda of America manufacturing inc. Will receive a total of $6 million from the car maker in a settlement Ofa Federal discrimination investigation. It s a significant Large sum that fits into what we considered a just settlement Jay Friedman director of the equal employment Opportunity commission systemic investigations division on wednesday the division has been working on lie Case since september Friedman said that under the settlement signed tuesday after approval by the commission Honda is required to provide by feb. 29 next year jobs along with Back pay for All the Blacks and women who Origi Nally were hurried Down. They Veall been hired in the last couple of years. And they re still working Here Roger Lambert a spokesman for Honda of America said in on interview from the Marysville Ohio Headquarters. He added that there is no last minute Rush to meet the feb. 29 Dendrinu. We have nol been required to hire any additional people is a result of this agreement and we have nol hired anyone any earlier than required by our production needs he said. Leoc chairman Clarence Thomas Aii in e statement the five year agreement resolves an investigation of systemic discrimination under title Vii of the civil rights act of 1964. It provides ski million in monetary Relief and seniority adjustments 10 approximately 370 specifically identified Black and female individuals who applied for jobs at Honda Between 1983 and 1986," tic said the average award is approximately 116,200, Al though Friedman noted that individual awards vary according to specific cases we arc pleased to reach this agreement with the Leoc at Kinzor vice president and senior manager of administration at Honda said in it statement. Honda of America is known for its commitment to personal growth and development Honda s participation in this agreement underscores our continuing commitment to these  the agreement is the second Leoc Londi settlement in less than a year. Friedman declined to say whether additional discrimination investigations against Honda arc pending. In june 1987. Honda and the Leoc reached agreement on an age discrimination investigation that provided Back pay totalling 1461,610. The agreement called for employment and seniority adjustment for 85 people age 40 and Over who had applied Hunsuc toss fully for jobs at Honda in 1934 and 1985, but who had been hired prior to the settlement Friedman said iroc it discrimination Case was settled first because the statute of limitations on web mailers runs out More quickly. The statute of limitations on title Vii issues can be held in abeyance indefinitely once a finding of  is filed. No civil suits were filed in connection with this Case he said. Honda which employs about 5,900 people has manufacturing plants near Marysville outside Notum bus and in Anna Ohio. Lambert said be a Peru Honda of America to employ about b.6qo people by 1991 As a result of two developments. One is a s600 million expansion of an engine Plant which has been operating since 1985 in Anna Ohio. The other is a second Auto Plant to be built at East Liberty Ohio at a Cost of 13,80 million. In addition to the monetary payments and the hiring of those it failed to employ earlier Honda also agreed to expand its recruitment area to cover Colum bus and expand specific recruitment efforts for Blacks. To change promotion procedures and make a commitment to promote additional Black and female production workers to implement a training program to Leach Honda managers about the discrimination Law. Swaggart vows ministry is not Ever altering1 Daton Rouge la. A the Rev. Jimmy swagman said he s going out of his mind nol preaching but i owns to be bark within three months and urged his followers to ignore innuendoes that Are Fly ing like  this ministry is nol going Down it s not Ever fat  Swagirt told a congregation at the family worship Center at the Jimmy Swap Garl ministries in Baton Rouge wednesday night. On monday the Iso member general pc Bylery of the assemblies of god plans to decide the Fate of Swaggart who tearfully confessed on the Pupil feb. 21 that he had sinned. He has been following a three Monelli suspension recommended by stale Church Lead ers. The executive presbytery of the Church met soon set Cmaurd in Springfield mo., and sent a harsher recommendation to the state Council calling for a year s suspension from the pulpit. But after meeting again the slate Council voted to return its original recommendation to the executive Council of the Church the nation s largest pentecostal denomination. A final decision will be made by the general presbytery. Swaggart. Who occasionally addresses his for Mer congregation at serv ice conducted by Bis assistant pastor the Rev Jim Rentz indicated wednesday that he expects the presbyters to approve the three month suspension. He told about 400 congregants that he it going out of his mind away from his pulpit but when i m Back in the pulpit on May 22, i la be Back in my   urged the Congre gation to ignore innuendoes that Are flying like confetti and said he believes that god is going to help his ministry touch the world like it s never been touched  swig Cut the Jimmy Swaggart ministries whose television broadcasts reach several countries look in an Esti mated is 50 million in 1986. Church officials have confirmed that Swaggart one of  s most popular television Evange lists was photographed with a known prostitute outside a new Orleans area Motel jail october. A woman who claimed she was thai prostitute said Swaggart paid her 10 perform pornographic acts. Also wednesday n slate District court jury in Texas held that a radio station owned by the so Gart organization owes 128,000 in real estate Tun instead of the j64.chj claimed by the City of Shea Pandoah. The jury voted 10-2 wednesday that the ministries should pay the smaller amount because Only half of the building is a Church and the other real estate and leased property. The ministry had claimed the radio station qualifies As a place of worship and therefore is tax exempt