European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday. April 9,19bb 2 magazines object to pulitzer Choice nov \ irk a executive of a i Omil in ii ,/lr.e la cd lined a Phil Uva Cir a i Uhl or i Rie Iii a l Hil Lik la i i uni Lii it reporter should he thu Ilid t . 1hund. Harper s publisher John r. Mai Arthur sail i Hui Ila hi1 to Recd with lit con Nymn us a u Jitni ton weekly inc National Jour nil. Ili in the series on St fact Pentagon spending by Tim we incr leaned heavily in inform Nymn another reporter published in the iwo Maga Ines. The formal comp lamp of inc journal will be discussed by the pm Eulic com Mil acc of the pulitzer Board and some kind of judgment should ear and was fired wednesday for inefficient performance. Merrill lunch spokesman Fred Yager declined to be Mure specific about the reasons behind the firing. He said he did nol know whether i Chrisi s meeting with Cook had been scheduled. An unnamed associate was quoted by lit Boson Globe As saying Gilcin stent through eight jobs in ii years be fore joining Merrill Lynch in june 1986. He was told repeatedly Hal he would have to Start performing there or lose his Job the associate said. Lonnie was doing very poorly said an unidentified Friend who old the Globe he talked to cil Chrisi by Telephone wednesday night and that Gilchrist gave no indication that he had been fired. He was Bright but he could t Eom Musicale or sell lie could t bring in i in Revenue hut George Cook was trying to help him the newspaper said Filchrist made Only si7,051 in commissions1 in his first War. Less than 20 percent of the average s 100.000 in commissions a first year broker makes according to a Merll Lynch official in new York since Ocio Ber Oili Chrisl had Recei cd s6.- in commissions the newspaper Globe quoted unnamed sources As saying Gilchrist was heard to com Plain that his Bosses growing criticism of his weak sales volume at Merrill Lynch was racially motivated. Lonnie was Tak ing his As racial but in was just poor performance one source said Gilchrist who lived with his Mother filed a racial discrimination complain with inc Massachusetts commission against discrimination three years ago. Claiming Northrop corp. Of Norwood re fused to give him a Job because he was Black. Nothrop said it did t hire Gil Chnosi because he asked for Loo much Money. The commission dismissed inc complain on grounds of insufficient Evi Merrill Lynch office manager in Florida was killed and another broke wounded by a customer who had been Lold he owed ji3k.oou after last octo Ber s Slock Market plunge. The investor who then killed himself had seen his Slock holdings drop s2.5 million in value Afier he Uci. 19 to Markci collapse
