European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and strikes sunday november 27,1969 new Jersey police exams biased . Suit charges Newark n j. A a Federal government Law suit alleging thai new Jersey police examinations have been discriminatory could result in jobs with Back pay and seniority for thousands of Blacks hispanic and women who failed the tests. The lawsuit announced Friday by the Justice department followed months of negotiations Between the Justice department and the state personnel depart ment which designed and administered the test. The department filed the lawsuit wednesday after talks broke Down Agency spokesman Mark Weaver said in Washington. We realize there could be a substantial Cost to the stale but that s the Price you pay when you discriminate Weaver said. These people need we re going to turn a negative into a positive forthe Community he said. When i saw the tape i Felt of brother Why did i do that " he said. My remarks were completely wrong and Friday s two hour Memling was open Only to the ministers Michel his aide Ray Lahood and Michel s son Scott. Stateside three students wounded in latest school shooting Baltimore a three teen agers Leav ing a High school football game were shot and wounded during an argument police reported. The shooting reflects students increased a Cess to guns said mayor Kurt u Schmock not ing tit for some of them the handgun has replaced the fist As a Means of expressing their rage and at least eight incidents involving firearm have been reported in City schools since Dasse began in september and More than 30 stud eau have been suspended for gun violations Hawkeye. Hot lips and sos planned for Wash Hospital Kennewick Wash. A employees of Kennewick general Hospital say a multimillion Dollar remodelling project has left the place looking so much like an army Field Hospital they might As Well pretend it is one. They say the portable lights hanging Down in the hallways and the plywood Walls and ceiling in various rooms remind them of he movie and television series a a so Short for Mobil Earmy surreal Hospital. So they plan la came to work dressed As characters from inc later seasons of the to shows a during the korean employees cafeteria will serve Chow of the Type that disgusted " a a so characters including creamed chipped beef on Toast 11 Day old siamese twins die in Baltimore Hospital Baltimore a siamese twins who shared a heart and liver have died 11 Days after their birth a Hospital spokeswoman said. Doc tors said they could not be separated. The twin girls died late thursday of failure of the heart and respiratory system said Rochelle Cohen spokeswoman for the University of Maryland medical system. Doctors had announced wednesday that both babies would die if they were parents of Frederick md., asked that their names and Oiler information about the babies not be released. Siamese twins occur about once in every 100,000 births. Company planning to buy Holland America line Miami up carnival cruise lines inc. Has reached an agreement in principle to buy Holland America one s travel and tourism operations for 1625 million it was announced Fri Day. " / the planned Purchase includes All Holland. America cruise operations was Tours Westmark hotels and wind Star sail cruises said a joint announcement by Mickey Arison president of carnival and Nice Van Oer Vorm chairman of hoi land America line. The proposed transaction is subject i the signing of definitive agreements expiration of a federally mandated waiting period approval of both companies Board of directors approval of she shareholders of Holland America unc s Par ent and other customary closing conditions. The two officials said the Sale is expected to be closed by Jan. 15. Polka lovers strike up Hall of Fame in Ohio Cleveland a organizers put the final touches Friday on the Cleveland style polka Hall of Fame which is intended to preserve and promote the distinctive Eastern european ethnic music. Every ethnic person likes this kind of music said Nancy Walden who was Busy Friday Selling tickets to saturday s grand opening program for the National Hall of Fame. There arc 80.000 to 100,000 people of slovenian. Descent in the Cleveland area the largest concert a lion anywhere outside Slovenia a Republic of Yugo Slavia. ". Tony Petkovsek chairman of the Hall of Fame said 2,000 polka fans Many of whom head to the Cleveland area each thanksgiving weekend for a traditional polka convention were in the City and most were expected for the grand opening. The May ors of Cleveland and adjacent Euclid where the Hall is located also were expected. The Hall of Fame is in several renovated rooms of. The Euclid Shore civic Center a former Junior High ceremony will be held during a six hour open House that will include the enshrining of five inaugural Hall of Fame members Frank Vankovic Johnny Vadnal the late Matt he scr and the late Johnny Pecan All of the Cleveland area and Walter Stanck of Ontario Canada. All five already arc enshrined in the International polka association Hall of Fame in Chicago which. Honors All polka varieties-.-. Petkovsek who has catered to slovenian polka tastes with a daily radio show for 27 years said Cleveland style polka features a Strong by band Fla Vor with More accordion and rhythm music and less. Use of trumpets and horns which Are More typical of polish and German polkas ,. The Hall of Fame includes displays of classical accordions and photos and exhibits of highlights of the history of Cleveland style polka including Early re cording artists and the influence of radio and Telesi
