European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes Friday May 18, 1990the Good bad a unbelievable Bosses cited Washington apr a Philadelphia businessman who asked his Secretary to scout for Good looking women at a local pub and then Call him on a Beeper to Tell him of his prospects is a dubious a a Winner in a National Bosses contest. Other bad and a downright unbelievable Quot Bosses that were named wednesday included a new York supervisor who followed women employees to the restroom and stood outside to time them. A Boss at a brokerage firm in Cleveland was awarded a special a Boss felony award for holding a forgery contests among secretaries to see who could Best copy clients signatures on stocks and Bonds a Boss in Gaylord minn., a a won for discriminating against pregnant women. The contest sponsored by a Cleveland support group for clerical workers called 9to5, National association of working women also honoured a a Good Bosses. Those included the president of a computer services firm in Birmingham ala., for progressive family leave policies a department chairman at Hofstra University in Hempstead n.y., for advocating pay raises and the chairman of Northwest airlines for making company employees a feel like an asset to the identities of the unbelievable and bad Bosses were not released. A Philadelphia Secretary who nominated her Boss said she was asked a to go to a a beef amp Beer to Check out girls before he a the told me to beep him if there was anyone Good looking in the bar so he waste his time a the woman wrote. Another bad Boss was nominated by a state worker in Madison wis., whose Mother had to be rushed to the Hospital. The next Day the worker asked for the afternoon off to visit her. A Well. Go ahead. But next time you should plan these things better a the Boss responded. The manager of an insurance company in Boulder Colo., also a a won for Yelling at a woman worker to bring Coffee and adding a you Squaw me Quot common themes emerged in both the Good and bad Boss stories a said Ellen Bravo associate director of 9to5. A people want to be appreciated and to be treated like human beings a not like machines or peons. And businesses that show regard for their employees inspire loyalty and Prosper As a judges who reviewed hundreds of entries submitted by office workers nationwide included rep. Patricia Schroeder a Colo. Washington Post columnist Bob Levey and Roberta Mckay who Heads the labor departments women a Academy panel to probe. R a French Quarter club treatment of women students told to turn Down music by the Baltimore Sun Annapolis my. A the . Naval Academy superintendent rear adm. Virgil l. Hill jr., is assembling a Blue ribbon commission on treatment of women at the institution following recent incidents involving allegations of academic irregularities and sexual misconduct. He also ordered a formal judicial investigation into charges that a 22-year-old midshipman raped a 21-year-old Annapolis woman on Academy grounds Early sunday. That investigation is the military equivalent of a civilian grand jury and could Lead to a court martial of the midshipman said it. Cmdr. Mark Van Dyke Academy spokesman. Van Dyke said wednesday that Hill had asked James m. Cannon chairman of the Academy a Board of visitors to put together the committee before he Learned that rep. Tom Mcmillen d-md., had written to Secretary of the Navy h. Lawrence Garrett Iii asking for a a Complete and immediate review of naval Academy programs and in his letter Mcmillen said the academic problems combined with the alleged rape of a woman and the harassment of a female midshipman Quot raise questions that need to be examined. A the letter was spurred by reports of the female midshipman s resignation from the Academy after she was dragged from her room and handcuffed to a pipe above a annal according to Jerry Grant a Mcmillen aide. Mcmilleni a letter also refers to the demotion three months ago of the chairman of the electrical engineering department of the Academy after he refused to raise grades for third year midshipmen enrolled in a difficult required course. The chairman Ralph p. Santoro 52, was replaced by a naval officer who raised the grades Mcmilleni a letter said. That incident coupled with Academy officials insistence on giving a final exam in electrical engineering without changes despite evidence that the test May have been compromised by a break in has angered Many members of the electrical engineering faculty. The attack last december on Gwen Marie Dreyer the female midshipman who later resigned was particularly troubling said Mcmillen a member of the institutions Board of visitors. It resulted in a personal humiliation that is a simply not acceptable and should not be tolerated by anyone connected with the Academy a he said. In her letter of resignation Dreyer complained that the investigation of her complaints and discipline of the midshipmen involved showed a a blatant disregard for the Academy so stated ideals of loyalty Honor and shortly after dreyers Case was concluded in february Hill reconvened the women a midshipman study group to review Progress made on 43 recommendations from a similar group of faculty officers and midshipmen in 1987, the panel he began assembling wednesday will consist of Cannon . Sen. Barbara a Mikulski d-md., and two others who have not been named. It is to examine the findings of the new study group and make recommendations of its own Van Dyke said. New Orleans apr French Quarter jazz will be As Cool As Ever but somewhat quieter at least temporarily now that a judge has ordered one Bourbon Street club to turn Down its volume. Civil court judge George Connolly told the famous door to turn Down its sound to within the limits set by City noise Laws. The clubs operators however done to believe they be broken any Laws and say they May Appeal. The decree was sought by the Royal Vonesta hotel which filed suit earlier this month claiming the famous doors loud music was a nuisance that had generated complaints from hotel guests a More than 100 since Jan. 1. A a we re most pleased a the hotels attorney Mark Van Horn said of Connolly a order which remains in effect pending a full trial of the Harris must give Book profits to state new York apr profits from the autobiography of convicted murderer Jean Harris must be turned Over to the state crime victims Board a state appeals court has held. Harris wanted the $90,000 in profits to go to a fund for the children of inmates at a Westchester county prison where the former private school headmistress is serving 15 years to life for murdering her Lover diet Book author or. Herman Tam Ower. The appellate division of the state supreme court in Manhattan ruled wednesday that the a son of same Law applies in Harris Case. Under the Law known by a nickname of 1970s serial killer David Berkowitz profits that criminals make from recounting their crimes must go to their victims or victims families a in this Case to Mower a survivors Harris said she would Appeal to the court of appeals the states highest Goddard left $20 Mill Ion to University new York apr actress Paulette Goddard left new York University More than $20 million and the papers of her late husband novelist Erich Maria Remarque the University said thursday. Goddard who died april 23 in Switzerland endowed seven new professorships with $1.2 million each University president John Brademas said. They Are in film Urban planning creative writing literature european studies languages and political Economy. In addition her bequest provided three $1 million scholarships $3 million to establish a fund to attract and assist Junior faculty and $7 million for a special endowment Brademas said. The University plans to name a residence Hall for Fork Rayc Tough times at Southfork a reality is starting to read like a soap opera at Southfork ranch. The owner of the to Home of the ewings of a Dallas Quot has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy Protection temporarily blocking the Sale by auction of the 41-acre tourist attraction. Other recent events at Southfork include two rounds of layoffs the destruction of a Fence by two Texas longhorns that grew irritated at a tourist snapping photos and the pregnancy of Southfork a Buffalo. Southfork is owned by Terry v. Trippet who paid $7 million for it in 1984. A
