European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes . Sunday july 31, 1994 suit causes More trouble for a act s top director Baltimore a the Rev. Benjamin Chavis took the Helm of the a act 15 months ago promising to rejuvenate the nations oldest civil rights group. He a had to steer Down a bumpy Road marked by Battles Over finances Ana ideology. Some Board members of the National association for the advancement of coloured people wanted Chavis fired As executive director last month for running up a $2.7 million budget deficit. Others have been vexed by the Way he courted militant Blacks and Radical separatists. Now Chavis is under fire for authorizing the settlement of a sexual harassment and discrimination complaint with up to $332,400 of a act Money without telling his already restive Board members a the dignified thing to do is say he made a mistake and resign a Leroy Warren a Board member from Silver Spring said Friday. A this is not the Way a person who runs an institution does the settlement became Public thursday when an a act lawyer acknowledged that Mary Stansel Chaviss assistant for five weeks Early in his tenure sued him and the a act. Stanse claims Chavis and the organization reneged on an agreement that was reached in november 1993 after she threatened to sue for sexual discrimination and harassment. She filed the suit last month after she failed to receive the settlement Money. Warren recounted that when Board i Jav r. A Ltd. .1 / a a a tile the Rev. Benjamin Chavis did t disclose settlement. Members asked Chavis at a meeting in Chicago earlier this month if the group faced any outstanding lawsuits Chavis said no. The a act was served with the court papers june 30. A Why weren t we informed about an action to which we were party a asked Board member Joseph Madison a radio talk show Host in Washington d.c., who has locked horns with Chavis before. A i owe him As a Board member who votes on his contract to hear his Side of the Story a Madison said. A it better be the lawsuit does no to detail Stansel a accusations but Abbey g. Hairston a lawyer for the a act said Stansel accused Chavis of passing her Over for permanent jobs and giving the jobs to men Stansel left the a act after she failed to get a permanent Job. Hairston dismissed the sexual harassment charges As untrue and Clinton pledges help for Ordinary citizens. Independence to. Of president Clinton and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton on saturday called on americans to end decades of hesitation and fulfil Hany Truman a vision of health insurance for everyone As protesters Chan Ted against his crusade president Clinton promised to a use the presidency to fight to help Ordinary americans get a better a fall this screaming and Yelling what s really hurting America today is that we Are shouting too much and listening too Little a the president said evoking cheers from supporters. The Clinton along with vice president Al Gore and his wife Tipper were in Independence to Greet the health Security express the bus caravan touring the nation to support the Clin tons health Reform proposals. With protesters chanting in the distance Al Gore addressed a rally in Independence Square. A they booed Harry Truman right Here in Independence when he introduced health care. Gore said. A but we re going to win a just you Hillary Clinton repeated the theme that once health care is Universal a fall americans will be More a when i look at a sick child i done to see a Republican or a Democrat i see a sick child who deserves to be taken care of a she said. Gore told the crowd that changes proposed by Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas and other republicans Hurt the arpe rican people because the changes done to guarantee that All will be covered. Dole has said republicans and democrats could agree quickly on a series of changes to make sure coverage was Avail Able to those with pre existing health conditions and wanting to switch jobs. He also said agreement could come quickly on a program to provide subsidies to help Low in come earners buy insurance. The Clin tons visit to Independence came on the 29th anniversary of the signing into Law of medicare by president Johnson at the Harry a Truman Library. Medicare was the last major medical program approved by Congress. A Harry Truman was a Man of great decency and common sense and courage who believed that America would be much stronger if every american had health Security a president Clinton said at the White House on Friday. A the was right and he fought hard for it though he did no to succeed. And because he was right president after president presidents of both parties have fought for that Congress is moving closer to bringing the health insurance debate to the floors of both Chambers and the president said the Bill proposed by the democratic leadership of the House on Friday meets the goal of uni versa coverage and controlling Cost. The initial version of Truman s health care plan was introduced in november 1945, seven months after he became president upon the death of Frankli n d. Roosevelt. 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