Word: civilizations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...union's 1.7 million members will get a chance to end this sordid history. In a settlement of civil-racketeering charges brought by the Justice Department, the Teamsters last week agreed to far-reaching reforms, including the institution of secret elections by the rank and file. In New York City, Federal District Judge David Edelstein will appoint an elections officer to supervise the 1991 balloting...
...company agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties, $2.08 million in civil claims and $786,000 to reimburse the government for the cost of the investigation...
Williams and Cochrane have also met with representatives of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to investigate the possibilty of pursuing legal action...
...students' allegations, while damning if proven true, have in the immediate confusion been overwhelmed by the storm of anger and resentment among the Black community. Outrage has taken the form of threatened appeals for legal action to the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Harvard and Cambridge Police departments and supervisory boards...
...other students demonstrated outside, chanting slogans and demanding Atwater's resignation from the board. Four days after the rebellion began, with riot police threatening to storm the building, Atwater stepped down. In a Washington Post piece last week he complained that the students had distorted his record on civil rights and failed to recognize the good he could do. Wrote Atwater: "I had a lot to offer Howard...