Word: hiring
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Already, however, Corcoran is water-ing down the purpose of the committee. In his recent report to the City Council on the progress of the committee he again emphasized the fact that only he has the power to hire and fire in the city. Quoting five paragraphs of President Nixon's Commission of Police-Community Relttions, he said, "We must work, and find new methods, to develop a positive approach to police-community relations...
...themselves into special session when the need arises, but are dependent upon Governors, who often can limit the agenda. In Utah, the state supreme court has ruled that the legislature does not even exist for legal purposes except when it is sitting-nor does it have the power to hire any attorneys...
...refusing to hire Mrs. Ida Phillips as an assembly-line trainee in Orlando, Fla., the Martin Marietta Corp. explained that it did employ women, but not mothers of preschool-age children, presumably because of absenteeism. Last week, in its first such ruling, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that the company's policy violated the sex-equality provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The court gave Martin Marietta one out: it can still try to prove that women like Mrs. Phillips are less able to do the job than men who have equally young children. Only in that case...
...that the cautious purchaser should steer away from delicate options like automatic speed controls, eyelid headlamp covers, power windows and power antenna-all of which have a high frequency-of-repair record. But heavy-duty suspension, says the book, is "a must, even for urban driving." The buyer should hire an outside mechanic to check over the car before accepting delivery from a dealer...
Prior to the confrontation, Butler had said there was "a standing order to hire any qualified black electrician," but that none had been found. After hearing Bridgman's allegation, Butler denied that the employee had been "lied" to when hired, but said he was unfamiliar with the case...