Word: podryhula
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Podryhula's lawyer, William Dow, said. "It is unfortunate that this has been treated as a racial incident," the Yale Daily News reported. He explained that both her letter of termination and the findings of a Yale Grievance Panel show Podryhula was not dismissed for any racial impropriety...
Several days after having received White's letter, the mayor publically nnounced that he agreed with White's contention that Podryhula is unfit for police duty. He said he would ask the board, of which he is an ex-officio member, to reconsider its decision...
...Haven Board has jurisdiction in this case since Yale Police are technically a division of the New Haven Police. The board had denied Podryhula's reinstatements on at least two prior occasions before August...
...September 14 meeting, attended by a crowd of about 30, the board agreed to reconsider the case and set a hearing date of September 28. Five members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the oldest national Black fraternity, brought a statement that said "continuation of officer Podryhula will be a most serious affront to the Black community...
About 10 members of the NAACP also attended the meeting, bringing a letter to board chairman Joseph Adelizzi in which they said he could have only two reasons for reinstating Podryhula: Either she has been punished enough or she has threatened to sue the commission if not reinstated...