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September 21, 1983 - Image 1

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Michigan Citizen, 1983-09-21

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o ogical and environment­
be requir ," id Fred-
n, D., de ty medical
25C
,
HARBOR - Luella cCoy
e and race discrimination
chalze the South e em . hi­
gan Health Care Aanciation, the ency
that run emorial Hospital, St. Jo p .
Mrs. cCoy, ho or ed t em­
orial in house eeping for 12 year ,
•• A.roubles began hen mar ed her
67th birthday, ay 11 of this year.
"Tbey came do n on me he d and
foot:' the mother of 13 said. "They ere
up on my floor twice a day. H there
as a little piece of lint, they'd write
it up on me." y by "t col ed J until
Mr. cCoy, according to ion."
pline ecord orm" giv n h
ho ital, a p her first written
reprim d, y 16, fi day aft h
birthd y. In ddition recei ed one
on ay 19, June 23, th came five
erbal arnings, and on August 8, a
written 30 day not' .
She fired on September 9.
"They are ju discriminating
they can be," she 0 She explained
that bou eeping s done for

reee
6 million in payroll depo it •
Anheu er-Bu hal" it in-
er the number of minori -0 ned
di tributor ship beyond the current thr
o n d by B c thr 0 ned b
H" pani s.
J c
repr
future announcements of val" u
program d . ed to bui on thi
effort, J e
cc
-
ST_ LOUIS - The Re. Je L.
J ac n ha dropped his call for B c
boycott of Anheu r-B h produc be­
cau the world's large t brewery has
pledged more than 320 million to
minoritie in th next five ye .
J k group, Operation P SH
ended it year-long batt} ith Anheu r­
Bu h over the bre ery' treatment of
minoriti in all ting job, busin
contract and beer distributorship.
Jackson and ugu A. Busch Ill,
pre 'dent and chairman of the brew­
ery, ed a joint statement Sept. 9
outlining an eement to impro
economic opportunitie for minoritie.
e are determined to engtben
our partnenhip ith the minority com-
munity," Busch sa d. ' e are deter­
mined, moreover, that nothing our
company does shall contribute to any
divisivene in the community. '
bout 18 perce t of the bre ery'
o force i minority, but Bu h h
promised to continue hiring Bl cks and
Hispanic in proporti?n to popul ti n
"fime.
part of the agr rn nt, the bre .
ery will ide t lea 23 million for
contrac with minority pplier, 10
million with minority con uction com­
pani and 8 million in ad ith
minority-o ed media.
. rity� ned will recei
... t l 2 million in certifi t of
depo it, S6 miIion in linea of credit and

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