G RA 0 APIDS, Miell. -­
Ei' t bite police officers are
uing the city and tbe police
rtment for S7.5 million,
lIeging a promotion policy
implemented to settle a 1
la uil by mi orit,
female officers a OUD
reverse discrimination.
Plaintiffs in the suit fi d
thi e ek in 0.5. Di trict»
Court j net ude even hite
men nd one w bi ie
bo contend they ere over­
looked for promotion to the '
rank of ergeant despite being
near the top of an eligibility
list, according to a pres
report.
Tbe case has tseen a igned
EW YORK -- The site or
arcolm X' as assination
will be pre erved a museum
and memorial to the Blac
leader under deal re cbed
ednc day allo ing Colum­
bia Univer ity to build a
biotecbnology center in half
of t hi toric building c­
cordin pre reports.
Columbia or' gin lIy bad
ted to tear do n the entire
udubon Ballroom in
hi ton Height, ere
colm X slain 25 yean
o.
But it forced to co -
promi e beca e of. pres
from the community, it.a
city ide coalition of Blac
activist charting tbe
university'. pI ould be a
de ecration of hi me ory,
the UP) reported I tee.
. After. ee of debate, city
official on the Board of E -
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tio policy. I city picked a
sergeant from officers wi th
the top three cores on an
eJigibili ty list approved the
city' Civil Services Board.
At tbe time of the bias com­
plaints, ooly one minority wa
among the 50 supervi ory
police personnel and there
we e no women at that level.
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timate fi Iy reacbed agree-:
ment on the $37.5. million
project in a lengtby se sion
that ended at 1: 15 a.m.
The deal call for pre erv­
ing detail of tbe ballroom's
deco.rative terra cotta facade
and some 55 percent of its in-
terior, including tbe entire
. stage bere alcolm X
inated, to provide space
for a memorial and, meum
and a communi ty bUl th cen­
ter.
T re t oOhe buildin ill
bouse Columbia' bio edical
rese rcb center, which i re­
quired 'to rna e a special effort
to train and employ
minoritie .
The project ill be paid for
throulh a combination of
funds from Columbia, tbe
tate and the city.
C tt ed 0 Paae 3
Zoo dlr
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"mon
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DET OIT - Black
employees at the Detroit Zoo
have filed a written complaint
with their union ccu ing zoo
director Steve Graham of
referring to tbem a
"montey ."
Accordin t a UPI report,
the incident occurred Monday,
Augu t 20 en Graham
recruited seven service atten­
dants to help maintenance
foreman Frank McArdle with
a job.
"I a clc e t, and.l beard
Mr. Grabam y, 'I've got
some mon ey for you,'" said
Terence Hill, 23, tbe only.
orker ho id he actuall y
heard Graham.
"He me look up. He
a Frank'. face turn red.
Then be changed 'monkeys' to
_ 'Jaborers"� Hill aid Wednes­
d y in an interview with the
Detroi t Ne . "The man kne
�e wa rong."
Later Monda y, after the zoo
orkers walked off their job
in prote r, Graham called
them, .tbeir upervi or 'and
union representatives into hi
office, here be apologized,
according to the employee '
ritten tatement,
"When we came in, be aid
b� didn't mean it," orker
Jobn Malhi , 18, aid Wedn' -
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