WORLD AND NA TION
"wholly ungovern ble."
It c 11 for a two-cham
ber legislature, a collective
pre idency and guarantee
for the rights of white and
other minori tie .
Tbe government has
id the intere of white,
who own the lion' hare of
the country s industry and
farmland, must be ecure if
power- haring i to wor .
Eight killed In
Soweto
. rampage
JOHANNESBURG, South
Africa (AP) - At least eight
people were shot and hack
ed to death in weekend
fighting between rival
Blac factions in the
township of Soweto, police
said.
Police moved in reinfor
cements to tbe township to
prevent more fighting.
Patrols in armored vehicles
moved through the
township on the out irts of
Johannesburg.
It was the first serious
fighting in Soweto in recent
week. Supporters of In
katha-backed by the
apartheid government
and the African National
Congress have been waging
virtual warfare for the past
five years, leaving
thousands dead.
The two groups are
divided over plans for a fu
ture South Africa.
Five people were killed
Sunday when scores of
Zulus attacked residents in
Soweto's Jabulani section.
Mandela says
de Klerk rejects
appeal for
hunger strikers
PRETORlA, South Africa
(AP)- President F.W. de
Klerk rejected Nelson
Mandela's appeal to free
three white right-wing ex
tremists who-are in poor
condition from lengthy
hunger .strikes.
The African National
Congress president said he
was very concerned about
the three men, whose
release he has sough t so
they could testify about al
leged government involve
ment in political violence.
Mandela said be and de
Klerk met for more than
two hours but were unable
to agree on a series of is
sues. "We bad very
serious difficulties," Man
dela told reporters. "The
president is taking the posi-
• tion that he is not prepared
to consider the indem
nification of the three right
wingers. "
The three men are
demanding to be released
wi th immuni ty from
prosecution.
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employe ,former employee and job applican at
orthwe t Airlin are eligible to h in an e -
tim ted $40 ettlement of cl ction race di -
crimination I w ui t g inst th company.
Under terms of the ettlement granted final ap
proval by U.S. District Court Chief Judg Donald D.
AI op in St. Paul, Minn. earlier this month, Northwest
agreed to provide a hearing process for Black
employe , former employees and job applicants to
rt their claims at no co t to tho e erting uch
claims.
Northwest also agreed to et aside approximately
S35 million over the next five years to enhance hiring
and promotion opportunities for Black employees and
to pay S535,OOO to 28 name plaintiffs in the case plus
job and promotions .
"BI ck persons who believe that they utTered
discrimination in hiring, promotion or termination at
Northwe t between September 1, 1987 and August
16, 1991 should call1-BOO-648-2388 if calling from
ou ide Minn ota or (612) 871-2388 if callin� from
Minnesota," aid Paul Sprenger, lead counsel for
plaintiffs in the class action law suit and a partner in
the Washington, D.C. and Minneapolis law firm of
Sprenger & Lang. "Tho e who call to assert a claim
will be ent a claim form and will be repre enr d at a
hearing by Sprenger & Lang at ab olutely no co t to
the individual filing the claim. Claims must be filed
no later than October 15, 1991.
Sprenger said all legal fe and expense incurred
by Sprenger Lang in repre enting tho filing
claim will be �ald by Northwe t Airlines.
"IT I VERY ignificant that there i no cap on
the amount of money and job relief for class mem
bers," aid Sprenger. If just a fraction of the potential
claimants actually file claims and receive awards at
the same level as the 38 name plaintiffs, approximate
ly $20 million will be awarded. Furthermore, if
Northwest come close to meeting i hiring goals,
another $13 million will go to the clas through job
that would otherwise have gone to non-Blacks."
The cl action suit that resulted in thi ettleme nt
was filed in mid-1989 and alleged Northwest' hiring,
promotion and termination practice di criminated
� against Black job applicants and employees nation-
wide. .
In agreeing to a consent decree to settle the case,
Northwest expressly denied any unlawful conduct,
but said the ettlement is a fair and reasonable resolu
tion of the race discrimination i ue raised in the case
and that it ends what otherwise would have been
protracted and expensive tegatproceedings.
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Thomas opponents gearing
up to 'oppose nomination
By GWEN McKINNEY
NNPA News S.",iC.
WASHINGTON-What do North
Carolina Senator Jesse Helms and
former Klansman David Duke have
in common. They're part of a long
list of foes of civil rights who are on
record supporting the nomination of
Clarence Thomas to the Supreme.
Court.
But white right-wing supporters
have assumed a back seat as the con
troversy over the conservative
nominee simmers to the boiling
point in the African American com
munity.
The battle lines are being drawn
both sides gear up for the Senate
nomination hearings scheduled to
begin Septem¥r 10.
"Give the brother a chance," in
ists Thomas backers.
"AcrIONS SPEAK LOUDER
than color," is the unequivoc
refrain .:
Thomas supporters site an ad
mirable story of the native of Pin
point, Georgia who achievedsocial
and economic status despite a back
ground of poverty. He rose to his
current posi tion on the federal ap
peals court after serving as chair of
the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission during both of Presi
dent Reagan's terms.
But Thomas opponents call atten
tion to career that appears devoted to
the Reagan-BUSh conservative agen
da which many say has overturned
three decades of civil rights progress.
Ironically, opponents maintain,
Thomas' record on affirmative ac
tion and civil rights represents the
antithesis of the legacy laid by retir
ing Justice Thurgood Marshall, the
lone African American on the
Supreme Court and an ardent cham
pion of equal rights .
" As much as we would like to see
an African American succeed Justice
Marshall, the issue is deeper than
color," insists Elaine Jones, deputy
director of the NAACP Legal and
women's organizations opposed to
the nomination.
"IF WE were to support Thomas
simply because he is Black, we
would be giving him the beneOt of
the doubt, but he has a demonstrated
record opposing important civil
rights 'principles."
The Bush Administration is ex
pected to launch a major offensive
utilizing Black Republicans to build.
. "unity" around the Thomas nomina
tion. Other Republican supporters
like Jesse Helms, renowned for
launching one of the mo t racist re
election campaigns in recent history,
bas taken a relatively low-keyed
role. Former Klansman and
Louisiana state representative David
Duke has publicly given Thomas his
endorsement.
The opening of the Senate confir
mation bearings will coincide with
the Congressional Black CaUC\8 An
nual Weekend here. The CBC w
one of the first African American
organizations to reject Thomas for
failing to meet the standards of a
nominee to carry on the Marshall
legacy. . .
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