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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) - Buy gifts for the holidays, shop
for novel ornaments, plan some entertainment of a visitor from a
distance and make sure you do social things well..
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20) - You may find flaws in your career
and suddenly take a trip to get somewhere you can be in solitude
and think over business steps you want to take soon. You can
come back with some determination to take bigger risks from
now on.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - You may get a very worrisome
impression from someone you join in an evening of pleasure.
Finding such a person rather violent can frighten you and end the
relationship. This is in favor of your acquaintance, though.
CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - In this phase of your life it can be
good to discard acquaintanceships which have flaws that you have
never liked. You have the chance to cultivate a new type of
person, people with real interest and concern for others will be
around. Your own desire to help others will be stimulated and
active now.
LEO (July 23 - August 23) - You may arrive at a point of wishing
to marry if single. Do not make overtures or even mention this
matter. You’ll be surprised at what the world outside yourself can
bring about in this question. Others know what an ideal couple
you would make; several may be playing the role of Cupid and
bring about the desired change in love relationship for you.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 22) - Romantic concern may
take up your thought, emotions can be growing stronger toward
one you hesitated to see in this light. You may now feel that
destiny is making you a good gift of a relationship you want to
keep enduring.
LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) - The cycle will go swiftly
and a romance may grow right along with it. You will be very
observant of an associate and may put in a bid for a date at the
end of the cycle. You may be giving a special dinner party for the
one you want to impress and eventually win in marriage.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 22) - Good news will be
brought to you by one who loves you and wants to please. This
can mean more freedom for both of you and you may go
somewhere special in the time it leaves you for more leisure.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) - Emotions are
not trustworthy and you must not do anything when emotionally
aroused. Be sure to stay away from the telephone under such
conditions. Drive very cautiously and do not take along
companions of dubious personality when driving.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) - In romantic affairs
you may let someone else do all the giving and do very little
yourself to keep the relationship going at all. You may be too
cynical and could hurt someone who does not understand your
former experiences.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) - Your wisdom can win
out over your feelings of self-pity now. You may be headed for a
few days and evenings of abandoned pleasure-seeking. You will
have to pull out of this before the cycle ends even though the lure
of pleasure is still strong. Be a good influence in your family and
in your circle of friends.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) - If you give up on a project
you will be sorry and have troubles to face as the result. Still,
better late than never, so you can turn hack before the month is
over and pursue the same project once more; this time you will be
successful in it.
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PROVIDING ASSISTANCE - Ms. Ethel Jean Smith (center), assistant manager of
operator services with the New England Telephone Co., in Boston, provides
assistance and guidance to new employees Carol Hammond and Kevin O’Donnell,
operating the Traffic Service Position (TSP) console. Ms. Smith, a native of Caroline
County, Va., began her employment with the telephone company after a two-week
telephone operator course at the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC),
operated with Labor Department funds.
The Department of Justice
filed a civil suit today charging
that a member cf the Seventh
Day Adventist Church was
unlawfully dismissed as a
fireman in Albuquerque, New
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Mexiico, for refusing to work
on Saturday, his Sabbath.
The suit was the first filed
by the Justice Department
charging religious
discrimination in employment.
Assistant Attorney General
J. Stanley Pottinger, head of
the Civil Rights Division, said
the suit was filed in U.S.
District Court in Albuquerque
against the City of
Albuquerque and Fire Chief
Ray Kuhn.
The suit said Salomon
Zamora, a member of the
Seventh Day Adventist Church,
was discharged from his job as
a city fireman on October 28,
1972, for refusing to report to
work on a Saturday. The
church requires members to
abstain from unnecessary work
on the Sabbath, which extends
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In addition, in order to take
Saturday off for his religious
observance, Zamora had been
required to use his accrued
leave or get someone to work
in his place, the suit said.
The suit said these policies
and practices of the defendants
constitute religious
discrimination against Zamora
and others whose religious
beliefs require them to abstain
from work on the Sabbath.
Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 prohibits
discrimination in employment
because of race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin.
The Equal Employment
Opportunity Act of 1972 also
requires an employer to make
reasonable accomdations to an
BOSTON-The Black
30-year-old assistant manager
of Operator Services with the
New England Telephone Co.
says that a two week
vocational training course was
the key that opened the door
to career opportunities for her.
Ethel Jean Smith, who
currently earns $960 a month,
tells how it all began:
It had been a hot day in
July, and otherwise a day of
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Morris Brown College has
been officially notified by J.H.
Wheeler, Chairman of the
Atlanta University Center, Inc.
Board, that re-entry of the
college in the Atlanta
University Center, Inc. as a full
member has been approved by
the Board of Trustees of the
Atlanta University. The
re-entry has also been ratified
by each Board of Trustees of
the several members of the
Atlanta University Center, Inc.
The Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools too was
informed of this action.
Dr. Robert Threatt, the
recently appointed new
president of Morris Brown
College has pledged full
support of the institution as a
member of the Atlanta
University Center.
employee’s religious beliefs and
practices unless the employer
cannot do so “without undue
hardship” to his business.
Zamora, the suit noted, has
been unemployed since his
discharge from the fire
department, except for work
provided by his church, causing
him financial loss and hardship.
The suit said Zamora
complained to the Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission, which
investigated and made a finding
of discriminatory employment
practices. EEOC’s efforts to
conciliate the matter were
unsuccessful.
The suit asked the court to
issue preliminary and
permanent injunctions
requiring the city and fire chief
to:
- Reinstate Zamora with
back pay and all employment
benefits.
- Allow him to observe his
Sabbath without loss of leave
time.
- Correct the effects of their
alleged past discriminatory
practices.
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little importance. As the bus
slowed down for traffic, she
happened to glance through
the window and read a sign:
“QIC Helps Those Who Help
Themselves”.
A ’ native of Virginia, Ms.
Smith had moved to
Dorchester, Mass., after
graduation from Union High
School at Bolling Green, Va.
She had worked part-time as a
secretary and more recently
had been employed as a
laundry press operator, earning
between SSO to S6O a week.
Ms. Smith had been looking
around for ways to improve
her employment opportunities
and earnings. This, she
thought, might be her chance.
She interrupted her trip
home and visited the
Opportunities Industrialization
Center. She related her desire
to become a telephone
operator.
“No easier said than done,”
she was told. Within days she
began her training.
On completing the two week
course in July 1968, Ms. Smith
was hired as a telephone
operator. She earned the first
of a series of promotions after
six months on the job.
In her present position, Ms.
Smith supervises 25 persons,
including 23 telephone
operators and two junior
supervisors.
She is described as an
outstanding employee,
respected by her co-workers at
all levels.
One of the highlights of Ms.
Smith’s career was serving as a
telephone instructor at OIC.
She was “loaned” to OIC. For
about 10 months, she was in
charge of telephone operator
classes. The size of the classes
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varied; the training period was
two weeks or longer,
depending on the needs of
individuals.
Ms. Smith not only served as
an instructor; she also served as
a placement officer.
“Every effort was made to
satisfy the needs of the trainees
and to meet the needs of my
employer,” she says.
She points out that
throughout the 10 month
period when she served as an
instructor she remained on the
payroll of the New England
Telephone Co.
C larence W. Donelan,
executive Director of the OIC
in Boston, says, “We are so
proud of Ethel Jean. We have
nothing but glowing reports
about her.”
As a trainee, Ms. Smith was
punctual, reliable and
dependable, said Donelan,
adding that dependability is a
requisite for success.
The Boston OIC functions as
a component of the Labor
Department’s Concentrated
Employment Program.
Participants are eligible for
training allowances or stipends.
Ms. Smith, for example,
received about SSO a week in
training allowances, although
Donelan points out OIC is
primarily a “self-help”
concept.
Ms. Smith leads a busy life
and always lends a helping
hand to others. She manages to
enjoy an occasional game of
softball or bowling and spends
some time in the kitchen
preparing favorite recipes or
trying new ones.
Doing the best job possible
has given her personal
satisfaction. She is also
confident in her ability to
continue climbing the career
ladder.
“It isn’t always easy,” she
says. “Success doesn’t come
on a silver platter. You have to
work at it.
When some OIC trainees got
discouraged, Ms. Smith shared
this philosophy with them:
“Hang in there, baby. OIC will
help you. It helped me.”
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