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.-if- - O v Y (I v. r - 4ki I 1 Vi 0S11A Ctorifffos Reqalrencals For Hcdical History WASHINGTON - The UJS. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration clari fied its requirements for including genetic back ground information in the .medical histories of workers covered by some its standards. The agency em phasized that none of its regulations requires genetic testing. Dr. Eula Bingham, head of OSHA, said that she was concerned mat the recent New York Times reports of genetic testing by certain companies might be mis-1 takenly construed as reflect- bag a federal mandate. "There is absolutely no OSHA standard that requires genetic testing of any employee," she said. "I feel we must clarify this issue so that workers know where they stand and so that' employers know precisely .what is and isn't required." In certain OSHA regula-, tions there is a, requirement that employers offer a medi-' cal surveillance program within which the physician shall obtain a medical history which includes "family and occupational background, including Snetic and environmental, ctors." Such a history is a routine part of standard medical practice and is de signed to identify factors important to the worker's general health status. Dr. Bingham stressed, however, that the agency neither requires nor advo cates the exclusion of other wise qualified workers from jobs on the basis of genetic testing. "Exclusion of workers as a result of genetic testing runs con trary to the spirit and intent of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970," 'she said. "It wrongly v puts the burden of controlling toxic substances on the worker who is denied em ployment because of a supposed sensitivity. Em ployers should make the workplace safe for all workers, rather than de prive some workers of their livelihood in the name of safety." Dr. Bingham noted that a directive will be issued soon to all OSHA field offices to make sure that the agency's compliance personnel are aware of the limited requirements and intent of the medical sur veillance provisions of the regulations in question. In addition, OSHA has , asked the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to do a comprehen sive study to help determine the scientific merits, if any, pf the genetic testing report edly being conducted by various companies. If the agency learns that the limited requirement for gathering genetic . infor mation are being widely , misinterpreted by industry as a mandate to exclude workers on the basis of genetic testing, OSHA may act to revoke or amend the relevant provisions. At Holy Shrine uL&n ""'ViV " iiM? American UN Ambassador Donald McHenrv smile as he walks in his socks, holding his shoes before enter lag the Moslem holy shrine "Dome of the Rock" in the Old City. Earlier the envoy had luncheon discussions with three Palestinian leaders and expressed "understanding" for their views on the Israeli-occupied Arab territories. UPI Photo linff n r n T5 n not mi nam n if n ia rv WANTED-. REWAR Black Official To Locturo V HERE'S A GOuUWrOW THOSE NAGGING BILLS WITHOUT DOING THE LEAST DAMAGE TO THE HARD WINTER BUDGET 4 ..a vara .jwb mmmJ ititickiitiKiiKiKiiKittt At Central It t It It YOU CAN HELP SOLVE YOUR HOME HEATING OIL PRICE CRUNCH BY WE PAY FROM $10.00 TO $20.00 PER PIECE FOR OLD STERLING TABLEWARE IN ANY tAND tOTHER You'd Like Some Immediate ITEMS WITH Cash! That's something almost REFINABLE g everybody would say with times PRECIOUS beinq what thev are. 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AMCDIOAM DCPVPI IMP OCD1IIPCO t nmi.niuni ncuiULiiMU ocnviuco DUKE ROOM RAMADA INN DOWNTOWN V -it t X. I iliftqliert N i Jones; roup " H!1 9rectb ;for Etnicon, Inc., of Sommier-' ville, New Jersey, lectured to marketing students at North Carolina Central University Wednesday ' and Thursday, February 27 and 28. The visit was sponsored by the Black Executive Ex change Program of the .National Urban League. The program sends black professionals and ex ecutives to lecture in tradi tionally black colleges and universities, in an effort by enhance academic preparation by exposing students to programatic "working world know how," according to BEEP officers. During the 1979-80 academic year, approx imately 400 black men and women will participate in the Black Executive Ex change Program with the support of their employers. Jones is responsible for all aspects of marketing Ethicon's neurosurgery products, including forecasting, pricing, advertising, market plans, new product introduc tions, and material management. He holds a degree in pharmacy from Howard University and the MBA degree in marketing from Long Island Unversity. He was formerly employed by Merrell National Laboratories. Jones is a member of the American Manage ment Association, the Research Institute, the National Wholesale Drug gist Association, and the Pennsylvania Hospital Pharmacists Association. FACTS i & FIGURES j Since 1965, the Consumer Price Index hat more than ' doubled. Some items have gone up in price a lot more than that, however. The Porsche 911 sports car, in troduced that year, now costs 500 percent more than its 1965 price. The best investment in 1965, if you could have made it, would have been an ounce of gold. That pre-; cious metal is ten times . mora precious today than j it was 14 years ago. ! The Consent of the Governed by M. Carl Holman President, National Urban Coalition the other night, a collection of old friends and associates found themselves in sudden and sharp disagreement over registration, the draft, the proper limits on the CIA ; and where on the map America should draw ' the line between peace and war. A day or two later the question of what ought to be done about registration of the draft, for men andor women, was put to another group. Most of the members of this racially and ethnically diverse group were in their 20s and 30s. Most of them happened to be women. Their responses to the question were can did, thoughtful, in some instances explosive. Here again friend sometimes disagreed with friend. On some things, there was rought consensus. Almost everyone agreed that registration was almost certainly a prelude to the military draft. And even those who felt that either men, alone, or both men and women should enter the armed forces and be prepared to fight, expressed opposition to having the age level set as low as 18 or 20. T One young mother wryly suggested that the draft should be targeted at those "55 years of age and older." The laughte which followed was laced with the bitterness ex pressed by others who assailed what one described as "old men doing their macho thing again;" preparing to send young peo ple off to die. "They won't get any child of mine," one woman said. "Look at tlreway they picked them up off the street and sent them all the way to Vietnam. And then our boys come back bodies and minds messed up, can't get jobs and nobody cares. I say let em register us in a B-Classification. Be there when you leave. Be there when you get back." But what was the most clearly shared bond among this group was a feeling of being had, of being pushed along to decisions by politi cians and the media with no real opportunity to weight and measure choices. Even those women who were not opposed to the draf ting of women for combat expressed this feeling. However the political system operates in the Soviet Union, there is evidently a strong enough residual notion in this country that some stronger effort to seek "the consent of the governed" should be sought before all options are locked in. A year from now there may be less con- . cern about the outcome of today's con troversy over the Olympics, or what is hap pening in Iran or Afghanistan, or the early primary elections. If we survive, there may still be 'some of the, current worries over unemployment, the cost of living and the relative chances for individuals and nations of having a brighter future. But all and any of this is likely to come out better at leasjnjthiscountry if there ihasr first bed&Mtl&eiZffl - - tnUy.-.Jor r&tMmSfmk dlscusstoir, disagreement and dissent. Back in the 60s those who used cattle prods on non-violent protestors came to learn that human beings are not so easily driven or frightened as cattle. It is a lesson that the powerful no matter how benign or well-intentioned should never be allow ed to forget. The first' regular air mail service for civilian mail in the United States started in 1918. RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARINGS TO AMEND THE 1977-78, 1978-79 AND 1979-80 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WHEREAS, on October 15, 1979, the Durham City Council approved a program amendment to the 1979-80 Community Development Program; and WHEREAS, on December 31, 1979, said program amendment was' submitted to the Deparment of Housing and Urban Development for review; and WHEREAS, after reviewing said program amendment, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has directed the City to revise the amendment; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the direction Issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a revised program amendment has been prepared and submitted to the Durham City Council for review;.apd WHEREAS, two public hearings to obtain citizen input on program amendments are required by the Durham Community Development Citizen Participation Plan in conformance with Section 570.303(m) of tbe Community Development Block regulations; and WHEREAS, both public hearings must be held prior to submission of amendments to A-95 Clearinghouse review agencies and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. NOW, THEREFORE. DURHAM: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF That public hearings be scheduled and advertised for March 17, 1980 and April 8, 1980 tor tne purpose oi ootaining citizen Input on program amendments to the 1977-78, 1978-79 and 1979-80 Community Development Programs; and 2. That the City Clerk be directed to publish this Notice in the non-legal section of the Durham Morning Herald, the Durham Sun, and the Carolina Times, ten (10) days prior to each of the two public hearings as required by Section 570.303()(3)(l) of the Community Development Block Grant regulations; and 3. That the nature of said amendmerii i&ls to repi rogram Nine Hundred Flttv-Flve Thousand. Six Hundred Flftv Dollars ($955,650) from the 1979-80 Community Development Crest . ' Street Neighborhood Strategy Area ("NSA") project budget in the manner proposed below: a. that One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) be designated lor Interim assistance to the Crest Street NSA; b. that One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) be designated for the purchase of land currently of undesignated location, upon which assisted taw and moderate income family housing will be constructed; c. that Two Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Sixty-Six Dollars ($259,066) be allocated to the Parrish Street urban beautlfication project as included In the 1977-78 Com- , munity Development Program and Urban Renewal ! Closeout Agreement for NC R-26; i d. that Four Hundred Twenty-One Thousdand, Eighty-Six. ! Dollars and Sixty-Nine Cents ($421,086.69) be ap propriated to the 1978-79 Community' Development hous ing rehabilitation account; and e. that Seventy-Five Thousand, Four Hundred Ninety-Seven' uonars ana ininy-une uems (3,4yf.3i) oe Duagene from the 1979-80 Community Development Block Granr -Entitlement for prior year target area housing rehabtUta tlon. , BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DURHAM THIS 6th; DAY OF MARCH, 1980. Margaret W. Rollins, CMC' Cnydifld Publication Dates: . March 6 and 28, 1986. "
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