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la .^.vn \jj rntuij u.i u uuiiiiu^ ^iwuiiu iv/1 uiv U.S. Supreme,.? ourt. But her "?'conservative positions worry Democrats, who at a Senate Judiciary Com mittee confirmation hearing criticized what they called her "right-wing" statements in speeches and judicial decisions. A 54-year-old black woman from the South, Brown supports limits on abortion rights and corporate liability and opposes affirmative action. Brown She has been quoted as calling affirmative action nrotzrams "entitlement based on erouo representation" and similar to Jim Crow laws. She also was quoted as saying, "Where government moves in. community retreats, civil soci ety disintegrates, and our ability to control our own destiny atro phies." Republicans attacked Brown's critics. Being black brings her opposition, said Senate Judiciary Chair man Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. "She is a conservative African-American woman, and for some that alone disqualifies her nomination to the D.C. circuit," he said. S.C. Army National Guard promotes first black female to command sergeant major COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gail M. Williams of Lugoff has become the S.C. Army National Guard's first black woman command setgeant major, a spokesman said last week. Maj. Gen. Stanhope Spears, the adjutant general of South Caroli na. pinned chevrons on Williams' collars at a ceremony marking the event, said Guard spokesman Lt.Col. Peter Brooks. Command setgeant major is the highest rank an enlisted soldier can reach. Williams becomes only one of a half-dozen Guard soldiers in the state who have attained the rank. Brooks said. Williams entered the S.C. Guard in 1976. In 1995, she became the first woman in the state Guard to be promoted to the rank of first ser geant. Williams will join the 218th Leadership Brigade at Fort Jackson, which is a regional school for the professional development of non commissioned officers, Brooks said. In her civilian career, Williams is the floor supervisor in the radi ology department at Moncrief Army Hospital at Fort Jackson. Sports talk show hosts return to air after comments called racist BOSTON (AP) - Two popular sports radio talk show hosts have returned to the air after a two-week suspension and apologized for comparing students at a school busing program for inner-city children to an escaped zoo gorilla, but denied that racism motivated their com ments. "Do you honestly think if I made a racist connection in my mind about an escaped zoo animal and a school program that I would be stupid enough to say it. and commit professional suicide?" said John Dennis, co-host of the "Dennis & Callahan" show on WEEI-AM. The controversy began after an on-air exchange between Dennis and co-host Gerry Callahan on Sept. 29, a day after the gorilla. Little Joe, escaped from Boston's Franklin Park Zoo and injured a toddler and a teenager. After Callahan observed the gorilla was captured near a bus stop, Dennis said. "Yeah, yeah. He was a Metco gorilla." "Heading out to Lexington," Callahan added. "Yeah, exactly," Dennis replied. Metco is a voluntary program that buses inner-city children to suburban schools. A coalition of 18 community organizations, led by the Anti Defamation League and Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, held a news conference at WEEI headquarters last week to discuss a proposal it submitted to the station to prevent a repeat of similar , behavior. The proposal calls for the station to adopt guidelines to prevent similar incidents and to provide diversity training to employees. Johnson family objects to higher disability check for Jessica Lynch EL PASO, Texas (AP) - The father of former POW Spec. Shoshana Johnson has accused the Army of unfair treatment after a medical board offered "Shoshana Johnson a smaller disability pay check than fellow POW Pfc. Jessica Lynch. c iauae jonnson. wno lives in ti 1'uso. said the financial support Lynch is getting should be prov ided equally to all soldiers who are injured in the line of duty. "She is not getting what she deserves." he said of his daughter. Family members confirmed that Lynch, snatched from her Iraqi captors on April 1 in a special forces rescue, is receiving an 80 per cent disability. Shdshagp johojj^n. released on April 13 with tour OMgPMhentun POWs.Tias I been offered 30 percent, Claude Johnson said. Johnson The Rey Jesse Jackson, who consulted the Johrfjjgn family, said race was playing a part in the Army's deci sion. Lynch is white: Shoshana Johnson is black. "There's a long history of blacks not receiving fair and adequate recognition in the military for services rendered." said Jackson, who was in Dallas on Friday. Army spokesman Maj. Steve Stover said Shoshana Johnson's payment, which Jackson said is about $600 a month, can be appealed. Stover declined to say how much the payment would be worth. Stover said the two cases are different and race is not an issue. Meter ticking on cabbies who bypass blacks in 'Chocolate City' BY HAZEL TRICE EDNEY NN PA CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON - The secret is out. Actor Danny Glover exposed it in New York. A top White House offi cial suffered the indignity. And even the mayor-to-be of Wash ington. D.C., was not exempt from it. It, as they all can attest, is having taxicab drivers routine ly pass up black customers in favor of white ones. "I've stood outside and counted cabs sometimes. One night I counted, and, literally, 15 cabs passed me by," recalled Patrick Johnson, 23, an office assistant at Howard University. "I've had to jump in front of cabs. I've had prob lems catching them during the day. But late at night, you aren't even given the option ol telling them where you're going." John son isn't the only African American sharing that expe ri e n c e, according to a study public earlier Patrick this month. "The District is plagued by blatant and widespread race discrimination by taxicab com panies and their drivers," stat ed a 15-page report by the D.C.-based Equal Rights Cen i ter. a nonprofit organization f that seeks enforcement of civil : rights laws. "It is clear that despite the egregious nature of this problem, the District of Columbia's sporadic efforts over the years to address it have been ineffective and wholly inadequate." District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams has asked his taxi commission, which regulates cabs, to review its policies in light of the prob lems. "We take it seriously because all of us have been affected by this," Mayor Williams said. "I've had the : same experiences here as well as in other cities. Stereotyping isn't right. Whether it's stereo typing by race or by red-lining certain areas, it is repugnant to all of us." Washington has approxi mately 6.8(H) licensed cab driv ers, most of whom are self employed. Last year, 119 com plaints were lodged charging drivers with passing up cus tomers. In order to bring formal charges against an offending driver in the District, a citizen must file a complaint with the Taxicab Commission within 30 days of the discriminatory act. The commission must then contact the driver, who has 10 days to file a response with the commission. At that point, the commission can resolve the complaint or refer the case for a hearing with the intent of reaching a resolution within three months. Sec Cabbies on A4 Coach honored amid NAACP protest BY TIM KORTE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE - Former Wash ington coach Jim Owens was honored at halftime of Satur day's game against USC, one day after NAACP leaders held a news conference to protest his treatment of black players. The school unveiled a statue of Owens, who now lives in Big fork. Mont., and installed it on a plaza outside Husky Stadium. During an unveiling ceremony on the field, he acknowledged the controversy with an apology. "To my players, I thank them and apologize for any hurt they may feel. 1 hope today we can begin to heal the wounds of the past," Owens said, drawing cheers from across the sold-out stadium. Owens coached Washington from 1957-74, posting a 99-82-6 record, and served as athletics director from 1960-69. He led the school to its first conference title in 24 years in 1959, along with two Rose Bowl victories. The Huskies beat Wisconsin 44-8 in the 1960 Rose Bow l and one year later beat Minnesota 17-7. The 1969 Huskies, though, were dogged by the turmoil of the civil rights era. Four black players were sus pended for refusing to pledge loyalty to Owens, and all of the team's black players boycotted the next game. UCLA beat the Huskies 57-14. the worst loss of Owens' career at the time. "That was a painful time. especially for some of the black athletes we coached." Owens told reporters Friday at his own news conference, called to rebut the NAACP allegations. "Some of the decisions 1 made during that time were deci sions I felt would be the best for the team. It was never my inten tion to single out the black ath Jim Owens M. letes in arjy way," he said. Fans cheered when Owens pulled back a black cloak to reveal the statue, which portrays him kneeling. The Husky march ing band spelled out "Jim Owens" across the field as a backdrop to the ceremony. The 77-year-old Owens was See Owens on A10 Neirttot a(^P:e Dems question conservative judge WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal appellate nominee Janice Rogers Brown last week defended her woric as a conservative Cali fornia jurist and said the personal opinions expressed in some of her speeches would stay separate from her role on the bench. 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