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Page 10/The Battalion/Wednesday, March 30, 1983 Appeals court upholds promotions practice United Press International CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld an affirmative action promo tions policy in the Detroit police department that white police officers had challenged as “re verse discrimination.” The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the policy, requir ing that 50 percent of all officers promoted be black, was justified to remedy past discrimination against black officers. The white officers claimed they were unconstitutionally dis criminated against on the basis of race because black officers who had lower scores on promo tional exams were promoted ahead of them to fill the quota. But the appeals court said voluntary “race conscious” affir mative action plans, like the 50- 50 quota adopted by Detroit’s Board of Police Commisssioners in 1974, are permissible if they are designed to correct past dis crimination. The three-judge appellate de- sion upholds a 1980 Detroit U.S. District Court ruling back ing the policy. The white officers had argued even if there had been discrimination against black officers, the 50-50 quota system went too far in remedying the problem. But the appeals court major ity said the 50-50 promotions quota, based on a goal of reaching a 50 percent black and 50 percent white police force by 1990, was reasonable. Judge Gilbert Merritt dis agreed with this portion of the majority decision. Although Detroit’s popula tion may have been about 50 percent black in 1974 when the promotions policy was de veloped, Merritt noted, the most recent U.S. Census figures indi ct te the city is now about 63 per cent black. As a result, Merritt said, the 50-50 promotions policy no lon ger is fair to black officers, be cause it does not reflect the city wide proportion of blacks. States battle over Pecos United Press International WASHINGTON — Instead of the law west of the Pecos, the Supreme Court this week hears arguments on the law of the Pecos — a controversial 34-year- old agreement governing the river that meanders through New Mexico and Texas. The two states are at war over water from the Rio Grande tri butary that has become historic ally synonomous with Judge Roy Bean who called himself the * “law west of the Pecos.” The Supreme Court is sche duled today to hear arguments on efforts to resolve a deadlock on the Pecos River Compact. T he deadlock comes because the Texas and New Mexico rep resentatives are the only voting members on the three man com mission overseeing the 1949 compact involving the 725 mile- long river. Since 1969, they have been unable to agree on whether Texas has been shorted on its share of water and just how the water should be apportioned. ' A special master appointed to resolve the dispute has recom mended the third commission member — who is appointed by the president — be given voting New car leasing for business makes sense in 1983. Avoid down payment. Free up capital. Protect bank credit. Reduce taxes. Beat price inflation. y y y y y Call our auto leasing consultant. BENCHMARK LEASING INC. Bryan, Texas • (713) 775-4881 MSC OPERA AND PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY MANDATORY MEETING for anyone interested in applying for membership MARCH 30 & MARCH 31 7 P.M. Room #510 Rudder Tower For more information call MSC OPAS: 845-1515 Applications available only at the meeting. Mac OPAS u.e sr Pi powers to break such deadlocks. But both New Mexico and the government — which originally entered the case to protect the rights of Indians and federal object, saying that land violates the provisions set forth in the agreement approved by Congress in 1949. The Pecos River is a small Rio Grande tributary that rises in central New Mexico and flows in a southerly direction through eastern New Mexico and west Texas. It joins the Rio Grande which is the Texas-Mexico border. by Frank L Battalic ;oach Jackie f weren’t 11 wanted to t football [ing workout Id. although tlu 11 icially start i | yets began i of the slai And by tl — incltn Yau-Shan Horng, a graduate student in building construction from Taiwan, prints a student’s name in Chinese at the Republic of China’s booth in the Memorial Student Center. There an international fashion and show in Rudder Auditorium at on Thursday. | letes, walk-o competing [player ^ wel lad - gathet Jthe field at - nple had tal lids to watch Jn addition, jgie spring tt loners and Im Austin an Ian High Sc [Green and ( [dies. Even ; is new recr Irk out with tl found tin In-to-be lean Nude photo use OK’d United Press International ALBANY — The Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that nude photographs of model- actress Brooke Shields taken when she was 10 years old may be republished if they do not appear in pornographic maga- REGISTRATION MARCH 29 — RM. 212 MSC MARCH 30 - RM. 2nd FLOOR RUDDER 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Classes include: • Dance Exercise Classes • Basic Mechanics • Jitterbug • Country & Western Dance Language Classes Musical Instruments Juggling Bartending and more For more information call 845-1515. j.e Ar MSC FREE UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE I the first tin [son ended w ps on Nov. bther fami n during tin tedjust over The stale’s highest co key, a lorn ruled 4-3 that consent f# ln i n g kud signed in 1975 by Shit ;hery, a fort mother, feri Shields,weres pingSherri! and unrestricted concen istant coacht time and use. Associate Jn fhe workou Matthew Jasen dissented. Photographer Carry & Duple of n appealed a lower court deal jug blockin which hat red him permanei itenient tha from using the pictures* advertising or trade. A A Shields, now 17, entered appeal by requesting thl Appellate Division n" modified to keep Gross fron ing the pictures in anyway In 1975, Shields posed® in a hathtub for Gross, whoi the resulting photographs $450 to Playboy Press. Plad then published them in ah titled “Sugar and Spice,” The picture appeared other magazines, and, as Court of Appeals noted, t “in a display of larger-than photo enlargements in the* flows of a store on f Avenue.” Shields used the pictures: publication called “The Brfl Book,” which Gross’ lawyer Richard Golub, arguedwasi to promote “a carefully o lated career based on her so appeal as a woman-child. Shields never compl* that the pictures were pom raphic, said the court, butt that “they are not me now," were an invasion of herprit Pepe’s Mexican Food For the fun of it! 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