AT&T dealing with ‘insensitivity’
national.
WASHINGTON
(AP) — American
Telephone & Tele
graph Co. says it is
working with the
Congressional Hlacs Caucus to
make amends for an illustration
in a i ompany magazine that de
picted Africans ns monkeys.
"We agriM-d to work with them
in the coming weeks I don't
know what will come out in the
end." Jim McCann, an AT&T
spokesman in Washington, said
Thursday.
A day earlier, Rep. Donald
Payne. D-N.J., and other caucus
memliers met with AT&T Chair
man Robert Allen to discuss the
illustration. AT&T agreed to
cooperate with the caucus
through follow-up meetings with
one of its members. Rep. Cardiss
Collins, D-Ill
Payne views the flap sur
rounding publication of the im
age as a springtioard to better cor
porate policies from the
communications giant
The incident “sort of high
lighted the insensitivity and it
drew us to this company that had
‘It drew us to this
company that had
professed to have
positive business
and social
consciousness
levels in their
corporation
Rep Donald Payne,
D-NJ
professed to hove positive busi
ness and social consciousness
levels in their corporation."
Payne said.
Payne wants the company,
based both in New York and
Basking Ridge. N | . to take "hold
stops to reverse the damage,"
such as bolstering its minority
work force — especially in mid
dle- and senior-management slots
— and having a summit with
other large corporations to com
bat workplace racism.
The caucus also would like
AT&T to have bla< k officers or
senior-level managers in Wash
ington acting as liaisons to the
black political anti business com
munities And. they would like
to see the company hire more
minority contractors
"He's going to take it hat k (to
the company), and we expect
there will he some very specific
outcomes." Payne said
A drawing on the
Ftin'N'C lames page of in the Sep
tember issue of AT&T Focus, an
in-house public ation. depicted
people talking on the telephone
on all continents but Africa,
where a monkey was doing the
talking
AT&T dismissed the freelum e
illustrator who created the image
and the outside design firm that
worked on the publication
"We are putting that work out
to hid and we certainly would
entertain bids from minority
firms." McGann said
McGmtn said Allen wrote to all
employees saving the monkey
image was "antithetical to the
company's values." and offered
apologies.
Customer is always right? Wrong
PHOENIX (AP) — John Leo Laetch refused the
free Big Mm: and fries and said only $1,000 would
make him feel better about the obscene message
printed on his receipt. Now he faces up to five
years in prison for extortion.
I^aetch declined to comment after his conviction
Wednesday. Sentencing was set for Oct. 27.
He ordered two Big Macs, a Happy Meal, fries
and drinks on April 29. 1992. Instead of the the
usual "Thank You," l.aetch’s receipt came back
with an obscene message, apparently programmed
into the cash register computer by a disgruntled
worker.
Several employees triefi to apologize and offerud
l.aetch free meals and coupons, but he "wanted
$1,000 and implied. If you don't give me it, I'm
going to hurt your business This information is
going to get out.’" said prosecutor Caroline Como.
The 65-year-old resident of suburban Scottsdale
was arrested after the owner reported the demand
and set up a meeting with I^ietch Police were lis
tening when he came to collect.
Laetch denied making any threats and said he
thought $1,000 was |iist compensation for his dis
tress.
Police search
for beef thief
HILLSIDE. Ariz, (AP) —
Authorities believe a man they
suspect shot seven cattle and
carved out 100-pound chunks of
prime beef is a survivalist trying
to live off of the land.
"He likes the prime cuts. He's
just taking the hindquarters.
Might us well have the !>est," said
Yavapai County Sheriff's Deputy
R.VV. Belmore.
Authorities believe they are
searching for a survivalist.
"I don't know if he's crazy, but
he sure is eating well." Belmore
said.
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