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Mayor’s Hospital Stay Extended
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week in the hospital Tuesday because
o f complications from chemotherapy.
Katz started the treatment June 14
after cancer was found in her uterus.
She was adm itted to the hospital the
next day because o f an interaction
with anti-inflammatory medication for
back pain, dehydration and side ef­
fects from drugs used to treat the Mayor Vera Kat?
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high-profile connections from good
grooming to community service and
exposure to the arts.
Bradford became a member of Les
Femmes when herdaughter, Patricia,
was a debutante, presented in 1964.
“It’s just been a wonderful tradi­
tion," Bradford said. "W ith Les
Femmes, it’s not based on wealth. It
was based on the thought that any­
one can learn.”
Les Femmes celebrated 50 years in
Portland in 2001.
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P ortland
O bserver
Mark Hardy performs on a
warm and sunny Saturday
during the Juneteenth
celebration on Northeast
Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard in the Woodlawn
neighborhood. The holiday
pays tribute to the free­
dom won by African-Ameri­
can slaves.
Daisha Tate takes a moment for reflection during rehearsal
for Saturday's Les Femmes Debutante Ball.
Pushing Back AGAINST AIDS
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resources available.
“We want to reverse infection rates to eradicate
the im pact o f HIV in our com m unity," Hicks said.
E vent h ig h lig h ts in c lu d e a lig h t d in n e r, a
k ey n o te sp e ak e r and a lead in g ex p e rt on the
su b je ct from D enver. An o n -site , no-b lo o d
draw HIV test, using a cheek sw ab w ill also be
av ailab le.
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Walmart Hit with Class Action
Lawsuit is largest
civil rights case
in U.S. history
(A P)— A federal judge onTues-
day approved class-action status
for a sex-discrimination lawsuit
against W al-M art Stores Inc. that
has become the largest private civil
rights case in U.S. history.
It could represent as many as 1.6
million current and former female
employees of the retailing giant.
The suit alleges W al-Mart cre­
ated a system that frequently pays
its female workers less than their
male counterparts for comparable
jobs and bypasses women for key
promotions.
Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest
private employer, sought to limit
the scope o f the lawsuit that was
filed three years ago.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mona
Williams said earlier Tuesday that
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nate against women employees.
nation’s largest class action.
No trial date was set.
The ruling is pivotal because it
U .S. D istric t Ju d g e M artin gives lawyers for the women tre­
Jenkins took nine months to decide mendous leverage as they pursue
whether to expand the lawsuit to punitive damages, back pay and
include virtually all women who other compensation.
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June 25-4-9
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Betty Dukes (right) and her fellow plaintiffs started a class-action sex-
discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that has become
the largest private civil rights case in U.S. history. (AP photo)
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cancer.
The com bination o f complications
caused a kidney malfunction that is
now being treated with short-term
dialysis.
Officials in the mayor’s office said
Katz still plans to return to work later
this week. She also expects to fully
com plete her term as mayor before
retirement in January.
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ASSOCIATION
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