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- From: kadie@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie)
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- Subject: Re: BofA and UW can now support discrimination against blacks and Jews
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.220301.14484@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
- Date: 28 Aug 92 22:03:01 GMT
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- philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara) writes:
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- > As for the BSA, they are fully aware of the United Way's policy,
- >and they continue to accept the funds. I guess that falls under
- >the "A Scout is honest" part, huh?
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- "It would be wonderful to be that wealthy"
- - BSA Chicago Council spokeswomen Susan Teplinski
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- (I'm enclosing the full paragraphs so that context is clear.)
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- - Carl
-
- ==== From the Chicago Tribune, Eric Zorn's column, April 16, 1992 ==
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- "To the threat of lost funding the Scouts have said, 'Our values are
- not for sale.'
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- Such proud righeousness, interestingly enough, has not prompted the
- Scouts to decline funds offered by organizations that prohibit the
- exclusionary practices they say are the counerstone of the
- organization. 'It would be wonderful to be that wealthy,' said Chicago
- Council spokeswoman Susan Teplinski."
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- Carl Kadie -- kadie@cs.uiuc.edu -- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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