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Show unad Action Programs Help Minorities, Business ST EAST LOUIS 111 L'PIl -Hunter wants to convince ecutives and personnel Narmen 0 executives that affirmative action plans do more than just help minorities they help business too Ms Hunter is a Midwest regional - of a Chicago-base- d known as Boomerang which helps businesses work their wav through the complicated federal requirements posed by the Equal Employment Opportunity law SiflCf Supieme Court ruling in tne some executives have Bakke case shied away from affirmative action plans They fear actions if they pass over equally qualified candidates to hire minorities But Boomerang s message is that equal opportunity laws help businesses find talented employees who most likely would be overlooked if personnel offices were not forced to give minorities an equal chance at jobs "Most people have to overcome their prejudices, or at least learn those prejudices are obstacles in letting them do the best job they can. Ms Hunter said in an interview "In the past managers tended to make decisions on cronyism on the color of a person's skin, on sex We say that in doing so. they have passed over some very good people for key positions and left themselves open to rather representative program te reverse-discriminati- ' costly lawsuits " So far, she said. Boomerang 1978 THK HKHALD Provo I un-Pa- 0ZC rvi i 24 hOUr pnonc ShODDiflQ S-- SCrViCC O No ton atren dial snoppmg Salt Lake 521 6666 OgOen Lavton Kavsviiie Farmlngton 376 5J96 Prov Orem Sprlrtgvllle 224 1750 S99-S96- S , eiwheie In Utah 1 800-66- 2 5555 attractive woman says complaints from the wives of male are holding her back The situations happen every day Ms Hunter said and business executives must cope with them in the right way if they don t want their policies to boomerang in the form of legal action A native of East St Louis who works out of her home. Ms Hunter, 34. uses her degrees in psychology and urban af fairs, plus special training in EEOC policies, in seminars that train personnel managers and other key executives to seek the best solutions to their problems As a black woman. Ms Hunter said she knows the problems firsthand She also knows they will not disappear ex "When we begin the program, we tell the businessman this makes good management sense,'' she said. "It teaches their managers how to be good managers, and at the same time it in creases the chances for minorities to become employed "We're not trving to change at titudes We can't do that in a day of training We're just trying to change behavior.'' Mirrors Mean More ZCMI On Men s Birthstones your choice of handsome men's rings in our Fine Jewelry dept. 79.50-$25- 0 V J Beautifully framed "moving pictures" add light and space to any room. 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