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A. In practice, every case selection is made by the Director of Flying, who is the head man at the various domicile bases. He constantly is looking over his complement of flight officers to spot those that appear to have the quality that is required to be either a manager or instructor. We have had a few cases where individuals came in and asked for a job, but in most cases, they are selected as needed. (T. 117).

Captain Halliburton testified further that he wasn't even aware that Captain Gitt had previously been an instructor, and check and ferry pilot for Eastern, so any request would have been refused in any event (T. 33). 

As far as any alleged possibility of a conflict between the law of New York with that of Florida or with the Federal Statute, there are none either in context, nor jurisdiction. Capitan Gitt as a New York resident supplies the minimum contact requisite. In addition, the Federal regulation of age discrimination, pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Public Law 90-202, 90th Congress, 1st Session, effective June 12, 1968, specifies the same age span as Section 296 (3a) of the New York Human Rights Act.  And there is no allegation presented in Respondent's brief that the content of the Florida statute, or the statute of any other state, for that matter, is any different.  In addition, the Federal Act, specifically in Section 14 (a) thereof, leaves in effect state statutes governing agencies "performing like functions with regard to discriminatory employment practices on account of age."  The Division of Human Rights of the State of New York is such an agency, and Section 296 (3a) of the New York Human Rights Law is the ap-

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