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953802P.pdf   11/12/1996  Jerry O. Smith  v.  City of Des Moines
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  95-3802
   Southern District of Iowa   
   Civil rights - Disparate impact claims are cognizable under the ADEA;
   city met burden and showed its requirement that firemen be able to
   safely wear a self-contained breathing apparatus was supported as
   business necessity.