Hoffa disappearance probe widens with threats and FBI search
FBI widened the Hoffa probe as Anthony Provenzano was linked to death threats against Hoffa and the FBI set up at the Hoffa home. James P. Hoffa said the family would offer rewards for tips while prosecutors examine pension funds and possible organized crime links to the union presidency fight.
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Teamsters
Anthony
Tony Pro
Provenzano
Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa
Daniel Sullivan
New York City
U.S
Washington
Sullivan
Philadelphia
FBI
Lake Orion
James P. Hoffa
New Jersey
Tecate
Tony Jack
Giacalone
Associated Press
Miami
Ohio Teamsters
International Teamsters ‘Union
Teamsters’ Pension Fund
Teamsters Union
Central States
Southwest Areas
Detroit News
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Hoffa Fate Questioned by Prosecutor Neal
Nashville dispatch reports James F. Neal the former US attorney who helped convict James Hoffa 1964 doubts the Hoffa disappearance will ever be fully explained. He notes Hoffa’s “underworld connections” and says kidnapping him would require someone extraordinarily crazy. Neal recalls Hoffa’s 1962 kickback case and 1964 Tennessee trial and describes Hoffa as a tough fighter.
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Tenn
James F. Neal
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Hoffa
Neal
Someon Hoffa
White House
Chattanooga
Pennsylvania
Jimmy Hoffa
Orlando
Fla
Robert F. Kennedy
Gurney Trial Jurors Deadlocked in Florida Case
Jurors in the Gurney influence peddling trial say they reached verdicts on some charges but are deadlocked on others after 46 hours of deliberation over eight days. Judge Krentzman sealed the verdicts in a vault to be reconsidered, with the panel urged to seek unanimity. The defendants include Edward J. Gurney and Joseph Bastien, with charges ranging from conspiracy to bribery and unlawful compensation. Count seven concerns Bastien allegedly receiving $180 monthly from Orlando builders for rent.
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Tampa
Fla
Edward J. Gurney
Ben Krentzman
Krentzman
Bastien
Orlando
Federal Reserve Defends Spending Against Claims of Waste
Washington AP report shows Fed Chairman Arthur Burns defending budget growth as reasonable given rising workload and new congressional duties while acknowledging small items such as 79.75 for cigars and 39.67 for bowling scoresheets. Burns responds to House subcommittees calling for audits. The Fed, funded largely by member banks, returns excess income to the Treasury.
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Arthur F. Burns
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