Fitzsimmons Rejects Corruption Charges Amid Union Scrutiny
Teamsters President Frank Fitzsimmons defended the union at a rare news conference. He dismissed corruption allegations and challenged investigators to indict if racketeering exists, while defending the Central States pension fund and high executive salaries. He outlined a new image program and signaled a 1981 re election bid amid dissident challenges.
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Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Edward) Levi
Labor Department
Central States Pension Fund
Teamsters For A Democratic Union
Professional Drivers Council
Peter Camarata
Teamsters Democratic Union
Camarata
Carter
Nixon
Kucinich vows to fight recall effort in Cleveland
Mayor Dennis Kucinich vowed Friday to fight moves to remove him from office as the city clerk certified signatures on recall petitions. The recall election must be held in 40 to 60 days unless he resigns within five days. Kucinich, 31, has said he will not resign.
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Cleveland
Dennis Kucinich
Kucinich
Eight Die In Mexican Prison Riot At Tijuana Facility
In Tijuana, Baja California, eight people including the prison warden Salvador Gonzales Gutierrez and his aide Jesus Dominguez Cobo were killed when a riot and gunfire erupted during a protest over reforms. Police and army surrounded the overcrowded prison as officials negotiated with armed prisoners.
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Tijuana
Mexico
UPI
Baja California
Salvador Gonzales Gutierrez
Jesus Dominguez Cobo
U.S
Enrique Sanchez Diaz
Baja
Roberto de la Madrid
Gonzales
GSA corruption hearings reveal conflicting testimony on reform
Two GSA employees Bertrand Berube and Frances Clark testified their jobs were abolished and pay cut after they sought to end corruption in contracting. Their supervisor Peter Mollica denied the charges and said the office was abolished for ineffectiveness. Senatorial hearings cited potential annual losses of 66 million dollars due to crooked contractors.
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General Services Administration
Senate
GSA
Bertrand Berube
Frances Clark
Berube
Ms. Clark
Peter Mollica
Mollica
Office For Federal Procurement Policy
Jay Solomon
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