Teamsters under court supervision urged by crime commission
A federal commission urged removing union officers and placing Teamsters activities under court supervision due to pervasive organized crime influence since the 1950s. The report criticizes president Jackie Presser, cites suspect earnings in the 1970s, and notes possible criminal follow up by the Justice Department.
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New York Times
Washington
Teamsters
White House
Commission On Organized Crime
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Commission
Jackie Presser
Presser
Cleveland
Justice Department
Eugene Boffa
Arthur Brill
Reagan taps former NASA chief for second term
President Reagan named James Fletcher to lead NASA again, saying the physicist brings needed experience to restore the agency after the Challenger tragedy. Fletcher had previously run NASA during Apollo and helped shape the shuttle program, though he accepted reluctantly. The appointment follows criticism of launch procedures as a commission resumes hearings on the disaster.
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Washington
James Fletcher
NASA
Reagan
Space Agency
Challenger
Fletcher
Ser
Slade Gorton
R-Wash
Senate Space Subcommittee
Gorton
McLean
Farm bill sent to president after House passes
The House approved a farm bill package aimed at reducing program uncertainty before spring planting and sent it to President Reagan. Senate approval followed a dispute over an advance loan proposal, with a non-binding resolution backing advance loans included.
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Gazette
Washington Reporter
Associated Press
Washington
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Harkin
Lowa
White House
Reagan
Gramm-Rudman
Defense pares midcareer force as budget cuts loom
The four services plan to discharge about 35,000 enlisted personnel 30 to 60 days early to meet a 5.1 billion dollar reduction by Sept 30. Cuts also involve extending tours and reducing permanent changes of station as the armed forces begin cost saving.
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New York Times
Ashington
Armed Forces
Defense Department
Air Force
Army
Marine Corps
Judge appoints Cedar Falls lawyer to defend Yahnke
Linn District Court Judge Harold Swailes named David Correll of Cedar Falls to represent Bradley Yahnke in his upcoming first degree murder trial. The move comes after Yahnke and his prior public defenders urged new counsel amid irreconcilable differences, despite cost concerns and a recent mistrial in December.
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Yahnke
Watelesia
Linn District Court
Harold Swailes
David Correll
Bradley Yahnke
Amanda Potterfield
John Logan
Linn Public Defender’s Office
Anamosa
Joni Helms
Cedar Rapids
Swailes
Correll
Vahnke
Potterfield
Logan
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