Presser urged violence against dissenters and backed a risky theater investment
The Los Angeles Times reports the Presser Commission draft says Teamsters President Jackie Presser urged violence at a 1983 Detroit area dissident convention and praised BLAST raid leaders at a Cleveland meeting. It also notes his Front Row Theatre investment in 1974, described as a nominal sum, and has referred related theater money questions to the Justice Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Washington
Teamsters Union
Jackie Presser
Teamsters
Cleveland
Commission On Organized Crime
Commission
Presser
Justice Department
David Margolis
Department
Duke Zeller
Teamster
Romulus
Mich
Detroit
International Union
Teamsters Joint Council 41
Michigan
Joint Council
Front Row
Teamsters’ Central States Pension Fund
Today’s Chuckle About Names in the Phone Directory
A light note jokes about having one’s name appear everywhere except the telephone directory. The quip plays on fame and visibility in public listings and copyright quirks.
Man testifies he did not confess murder cites Memphis alibi
Coralville man Dan Thomas testified that he was in Memphis Tennessee on November 12 the day Thomas allegedly confessed to killing Joni Helms. The Yahnke murder trial opened the door for defense testimony by the accused and related witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ry Roland Krekeler
Coralville
Bradley Yahnke
Joni Helms
Dan Thomas
Thomas
Memphis
Tenn
Paul Oberbreckling
Lisbon
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Yahnke
Anamosa
Heims
Oberbreckling
Carolyn Hughes
van Zimmer
Helms
Hughes
Malta hijack chief in hospital after EgyptAir jet hijack
Malta reports Omar Marzouki a 20 year old Tunisian wounded and under guard in St Luke's Hospital in Valletta. He is identified as the hijack leader of the EgyptAir plane seized near Athens and later stormed by Egyptian commandos. Fifty eight killed in the raid plus one American woman, with an adjusted total of 59 deaths.
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Gazette Wire
Valletta
Malta
Paul Mifsud
St. Luke’s Hospital
Omar Marzouki
Athens
Cairo
Mediterranean
Mifsud
Mistake on jury forces 3rd trial in kidnapping case
The Iowa Court of Appeals overturns Bruce Allen Hatter's first degree kidnapping and sexual abuse convictions, ordering a new trial after finding a potential juror had been a rape victim. Hatter, 23, is already serving a life term. this would be his third trial on the charges from a 1981 incident in Cedar Rapids.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Bruce Allen Hunter
Hatter
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Iowa Supreme Court
Linn County District Court
William Thomas
Spy damage mounts as espionage cases surge
U S intelligence officials warn nationwide spy cases have caused extensive harm and predict more arrests. Vitaly Yurchenko's defection information may fuel further prosecutions. Larry Wu-Tai Chin faces espionage charges linked to China. Jonathan Jay Pollard is alleged to have spied for Israel for a decade. Rafi Eitan connected to Israeli intelligence advise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
United States
Vitaly Yurchenko
Soviet Union
CIA
Larry Wu-Tai Chin
China
Jonathan Jay Pollard
Navy
Israel
Rafi Eitan
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Eyes
Marion
Metro Bridge
People
U.s.world
Farm
Zimmer
Carol Hughes
Joni Heims
Marzouki
Libya
Hosni Mubarak
Egypt
Egypian
PLO
Abu Nidal
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Appeals Court
Bruce Hatter
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