Teamsters leaders tied to racketeering case in multi state probe
Philadelphia FBI arrest of Francis Sheeran and Louis Bottone on federal racketeering charges outlines a conspiracy to protect union and criminal interests. Indictment cites murders attempted killings arson and $3780 embezzlement tied to Local 326 Philadelphia and Local 107 Wilmington. Other named figures linked to the broader enterprise are listed in the 11 month investigation.
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Wilmington
Del
Louis Bottone
Sheeran
Bottone
James Osticco
Pittston
Medico Industries
Defense Department
Francis Marino
Teamsters Local 107
William Brown
Teamsters Local 500
Pine Hill
N.J
Teamsters Local 513
Teamsters Local 326
Charles Allen
Chicago patronage system ruled illegal
Federal judge Nicholas Bua ruled Chicago and Cook County patronage unconstitutional, barring job hires or retention tied to political sponsorship. The decision, citing First and Fourteenth Amendment rights, targets requirements for political work as a condition of public employment.
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Chicago
Richard Daley
Jane Byrne
U.S
Nicholas Bua
Bua
Cook County
Daley
Fice
Bilandic
George Dunne
Alan Campbell
United States Office of Personnel Management
New York Times
Salem man sentenced for rape and burglary tied to estranged wife
James Chretien was sentenced to three to five years in a maximum security prison after being convicted of raping his estranged wife in February in Haverhill. He received three years probation on a burglary with intent to commit assault conviction. The Essex Superior Court ruling marked a rare Massachusetts rape conviction.
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Salem
Mass
James Chretien
Essex Superior Court
Massachusetts
Chretien
Thomas Morse
Carmellina
Pressler Opens Bid for Republican Presidential Nominations
South Dakota Senator Larry Pressler, 37, announced at a Washington news conference his plan to enter his name in all Republican presidential primaries, signaling a bid for the presidency less than a year after his Senate election.
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Larry Pressler
U.S. Senate
South
Efforts to Cap Itox 1 Oil Well Delayed by Weather
Rain and strong currents stall PEMEX plans to place a giant cone over the underwater Itox 1 well as divers’ operations are postponed. Spokesman Rafael Marquez cites ongoing adverse sea conditions and alerts that attempts will resume today.
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Ciudad del Carmen
Mexico
Rafael Marquez
PEMEX
Family escapes East Germany by inflatable boat to West Germany
A married couple and their 24 year old child fled East Germany in an inflatable boat and reached the West German port of Travemunde unharmed. Police reported the incident as part of a ongoing series of dramatic escapes from the communist country.
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Grevesmuehlen
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Luebeck
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Travemuende
Kidnapped U S Executives Held by New Guerrilla Group
A spokesman identifying as a member of the Revolutionary Central American Workers' Party says Dennis McDonald and Fausto Bucheli, two U S electronics executives abducted Friday in El Salvador, are alive and in good health. The driver Luiz Paz was killed in the ambush. The group has not demanded a ransom.
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el Salvador
U.S
Associated Press Monday
Revolutionary Central American Workers’ Party
Dennis McDonald
Fausto Bucheli
Luiz Paz
Soviet spies at the United Nations, says defector
Arkady Shevchenko, a former U N official who defected in 1978, claims at least half of the 300 Soviets employed by the United Nations are spies. He identifies a KGB special assistant to Secretary General Waldheim and names Geneva head of personnel Geli Dneprovsky as another agent. Panorama corroborates one aide, Victor Lessievski, though comment was unavailable.
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United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Arkady Shevchenko
Shevchenko
U.S
Waldheim
KGB
British Broadcasting Corp
Panorama
BBC
Victor Lessievski
New York
Geli Dneprovsky
Planes land safely after in-flight engine mishaps
An Iberia Airlines DC-9 exploded its engine over Zaragoza Spain but landed safely at a military base after an emergency landing. A Trans International Airlines DC-10 trailing sparks returned to Seattle Tacoma International Airport after a routine engine failure, with about 400 people aboard, but also landed safely.
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Madrid
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Soviet Foreign Minister Denies Cuban Troop Claims at UN
Andrei Gromyko told the United Nations General Assembly that U S accusations of Soviet combat troops in Cuba are false and urged the matter be closed. He cited propaganda claims and noted Vance warned of dangerous East West deterioration if security concerns are ignored. Senate action on SALT II possible if progress stalls.
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Vance
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