Pension Fund Aids Gambling Houses in Nevada
Teamsters Pension Fund investments in Nevada total nearly 22 million with a 6 million loan to Stardust and a 5 million loan to Dunes on the Las Vegas Strip. Sources show United Resort Hotels and Karat Inc. operate the Stardust and casino, with Hawkins connections to Hoffa era figures and notable Chicago ties. The fund, from Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas, holds about 200 million in assets with Florida and Nevada as major early targets.
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Los Angeles
Teamsters Union Pension Fund
Nevada
Stardust
Dunes
Las Vegas Strip
Florida
Teamsters
Los Angeles Times
Pension Fund
Miami Area
California
New York
Central States
Southeast
Southwest Areas
James Riddle Hoffa
Clark County
New
Recorder’s
United Resort Hotels, Inc
Stardust, Inc
Karat, Inc
Carson City
United Resort Hotels Corp
Wilbur Clark
Allard Roen
Bernard Rothkopf
Morris E
Moe) Dalitz
Morris Kleinman
J. A. Donnelley
Marshall Ruben
Dalitz
John Drew
Roen
Rothkopf
Milton Jaffe
Ruben
Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee
Cleveland
Lucky Luciano
Bugsby Siegel
Meyer Lansky
Hoffa
Detroit
McClellan
Beverly Hills
Teamsters’ Pension Fund
Globe and Riverview
Bank of Los Angeles
Wintry Blast Grips Nation With Record Cold and Snow
The Associated Press reports widespread severe cold and heavy snow across the nation. Temperatures plunged to 60 below in Montana, with many cities posting record lows. Snow and wind disrupted travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast, while the Lake Erie storm dumped six inches in Buffalo and up to a foot elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Texas
California
Arizona
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Upper
Great Lakes
Northern Plains
Montana
Lake Erie
New York
Erie
Niagara
Orleans Counties
Buffalo
Child's Rubber Ball Triggers Missouri Gas Outage
A rubber ball blocked Norborne's natural gas line, plunging the town of about 1,200 into darkness for over seven hours as temperatures stayed below zero. Regulators were bypassed before the ball was found. residents used fireplaces, electric heaters, and a school standby system to stay warm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norborne
Mercury
Woody Austin
Warrensburg
Gas Service Co
Austin
Reno area notices of weekend visits and New Year gatherings
Reno residents hosted relatives and friends over New Year. Families from Lawrence Ottawa Tonganoxie Leavenworth Independence Bonner Springs and Kansas City attended dinners, church events, and a Holi day roller skating party. Notables include Massey Schmidt Lind berg Par rack and DeHoff families among others.
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Bob Massey
Arnold Torneden
Mr. Massey
Warsaw
M. J. Schmidt
George
Wayne Rich
Leavenworth
David Schmidt
Ottawa
John Grinter
William Stevens
Independence
Neal Higginbotham
John Sparks Sr
Tonganoxie
Jim Renick
Lawrence
Roy Baird
Christine Hess
Martin Conway
Aledo, Ill
Neal Hugginbotham
Harold O’brien
Eric Solberg
Clement Messler
Parkville
Oliver Solberg
Mission
Gerda Solberg
Overland Park
Lawrence Lindberg
Lawrence Roy
Howard Vaughn
Kansas City
Cleve Vaughn
Clark Ward
Bonner Springs
Elva Currant
Merle Currant
C.L. DeHoff
Pete DeHoff
C. L. DeHoff
Loyd Wilson
Ralph Pine
Centenary Methodists Church
Bill Lindel
Ronnie
Walter Schelfers
Basehor
Clyde Moses
Bowman
Tom and
Beverly
Jerry
Donna
Diane
Jimmy Moors
Ailis Harbaugh
Glidewell
Bernie
Bob
George Abel
Julie
Rose Zella
Robert Abel
Mark
Joe Coleman
Harry Skeets
Larry
Bobby
Willard Walker
Abilene
Hiram Parrack
Cameron
Lyman Frost
Don Hickey
Charles Strong
Emma Lee Coleman
Elizabeth
Charles Bowman
Tom
J. W. Grinter
Truman
Bill Moore
Jim
Ira Higginbotham
Charles Gross
Pamela Frost
Susie Vanderslice
Bernie Glidewell
Mediators Hope for Joint Talks in Massive Dock Strike
The Atlantic and Gulf Coast dock strike reaches day 23 as federal mediators expect resumed joint talks. Labor Secretary Wirtz and mediators stayed ready to intervene if positions shift. The 60,000 longshoremen's action idled 20,000 non striking seamen and truckers from Maine to Texas with wages as the main dispute. The union seeks a 50 cent hourly package over two years, including 26 cents, while the industry offers 22 cents. Prestrike base wage stood at 3.02 dollars per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic and Gulf Coast
W. Willard Wirtz
Maine
Texas
Printers Union
Mailers Union
Bertram A. Powers
Aflcio International Typographical Union
Powers
Cleveland
Afl-Cio
Independent Teamsters Union
the Plain Dealer
The
Press & News
Talks Rallies Fail To Narrow NY Newspaper Strike Links
Mediators met with publishers as striking printers rallied in New York on day 37 of the citys costliest newspaper strike. Strikers praised continued action while booing the board of accountability head and awaited joint bargaining sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harold R. Medina
Board of Accountability
Italian Socialists Sustain Support for Fanfani Governme nt
The Italian Socialist Central Committee rejected a pro Communist plan to topple Premier Amintore Fanfani on the eve of his talks with President Kennedy. The vote 45-35 kept the socialists backing Fanfani through elections due by May, while criticizing his Christian Democrat allies for delaying socialist backed regional government legislation.
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Rome
Italian Socialist Party
Amintore Fanfani
Kennedy
Fanfani
Christian Democrat
Italy
Christian Democrats
Washington
Annual Newspaper Snapshot Awards Named Largest Amateur Photo Contest
The Eastman Kodak Co sponsors the Annual Newspaper Snapshot Awards, touted as the world's largest amateur photographic competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eastman Kodak Co
MacArthur to Meet Edgy NCAA AAU Leaders in New York
General Douglas MacArthur is set to hold his first meeting with NCAA and AAU officials in New York on Friday. Louis J. Fisher confirmed the tentative date for the arguments to begin over the long running dispute that disrupted indoor track and risked Pan American and Olympic games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Douglas MacArthur
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Amateur Athletic Union
New York
Baltimore Sun
the Sun
Larry Null
Louis J. Fisher
AAU
MacArthur
Kennedy
NCAA
Soldier Rescued After Two Day Pacific Sea Ordeal
Sp 5/C Gregory Steven Morrison, 21, of Oakland, California, survived two days adrift in a 14 foot boat off Santa Catalina Island after his outboard failed. He was spotted by a lookout on the Canadian frigate Beacon Hill and recovered by a Coast Guard patrol boat. Morrison had no food or water and endured gale force winds and eight foot waves before rescue. He had rented the fiberglass craft Friday and drifted about two miles offshore before currents carried him away. Morrison was on 10 day leave ending Friday and was reported absent without leave at Fort Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Beach
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Santa Catalina Island
Gregory Steven Morrison
Oakland
Beacon Hill
Morrison
Santa Catalina
San Clemente
Coast Guard
Fort Irwin
Winter Sting Has Danger Of Frostbite
Frostbite danger rises with subfreezing temperatures. First aid aims to thaw tissue promptly indoors and avoid rubbing. Prevention includes proper clothing, dry gear, and staying in the car if stranded in cold weather. Severe cases may require medical care, antibiotics, and tetanus protection.
Chicago pioneers blood bank in 1937 led by Fantus
The world’s first blood bank was established in Chicago in 1937 under Dr. Bernard Fantus, marking a milestone in medical transfusion history. The centralized bank aimed to store and preserve blood for future transfusions, transforming hospital care.
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Chicago
Bernard Fantus
Local families share holidays and visits in Stull and nearby towns
A long list of Christmas and New Year gatherings shows Stull residents hosting relatives from Topeka Lawrence and Kansas City. Notable events include 40th wedding anniversary celebrations for the Wulfkuhles, a 78th birthday for Earl Rake, and WSWS church meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hockenbarger
Carl
Harold
Carol
Topeka
Paul Schwemmer
Joyce
Cindy
Stull
Disney
Gene Worthington
Charley Worthington
Lloyd Wulfkuhle
Clyde Kampschroeder
Rhonda
Ernest Brown
Nancy
Lawrence
Bernard Lavin
George Steele
Russell Harrell
Clinton
Arthur Wulfkuhle
Clarence Wulfkuhle
Tom
Siri
Wayne Wulfkuhle
Terri
Steve
Linda
Larry Holbert
Cathy
Kevin
Larry D
Richland
Charles Worley
Mike
Sherri
Keith Fiehrceetz
Tim
Joy
Jane
Herington
Mod Wulfkuhle
Ronnie
Full
Leon Condey
Julie
Albert Hildenbrand
Howard Hildenbrand
Charles Turner
Mark
Fairbury
Neb
Willis Bowlin
Willie Turner
Earl Rake
Inlaw
Lovell Rake
Rake
Ralph Rake
Judy
Dwan Paugh
Wichita
Lorell Rake
Alfred Rake
WSWS
EUB
Leo Houk
Harold Houk
Shaw Air Force Base
S. C
Russell Houk
Clifford Houk
Don Curran
Bernard Wist
Kansas City
Ralph Houk
New Jersey
George Forrester
Jake Bidinger
Leo Bidinger
Richard Conenor
Rachel
Leo Bidingers
Richard Connors
Hermon Becker
Cawker City
Vern Swallow
J. M. O'Connor
Burlington
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Jack Robin
Associated Press
Missouri
Reno
John Pickens
Vermont
Charlton Insurance Agency
Kansas
Congress
Howell Cobb
Schendel Post Control
Lawrence, Inc
Haske
Tom Wilson
P. E. Bowlin
Oversbrook
McConnell
ST. Lawrence
N. Y
Raybert Thornton
Mgr
Journal-World Building
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