Teamsters Pension Fund Probed Over Allegations of Gangster Control
A Labor Department auditing team is reviewing Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund records to assess possible gangster influence and whether corrective or enforcement actions are needed under new pension laws. The probe, announced to Sen. Williams, could expand to subpoena records and joint Justice Department actions. The fund has funded loans to resorts and casinos and Hoffa’s disappearance fuels scrutiny. Also, William C Fields III sworn in as assistant U.S. attorney in the bank robbery division.
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Labor Department
Teamsters Union Pension Fund
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Secretary of Labor
John T. Dunlop
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Harrison A. Williams
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Senate Labor Committee
Justice
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James R. Hoffa
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William C.fields
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Four Month Layoff Tests Missouri Family Fates
In Trenton Missouri Steve Counts laid off last April 28 faces four months of economic strain with mortgage car payments and two children. The family changes include tightened budgets fewer meals out less toys and delays in repairs and clothing purchases. Steve and Sarah weigh food stamps against pride and worry about bills while seeking work with limited options and contemplating money management once steady pay resumes.
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Trenton
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Sarah Counts
Steve Counts
Sarah
Joey
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Nurses protest keeps City Hospital hit by sick‑in
At City Hospital in St Louis nurses continue a sick‑in over staffing and equipment concerns. Administrators warn the 550‑bed facility could shut this weekend as nearly 60 percent of day shift and over 70 percent of second shift call in sick. Over 100 of 350 patients already face transfers to Koch Hospital and Truman Restorative Center as talks with city officials fail to yield an agreement on staffing and care quality.
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ST. Louis
City Hospital
James Sullivan
R. Dean Wochner
Health and Hospitals
Jacqueline Proctor
City Hospital No. 1 Association For Better
Koch Hospital
Truman Restorative Center
Wochner
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