Teamsters pick Roy Williams as interim president in Las Vegas
Roy Williams, under Justice Department scrutiny for pension fund mismanagement, was chosen by the Teamsters executive board to serve as interim general president after Frank Fitzsimmons's death. Williams, 66, heads the Central Conference of Teamsters and vows a fair convention starting June 1. Jackie Presser already endorsed him, while Williams faces ongoing legal questions from a 1978 civil suit and FBI wiretaps.
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Plant superintendent undercover helped FBI indictments
A plant superintendent assisted federal authorities for months, leading to indictments of employees identified as John Doe. Employees were arrested in New York with $500,000 bonds. The companies allegedly paid him and sent him out of state to advance the conspiracy. In Cornwallville, Louis R. Valente, a former NYC transit cop, offers to rent a sheep for summer lawn care at 35 dollars, keeping yards neat and providing a part time pet. He farms 128 sheep near Catskill, Greene County.
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Ernest J. Rowe Jr
John Doe
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Cornwallville
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Greene County
Catskill
Winter wheat harvest hits record 2.08 billion bushels in 1981
The Agriculture Department reports the 1981 winter wheat harvest at a record 2.08 billion bushels, up 10 percent from 1.89 billion last year. The average yield is estimated at a specified level per acre, with winter wheat planted in fall and harvested in spring and summer, comprising about three quarters of the U.S. wheat crop as farmers expanded acreage to meet rising demand.
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