Teamster Ripoff Cited in Senate Subcommittee Report
The report finds that New York City Teamsters were defrauded of 1.1 million dollars from a life insurance plan by organized crime linked individuals. It notes a longtime union officer was connected to underworld figures. Agencies urged to review for possible prosecution, with funds taken from 1970 to 1973.
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New York City
Senate
Departments of Labor and Justice
Internal Revenue Service
Ion
Louis Ostrer
Ostrer
Anthony
Tony Ducks" Corallo
Johnny “Dio” Dioguardi
Anthony “Hickey
DiLorenzo
Ruby Stein
Nicholas “Jiggs’ Forlane
Harry Davidoff
New York
Davidoff
Teamsters International
New York State Insurance Department
Humphrey Eyes Senate Leadership Bid Sparks Clash
Washington AP bulletin reports Hubert Humphrey considering a bid for the Senate Democratic leadership post vacated by Mike Mansfield. He could face conservative Sen. Robert Byrd, with Muskie and Hollings also pursuing the post. Byrd claims 33 of 62 Democrats support him, though others dispute the tally. John Glenn questioned how the outcome would depend on the presidential winner and the need for an articulate opposition or legislative liaison. The piece notes the race amid broader political maneuvering.
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Hubert Humphrey
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Humphrey
Robert Byrd
Minnesota Democrat
Byrd
Edmund Muskie
Ernest Hollings
West Virginian
John Glenn
D-Ghia
Angola to Hold Show Trial for 13 Mercenaries
In Luanda the new Marxist government begins a show trial for 13 alleged mercenaries who came to fight in Angola’s civil war. The accused include 10 Britons, two Americans, and one Argentine-born resident of New Jersey, with the prosecutor seeking the death penalty for all. The men faced capture after only days in the conflict, many unemployed or with troubled pasts, some never firing a shot.
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Angola
Africa
New Jersey
Northern Ireland
Vietnam
Daniel Gearhart
Green Beret
Kensington
Portugal
Costas Georgiou
Col. Callan
Scotland Yard
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Acker
Gustavo Marcelo Grillo
Buenos Aires
U.S
Democrats draft platform in secret despite open meetings rule
Washington AP explains that a 15 member platform subcommittee will draft the Democratic platform in three days of closed meetings here, though the party charter requires meetings to be open. Gov. Michael Dukakis will preside as the process leads to a full committee vote and a platform for the fall campaign.
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Jimmy Carter
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Michael Barnes
Kansas City
Full Platform Committee
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