Hoffa Missing as Police Probe Grows in Detroit
Former Teamsters leader James Hoffa is officially a missing person after his car was found abandoned near a Bloomfield Township restaurant. Michigan Governor Milliken and Oakland County Prosecutor Patterson voiced foul play rumors as investigators seek clues to Hoffa’s whereabouts and potential meeting with Mafia figure Anthony Giacalone.
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Teamsters
James Hoffa
Michigan
Hoffa
L. Brooks Patterson
Oakland County
William Milliken
Anthony
Tony Jack" Giacalone
Milliken
James P. Hoffa
FBI
Bloomfield Township
Giacalone
Economy seen improving faster as jobless rate dips
Washington AP reports the July unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent, a drop from 8.6 percent in June. Officials say the decline signals faster economic improvement than economists predicted, noting June's rate was overstated due to statistical aberrations and the true rate was about 8.9 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Marsico pleads guilty as sentencing delayed by judge
Anthony J. Marsico pleaded guilty to stealing 320431 dollars in state tax funds from the Elyria auto license bureau he ran. Judge Floyd Harris deferred sentencing for a pre sentence investigation with possible 10 year maximum while the grand jury continues its probe into the missing funds. Marsico indicated cooperation with the grand jury and the case involves a former convict linked to welfare and wealth from a cash flow reportedly tied to Marsico.
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Anthony J. Marsico
Elyria
Floyd Harris
Marsico
Harris
Joseph R. Grunda
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Elyria Man Completes Strait Channel Swim Despite Tides
Elyria teacher Jack Robertson, 25, paralyzed from the waist down, swam the English Channel in a grueling 18 hours and 40 miles of zigzags. He pursued a symbolic crossing, not eligible for Channel Swimmers Association records, and said he proved people with disabilities can pursue ambitious goals. His mother and trainers described his courage as the boat and tides complicated the final approach.
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Elyria
Jack Robertson
Folkestone
England
Robertson
Poals
Pacific Ocean
San Diego
Channel Swimmers Association
Jack
William Robertson
Golden Acres
Amherst
Ema
Tom
Don Philabaum
Alfred Philabaum
Briar Lake
Ford urges big cuts in bloc militaries at Helsinki
President Ford urged substantial cuts in East and West bloc forces and pressed Brezhnev to honor Helsinki human rights pledges. He warned of nuclear dangers and urged translating peaceful principles into action, saying peace is not a paper. Detente must be a two way street with both sides benefiting.
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UPI
Ford
Europe
North America
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Weather Forecast Sunny and Hot with Mild Tonight
Clear tonight with a low 70 to 73. Sunny tomorrow with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Rain chances 10 percent tonight and 20 percent tomorrow. Winds 5 to 10 mph variable tonight. Sunset today 8 45 p m. Sunrise tomorrow 6 22 a m. Details on Page 7.
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