Officials mum on Hoffa case in Detroit developments
In Detroit, Stephen Andrenta was ordered to testify before a federal grand jury probing James R. Hoffa's disappearance after claiming he was framed. In New York, Anthony Provenzano was indicted on charges related to a union kickback scheme. both events unfold as the Hoffa case remains unresolved.
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Detroit
New Jersey
Stephen Andretta
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Anthony
Tony Pro” Provenzano
Hoffa
New York City
U.S
Ralph Guy
FBI
Jersey City
Guy
Teamsters Union
Associated Press
Provenzano
Teamsters Pension Fund
New York
Teamsters Local 560
Union City
N.J
Hoffa Grand Jury
William E. Bufalino
Hospital overpays warm springs dry cleaning firm
Warm Springs State Hospital admits overpaying a Buttery cleaning firm by about 15 000 over several years due to contract wording and poor management. The state stopped the error, records were incomplete, and no criminal charges are cited. The firm’s name is not disclosed in available documents.
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Helena
Warm Springs State Hospital
Douglas Booker
Warm Springs
State Bureau
Butte
Beirut Battles Hit Hotel District As Toll Rises
In Beirut 287 dead this week as Moslem leftists clash with army commandos over the hotel district. Fire and explosions engulf the city as Premier Karami announces another cease fire amid factional splits and ongoing street fighting.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Parliament
Saint Elie Hospital
St. Georges
Phoenicia Intercontinental
Starco
Christian Phalange Party
Holiday Inn
Camille Chamoun
Hoffa tipster arrested in New Orleans
Clarence N. Medlin faced FBI arrest in New Orleans over a claimed $10,000 Hoffa body lead. CBS linked him to a Florida sea body claim, while investigators question veracity and trace money, with Medlin previously at a halfway house and linked to a Louisville car theft sentence.
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Hoffa ‘Tipster
New Orleans
Clarence N. Medlin
CBS
James R. Hoffa
FBI
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Detroit
Joseph T. Sylvester Jr
Medlin
Florida
Key West
Fla
New Orleans Times- Picayune
Sylvester
Raleigh
Miami
National Television Broadcasting Company
Louisville
Lewisburg
U.S. Marshals
Judge joins Christiansen to oppose Glasgow plans
Gov Tom Judge said he opposes a massive energy park at Glasgow, aligning with Lt Gov Bill Christiansen who described the federal study as flawed. The interview emphasizes skepticism toward the proposed development and its regional impact.
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Judge
Christiansen
Glasgow
Helena
Tom Judge
Bill Christiansen
Card game shows lose out in Helena
Lewis and Clark County Atty Thomas Dowling ordered five taverns to remove show down poker boards saying the game resembles roulette and does not meet Montana gambling laws. Dowling told operators to dispose of the boards after being asked for an opinion by Helena Police Chief Jack Williams. The move accompanies a broader Montana energy debate about a Glasgow Air Force Base complex and coal gasification plans to meet state needs.
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Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Atty
Thomas Dowling
Montana
Dowling
Jack Williams
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Glasgow Air Force Base
Judge
Glasgow
Canada
Father accuses doctors as infant dies amid NHS slowdown
In London a 5 month old girl died after being refused admission to two hospitals during a doctors wage slowdown. Father Harmesh Bhaula blamed clinicians for the death and urged action as autopsy planned. The strike has disrupted the NHS and involved about 5 000 consultants.
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London
Harmesh Bhaula
Sheema Bhaula
Nigel Salt
National Health Service
NHS
Democrats push six month no strings tax cut showdown
The Senate Finance Committee approved a six month extension of this year’s temporary tax cuts 14 to 4 despite a presidential veto threat. Democrats rejected Ford’s demand to link the cut to federal spending reductions and vowed to override a veto if needed.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Finance Committee
Carl Curtis
Rneb
Ford
Capitol Hill
Senate Democrats
Congress
Senate
Tax Demos
Arbitrator rules necktie rule for Social Security workers invalid
A federal arbitrator ruled that a necktie requirement for Social Security employees in the New York metropolitan area bears no reasonable relation to the job or office mission. The decision affects 110 offices in New York and New Jersey, following a challenge by the American Federation of Government Employers to managers' dress rules. The union contract covers 4500 employees and calls for attire in good taste.
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Newark Times
NEW York
New York Metropolitan
Sidney Wolff
New Jersey
American Federation of Government
Oyes
Ted
Possible 23 cent letter rate by 1980 discussed
Washington AP reports the possibility of increasing the letter postage from 10 to 23 cents by 1980. Postmaster Bailor cites inflation and policy choices, while the service weighs closing small offices and redrawing routes amid opposition.
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Washington
House Post Office
Bailor
Superman creators seek higher pensions from Warner
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, aging co creators of Superman, seek 20 000 to 25 000 yearly pensions from Warner Communications after offering 15 000, saying they deserve salaries parity with the era. They have received nothing from Superman profits for 30 years and live on low or no income. They plan a New York news conference with the National Cartoonists Society and others to press their case.
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Washington
Superman
Warner Communications Inc
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Siegel and Shuster
Jay Emmett
Warner
Emmett
New York
National Cartoonists Society
The
Academy of Comic Book Arts
Cartoonists Guild
Supreme Court
Siegel
Shuster
National Periodical Publications Inc
Washington Star
New York Times
Cleveland
Los Angeles
New York City
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