Word: becks
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...member union, which represents not only some 1 million truckers and warehousemen but also hospital and brewery workers, food industry laborers, police and other municipal employees, and workers in many other occupations. In the 1950s the Teamsters were often linked to labor violence and racketeering, and their president, David Beck, was convicted of embezzlement, larceny and income tax evasion...
...Beck's successor, Jimmy Hoffa, remained under almost continual federal investigation by the Justice Department. In 1964 he was convicted and sentenced to a total of 13 years in federal prison for jury tampering, fraud and conspiracy in connection with pension-fund mismanagement. He began serving time in 1967 after his appeals...
...under the quiet guidance of Craig Patrick, who took over when the turbulent Freddie Shero quit in mid-season, the Rangers have emerged as a surprisingly strong team. With Barry Beck finally playing the kind of hockey he is capable of, and Ron Duguay playing much better than anyone ever dreamed he could, the downtowners will provide a tought barrier to the Isles' second straight Stanley...
...School officials said that racism is no more a problem at the Law School than in society in general. "I think the Law School probably reflects racism to a lesser degree than society as a whole," Phyllis Beck, vice-dean of the school, said...
With a 25-m.p.h. headwind and midwinter temperatures putting a sting in to the plushest of batting gloves and making a major leaguer out of URI's puff-balling Ron Barber, the Harvard baseball team dropped a 4-0 decision to the Rams at Bill Beck field here yesterday...