Word: giunta
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...worse. Smelling fertile soil, Ku Klux Klan national director Thom Robb of Arkansas and a few of his cronies made an appearance three weeks ago, attracting about 150 residents to a rally. "You hear people saying that the Klan sounds kind of reasonable, and that's scary," says Francis Giunta, head of the Dubuque Federation of Labor. Plan supporters held counterdemonstrations. Even the Guardian Angels showed up for a few days. At Dubuque Senior High School, police had to patrol the halls following several fistfights between blacks and whites. "The white kids thought their parents would lose their jobs...
...defunct Dubuque Packing Co. Though unemployment stands below the national average and tourism has nearly doubled in the past year thanks to riverboat gambling, few Dubuquers feel secure. "People believe the pie is shrinking, and they are not in the mood to share their piece," says Giunta...