Word: teamster
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Died. Edward V. Long, 64, drawling, country-suited Democratic Senator from Missouri (1960-68), friend of Teamster Chief Jimmy Hoffa and crusader against Government wiretapping; after a heart attack; in Brookhill, Mo. Long was Missouri's Lieutenant Governor when he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Thomas Hennings. After a few quiet years in Washington, Long emerged as an energetic opponent of Government bugging, a passion he shared with Hoffa, who claimed that he had been framed by the Justice Department. In 1966 Long marshaled support for the Freedom of Information Act, giving private...
...president of Continental Airlines; Eugene Klein, chairman of the board of National General Corporation, and a Humphrey backer; and August Busch, chairman of the board of Anheuser-Busch-forsaking the party that ended prohibition. Almost as predictable by this time is the defection of portions of labor. Converts include Teamster President Frank Fitzsimmons; Kenneth Lyons, president of the National Association of Government Employees; and J.M. Calhoon, president of the National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, which gave COPE its single biggest contribution in 1970. The catch from show business includes Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, Danny Thomas...
...CRUSADER strode into Lowell Lecture Hall 20 minuets into surrounded by a smoky encourage of Teamster bosses. He wore a black suit, black shoes, a freshly ironed white shirt, and a silver striped tie. He sat impassively, his short, grayish hair combed straight back, while a Harvard Law School student gave him a lavish introduction. The New Crusader then walked quickly to the podium, cleared his throat, and launched into a compelling attack on the American prison system...
...from prison. Robert Kennedy turned over in his grave the Democrats cried foul, and the New York Times shuddered. All the fears, however, were groundless for the Lewisburg experience had made Hoffa a different man. No longer was he the power-hungry union boss who stood accused of embezzling Teamster funds or bribing stubborn juniors. He was now the New Crusader...
WHEN THE NEW Crusader finished his speech, he received a hearty round of applause from the 500 people in the audirace. The applause, however, was deceptive. The most hearty cheers came from a group of about 20 Teamsters who sat in the middle of the hall directly in front of their fallen leader. When local Teamster leaders in Boston first learned that the New Crusader was scheduled to speak at Harvard they asked the Harvard Law School Forum, which sponsored the speech, for 200 reserved seats in Lowell Lecture Hall. "We want to pack the hall for Jimmy," one Teamster...