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James Riddle Hoffa (born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975, declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1957 until 1971.
He graduated from Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Minnesota in 1930. McLeod lived on a farm in Lewiston, Minnesota with his wife and family and had raised cattle, sheep, and hogs. He was also a businessman. McLeod served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1955 to 1962 and in 1965 and 1966.
Hoffa, a U.S. trade union leader and president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, disappeared on 30 July 1975 from the parking lot of a restaurant. It is believed he was to meet with the Mafia leaders Anthony Giacalone and Anthony Provenzano .
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Morris A. Shenker (January 10, 1907 – August 8, 1989) was an American lawyer best known for his connections to labor leader Jimmy Hoffa and Teamster funding of Las Vegas in the 1960s. Shenker was a Russian Jewish immigrant who arrived in St. Louis in 1922 with limited English.
Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975 and was presumed dead in 1982.. A presumption of death occurs when an individual is believed to be dead, despite the absence of direct proof of the person's death, such as the finding of remains (e.g., a corpse or skeleton) attributable to that person.
A post office called Lewiston has been in operation since 1872. [5] The city was named for Jonathan Smith Lewis, a pioneer settler. [6] Lewiston was incorporated in 1873. [7] Lewiston - the first stop on the Winona-Rochester stagecoach line - was an important source of support for those travelers. [8]
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