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24 — THE HERALD, Mon., June 1, 1961 Teamsters fight over election candidates World.. page 16 LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPI) - Teamster dlssidenU, 000 a yur in salary and expenses, saying it was a union convention, filed a suit in U. S. District Court Friday to couniel Robert Baptiste attempted to defuse the suit, angered by the candidacy of Roy Williams as union of "labor inillionaires." prevent any interference. telling the TDU gi^ p it could distribute iiterature at president despite a bribery indictment, vowed to stage The group, which planned to hand out literature at the In a letter released Sunday, Teamsters general convention hall entrances and in the parking lot. floor fights for constitutional changes at the union's con vention opening today with a filmed message from President Reagan. Most observers believe Williams' election to a five- iiiiiiiiMiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiii year term as head of the nation's largest union is h Serving the foregone conclusion, but the dissidents have put up Manchester, Conn. Detroit dockworker Pete Camarata, S5, as an alter MEATS IN TOWN Manchester area Tuesday, June 2, 1981 native candidate. CHOIC The 22nd annual Teamsters convention, with 2,200 for 100 years 25 Cents delegates attending, opens with a filmed message from U Ia n r t|7a t7r H r r a lb Reagan, a personal appearance by White Hous<> special DELI SPECIALS assistant Elizabeth Dole and a memorial tribute to IMPORTED euau Frank Fitzsimmons, who died May 6 after 14 years as USDA CHOICE lat CUT union president. POLISH HAM * 2.69 . The dissident Teamsters for a Democratic Union, EWITZERLAND AM which has about 8,000 dues-paying members out of the 2 CHUCK STEAK .lb. million Teamsters, said Friday it would stage floor fights at the convention to make several changes in the SWISS CHOSE . * 2.99 union constitution because of Williams' candidacy. I U8DA CHOICE lat CUT M U CK E’S Williams, three other union members and a reputed Chicago mob figure were indicted May 22 by a M eral Struggle ends BOLOGHA .n>. grand jury in Chicago for trying to bribe Sen. Howard CHUCK HOAST .lb. Cannon. D-Nev. over trucking deregulation legislation. TOBIN’S MOTHER GOOSE Williams. 66, who headed the 700,000-member Central USDA CHOICE CENTER CUT Conference of Teamsters, has called the charges “a UVERWURST .lb. damn lie" and has produced private lie detector tests to SWEET LIFE SKINLESS back up his denial. CHUCK STEAK .lb. Among the changes the dissidents are seeking are the MEAT FRAHKS rank-and-file election of union officers and a require .lb. confrontation ment that bargaining agreements be ratified by a USDA CHOICE CENTER CUT OUR OW N majority of the membership. Currently, a tentative NEW HAVEN (UPI) - Police bulances and an emergency unit I came here 1 was about to blow my agreement take effect unless two-thirds of the COLESLAW .lb. membership vote against it CHUCK ROAST .lb. today overpowered a man armed were also at the scene. brains out, now 1 have someone to Camarata. the dissident TDU candidate, called with a shotgun who held 60 hostages Roxy Davis, 34, of New Haven, a go with me." Williams' candidacy "a disgrace for this union" and inside a convalescent home for nurses aide, was one of the first They made their way to a second particularly assailed his alleged mismanagement of the UNDERBLADE about seven hours. One hostage was hostage released. floor nurses station where two Teamsters Central States Pension Fund while a trustee PRODUCE SPECIALS injured. “1 was the only black sitting there employees were waiting to change for 22 years. He said Williams "turned it into a Mafia JUMBO A policeman hiding inside the nur (and I thought) he was going to shifts. bank." CALIF. ROAST .lb. sing home removed a shotgun from shoot me to show he wasn't Nelson qouted Giordano as saying, Williams resigned as a trustee under pressure from CANTALOUPE ....................................... 9 9 < Dominic Giordano, 59, and over fooling," she said. "Don't (obscenity) with me. This the Carter administration. In addition, a Senate sub powered the man at 6:35 a.m. The She qouted Giordano saying at one gun isloadcd. I'll blow your head off. committee has asked the Labor Department to make BONELESS SHOULDER STEAK shotgun discharged during the point, “If a cop comes down the hall If anybody makes a sound I'll shoot Williams answer allegations that he is tied to organized . 9 9 * struggle and Giordano was removed I'm going to kill 25 people." everybody." crime and violated his fiduciary responsibilities when CHERRIES ............................................... in a stretcher. Mrs. Davis said Giordano kept his "He had a shotgun pointed to my he was a pension fund trustee. LOHDOH BROIL ......... lb. It was not known if the man had shotgun cocked, chewed a cigar and back and pistol pointed to my face.” If he does not answer the charges adequately, the pan been struck by the gunshot, but a said, "When I get my daughter I'm Nelson said Giordano again el .recommended the government seek court removal of YEUOW or GREEN SQUASH . 5 9 * witness said it appeared he was un going to shoot both of her legs off so demanded to know if his daughter Williams as Teamsters president. TO P BLAD E injured. she won't run away from home." was on duty, and complained that he The dissident TDU group Sunday released a study ' Donna Lucas, 27, one of the Mrs. Davis said she started to cry had called the home for several days showing 38 Teamsters officials earning more than flOO.- hostages, suffered a shoulder wound and appealed to the gunman not to but was not told when his daughter STEAK lb. CUKES ................................................. 3 1 5 9 * and minor scalp lacerations in the kill her. would be working. scuffle. She was in fair condition at Fred Nelson III, 23. of North A nurse identified only as Donna St. Raphael's Hospital. Haven, said he was on duty as a offered to show Giordano his Giordano, described by police as security guard Monday night when daughter's time card but Nelson ■ lllllllB lItl "suicidal and homicidal," was Giordano, armed with a "shotgun said the gunman wasn't satisfied. Signature walking down a hall in the New and a silver pistol," forced his way Nelson said when Giordano's was Jolene and Qaston Pelletier of Summit Street are trying to stay Fairview Hall Convalescent Home into the the Fairview Hall Convales told the adminstrator's office was cheerful despite the news last week that Gaston was one of 1,000 with three hostages when Sgt. cent Home and demanded to know if locked, he said, "That's all right, if TUESDAY ONLY Pratt & Whitney employees laid off In the latest round of work cut Stephen Tiddei disarmed him. his daughter was working. Nelson the door's locked we ll blow the lock DOMESTIC COOKED Stay cheerful quoted Giordano as saying, “Before off.” of Khomeini backs In the commercial parts division of the aircraft. (Herald Tiddei, commander of New Haven's 48-member SWAT team photo by Courtney) ' and a 26-year veteran of the force, .lb. positioned himself against a wall in brings $800 side the building as Giordano and LEAN the hostages came through a door. Vincent to end When the door opened, the NEW YORK (UPI) — An anonymous collector of aircraft job hostages spotted Tiddei but kept spent a record-breaking |8(M for the signature of .lb. walking and gave no signs of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini — almost four GROUND BEEF recognition. Tid^i said as soon as times more than the price paid for the autograph of he saw the muzzle of Giordano's private calls Jimmy Carter or Beatle John Lennon. stetgun, "I pushed it away." The price for Khomeini's signature, written on an f^e Give Old Fashioned ISo Subatltute Tiddei said he jammed his AR-15 envelope sometime after the religious leader For Quality another crisis automatic rifle into Giordano's assumed control in Iran in 1979, is the highest ever Butcher Service ... throat. When Giordano drew a paid for the signature of a living person. pistol, Tiddei overpowered him. 80 in Southington and 60 in It was sold as part of an auction held Sunday that By Pat Courtney this week from their apartment, Giordano was removed from the on town line where they have lived for three Middletown have been affected. included autographs of Lennon and Carter, which STORE HOURS: Herald Reporter scene in an ambulance and nurses went for $225 each. A book signed by President years and where Jolene was raised. Workers first received official word who were scheduled to work a mor Reagan sold for a comparatively paltry $120. Mon. t Tues. til 6:00 317 HIgMand St MANCHESTER - When Gaaton The landlord needs to use the five of the impending layoffs on Friday, ning shift were allowed to enter the By Pat Courtney Herman Darvick, president of the sponsoring Pelletier of Summit St. got his pink rooms for himself. May 22, as they were leaving for the home. Herald Reporter tinue the practice, which he agreed Universal Autogaph Collectors Club, said Wed., Thurs., & fri. til 9.-00 slip from Pratt t i Whitney Aircraft Their new apartment will cost long holiday weekend. Police responded to the home in to do. Khomeini's name was auctioned to an autograph last week, it couldn't have come at a them $100 more than they've been “I'll be out beating on doors pretty the Fair Haven section of the city MANCHESTER — Terming im The business calls are forwarded collector from Long Island.