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Name: James R. Hoffa
Variant Name: Jimmy Hoffa
Birth Date: February 14, 1913
Death Date: July 30, c. 1975
Place of Birth: Brazil, Indiana, United States
Place of Death: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: labor union leader

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Biography of James R. Hoffa
1,277 words, approx. 4 pages
Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975") was the leader of the largest union in the United States, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He was zealous in his support of the Teamsters, often facing conflicts with law enforcement and union leadership. His...
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Biography of Jimmy Hoffa
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For four decades, James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa helped forge one of the nation's strongest unions. As president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971, Hoffa became a household name synonymous with the new might of unions in the...


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Jimmy Hoffa Summary
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Jimmy Hoffa February 13, 1913 Last seen July 30, 1975 Racketeer and Gambler Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa had a mutually beneficial, but unethical, relationship with the Mafia (Italian organized crime). He escaped fraud charges only to be convicted of jury...
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Jimmy Hoffa Information
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James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa (February 14, 1913 - probably died July-early August, 1975, exact date of death unknown) was an American labor leader and criminal convict. As the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from the mid-1950s to...


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The Washington Post
Jimmy Hoffa Vanished Into The Myth
07/17/2003: 756 words, approx. 3 pages
Police in Hampton Township, Mich., were digging for Jimmy Hoffa yesterday. An informant who's been right before said Hoffa (or maybe parts of him) was under an above-ground swimming pool in some suburban back yard near Bay City, 100 miles from where he was...
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The Economist (US)
The rise of Jimmy Hoffa: labour unions.(James P. Hoffa, son of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa)
07/27/1996: 748 words, approx. 3 pages
James P. Hoffa is running for president of the Teamster's Union, promising a return to the union's glory days under his father, the missing Jimmy Hoffa. His opponent, the incumbent president, Ron Carey, says Hoffa will bring back the corruption that flourished under the...
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AP News
Airline Scraps Online 'Hoffa' Game
7/19/2006: 266 words, approx. 1 pages
An online game that poked fun at the FBI's hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's remains was shut down after a Florida-based discount airline received dozens of complaints from customers who felt the flight promotion was distasteful. Spirit Airlines launched "The Hunt...
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FBI director: Hoffa case will be solved
12/12/2006: 252 words, approx. 1 pages
FBI Director Robert Mueller said Tuesday the decades-old disappearance of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa will eventually be solved.Mueller spoke during a question-and-answer session with reporters at the FBI's Detroit office, months after an expensive search at a southeastern Michigan horse farm turned up nothing."We have...
 


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