NBC News on Hoffa's disappearance and first House CIA hearing 7/31/1975

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YouTube has the Vanderbilt TV News Archive's recording of NBC Nightly News anchored by John Chancellor on July 31, 1975, with commercials edited out. Here is an outline of the program.

The top story was about President Ford visiting Turkey to discuss military aid. Later in the show were these stories:

(10:10) Former Teamsters president James Hoffa went missing.

(12:29) The House CIA committee held its first public hearing, chaired by Rep. Otis Pike (D-NY). Under oath, the U.S. controller general admitted to not knowing the CIA's budget. At the time, there had not been a formal audit of the CIA since 1962.

NBC's primetime entertainment programming that day led off with a variety special hosted by Gladys Knight & the Pips, followed by the 1964 movie Flight From Ashiya starring Yul Brynner and Richard Widmark.

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1. I had driven down that road that day.

Kept trying to think if I saw anything.
Remember Hoffa on a talk show back then. Lady said her husband had a graduate degree and wasn’t making as much as a one of his drivers. He replied that if wanted a better salary he would get him an application so he could earn more. I always remembered that with a chuckle.

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2. Channel 4 in Detroit on their " Click on Detroit" website has a whole documentary on Hoffa with folks who say they know

Exactly what happened and why.
I've always believed he was killed by some part of the mob and disposed of in a nearby trash incinerator. But with no proof.