The Nation - News from Jan. 26, 1987
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A woman whose identity was protected by the FBI for 11 years says she saw ex-Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa enter a black Lincoln Continental at the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Oakland County’s Bloomfeld Township near Detroit on July 30, 1975, the day he disappeared, a Michigan newspaper reported in a copyright story. The Lansing State Journal quoted an unidentified FBI agent as saying he believes that Marjorie Jane Bissaillon, a nurse from suburban Detroit, will not be in danger for revealing her identity since her account did not result in charges.
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