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Hughes empire a tangle of wealth and power in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas meeting of Howard Hughes insiders aims to untangle his vast, secretive holdings. Indictments over Air West dealings, looming inheritance taxes, and questions of who runs Summa and the empire loom. Lummis, a Houston lawyer, may emerge as top officer while plans surface for a possible unsigned will to channel wealth to a medical foundation.
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Wallace Turner
N.Y
San Francisco
Howard R. Hughes
Las Vegas
Hughes
Air West
William Rice Lummis
Houston
Chester C. Davis
New York
Summa
Davis
F.R. Gay
Nadine Henley
Lavar Mylar
John Holmes
Bahamas
Managua
Nicaragua
Vancouver
British Columbia
London
Nevada
Hughes Air West
Mexico
Pacific Northwest
Hughes Helicopter Division
Chancery Court
Wilmington
Lummis
Savings and Loan
Ventura Boulevard
Encino
Calif
California
San Fernando Valley
Andrews, Kurth
Henley
Gay
Robert A. Maheu
Harold
Long
Delaware Court