Battle for Control of Hughes Empire
Las Vegas AP report notes two factions fight for Hughes Nevada holdings while Howard Hughes vacations in the Bahamas. Hughes Tool Co executives seek to prove a proxy signed by Hughes granting them full control of the $300 million empire, while Robert Maheu says a note and affidavits show he acted as trustee. Maheu was fired and obtained a restraining order to protect his stewardship of Hughes Nevada operations as Hughes allegedly fell ill in September.
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Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
Bahamas
Nevada
Hughes’ Authority
Hughes Tool Co
Robert Maheu
Hughes
Maheu
Tool Company
Desert Inn
Too
Washington
Howard Babcock
Bob
Tool Company Group
Paul Laxalt
Gaming Commission
Jack Diehl
al Benedict
Davis
Benedict
Chester Davis
Raymond Holliday
Frank Gay
Laxalt
Ray unveils minority job plan for Iowa 1971
Governor Robert Ray outlines the Iowa Plan 1971 to improve minority employment in the building trades. The voluntary program includes minority representatives, unions and management and aims to recruit train and upgrade workers for government and private contracts.
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Ray
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert Ray
State Board of Regents
Roger Maxwell
Hughes Investment Ties Spotted in Bahamas
Paradise Island figures prominently as Howard Hughes widens his Bahamian interests beyond a single project. Early reports suggested Coral Harbour or Paradise Island developments may lure his attention, but details remain cloaked in secrecy.
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Paradise Island
The
Bahamas
Howard Hughes
Coral Harbour
Hughes
Doves Push Amendment Once Again
Senators Church and Cooper plan to reoffer their amendment limiting presidential power in Cambodia as the foreign relations committee reviews President Nixon’s aid request. The move follows the Senate’s approval of a ban on US ground troops in Cambodia and precedes a staff report on Cambodia's conditions.
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Washington
Cambodia
Senate
Church
D-Idaho
Cooper
R-Ky
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Cooper Church
USS
Soviet Urges Quick Resumption of Middle East Talks
The Soviet Union called for the fastest possible restart of Middle East peace negotiations under U N mediation with Gunnar Jarring. It warned Israel and its Washington allies seek to prolong the no peace no war status while Egypt and Jordan pursue reconciliation efforts amid Jerash fighting. Dayan heads to Washington for Middle East discussions as Cairo Amman talks continue on the nine year old Egypt British firms claim.
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Soviet Union
Middle East
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Near East
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Communist Party
Pravda
Kremlin
Washington
Anwar Sadat
Hussein
Jerash
Moshe Dayan
U.S
Dayan
United Jewish Appeal
King Hussein of
Jordan
Nixon
Cairo
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Foreign Office
Unidentified Vietnamese Imposter Speaks at U.N. for Ten Minutes
An unknown man, posing as Laos' delegate, addressed the U.N. General Assembly for about ten minutes before security officials determined he represented no one. Identified later as Ngo Van Hai, a South Vietnamese lawyer in Paris, he was expelled after his credentials were questioned during a debate on human rights in armed conflicts.
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United Nations
UPI
Laos
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Ngo van Hai
Paris
Hai
Cuba
Algeria
U.S
Assembly
Edvard Hambrose
Norway
Explosion damages Lenin plaque in Munich
An explosion in Munich on a Wednesday damaged a commemorative plaque honoring Soviet revolutionary hero Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
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Munich
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Senate Panel Advances Social Security Benefit Bill
Senate Finance Committee completed work on a bill to raise social security benefits by about 10 percent for 26 million recipients, boosting the minimum to $100 monthly. Uncertainty remains due to numerous amendments and limited time before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Mansfield
Mont
House
Rail Strike Threat Could Hit Cedar Rapids Jobs
More than 1,300 workers in Cedar Rapids could lose jobs by weekend if the nationwide railroad strike begins at midnight. Penick and Ford Quaker Oats National Cars and Cargill face major disruptions as production depends on rail service. Plant leaders warn operations could halt within hours and trucks would only move token shipments.
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Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford
Quaker Oats
National Cats
Cargill
Oga Anderson
Penick
Congress
Forest Wolf
Wolf
Chemical Department
Quaker
National Cars
Kenny Kent
National
Bill Scharberg
Mail Embargo If Strike Called
Cedar Rapids post office officials said they would not accept par cels for non Midwestern states after 4 p.m. Wednesday. First class mail would still be forwarded. second third and fourth class matter limited to Iowa and eight neighboring states. Magazines and newspapers to other states also embargoed. Mail collected after 4 p.m. Wednesday will be held unless perishables must be returned.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Teply
Iowa
Arkansas
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Cross Reveals Dynamite Photo During Captivity
British diplomat James Cross, held by Quebec separatists for two months, said captors photographed him with dynamite sticks strapped to his head. He described sunless weeks of captivity, the shock of Laporte's death, and his uncertain, perilous wait to survive another day.
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London
James Cross
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Quebec Liberation Front
Cross
Laporte
House Narrowly Backs 81 Day Rail Strike Moratorium
Legislation to delay a nationwide rail walkout for 81 days cleared a divided House Commerce Committee and moved to a floor vote. The White House opposes an immediate wage hike. debate centers on whether to add a 13.5 percent raise to the delay.
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Washington
House Committee
House Commerce Committee
House Rules Committee
Ronald Ziegler
White House
Nixon
Brock Adams
Dwash
Commerce Committee
Committee
Harley Staggers
D-W. Va
House
James Hodgson
Senate Labor Committee
Hodgson
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Iowa Revenue Chief To Leave For Virginia Post
William Forst, 37, Iowa Revenue Director since 1968, is slated to become director of Virginia's department of taxation later this month. He previously served as executive assistant to Kentucky's revenue commissioner. His Iowa salary was $24,000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William Forst
Virginia Department of Taxation
Forst
Kentucky
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Hugh Scott
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