James Bond world meets Hughes affair in Clifford Irving tale
London columnist recounts a sensational saga linking reclusive Howard Hughes to author Clifford Irving. She describes a long, complex relationship with Irving, meetings in Ibiza and Mexico, a manuscript and rights sale to Life, and an upcoming grand jury testimony. She insists she never met Hughes and hopes her statements won’t harm Irving.
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Nina van Pallandt
London Sunday Mirror
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James
Howard Hughes
Clifford Irving
Clifford
Edith
Ibiza
Frederik
Bro
Ken
Chelsea
Nassau
New York
Mexico
Hughes
Los Angeles
McGraw- Hill
Life Magazine
Clfford
John Marshall
American Postal Department
Bahamas
England
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Appeals Court to Hear Richmond School Merger Case
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear an appeal of a lower court order mandating Richmond merge its largely black schools with white schools in two suburban counties. An accelerated hearing is set for April 10 with a stay on the merger to avoid the September 1 implementation.
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Richmond
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
State Board of Education
Henrico
Chesterfield Counties
Harrison L. Winter
Baltimore
Winter
Merhige
PSC Recommends Mountain Home Telephone Rate Rise
The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Tuesday recommended Mountain Home Telephone Co be allowed to raise rates to generate an additional 222680 dollars in annual gross revenue.
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Little Rock
State Public Service Commission
Mountain Home Telephone Co
Irving and wife dodge grand jury questioning in Hughes book case
Clifford Irving and wife Edith reportedly refused to testify before a federal grand jury probing fraud in the Howard Hughes autobiogram. They reportedly gave handwriting samples as ordered, with Irving invoking the Fifth Amendment and Mrs. Irving possibly invoking spousal privilege. Witness Richard Suskind also appeared briefly and won delay. Swiss authorities seek arrest and extradition steps for Mrs. Irving, following an international warrant.
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NEW York
Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard Hughes
New York Times Today
Irving
Helga R. Hughes
Hughes
Richard Suskind
Suskind
Majorca
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Emassy
Washington
Informa
United States
Bern
Mutt Gets Aid for Tudor for Arkansas Board Seat
Sen. Guy H. Mutt Jones of Conway led a group of four senators in introducing a resolution praising Keith Tudor of Arkadelphia for 14 years on the state Board for Mental Retardation and urging Gov. Dale Bumpers to renominate him. The Senate approved the measure without dissent as Tudor’s term expired last month and no appointment had been made.
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Little Rock
Guy H
Bumpers
Irish Disruption Day Brings No Violence
Northern Ireland observed a 24 hour disruption campaign led by civil rights groups with no major violence. Barricades blocked roads, fires burned in Coalis and Tyrone, and calls went out to flood long distance lines to England. Police reported ongoing attacks and internment protests continued with precautions to avoid clashes.
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Colin Frost
Associated Press
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Newry
Dublin
Coalis
County Tyrone
Civil Rights Association
Ardoyne
IRA
Londonderry
Dday
London
Birmingham
Manchester
England
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Hope School Board
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Citizens Committee For Better Quality
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