Witness Describes Desert Inn Scene In Hughes Departure
A witness testified he saw two small men lifting Howard Hughes and guiding him to a car after Hughes left the Desert Inn Las Vegas. Lovane Forsythe said a central figure wore a coat or bathrobe and that a man asked him to identify Hughes aides Pat Hyland and others. The testimony supports claims Hughes was spirited away, affecting legal battles over control of Hughes properties.
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Dob Maken
Pat Hyland
Forsythe
H. L. Crawford
Gal” Polie
Hughes Aircraft Co
Hughes
Las Vegas
Roy Crawford
Malieu
Nevada
Hughes Tool Co
Maheu
Sora
Nixon signs bill to grant Blue Lake lands to Taos Pueblo
In the White House State Dining Room on a Tuesday President Nixon signed the act transferring Blue Lake lands in New Mexico to the Taos Pueblo Indians. Present were Juan de Jesus Romero, a 90 year old spiritual leader, and Paul Bernal, council secretary and interpreter.
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Nixon
White House
Blue Lake
New Mexico
Juan de Jesus Romero
Paul Bernal
Blanket
Taos
Nixon asks help to find jobs for Vietnam veterans
President Nixon urged business, labor, veterans groups and governments to aid unemployed Vietnam veterans, citing a 9.1 percent jobless rate for 20 to 24 year olds and 18.1 percent for black veterans, against a national 5.8 percent.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
International Terror Attacks Reported In Saigon Hotels
In Saigon terrorists bomb two hotels housing U S officers and attempt to burn two jeeps. A U S Navy plane crashes off the Vietnam coast with six Americans and four Filipinos aboard. no survivors found. Four people injured in anti American strikes. Le Quy Don Hotel heavily damaged.
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Saigon
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
le Quy Don
Parliament approves law to curb trade unions in Britain
The British Parliament passed a bill to curb trade unions with measures to enforce labor contracts in court, outlaw wildcat strikes, require secret ballots, impose 60 day pauses on major strikes, streamline bargaining, ban closed shops, and shield workers from unfair dismissal. Prime Minister Edward Heath pledged to stand up to unions to protect the community's interests.
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London
Thesday Night
Wildcat
Power Blackoils
Edward Heath
Pope Paul VI Heads Low Fever Flu Lockdown
Pope Paul VI, 73, has influenza with a low fever and was confined to bed. Vatican spokesman said the illness is not serious and the weekly public audience was canceled to allow rest. British diplomat James Cross, freed after 60 days with kidnappers in Canada, arrived in Zurich with his wife for a Christmas holiday.
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Paul VI
Vatican
Federico Alessandrini
James Cross
Canada
Zurich
Switzerland
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