Hughes Cousin Takes Over As Summa Corp Chairman
Summa Corp announces a leadership transition with Hughes Cousin assumed the chair as board meetings continue privately to address cash flow. The diversified holdings include hotels and gaming resorts in Las Vegas and Reno, real estate in California, KLAS-TV, Hughes Helicopter Division, Airwest Airlines, Archisystems, and two Las Vegas airports.
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Las Vegas
Reno
Nevada
Klas-Tv
California
Hughes Helicopter Division
Culver City
Calif
Hughes Airwest Airlines
San Mateo
Archisystems
van Nuys
Hughes Gaming
Harold's Club
Hughes
Marilyn Monroe Dies and Remains a Hollywood Icon
Hollywood notes Marilyn Monroe died of an apparent drug overdose 14 years ago. Her Westwood crypt draws hundreds of visitors monthly, with roses from Joe DiMaggio. Kontroversy surrounds her death while her legacy as a global sex symbol endures.
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Hollywood
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Westwood Memorial Park
Wilshire Boulevard
Joe DiMaggio
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Arthur Miller
Jim Daugherty
Los Angeles
McCarthy Backers Aim to Add Maryland Ballot Signatures
McCarthy supporters plan a legal challenge to force Maryland elections officials to accept more petitions. spokesman Michael Babcock says about 10,000 additional signatures will be filed to place Eugene McCarthy on the November ballot, countering state official Willard Morris who reported only about 75 percent of 63,000 signatures were valid.
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Annapolis
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
State Elections Board
McCarthy
Maryland
Michael Babcock
Willard A. Morris
Babcock
Morris
McPeak Sentenced For High Wire Walk
Aerialist Steve McPeak was sentenced to 10 days in jail and a $500 fine for his July 12 high wire walk at Yosemite Falls. He received three years probation and was forbidden from further stunts or interviews. He plans to perform in Japan and California after his sentence.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
UPI
Steve McPeak
Yosemite Falls
McPeak
Las Vegas
Yosemite
Japan
Kegon Falls
Tokyo
Anaheim Stadium
California
Harris Jury Deliberates Fifth Day In Hearst Case
In Los Angeles seven women and five men continued deliberations on 11 counts against William and Emily Harris amid a potential hung jury. If no unanimous verdict is reached, a mistrial could be declared and retrial pursued, with Hearst-related charges pending for January.
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Los Angeles
UPI
William
Emily Harris
Harrises
Superior Court
Mark Brandler
Ronald Pruyn
Middle Management Insurance Company
Pruyn
Brandler
Miss Hearst
Bus Suspects Plead Innocent in Chowchilla Kidnapping
Two suspects Fred Newhall Woods and James Schoenfeld aged 24 pleaded innocent in a packed Chowchilla courtroom to 43 counts of kidnapping and robbery in the July 15 abduction of 26 children and their bus driver Ed Ray. Richard Schoenfeld 22 sought bail reduction denied. preliminary hearing set for Aug 26. Ed Ray who helped the escape sat nearby as family and friends witnessed the affair.
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Chowchilla
Calif
UPI
Fred Newhall Woods
James Schoenfeld
San Francisco
Schoenfeld
Richard
Alameda County
Ed Ray
Livermore
Richard Schoenfeld
Justice Court
Howard C. Green
Ray
Woods
Green
Vancouver
Canada
Schoenfeld Brothers
Carolyn Ramsey
Viking Arm Soil Shovel Goes Haywire
In Pasadena the Viking lander’s long scoop arm failed during a soil sample run. The device extended 95 inches, grabbed soil, then froze as the sequence was auto halted. Scientists must decide whether to continue tests without guaranteed soil transfer.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPS
Mars
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Summa Corporation
William R. Lummis
Milton H. West
Frank W. Gay
William E. Rankin
Marilyn
Shadow
Keno
Harris
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Frank Sutter
Suda
Serihats
Maxiha
East Sah
Southern
Tra Ave
Viking Arm
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