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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1977
Page
16
Thousands of spectators lined Fremont Street as the Las Vegas Jaycees opened four days of Jaycee Fair festivities at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Dan Perry and Nevada Jaycee leaders waved to the crowd while a young beauty displayed Nevada’s statehood insignia and Buckshot Starr rode two miniature horses among parade entries.
Las Vegas Council of the Knights of Columbus voted to support District Judge Keith Hayes who was disqualified from a Clark County jury trial over the alleged Mormon will of Howard Hughes. The motion, approved by visiting Judge William Forman, was led by Paul Freese citing religious prejudice. Sabas de los Santos said Catholics see no difference in the treatment of Hayes, while a KC spokesman apologized for a misstatement in the release and clarified the matter involved lawyers rather than media.
Hacienda Hotel owner Paul Lowden filed a federal suit seeking 1.6 million dollars alleging five men swindled him by promising a 17.5 million loan after he paid a 40 000 dollar commitment fee. He names New York attorneys George Berger and Kenneth Katz Ramon D Onofrio of Colorado Ernest Tottesy of Belgium and Joseph Bernard Dorey of England. Lowden seeks 1 million dollars punitive damages against Berger plus return of the 40 000 and 500 000 damages against the others with 100 000 actual damages.
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