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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1976
Page
1
Inmate Lowell Morris testified that tens of thousands of pills were peddled inside the prison and that former guard August Dreeson organized drug sales. Morris described pills identified as bennies, a Lake Tahoe contact for narcotics, and a $160 haul as he described the operation.
The second handwriting expert, John J. Harris, hired by Hughes cousins, said the will appears a rank forgery after testing the document for over three hours. His remark contrasted with the prior expert's conclusion and was relayed by attorney Paul Freese.
A political column debates Reagan Ford primary rhetoric on foreign policy with Goldwater defending Ford. It questions Taiwan policy, China relations, and the Shanghai communique, suggesting potential shifts and consequences for U S strategy.
Teamsters Local 995 members approve a four year contract retroactive to April 1 with the Nevada Resort Association covering about 500 workers. Front end staff like desk workers and greeters have a June 1 expiration. back end workers receive a $2.30 per hour raise with benefits over four years. Agreement mirrors other resort contracts set to expire in 1980.
John Harris, a Los Angeles handwriting expert, spent hours Wednesday testing the purported Howard Hughes will. Using photography and microscopic methods he concluded the document is counterfeit. The will had been removed from a bank vault and reviewed in a Clark County Courthouse jury room.
Judge Keith Hayes ordered strict security for a water stained three-page document claimed as Hughes will. The document remains in a bank vault at First National Bank and may not be cut, tested with chemicals, or inspected by curious parties.
Senate Intelligence Committee staff reports the FBI pursued a savage vendetta against Martin Luther King Jr from 1963 onward including wiretaps hotel bugs and an anonymous smear letter while planning a counter intelligence operation against his memory and his widow in 1969. The panel found no evidence the bureau was involved in King's assassination.
Children describe fun at a summer camp with Honda 50 bikes fishing belts and horseback riding. They prefer sleeping indoors and enjoy bus rides with music and nearby girls. The fund aims to aid 660 underprivileged kids and invites tax deductible donations to SUN Summer Camp Fund in Las Vegas with multiple donors listed.
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