Relatives Challenge Hughes Will as Major Hoax Claim
Nashville genealogist files first legal challenge in Clark County District Court calling Howard Hughes will a forgery. He represents about 11 relatives across six states and seeks FBI and IRS aid, alleging a conspiracy with insiders and former Hughes aides.
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Howard Hughes
Nashville, Tenn
William A. Jones
Hughes
Clark County
Felix Turner Hughes
Pittsburgh
Jeff Milton Hughes
Houston
Tex
Jones
C. Alex Meacham
Tennessee
Salt Lake City
AIM Leader Russell Means Shot on Yankton Reservation
Russell Means cofounder of the American Indian Movement and another AIM leader were shot and seriously wounded near Wagner South Dakota. Five suspects were arrested in Sioux City Iowa and charged with attempted murder. Means and John Thomas were treated in Yankton.
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James Weddell
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Wagner
FBI
Minneapolis
Frances Allen Archambeau
Terry Provost
Sioux City
U.S
Sioux Falls
Don Licht
South Dakota
BIA
Means
Thomas
Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton
Nevada DMV lauded as one of the most progressive agencies
Howard Hill director of Nevada DMV praises staggered vehicle registration and instant licenses as examples of progress. At the AAMVA Region IV meeting in Las Vegas he notes Nevada issues instant licenses, four year renewals, and two year renewals for seniors. Delegates discuss tying highway safety to department programs.
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Nevada
Department of Motor Vehicles
United States
Howard Hill
Las Vegas
Hill
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
AAMVA
Canada
Sahara Hotel
Fatal fall in Monroe smokestack kills four workers
Four construction workers from William Farrell Construction Co. of Toledo plummeted over 300 feet inside a Detroit Edison Monroe power plant smokestack. Victims Edward L. Sieler Jr. Pablo G. Ramirez Frank Montgomery and William M. Browning were identified. The cause remains unknown as authorities sealed the scene and a safety director noted shock among two surviving workers.
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Monroe, Mich
UPI
Detroit Edison Co
Monroe
William Farrell Construction Co
Toledo
Ohio
Detroit
Edward L. Sieler Jr
Temperance
Mich
Pablo G. Ramirez
Frank Montgomery
William M. Browning
Maumee
Gordon McMilton
McJilton
Disc Jockey Ricky Bourns Dies In Oklahoma City
In Ardmore Oklahoma UPI reports disc jockey Ricky Bourns 19 signed off his KVSO show then fatally shot himself with a 9 mm pistol. Officials ruled death accidental despite a stated final remark about three months left. Bourns had called his mother shortly before and planned to join the Oklahoma City police academy.
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Ardmore
Okla
UPI
Ricky Bourns
Fanny
Bourns
KVSO
Ron Worthen
Oklahoma City Police Department
Security Shields Alleged Hughes Will in Bank Vault
The article notes tight security as the alleged Hughes will is tested for fingerprints with powder that could affect tests. Handwriting expert John Harris would study it only with tweezers. The will will be moved to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police identification lab for extensive photographing. Judge Hayes says even as a possible fake it remains important as potential evidence in a hoax case.
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Keith Hayes
Jones
Hughes
Noah Dietrich
Los Angeles
John Harris
Las Vegas
Summa Declares Nevada Assets Safe From Sale
Summa Corp confirms no Nevada properties will be sold including seven Hughes casinos and Desert Inn expansion. Perry Lieber says probate will take years, operations remain normal, with 8,000 Nevada employees paid. KLAS-TV and Hughes aviation facilities proceed as planned. Licensing requirements noted by Nevada Gaming Commission official.
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Nevada
Howard Hughes
Summa Corp
Perry Lieber
Summa
Hughes
Hughes Hotels
Lieber
Desert Inn
Hughes Aviation
Klas-Tv
Reno
Mormon Church
Boy Scouts of America
Utah
Peter Echeverria
Nevada Gaming Commission
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Elizabeth Hughes McDugald
Nashville
Hughes Will Challenged
Indian Movement
Russell Means
AIM
Standing Rock Indian Reservation
Russell
DMV
Big George
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