Peaceful Nevada Democrats Convention Opens in Las Vegas
The Nevada State Democratic Convention begins in Las Vegas with over 900 delegates to elect national convention slates, adopt platforms, and choose officers. Gov. Mike O’Callaghan will deliver the keynote. Sen. Howard Cannon and Rep. James Santini slated to speak. California Gov. Edmund Brown to address. Sawyer remains unopposed for national committeeman as party leaders hail a more civil, unified tone.
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Grant Sawyer
National Democratic
Mike O'Callaghan
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Howard Cannon
James Santini
California
Edmund Brown
Sawyer
Las Vegas
Virginia Catt
Didi Carson
Paul Lamboley
Reno
Jimmie Carter
Jerry Brown
Carter
Brown
O'Callaghan
New York
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Nevada Law Clash Over Hughes Estate Sparks Delaware Move
The Nevada attorney general criticizes Summa Corporations push to appoint William Lummis as sole stockholder, arguing it sidesteps Nevada, Texas and California probate. He notes Hughes domicile was Las Vegas and highlights Delaware lax corporate laws as a workaround.
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Central Europe earth tremor kills dozens in five nations
A powerful 6.9 quake centered in northeast Italy devastates Friuli towns Majano and Buia, leaving 95 dead and 208 injured. Shocks ripple through Italy, Austria, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Germany, with thousands without water and many trapped in rubble. Emergency aid floods in as hospitals strain and roads close for responders.
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Gunmen Kill Nine in Mexico City Restaurant and Treasury Office
In a mid day attack, two men and a woman linked to a Communist League killed nine people at a restaurant and at a Mexican Treasury Department branch. Six security guards for Mario Vazquez Rana were among the dead along with a police lieutenant and two others wounded. Police launched a nationwide hunt.
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Camp Fund Seeks Donations For Needy Kids
The Sun Summer Camp Fund appeals for tax deductible gifts to support 660 needy children this year. Read letters from campers praising the program and list of recent donors including Memory of Tracie Bohat, Helen Weisberg, James Joyce, Jackie Fields, Stardust Hotel, and others.
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Paul
SUN Summer Camp Fund
South Highland
Las Vegas
Nevada
Tracie Bohat
Helen Weisberg
C. J
Lauretta Matthews
James A. Joyce
Bill Willard
M. M
Jackie Fields
Robert L. Petroni
Stardust Hotel
AnnonOne
Nevada DA vows prosecution if Hughes will is forged
District Attorney George Holt stated that if the document filed as Howard Hughes will proves forged, his office will pursue criminals if found. He emphasized civil litigation will not determine forgery, and noted preservation of photographic copies for potential court use. Noah Dietrich is named as executor in the estate dispute drawing forensic handwriting opinions.
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Will authenticity questioned in Hughes estate case
The Sun reports the purported will wavers between doubt and belief in its legitimacy. District Judge Keith Hayes schedules a May 21 hearing to decide on delaying proceedings or moving ahead with executor naming arguments. Summa Corp claims the document is phony due to numerous misspellings as it pushes William Lummis, Hughes cousin, to temporary administrator of Summa Corp shares.
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William Lummis
Howard Hughes
Keith Hayes
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Summa Corp
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Hughes
Lummis
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HOLT
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