Greenspun suit against Summa resumes with Hughes denial
The $142 million case centers on a 1967 $4 million loan to Hank Greenspun by Hughes Tool Co. later Summa Corp. Greenspun claims Summa officials recorded a 2,000 acre first deed of trust despite 1969 terms altering security. The trial before Judge Joseph McDaniels resumes after a 19 month recess with Maheu as a key witness.
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CY Ryan Elko
UPI
Howard Hughes
Summa Corp
Hank Greenspun
Las Vegas
Greenspun
Summa
Paradise Valley
Nevada
Hughes
Joseph McDaniels
Nevada Supreme Court
Bahamas
New York
Chester Davis
Bury
Robert Maheu
Houston
Texas
Atomic Energy Commission
Greenspu
Hughes Tool Co
Summin Corp
Greeenspun
Barbara
Paradise Country Club
Maheu
Richard Gray
Las Vegas Sun
Michael Maxakuli Named Publicity Director for Las Vegas Jaycees
Michael Maxakuli, a longtime Jaycees and press club member, was appointed publicity director for the Las Vegas Jaycees. He formerly served as editor of the Silver Dollar Magazine.
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Michael Maxakuli
Las Vegas
Jaycees
Maxakuli
Jaycees and Press Club
Silver Dollar
Juvenile Ordered To Trial In Robbery Case
A juvenile certified for trial as an adult was bound over to District Court on robbery charges. Lawrence Norris is accused of holding Burt Willey at knife point on August 18 at 2342 Pecos, with two others, taking guns and money after Willey heard a disturbance and then found three suspects in his yard.
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Lawrence Norris
Burt Willey
Pecos
Willey
City Commissioners Mull Front Door Mail Service in Mailbox Debate
Las Vegas officials weigh interpretations of Public Law 94 421 amid a federal mailbox dispute. City Attorney Chris Gellner argues the law grants homeowner choice while Postmaster James Bradford maintains curbside service only for homes built since mid 1975. A press release from the postmaster may follow if his view changes.
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Las Vegas
U.S
James Bradford
Bradford
Chris Gellner
City Attorney's Office
Gellner
Commission
Oregon
Attorney's
Sawyer Attacks Laxalt Religion Sparks Baptist Clash
Former Governor Grant Sawyer rebukes Senator Paul Laxalt for attacking Jimmy Carter’s Baptist faith saying such rhetoric has no place in modern politics. Sawyer notes Carter’s faith raises questions about gaming industry implications and compares it to Kennedy era tactics.
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Grant Sawyer
Paul Laxalt
Jimmy Carter
Laxalt
Carter
John Kennedy
Sawyer
Kennedy
Nelson Rockefeller
Baptist Church
Sen. Laxalt
Republican Party
Nevada
Las Vegas
Genoa Solves Taxes With Candy Dance Fair
Genoa Nevada hosts the Candy Dance festival a Saturday arts fair and buffet fundraiser for town projects. Tickets nine dollars fund water system snow removal dirt road grading and the volunteer fire department. The event originated as a street light fundraiser in the early 1900s and remains a long standing town tradition. A separate note explains a medical a kymograph device records motion of organs like the heart.
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Genoa
Carson City
Nevada
Judy Brierly
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25Th Street
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Ann Rd
Lamb
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Manuel Walter
North Main Street
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Survivor
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Camel Ce
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