Greenspun Sues Hughes Over Slander of Title Suit
The Nevada case accuses Hughes Summa Corp. of foreclosing on 2070 acres near Paradise Country Club Las Vegas after a 4 million loan default. Proceedings stalled since March 4 with deposition disputes and a Bahamian notarization. Trial date set for February 23 in Las Vegas if agreed, else Elko.
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Greenspun
Hughes
Hughes’ Summa Corp
Paradise Country Club
Hughes Tool Co
Summa
McDaniel’s Court
Nevada
Public glum over economy fuels confidence crisis
Washington reports show eight in ten believe a recession persists while most say leaders lie and both parties ignore people. Harris and other pollsters testified before Congress as they warned a possible US crisis of confidence not seen since 1933 amid inflation fears and mistrust in government economic action.
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Congressional Joint Economic Committee
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Cambridge
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United States
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Gallup Organization, Inc
TV Industry Files Family Hour Suit Against FCC Networks
Hollywood producers writers directors and actors sue the FCC, ABC, CBS, NBC and the NAB in federal court seeking to halt the two hour weekday and half hour Sunday family viewing rule. The suit argues the self regulatory censorship chills creativity and violates the First Amendment and the 1934 Communications Act. It seeks to prevent penalties on stations and to allow airing of controversial programs during the family hour.
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UPI
Hollywood
Federal Communications Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
ABC
CBS
NBC
Broadcasters’ Group
FCC
Writers Guild
The
Directors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
Robert L. Firth
NAB
Good Samaritan Saves Life Of Woman Driver
Jim Henson, 32, a Birmingham salesman, saved a woman and her grandson when he nudged his pickup into a driverless car at 50 mph, steering it into a guard rail and stopping it between the rail and a concrete wall on Interstate 159. The woman, Ester Stewart, 38, of Fairfield, survived after hospital tests.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Jim Henson
Henson
Ester Stewart
Fairfield
County Dads Sign New Merger Pact
Clark County commissioners approved a resolution endorsing the city county consolidation agreement. They plan moving to City Hall offices Monday after smoothing raffles in the consolidation controversy and resolving an Atty. Gen. List opinion that SB 601 provisions are unconstitutional. The commissions finalized contract details outlining consolidation procedures.
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Clark County
Atty
Robert List
City of
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Men Indicted on Obstruction and Racketeering Charges
A Federal Grand Jury indicted Gaspare Anedetto Speciale also known as Jasper and Dominic Ciotti on multiple counts including obstruction of justice and racketeering related to illegal high interest loans. Speciale faces eight obstruction counts and one corrupt organization count while Ciotti is charged with a single obstruction count. Bail totals $50 000 for Speciale and $10 000 for Ciotti.
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Las Vegas
Gaspare Anedetto Speciale
Jasper
Dominic Ciotti
U.S
Joseph Ward
Speciale
Ciotti
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