Hughes Leaves Seclusion Says Book On Him Is Fraud
Los Angeles AP reports Howard Hughes spoke by phone at a Los Angeles hotel and called the forthcoming autobiography a fraud. He said he plans to come out of seclusion, resume flying, seek public interviews, and has mixed health but a focus on medical research. Life magazine and McGraw-Hill defend the manuscript as authentic, citing a handwritten letter and endorsed checks.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Billonaire
McGraw- Hill Book Co
Life Magazine
Hughes
Somerville
N.J
Lawrence Kersta
Voiceprint Laboratories
Kersta
NBC
CBS
ABC
Bahamas
Las Vegas
Nev
McGraw-Hill
Hughes Too! Co
Nassau
Brittania Beach
Clifford Irving
Life
Marvin Miles
Los Angeles Times
Wayne Thomis
Chicago Tribune
Gene Handsaker
Associated Press
Vernon Scott
United Press International
Jim Bacon
Hearst Newspapers
Roy Neal
Gladwin Hill
New York Times
van Dyke
United States
Stands Cracked in Belpre and Parkersburg. Two Men Missing
An AP Wirephoto reports shattered windows in Belpre Ohio and Parkersburg West Virginia with two men missing and authorities seeking clues as investigations continue.
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Belpre
Ohio
Parkersburg
W. Va
Quote on living a modified life to avoid oddity
A speaker laments attracting excessive attention and explains choosing a modified lifestyle to avoid being regarded as an oddity. The remark reflects tension between personal expression and public scrutiny.
Heat grid on Madison Overpass fails in snow test
In Memphis AP reports the heated electric wire grid buried under the Madison Overpass pavement failed its first major test last February and ongoing technical problems left the bridge to be treated with cinders after a winter storm. Public Works Director Thomas FE Maxson questioned the cost of heating the grid versus using traditional cinders.
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Memphis
Tenn
Madison
Thomas FE. Maxson
City Public Works
Experts and Newsmen Conclude It Was Hughes Voice
In Los Angeles seven newsmen and two voice experts agree the telephone caller identified as Howard Hughes is the aviation magnate. Lawrence Kersta of Voiceprint Labs calls the match nearly certain after comparing with Hughes Senate testimony from 1947, while UCLA professor Peter Ladefoged says the voices are reasonably the same despite age. All seven reporters affirm they believe they spoke with Hughes.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Lawrence Kersta
Voiceprint Laboratories
Hughes
Kersta
Somerville
N.J
Senate
Ucla Phonetics
National Press Club
Washington
D.C
Peter Ladefoged
UCLA
Vernon Scott
United Press International
Wayne Thomis
Chicago Tribune
Neal
Robbers Kill Illinois Couple Near Highland
Madison County Sheriff says robbery motive likely in Sunday slaying of rural Highland couple. John Winet, 46, shot twice, found behind wheel on Illinois 160 near home. Betty Winet, 41, shot four times, found beside car in ditch. Wallet, purse, and Mrs. Winet’s jewelry missing. The couple leaves four children and had attended a party near Edwardsville. Highland lies about 30 miles east of St. Louis.
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Highland, Ill
Highland
Madison County
John Meeras
John Winet
Ilinois
Betty
Maeras
Winet
Queen Elizabeth becomes Seawise University disaster in Hong Kong harbor
In Hong Kong harbor the former Queen Elizabeth, renamed Seawise University, capsized after a fire that burned for hours. About 800 to 900 workers were aboard. 200 fled, nine Chinese workers injured. Officials consider arson or sabotage as possible, with bulk fuel tanks at risk of polluting the harbor.
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Marine Department
Tsing Yi Island
Cunard Line
Chapman College of Orange
Calif
Seawise University
Geoffrey
Marr
England
Milward
C.Y. Tung
Japan
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