Fingerprints Link Dummar to Hughes Will Forgery Claim
An attorney for Hughes estate said FBI verified fingerprints on the will envelope match Melvin Dummar, the Utah gas station attendant who claimed to have found Hughes wandering in 1968. The disclosure, raised at a Nevada court hearing, spurred calls to pause probate while authenticity is tested.
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Los Angeles
Melvin Dummar
Utah
Howard Hughes
Hughes
James Dilworth
Superior Court
Neil Lake
FBI
Dummar
Nevada Desert
Las Vegas
Dilworth
Harold Rhoden
Nash Dietrich
Lake
Rhoden
Salt Lake City
Mormon Church
Rhodesia crisis deepens as Geneva talks stall
Prime Minister Ian Smith said the Geneva talks are drifting farther from their aims and offered no real progress since opening in October. He rejected a new British plan for a direct British role in Rhodesia’s transition, including potential control of security forces, while white rule persists.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Ian Smith
Geneva
Peras
Itg Wr
Smith
Rhodesia
Richard
Anthony Crosland
Kissinger
London
Britain
Persdes
Ivor Richard
Washington
Henry Aer
Sweets scramble hall during two hour Scottsdale festivities
Las Posadas, a traditional Mexican Christmas celebration, featured in Scottsdale two hour festivities with a sweets scramble hall as one event. A photo on page 2 provides another view of the celebration.
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Hall
Scottsdale
Las Posadas de
Scottsdale Airport expansion plan eyed in public meetings
A public informational meeting on Scottsdale Municipal Airport environmental impact will be held at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts to discuss scope timetables and public involvement in studying a 3400 foot northeast extension and a parallel 3800 foot strip for small aircraft.
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Scottsdale Municipal
Scottsdale Center
Johannessen and Girand Consulting
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Swine Flu Shots Near 10,000 at Scottsdale Clinics
More than 9 000 people were vaccinated at three Scottsdale sites last week with Chaparral High School and Vista Del Camino Center among the busiest locations. County officials said total inoculations in the county reach about 103 000 as clinics continue in central and west Phoenix with vaccine available through private doctors and permanent county sites. It takes two to three weeks for immunity to develop and residents are advised to vaccinate promptly before flu season advances.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Chaparral High School
Scottsdale Senior Citizen Center
Vista del Camino Center
Scottsdale Senior Center
Vista del Camino
West
Phoenix
Victoria
S. Hibbert
Mesa
Scottsdale Council to Discuss Five Year Capital Plans and Water System
Scottsdale City Council will study a five year capital improvements plan totaling 26.3 million dollars and a separate five year water and sewer program worth 9.705 million dollars. The water project aims to serve future northeast growth with eight wells four pumping plants and new transmission and distribution lines. The capital program expects 29.1 million dollars in revenues over five years with a 2.8 million dollar surplus to support discretionary projects or reduce bond needs.
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Scottsdale
Center For the Arts
Northeast
Daniel Raby
Raby
Rodger P. Neve
Neve
Scottsdale Middle School Boundary Study Committee Formed
A 28 member committee will study boundary changes for Scottsdale schools including Kiva Cocopah Cherokee Soloma Hopi and Pueblo. chaired by Dr Thomas Kennedy the group will assess cost distance safety enrollment and potential site use with a Feb 1 deadline and final report to Supt William Randall.
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Scottsdale
Ted
Investige
Kiva
Cocopah
Cherokee
Soloma
Pueblo
McCormick Ranch
Thomas Kennedy
Carl Hilliker
Kennedy
Scottsdale Community Parent Council
Arcadia Parents For Quality Education
Middle School Committee
Arcadia Parents
44Th St
William Randall
Fourth District recount decision ends Mason bid
Tony Mason says he will not seek a U S House recount after losing to Eldon Rudd by 719 votes. Arizona courts refused the recount and the state Supreme Court let dismissal stand, leaving the matter to Congress which would take about a year and taxpayer expense.
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Tony Mason
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
Mason
Eldon Rudd
Pima County
U.S. House
Rudd
Arizona
Carter to name Blumenthal as Treasury secretary
Sources say President-elect Carter will pick W. Michael Blumenthal of Bendix Corp as Treasury secretary. He is an international economics expert with prior Democratic administration service. Cahill Pfeiffer, IBM executive, is likely to be named commerce secretary.
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Atlanta
Carter
Treasury
Bendix Corp
W. Michael Blumenthal
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
IBM Corp
Commerce
Story
Soares Socialist Party Leads Early Local Vote in Portugal
In Lisbon early returns show the Socialist party with 30.8 percent of the vote, below the 35.9 percent share in April's parliamentary election. Premier Mario Soares says city results should improve his party's overall standing.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Mario Soares
Socialist Party
Electors Aim to Choose President in Electoral College
Walter Minch of Parma Ohio and 537 other electors will cast the decisive votes that choose the next president, honoring the constitutional role of the electoral college over the popular vote. The piece notes the college’s long history and its distinction from the 79 million citizens who voted last month.
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Washington
Walter Minch
Parma
Ohio
United States
Minch
Electoral College
Story
Carter faces unfinished energy policy in transition briefing
Washington briefing to Carter aides highlights policy questions on offshore oil, Western coal development, fuel taxes, and the fate of the nuclear breeder reactor. Stanley Doremus notes transition problems may shape Carter policy. Henry Kissinger and Rhodesia transition discussions noted in the dispatch.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Carter
Stanley Doremus
Interior
Fire at Cassidy penthouse traced to cigarette
A smoldering cigarette is cited as a possible cause of the blaze that swept through actor singer Jack Cassidy's penthouse, killing him. The report notes sunny skies with rising clouds and highs in the low 70s and overnight lows around the 40s.
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Los Angeles
Jack Cassidy
Singer
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