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Hughes Will #43269

ABC Evening News for Wednesday, May 12, 1976
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(Studio) Another purported will of Howard R. Hughes turns up.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

(Las Vegas, NV) Will #3 is signed by witnesses. Grover Walker files will; says he saw Hughes last December in Albuquerque, NM, in good health. Will leaves all to Richard Robard Hughes, also known as Joseph Michael Brown. Man claiming to be Richard Hughes filed suit in New Mexico in 1975 trying to establish that he is illegitimate son of Hughes. Suit dismissed. Will #2 filed Tuesday Will doubted because Summa Corporation named as executor and will dated 3 years before corporation founded. Las Vegas court recs. letter from people with regard to Hughes estate.
REPORTER: Tom Schell

Reporter(s):
Reasoner, Harry;
Schell, Tom
Duration:
00:01:50

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