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Hughes Will / Dummar #488240

NBC Evening News for Tuesday, May 11, 1976
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(Studio) Another purported will of Howard R. Hughes found and mailed to Summa Corporation Will filed in Las Vegas, NV. 1st will leaves $100 million to UT gasoline station owner, Melvin Dummar. Report on Dummar.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Willard, UT) Ron Brown arranged meeting between Dummar and press. Brown's mother is Dummar's aunt by 2nd marriage. Bonnie Dummar had access to lot of Hughes information She was press representative for "Millionaire" magazine, which has extensive file on Hughes. Hughes co-pilot, Ed Lund, was source of most of magazine's information Lund and "Millionaire" publisher, Edward Kelly, wrote unpublished book about Hughes. [KELLY - says believes all of information in will could have come from magazine's information Notes Bonnie Dummar's involvement with magazine.] Story by B. Dummar appeared in magazine edition that featured story on Hughes and Dietrich. B. Dummar denies connection with will but refuses interview.
REPORTER: Roy Neal

Reporter(s):
Chancellor, John;
Neal, Roy
Duration:
00:03:10

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