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...true that they were dealing with a capricious, iron-willed man. They may argue that they were only obeying orders: Hughes wanted to live in utter privacy, away from the bedevilments of process servers and litigious lawyers hoping to cash in on his billions. He wanted, they may contend, protection from the prying press, which Hughes loathed with a passion. He also wanted isolation from the bacteria-filled world. Hughes was obsessed by a fear of contamination from other humans. Secretaries who typed memos that were to go to Hughes were ordered to wear white gloves while hunting and pecking...
Even though some adherents of the "hereditary influence" view admit that some of Burt's actual numerical data may have been falsified inadvertently, they still contend that his conclusions are correct...
...stands to pay $300 million in Texas taxes unless it can be proved that Hughes did not reside in Texas. Summa lawyers, together with Hughes' legitimate heirs, argue that before leaving the U.S., Hughes lived for several years in Nevada, where there are no estate taxes. They contend that he listed so many addresses outside Nevada that none of them apply. Thus Nevada, with its large Hughes holdings (hotels, casinos, 30,000 acres of undeveloped land), should be considered his residence, and Summa should not be required to pay taxes...
...Mormon Church, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Miami, former wives Jean Peters and Ella Rice, Boy Scouts, orphans and a gas-station attendant in Nevada, to name a few. Ten handwriting experts have attested to its authenticity, but it is being energetically contested by lawyers for Summa, who contend that the handwriting is a poor facsimile of Hughes' scrawl. They are believed to feel that the Mormon will, even though it could reduce Summa's tax liability under federal law, would also dilute Summa's control of the empire...
FOOD, DINING HALL WITH THE WORST AND BEST--Those who contend that the food served in Winthrop--or Lowell--or Leverett is worse than food in any other Harvard House are slightly off track. One central Harvard dining hall kitchen feeds into all three of these Houses, in addition to Kirkland and Eliot. All that differs in behind-the-counter food from one of these Houses to the next is the heat of the meat and the cool of the gruel...