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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Hughes left much agony behind for others. During his lifetime, he always played off both friends and enemies against one another and thus set the stage for the power struggle now under way. In the first months after his death, it seemed that the longtime Summa insiders and his heirs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Howard Hughes' Messy Legacy | 10/3/1977 | See Source »

Under the management of Davis and his ally, Summa Executive Vice President Frank William Gay, the company had lost a total of $132 million from 1970 through last September. One reason for the losses was the inexperience of Summa executives in running casinos and hotels. The estate's once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Howard Hughes' Messy Legacy | 10/3/1977 | See Source »

The question of admissions practices is difficult, as the ostensibly objective criteria of test scores and grades are never the sole determinants. The Court should not impinge on the flexibility of schools desiring a varied class make-up. Nevertheless, the use of race as a factor in admissions circumvents what...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Delicate Decision | 10/1/1977 | See Source »

What should remain clear about this particular case, however, is that in deciding in favor of the University of California the Court would not be forcing every other educational institution in the country to come up with quota programs. It would simply uphold the right of U.C. Davis and other...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Support U.C. Davis | 10/1/1977 | See Source »

Race, like geographic and economic considerations, has its place in determining that mix. Moreover, a decision against Bakke would not mandate that minorities hold only 16 places at Davis. Under no circumstances will we see a return to the days of restrictive quotas for minorities--as many non-black minority...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Support U.C. Davis | 10/1/1977 | See Source »

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