Word: dietrich
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tighter dialogue. But they're forgiven. For there's a rare, healthy sense of humanity here, some cutting irony, a sizable dose of humor, and much well-considered social commentary. And besides, the ghost was there, and that alone is enough. Masiell's clearly not up there with Marlene Dietrich or Maurice Chevalier, and no, we are not at The Palace but I, for one, have never been closer...
COSIMA WAGNER'S DIARIES, VOL. I, 1869-1877 Edited by Martin Gregor-Dellin and Dietrich Mack Translated by Geoffrey Skelton; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 1199 pages...
Though the will contained misspellings and references atypical of the reclusive billionaire, onetime Hughes lieutenant Noah Dietrich, who was designated the estate's executor by the Mormon will, pressed the case. He engaged Los Angeles Attorney Harold Rhoden, who lined up several handwriting experts. All testified that the will was written by Hughes...
...sixteenth of Hughes' money to a former Utah gas-station operator, Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have picked up Hughes in the desert and driven him back to Las Vegas-and Dummar has since admitted that his story was false. Even so, Hughes' old estranged lieutenant, Noah Dietrich, who is named in the will as executor, and Dietrich's Los Angeles attorney, Harold Rhoden, contend that the will is authentic. Next week a jury trial is scheduled to open in Las Vegas to decide on the validity of the Mormon will. If the will is declared...
...Paul E. Dietrich, a member of the planning board, said last night the city council will probably favor a change in the zoning...