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...moment, Davis is secure within the medical institute fortress. In fact, he has a far more profitable part of the empire than Lummis. Still, the ultimate solution of the conflict depends on a Hughes will-if there is a valid one. George Francom, a personal aide, has testified that Hughes once mentioned he had drawn up a handwritten will. But when Francom asked about its whereabouts, Hughes, ever suspicious, snapped, "You don't think I'm going to tell you where...

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

...GEORGE FRANCOM, 62, friendly, soft-spoken and devoutly religious. Francom joined Hughes as a driver and guard after attending three colleges and serving in the Air Force Medical Corps. He has four children and spends his spare moments in quiet pursuits: reading books on religion, going on nature-study walks and, when Hughes was in the Bahamas or Acapulco, swimming and snorkeling. More than any of his colleagues, Francom agonized over his employer's welfare. "He wanted to minimize the dope Hughes was taking," Mell Stewart told TIME. "He wanted Hughes to get up and walk, exercise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Keepers of the King | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

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