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Press release announcing Howard Hughes' purchase of the Sands Hotel

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1967-07-24

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Press release quoting Bob Paige announcing Howard Hughes' acquistion of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.

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whh001702

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0380_Box93
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Contributor: Paige, Bob

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whh001702. Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files, 1931-1997. MS-00380. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1445hk7k

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2014-04-30

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English

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RADIO TV REPORTS, INC. 1680 NORTH VINE STREET, LOS ANGELES 28, CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE: 213 HO 6-6124 TWX: 910-321-2498 FOR CARL BYOIR AND ASSOCIATES PROGRAM News STATION KABC-TV DATE July 24, 1967 -- 7:25 A.M CITY Los Angeles SANDS HOTEL PURCHASED BY HOWARD HUGHES (BOB PAIGE WAS SHOWN IN MEDIUM CLOSEUP SHOTS.) BOB PAIGE: "Multi-millionaire Howard Hughes has added the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to his growing collection of Nevada property. He bought the Hotel over the weekend for a reported $15 million. Hughes already owns the Desert Inn and is reported to have bought Almo(?) Airways, Incorporated, recently." OFFICES IN: NEW YORK ï DETROIT ï LOS ANGELES ï WASHINGTON, D. C. ï SAN FRANCISCO ï NEW ENGLAND ï CHICAGO