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Getting Las Vegas Ready

Getting Las Vegas Ready

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Thursday, May 15, 2008 | 3 a.m.

Even though Howard Hughes owned much of the land that today has become the Las Vegas that people know and love, Bob Maheu reminds people that if it weren't for Hughes' death, much of that land would still be Hughes' and would still be a desolate desert.

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