"Between 1966 and 1968, Hughes built the greatest Vegas kingdom ever assembled. His investments in the city soon made him the largest single investor in the history of the gambling capital. His Vegas buying spree began with the $13.25 million purchase of the Desert Inn in 1967 ... four months later he bought the Sands for $23 million ...
"... He bought the Las Vegas television station KLAS, a CBS affiliate, for $3.6 million -- after frequently complaining to his aides about the station's policy of going off the air during the wee hours. Hughes wanted movies to be run all night. Moreover, he wanted his favorite pictures to be shown. With the Hughes purchase, all-night movies were a mandate."
-- from "Howard Hughes - The Untold Story" by Peter Harry Brown & Pat H. Boeske (p. 339)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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