Small Town Plans Hughes Museum

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RENO, Nev. -- Howard Hughes could have tied the knot with the Hollywood glamour girl anywhere. But the billionaire's obsession with privacy prompted him to marry actress Jean Peters in the remote mining town of Tonopah 50 years ago last month.

After failing in an effort to save the improbable site of the secret Jan. 12, 1957, wedding -- the L&L Motel -- a group of Tonopah residents has announced plans to commemorate the event by building a life-size statue of the couple.

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Small Town Plans Hughes Museum

The group led by Tonopah businessman Bob Perchetti also is pursuing plans to open a Howard Hughes Museum and Wedding Chapel across the street from the motel that was raz...

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