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King Larry

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by James D. Scurlock


  Gabaldon, Guy, xxi–xxii, 234

  globalization, xi, xiv, 54, 159

  Gotas, Adonis, 166–69, 273

  GQ, xii, 38, 219, 224

  Gridley, Roger, 91–93, 94, 114

  Grizzle, David, 124

  Guam Business Magazine, 156, 211–12, 216, 243, 279

  Guerrero, Larry, 122, 150, 152, 264, 309

  Guerrero, Robert, 200

  Guido, 173

  Gutierrez, Carl, 188

  Hefner, Judge, 119

  Hill, Joe, 205, 208, 217–18, 228–30, 261, 280, 288, 310

  Hillblom, Helen, 7–9, 57, 291, 292–94, 292, 295, 298, 303

  Hillblom, Larry Lee, xii, xviii, 6, 113, 292, 304

  arrest of, xx

  as associate justice of CNMI Supreme Court, 147–48, 265

  Bank of Saipan purchased by, 89, 103, 307

  bankruptcy filed by, 158

  in battle with CAB, 41–42

  in battle with Loomis, 27–29, 35–36, 40–41, 49–50, 54–56, 61, 103, 152

  in battle with Pan Am, 74

  in battle with USPS, 68–70

  in cannery union, 9–10

  Carlsmith’s accusation against, 75–78

  as charming, 18, 20

  cheapness of, xiii, xix

  childhood of, 5–8

  congressional testimony of, 61–65, 66, 307

  Continental sued by, 110–11, 112, 114, 115, 118, 125, 126–28, 152, 308

  as courier, 12, 15

  diet of, 32

  disappearance and death of, xii, xiii–xiv, xv–xvi, xvii–xxii, 42, 181, 199, 200–208, 223, 224, 225, 233–37, 281, 293, 305, 309

  in dispute with Dalsey, 44

  DNA of, 228, 229, 239–42, 246, 257, 273–74, 281, 285–87, 288, 289, 310

  donation to Boalt Hall by, 146, 148–49, 150

  drinking by, xx, 115

  in first plane crash, xi, 166–69, 170–71, 177, 180, 240–41, 309

  as germophobe, 10

  golf played by, 102–3, 174, 179–80, 185, 189

  illegitimate children of, xix, 187, 204–5, 209–11, 213–14, 222–26, 227–29, 239–40, 245, 246–49, 254–55, 257, 261, 267–68, 273, 275, 276–77, 281–82, 283, 285, 288–89, 296, 303–5, 309

  injuries of, 170–71, 176, 241

  insolvent estate of, 267

  island purchased by, 72, 73, 77, 92

  JAL deal and, 140–44, 141, 150, 308

  Josephine’s relationship with, see Nocasa, Josephine

  Kingsburg service for, 202, 203, 301, 309

  in law school, 8–13, 15, 17

  legislation affected by, 120–23, 161

  Lorenzo sued by, 107–9, 124–25, 126–29

  medical records of, 239, 241, 246, 247

  in meeting with CAB, 30, 35

  Micronesia defended by, 102–3, 136–38

  Micronesian lawsuit against, 111–12, 125

  Mitchell’s complaint against, 157–58, 160–61, 177, 309

  money borrowed from DHL by, 217

  narcissism of, 124

  negativity and paranoia of, 22, 25, 29, 70–71, 150, 173

  operations on, 171–73, 175

  physical oddness of, 10

  and picture of girl, 183, 187, 188–92, 301–5

  as pilot, xix–xx, xxi–xxii, 57–58, 305

  political views of, 10, 15, 32, 66

  in relationship with Summer, 31–36

  in run for CNMI Congress, 118–21, 136

  Saipan house of, 113–14

  Saipan land bought by, 92, 93, 156–58, 160, 216

  sexual exploits of, xv, xix, 114, 117, 149–50, 173–74, 178–81, 182, 183, 191, 212, 217, 245, 247–48, 250, 267–68, 283–84, 293, 303, 305

  side jobs of, xiv

  as sociable, xiii

  successor hired by, 131–32

  tax investigation of, xix, 150–52, 162, 163–65, 217, 272

  tax theories of, 120, 121

  treatise on private carriers written by, 69

  UMDA purchase of, 98–99, 100–102, 104–5, 107–9, 129

  Vietnam business deals of, 176, 182–86, 206, 232, 244, 270, 272, 293, 308, 309

  vitamins taken by, 130, 180

  Wall Street Journal eulogy on, xi, xii

  wealth of, xviii–xix, 88, 132, 140, 141, 143, 144, 159, 163–64, 179, 206, 214, 243, 268, 270–71, 274–75, 303, 305

  will of, xiii, 195, 202, 203, 204, 205–6, 207, 254, 305, 307

  as worried about fax machine, 131

  Hillblom, Terry, 6, 7, 8, 288, 291, 300

  Hillblom & O’Connor, 151

  Hillblom Bill, Hillblom Law, 261–63, 273, 274, 278–80, 285, 289, 298, 303n, 310

  Hillblom Charitable Trust, 246–47, 286, 300

  Hillbroom, Junior Larry, 204–5, 209–11, 213–14, 222–26, 227–29, 239–40, 242, 246–47, 254, 257, 261, 268, 273, 275, 276–77, 281, 283, 285, 290, 296, 304, 305, 308

  Hills, Howard, 135–38

  Ho Chi Minh City Airport, 185

  Holmes, Lee, 118–20

  Hong Kong Postal Department, 51, 53

  Hughes, Howard, xvi, 34, 128, 305

  IBM, 17, 24

  Imeong, Naoko, 276–77

  insurance, 12, 16, 17–18

  Internal Revenue Service, xv, xix, 88, 93, 121, 176, 288

  Interstate Commerce Commission, 67–68

  In the Matter of the Estate of Larry Lee Hillblom, 153–55, 203, 260, 267

  Iranian hostage crisis, xiv

  Israel, Barry, 101–3, 104–5, 111, 183–84, 186–87, 227, 238, 244, 252–53, 270, 273–74, 280, 285, 286, 295, 296, 297, 299, 304

  Israel, Tam, 186

  Jane Doe, 245, 247, 251, 298, 304, 309, 310

  Japan Airlines (JAL), 93, 140–44, 146, 150, 156, 158, 159, 163, 271, 308

  Jascalevich, Mario, 281

  Jhocson, Domingo, 217, 218

  Jim (expat businessman), 177–81

  Jones, David, 243

  Jorgensen, Bruce, 165, 166–69, 170–71, 239, 273

  Joseph, Fred, 133

  Joy (Saipan desk clerk), 83–84

  junk bonds, 133

  Kara, Maya, 258

  Kennedy, Edward M., xviii, 61–65

  Kennedy, Jackie, 170

  Kennedy, Raoul, 297–300

  Kerwin, Dennis, 243

  Kingsbury, Calif., 5–9, 202, 203, 290, 291–95

  Kinney, Kaelani, 204–5, 209, 223, 274, 276–77, 281, 283, 296, 308, 310

  Klingman, Lawrence, 199

  Kosack, Rexford “Rex,” 243–45, 253–54, 256, 268, 270, 310

  Kroll, Blanche, 14, 20

  Kroll, Joy, 9

  Kroll, Max, 14, 20, 25

  Kroll, Steven, 9–12, 13, 15, 16–17, 19, 20, 24, 28–29, 35, 40, 44, 48, 51, 52, 54, 63, 66, 72, 73, 77–78, 132, 301

  Lamdong Provincial Government, 308

  Lancaster, Burt, 199

  Larry Lee Hillblom Foundation, xiii, 38, 266

  Larry Lee Hillblom Law Library, 153, 263, 303

  Larry’s Bar, 182, 183, 186

  Larson, Gary, 131

  Laureta, Alfred, 108, 124–26, 151

  Law of Trust and Trustees, 253

  Layne, Jack, 91–92

  letters:

  definition of, 54, 55, 67–69

  urgent, 74

  Lever Brothers, 130

  Lifoifoi, Amalia, 256

  Lifoifoi, Joe, 96, 98–99, 103, 104, 108, 111, 129, 161, 169, 188, 189, 204, 207, 250, 264

  deposition of, 246

  Hillblom’s estate allegedly hijacked by, 230, 244, 254, 255–59

  Hillblom’s first crash and, 170–71

  Hillblom’s illegitimate son and, 209–10, 262–63

  made consultant for UMDA, 308

  Little Red Book, 10

  Litton, Henry, 52–53, 54, 56, 69

  Long, Robert, 201, 233, 234–37, 240

  Look, 37

  Loomis, Charles, 27, 49, 50, 62, 100

  Loomis Armored Car v. DHL Corporation, 28–
29, 35–36, 38–41, 43–44, 48–51, 54–56, 59, 63, 70, 103, 152

  Loomis Corporation, 26–29, 33, 34, 38, 61

  Lorenzo, Frank, 100–101, 107–8, 112, 124–25, 126, 127–29

  Lott, Trent, 74

  Lufthansa, 142–43, 146, 159, 163, 271, 308

  Lujan, David, 218, 219, 219, 220, 222, 223–26, 227–29, 230, 231, 233, 238–39, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 246–47, 248, 249–50, 253, 269, 270, 272, 273–75, 276, 280, 281, 283, 284–85, 286, 288, 289, 295–96, 297, 299, 304

  Lungren, Dan, 267–68

  Lupo, L. Patrick, 30, 57, 58, 76, 93, 130–31, 139, 164n, 222, 246–47, 295, 300

  in battle with CAB, 70

  in battle with Post Office, 68–69, 70

  deal with Carlsmith written up by, 78

  deposition of, 244, 245

  and DHL’s deal with JAL, 140–44, 141

  Hillblom’s disappearance and, 202

  on Loomis case, 48–51, 54, 56

  Pan Am stock bought by, 74

  and proposed DHL merger with UPS, 132, 133–34

  shares of DHL taken from Hillblom estate by, 231

  subpoena of, 243

  Waechter fired by, 203

  Lynch, Charlie, 139

  Lynn, Robert, 17, 24, 307

  “M,” see Feliciano, Mercedes

  McCarthy, Joseph, 94

  MacPhetres, Samuel, 81, 86, 89, 117, 123, 233

  Mafnas, Jesus P., 224–25, 233, 234, 240, 259, 264

  mail, 53–54

  Management Resources International, 130

  Manlapaz, Luz, 250

  Mao Tse-tung, 10–11, 32, 34

  Marianas Variety, 203, 288

  Matson Navigation, 55, 70

  Mattawan, see DHL, International

  Michaels, Poe, & Associates (MPA), 12, 15, 27

  Microsoft, 24

  Middle East, xiv, 69

  Milken, Michael, 133

  Millard, Bill, 120

  Mitchell, Theodore “Ted,” 102, 104, 149, 155–57, 162, 165, 212, 245

  complaint against Hillblom by, 157–58, 160–61, 177, 309

  Hillblom’s estate sued by, 216–21

  Monterrey, 164, 271

  Moore, Kevin, 248–49

  Morrison Foerster, 145

  multinationals, xiv

  Munson, Alex, 151

  Naif bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Prince, 90, 93, 243

  Nakigawa, President, 103, 111

  Nanyo Ocean Club, 308

  National Association of Manufacturers, 69

  Nauru Building, 106–7, 108, 125, 157, 160, 162, 177–78, 217, 248

  Neufeld, Peter, 285, 287, 289, 296

  Nevitt, David, 161, 204, 206–7, 214–15, 228, 241, 244, 246–47, 253, 256, 257, 261, 283

  New York Times, 97, 104, 139, 146, 280, 281, 289, 293

  Nguyen Be Lory, 187, 296, 303, 309

  Nguyen Thi Be, 191–92, 301–4

  Nikko Hotel, 156, 157–58, 209, 270

  Nissho Iwai, 140, 141, 143, 271, 308

  Nixon, Richard, 15–16, 38, 55, 67, 103

  Nocasa, Jaime, 207

  Nocasa, Josephine, xix, 113, 115–17, 147, 155, 159, 178, 200, 201, 207, 210, 212–14, 239, 240, 241, 293, 297

  deposition of, 246, 251

  Nonan, Angelica, 289

  North Korea, xiv

  O’Connor, Bob, xvii–xxi, 106–9, 111, 112, 114, 116, 118, 119–20, 125–26, 155, 159, 176, 202, 212, 243–44

  Hillblom’s illegitimate son and, 211

  wedding of, xviii, xviii

  Office of Naval Intelligence, 257

  oil, xiv, 69

  O’Keefe, David Dean, 197–99

  Osborn, John, 203, 217, 220

  Otis Elevator, 55

  Ousterhout, Douglas, 170–75, 185

  Palace Hotel, 183, 188, 191, 308, 309

  Palau, xix, 121–22, 136, 161, 177, 225, 242, 261, 308

  Pan Am, 25, 74

  Paras, Gerry, 250

  Penoff, Jim, 171

  People of Micronesia v. Frank Lorenzo et al., 124–25, 126–29

  Phan Thiet, 184–85

  Philippine Airlines, 176

  Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, 28, 103

  Poe, David, 12, 16

  Pony Express, 53

  Popovich, Bradley, 239–41, 285

  Postal Service, U.S. (USPS), 67–70, 75, 94, 307

  postal strikes, 16

  Post Office Department, U.S., 67

  Presley, Elvis, xvi, 14–15, 220

  Public Land Trust, 165

  Putnam, Ross, 274, 277

  Rand, Ayn, 32

  Reagan, Ronald, 10, 122, 136, 308

  Realty Trust Corporation, 156

  Red Dragon, 183

  Restrictive Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP), 285

  resultant trust, 156, 161

  Rice, Joan, 199

  RICO, 111, 112, 162

  Riesenfeld, Stefan, 12, 125, 145, 150

  Riverside Apartments, 184–85, 191

  Roberts, Larry, 131

  Roberts, T. Glover, 101, 102, 104–5, 111, 112, 125, 126–27, 128, 152

  Robinson, Bill, 20, 63, 93, 243

  Roff, Sue Rabbit, 123

  Royal Mail, 53

  Russia, 121

  Saipan Cattle Corporation, 92, 274, 308

  Saipan Computer Services, 93

  Sands, Russ, 23, 57

  San Francisco Accords, 104

  San Roque Beach Development Corporation, 156

  satellite mail, 71

  Saudi Arabia, xiv, 69

  Scheck, Barry, 285, 289

  Schlater, Klaus, 142

  Schwartz, Steven, 243

  SDS, 31

  Seatrain Lines, 17, 44

  Securities & Exchange Act, 111

  Self-Determination Realized, 122–23, 127

  Sharp, 131

  Simon, Barry, 101, 124, 126–27, 128

  Simpson, O. J., 239, 278, 285

  Sirok, Jim, 166, 251

  SMART (Saipanese Mobilized on Article Twelve), 160–61, 165

  Smith, Fred, xiv, 131

  Somebody Is Lying, 281

  Sotheby’s, 220

  Soviet Union, 177

  Spice, John, 272

  Standard Oil, 24, 37

  State Department, U.S., xv, 86, 87, 104, 108, 135, 151, 189

  Summer, Carla, 31–36, 44, 45, 46–47, 54, 57–58, 63, 143, 247, 272–73

  Supreme Court, CNMI, 89, 147–48, 150–51, 155, 156, 157, 260, 263, 264–65, 274, 279, 298, 308

  Swaggart, Jimmy, 34

  Swope, William, 49–50

  Tan, Willie, 224, 230

  tariff schedules, 40–41, 44

  Tenorio, Froilan Cruz, 263, 278–79

  Tenorio, Joe (Joeten), 95, 98, 108, 115

  Tessier, Paul, 170, 175

  Texas Law Review, 69

  Thatcher, Margaret, 146

  Thomas, Ted, 55–56

  Thurmond, Strom, 64

  Time, 15, 100

  Timm, Robert, 50, 62, 100

  Tinian, 86, 106, 167, 170, 176

  Toan, Mr., 190–91, 192

  Trading with the Enemy Act, 184, 232

  United Micronesia Development Association (UMDA), 94–95, 96–99, 100–102, 104–5, 107–9, 129, 155, 157, 158, 161, 162, 204, 209, 210, 214–15, 256, 270, 275, 308

  United Nations, 102, 118, 121–22, 136, 177, 308

  United States v. Guerrero, 151–52

  United States v. Mafnas, 224

  University of San Francisco Law Review, 69

  UPS, 130, 132, 133–34, 139

  Utley, Garrick, 97

  Vanity Fair, 281

  Vietnam, xiv, 136, 162, 176, 182–87, 206, 212, 224, 230, 232, 244, 270, 272, 293, 308, 309

  Vietnam War, 10, 34

  Vo Van Kiet, 191

  Waechter, Annie, 203, 212

  Waechter, Joe, 231, 242, 268, 284

  deposition of, 246

  Dotts’s suspicions about, 217

  firing of, 308

 
Hillblom’s disappearance and, 200, 202, 203–4

  Hillblom’s estate allegedly hijacked by, 230–31, 244, 253–54, 255, 270–71, 283

  Hillblom’s first crash and, 170–71

  Hillblom’s illegitimate children and, 209–11, 213–14, 242, 247–48, 249, 261

  Hillblom’s will and, 205–8

  hiring at Bank of Saipan of, 309

  hiring at DHL of, 307

  in interview with Guam Business Magazine, 211–12, 216

  made president and CEO of DHL, 131–32, 307

  Mitchell’s lawsuit and, 217–21

  Vietnam business deals and, 186, 188, 189

  Walden, Bill, 130, 132

  Wall Street Journal, xi, xii, 6, 288–89

  Webster, William, 284

  White, Bud, 89

  Woodruff, Peter, 260–62, 264

  World Health Organization, 159

  World War II, 113–14, 132

  Wright, Charles Alan, 262

  Yakuza, 224

  Yap Islands, 197–98

  * Modern equivalents of illegal tie-ups would include code-sharing agreements between airlines that result in monopolies or near-monopolies of certain routes. Generally, such tie-ups are seen as reducing competition and allowing the partnerships to control pricing.

  * According to the ancient Chinese discipline of feng shui, green is the color of money or growth.

  * LORAN stands for Long Range Navigation and was a land-based navigation system using low-frequency radio transmitters in multiple deployment to determine the location and speed. LORAN was once used by the United States Navy and Coast Guard.

  * The name refers to an unfortunate incident aboard Magellan’s ship that left several of his sailors dead and Magellan gravely wounded. At first friendly, a group of islanders who had boarded the ship uninvited attacked the Spaniards when they tried to prevent them from taking the ship’s lifeboats, among other things.

  * Suicide Cliff is so named for thousands of Japanese civilians who voluntarily, or coerced by Japanese soldiers, leapt to their deaths upon being told that the invading U.S. soldiers would rape them; Banzai Cliff was the starting point of the Japanese army’s disastrous final charge.

  * In typical fashion, Hillblom incorporated a holding company to acquire his shares in UMDA. The name, which resulted in the appearance that Continental was suing the islanders rather than Hillblom, was clearly not an accident.

  * The Republic of Nauru—once known as Pleasant Island—which lies in the southern reaches of Micronesia, due east of Papua New Guinea, equidistant between the Marshalls to the north and the Solomons to the south, is the world’s smallest island nation. Its landmass covers just 21 square kilometers (8.1 square miles)—less than one-fifth the size of Saipan. Nauru is also the world’s smallest republican state and the least populous member of the United Nations. In the late 1970s, thanks to the discovery of large phosphate deposits, its suddenly wealthy king binged on all kinds of ill-considered investments, including the eponymous eight-story office building in Saipan capped by the revolving restaurant. By the mid-1990s, the king was broke and his island’s once beautiful landscape had been ruined by overmining. Desperate for cash, the king contracted with the government of Australia to run an off-site detention center for its most dangerous prisoners and dumped his overseas investments, including the building on Saipan.

 

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