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CanON AND OFF THE RECORDDid you read the news story saying that Las Vegas was “in the black” to the tune of $314,000 dollars for the first six months of the 1968-69 fiscal year? May we further quote Art Trelease, same story, “The city is in good shape.”? Mr. Trelease is city manager. Try reading this side hv side with the statements of the city fathers as they thwart the will of the people anent the firemen’s pay raise. If their statements make sense to you. please explain them to us . . . Saturday morning’s SUN front paged Gov. Laxalt’s forecast that we would have a state surplus “as high as $11 million,” for fiscal 6S-B9! The Guv added, “When one (surplus) is developed, it should be used for other needs, —” Whether it be city, county, state or nation, don’t you, as a taxpayer, feel that government has become a one way street?Ed Allison did call us from Carson City to say that Gov. Lax alt had turned down alt appointments to federal posts in order to fulfill his “four-year contract” with the people of Nevada. The Guv’s aide also asked us to correct the erroneous impression that Gov. Laxalt had personally selected the high school band that would represent Nevada at Washington. D C., in the Inauguration Day parade. WesternHigh’s Warrior Hand was selected by a committee which did not include the governor. Only three high schools, Elko, Ely and Western applied. A major consideration was the promise of the Western High Rand Rooters that they would “underwrite”Rundus and Lt. Gov. Ed Eike spearheaded the drive. Everyone helped, with the major assist coming from the Clark County ConventionCenter Authority.The Rooters are still a few thousand dollars short. Send your contribution to the Western High Rooters ( lub, P.O. F»ox 4381. P.O. Annex,LV 89106 ... Ted Vesely told us on the KTOO Open Line that the Las Ve-Handle Expenses Despite Money Surplus?gas Youth Band did not apply, is backing Western 100 per cent, in fact, came up with their own contribution to the Rooters’ Fund. How about you? . . . Our other pets, the Las Vegas Ambassadors, were such a “smash” hit at Circus Circus they might be brought back again. Good Too bad they weren’t included on the Ed Sullivan CBS-TV show that originated “live” from CC . . . Marty O’Neill, al the Silver Slipper Wednesday night fights, pointed out to us that astronauts Borman, Lovell and Anders proved “that you can get out of this world alive: ”Sani (Eldorado Club) Boyd and his missus, the Norm Whites, and Joy llamann are back from the Nation’s Capital, bubbly, after observing, as official guests, the honoring of the astronauts . . . The news from Cottage Hospital re SUN sports authority Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder is all good. James is due hack home within the week for a short rest before a full scale return to action. El Greco learned that his was a large rooting section. We knew it all the time . . . Interesting question: Why didn’t Mayor Gragson reappoint attorney Robert Reid to the Municipal Bench? Political pundits, please note . . . Adman Hank Pesner, catalyst in effecting the announced merger of the PEN and AFT Teachers’ unions, will step down as PEN exec director in February . . . PEN member and Valley High teacher George W ard has an official invite to the Nixon inauguration.Caesars Checkmates, Ltd. are doing another of their many good deeds this afternoon with a concert after school at Gibson Jr. High with proceeds to go to the Western Warriors’ Booster Fund. The Nero’s Nook headliners did three other similar good deeds the same day they broke up our doings at the LV SUN Youth Forum in 1967. Then they did their regular three shows at CP’s NN. This is another reason why Bobby Stevens and Co. are on their way to becoming superstars . . . Davis and Reese, currently creating happy havoc in the Sahara Casbar Lounge, are also “never-say-no’s” when the cause is good for the community . . . Leader Lee (“Bailey”) Greenwood, Dan Bradley, Pat Dowlen, Jimmy Manone, Bill Monigold and Al Parra, known collectively as the Mod Squad, tore up last year's SUN Youth Forum. “This Is My Woman”, their first Dot Record release, is a Jan. 11 Cash Box Mag “Newcomer Pick”.When a fellow record collector played Chick Webb’s “Harlem Congo” for us in the mid-1930’s, we were impressed with the wayChick and his men swung. We turned the Decca blue label recordo\er and fell in love. Our affection and respect for the young lady who sang “He's My Guy”, the song |n the other side, has deepened with the passing decades. She is lor female vocalists what George Herman Ruth was for baseball. Jack Dempsey was for boxing and Louis “Satehmo” Armstrong is for jazz: the epitome. There is Ella Fitzgerald, all by herself, then the others. Ella is a Most Happy Elia this time at the Flamingo. Ella’s co-star and master story-teller, Myron Cohen, is in superb form; Lawrence and Carroll are a delightful dance duo, and the top drawer Russ Black hand is at its inspired best, enhanced for Ella with Tommy Flanagan, piano, Frank do la Rosa, bass and Ed Thigpen, drums. Superlative doings, it is a must-go Flamingo show.Myron Cohen is as smooth, as poised, as fresh as ever. He and the Thurs. midnight audience which included the Delaneys, had a lovely time together. Myron told us after that this engagement is a reunion for the Mills Brothers and himself. They co-headlined at the Thunderbird in the late forties . . . No singing group sings any better than the Freres Mills as they perform their musical magic in the Flamingo Casino Theatre. Tommy Deering and his Inner Circle are there, too . . . Two of the better looking new young ladies in town are Glenda Grainger at Caesars Nero’s Nook and Beverlee Reed in the Sahara Casbar 1 ounge. Each sings as well as she looks. Need we say more0 Glenda closes Thursday. She ll be back. Beverlee filled in for Dean Jones (very well, too) on the Buddy Hackett show last Friday.“Pzazz ’68“ closed yesterday. W e thoroughly enjoyed the Desert Inn dinner show on our birthdav Thursday. It was as fresh and* ' T ” T W . JL. ^“pzazz-y” as it was on opening week, many moons ago. “Many Happy Returns” has a black tie preview Thursday with an official DI opening this Friday . . . The Royal Show Band opened Friday with big (legit) business in the Stardust main room. It was a most pleasant surprise for the S’dust brass . . . Charlie Ottenheimer and some of his old crew are now in action at Danny’s Old Ranch on Tonopah H’way . . . All the best to “Pearshape”, Al. Allen, Poney, and Stunning in their new Club de Paris on Tropicana at Paradise . . . Twiggy is back at the Quorum Club . . . Closing shot: The local Democratic centralcommittee could honor a fine, deserving man and do a great deal to re unite the party at the same time, simplx In holding a testimonial dinner for Bob Baskin. Let’s do it. . . See you Tuesday.
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Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Mon, Jan 13, 1969
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