Western-Style Gambling Club Opens in Peckham
London AP reports ex-newsman Michael Mordaunt-Smith opened Europe’s first Western style gambling hall called The Maverick in a former Peckham chapel. The $300,000 club features four blackjack tables, craps, chuck-a-luck, wheel of fortune and roulette with Western decor including longhorns and a noose. Staff include 90 young women in cowboy attire. The Maharaja of Baroda attended opening night.
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McNamara heads to Geneva for Geneva getaway
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara arrived in Geneva by plane from Washington for a week long vacation. U.S. sources said he plans to spend the time in the ski resort area around Zermatt, Switzerland.
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