Entertainer Notes and Las Vegas Charity Concerns
A Las Vegas Sun column from 1970 reflects on Barbra Streisand and Liberace at the Riviera and Hilton venues, lists charity drives and calendar needs, recalls television and radio work, and previews upcoming shows at Caesars Palace and other casinos. It invites readers to donate to the SUN Summer Camp Fund.
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Barbra Streisand
Riviera
The
International
Las Vegas
Liberace
Hilton
Barbra
Lee
SUN
United Fund
Higher Cost Cited For Pipeline Route
Sierra Pacific Power president Joe L. Gremban says alternative routes for a Nevada to Idaho power pipeline would raise costs by 6 to 20 million dollars. Delay due to BLM route choices could push monthly expenses up to 520 thousand while continuing high priced generators.
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Idaho
Sierra Pacific
Nevada
California
Sierra Pacific Power
Utah Power and Light Co
Gremban
BLM
Sierra
Caesars Palace to host Flip Wilson two-week engagement
Comedian Flip Wilson opens a two week engagement at Caesars Circus Maximus on Thursday. Co starring with Wilson are mime duo Shields and Yarnell who headline their CBS TV summer variety series elsewhere.
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Flip Wilson
Caesars Palace
Wilson
Shields and
Yarnell
Franklin Will Speak At Annual Banquet
North Las Vegas City Atty George Franklin will headline the chamber banquet at the Silver Nugget Casino with cocktails at 7 p.m. and dinner at 8 p.m. Tickets available through the Chamber of Commerce. Realtor Jackson to be installed as chamber president with Hilda Covey as first vice president Don Ashton as second vice president and Harold Snyder as treasurer. Directors taking office include Barry Eisen Pauline Dewey Lou Tabet Richard Gillespie Lester Swenson and Glade Brinkerhoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Las Vegas
Atty
George Franklin
Chamber of Commerce
Jackson
Chamber
Hilda Covey
Don Ashton
Harold Snyder
Barry Eisen
Pauline Dewey
Lou Tabet
Richard Gillespie
Lester Swenson
Glade Brinkerhoff
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Delaney
Circus Circus
Tanya
Channel 13
Gene Kelly
Kay Medford
Ruth Buzzi
Gene
Kay
W. C. Fields
Peter Anthony
Lucius Beebe
Caesars Palace Circus Maximus
Helen Forrest
Cork Proctor
Harolds Club
Reno
Tony Bennett
Harrah's
Norm Crosby
Tahoe
Engelbert Humperdinck
Dick Capri
Sahara-Tahoe
Sparks
Caesars
Franklin
First Western Savings
Versailles
S&h
First Western Financial
Lincoln
Bill Maden
Mercury
Las Vegas Nevada
Blue Chip
Las Vegas Bivd
Boulevard Mall
Decatur
Vegas
Plaza Desert Inn
West
Charleston
Rancho
West Sahara
Las Vegas Civic Plaza Center
South
Boulder Highway
Henderson
Carson City
Elko
Ely
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corportion
FSLIC
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