Ed Sullivan Talked in Shadows of Desert Inn Clubhouse
The writer recalls Ed Sullivan at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, recounting his rise from New York sportscopy to television millionaire. Sullivan reflects on early career, Beatles buzz, and his influence on TV variety, including securing the Beatles for his show. The piece notes Sinatra and Carson rumored moves to the Sands for next season.
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Desert Inn
Elvis Presley
Trini Lopez
Richard Burton
Soupy Sales
Stone-Face
Sullivan
Fd Sullivan
Hibernian
Manhattan
New York City
New York Evening Graphic
Roz
Nevada
Port Chester
N. Y
Babe Ruth
Vinnie Richards
Bill Tilden
Red Grange
Jack Dempsey
Ty Cobbs
Babe Ruths
Dizzy Deans
Beatles
CBS
Ireland
States
Liverpool
Ed Sullivan
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
the Sands
Sahara
Johnny Carson
Sands
Big Western A Go Go Faces Beer Waiver Fight in North Las Vegas
City council stalls on a waiver to allow beer at Hartke Park for Western A Go Go Daze on September 6. Captain Munsell reported 12 to 5 committee vote in favor, but motion by Bud Cleland to waive failed for lack of second and the issue was tabled for a week. Local veteran Francis urged residents to demand public input while Jock Petitti cautioned about park precedence.
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Las Vegas
Bud Cleland
W. S. Munsell
Hartke Park
Munsell
Kd Francis
Francis
Jock Petitti
Robbers Strike Two Spots in Strip and Tonopah Bar
Detectives probe two armed robberies Monday night. A gunman robbed Imperial Motel clerk Bessie Gillis of 156 dollars after asking change for a phone. Hours earlier three men, two armed, demanded cash at 95 Bar, taking 224 dollars from bartender Orley Ingle.
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Sheriff's
Tonopah Highway
Bessie Gills
Imperial
Orley Ingle
F. Vegas Dr
Nevada teachers press pay hikes amid bus service threat
Charles Fleming of the NSEA says a $800,000 raise plan is needed for next year and may require eliminating bus service, freeing $500,000. He warns California and Utah pay levels draw teachers away, risking higher turnover and transportation gaps for over 7,000 Las Vegas students.
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Charles Fleming
Nevada State Education Association
NSEA
Fleming
Las Vegas Area
California
Utah
Thief Steals Cash and Guns in North Las Vegas Heist
A burglar who seized $300 from Mom's Kitchen in North Las Vegas also took two snub-nose .38 caliber revolvers. The thief fled Sunday night with the tin box containing both money and guns.
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Mom's Kitchen
Las Vegas
Polie
Governor To Plant State Tree In Capitol Ceremony
Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer will plant the state tree on the Capitol grounds in Carson City as part of a nationwide Unity Through Trees project. The event coincides with Interior Secretary Stewart Udall and other dignitaries planting a scarlet oak in Lafayette Park, Washington, and runs during the International Shade Trees Conference in its 42nd year. Sawyer will plant a pinion pine, Nevada’s state tree, with coordination by Kenneth Hadland of the Las Vegas Parks Department.
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Nevada
Carson City
Grant Sawyer
Capitol
Sawyer
Stewart Udall
Washington
Lafayette Park
White House
International Shade Trees Conference
Nevada Capitol
Kenneth Hadland
Las Vegas
Visitor Dies in Thrifty Mart Parking Lot
A 62 year old visitor, Robert L. Duncan of Baron California, collapsed and died yesterday at 1 40 p m in the Thrifty Mart parking lot at Tonopah and Bonanza He was rushed to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
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Thrifty Mart
Tonopah
Bonanza
Robert L. Duncan
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
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