Believe It or Not Las Vegas Celebrity Bits Flashing
A burst of offbeat notes from Las Vegas shows and stars. Eddie Fisher flung a watch at Buddy Hackett onstage at the Sahara while Julie Andrews captivates crowds at Caesars Palace. Mentions of El Rancho Vegas history, Joe Namath, John Davidson, Gabe Kaplan, and Telly Savalas color a collage of showbiz chatter. The column closes with a celebrity calendar: Basie, Wilt Chamberlain, Princess Margaret, Yastrzemski, and Dorothy Parker milestones.
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Buddy Hackett
Eddie Fisher
Buddy
Sahara
Julie Andrews
Caesars Palace
el Rancho Vegas
Sophie Tucker
Joe EB. Lewis
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
Joe Namath
John Davidson
The
Ministry
Gabe Kaplan
Paris
France
Bobby Sargent
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Telly Savalas
Ash Resnick
Coney Island
Paul Anka
Pablo
Los Angeles
UNLV
SUN Sports
Jerry Tarkanian
L.A. Lakers
Obie Oberlander
Otto Preminger
Count Basie
Wilt Chamberlin
England
Princess Margaret
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Kathy Lennon
Lennon Sisters
Dorothy Parker
Americans to face Soviet heroin smuggling trial in Moscow
Three young Americans Dennis Burn Paul Brawer and Gerald Amster go on trial in Moscow City Court for a multi million dollar heroin smuggling scheme. They allegedly carried 71 pounds of brown sugar heroin in false bottomed suitcases through Moscow airport on an Aeroflot flight from Kuala Lumpur to Paris. The case may carry up to ten years in prison.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
Aeroflot
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Paris
Lefortovo
Be ir ut Civil War Flares As Beirut Shelling Rages
In Beirut civilians endure around the clock artillery duels as Christian and Moslem fighters pound residential districts. At least 42 killed and over 85 wounded as schools and markets face shell fire while leaders vow to press the war.
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Beirut
API
Piero Cordone
Musseitbeh
Volkswagen plant near New Stanton gains momentum
Volkswagen chief Toni Schmuecker said final negotiations on a New Stanton Pennsylvania assembly plant are nearing completion after a preliminary master agreement signed with the state. He cited Pennsylvania’s incentives as decisive and noted VW will introduce a wide range of 1977 models in October, with price increases likely due to U S antidumping actions.
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Wolfsburg
West Germany
UPI
Volkswagen
Toni Schmuecker
New Stanton
State of Pennsylvania
Schmuecker
Ford
Pennsylvania
U.S. Treasury Department
Rhodesian Denies Raid On Refugee Camp
Rhodesia rejects charges its forces attacked a refugee camp and claims the target was a black nationalist guerrilla base. government officials say irrefutable evidence backs the claim and report casualties include guerrillas, Mozambique troops, and civilians.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPI
U.N. High Commission For Refugees
Mozambique
Alastair Sim Dies at 75 Led British Comedy Career
British actor Alastair Sim, famed for his double take and wit, died at home at 75. A stage and screen star from Scotland, he rose in Shakespeare and West End hits, starred in A School for Scoundrels, and mentored by Margaret Rutherford.
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Alastair Sim
London
UPI
Sim
Margaret Rutherford
Chichester
West End
Broadway
Scotland
Edinb College
Edinburgh University
Prospero
Shylock
Nellis Mum On Fighters
F-111 jet fighters at Nellis Air Force Base may be on alert for Korea but officials would not confirm. A Nellis spokesman said a precautionary move sent a squadron of F-4s and an F-111 squadron from Mountain Home to Korea. F-111s were limited to essential flights since July 30 due to engine issues with a re inspection in the second week of August.
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Nellis Air Force Base
Korea
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Washington, D.C
Nellis
Okinawa
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Idaho
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Lebanon
Kamal
Jumblatt
Arab League
Mohammed Hassan Ghoneim
First Western Savings
Volks Plant
Rhodesia
Capt. Hook
Naomi
Simmons
SEALY
Beautirest
King Koile Sleep
Herculon
Orner
Sleep Air Hotel
Maryland Parkway
Belopts
Nova Sun
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