Comedy and Variety Dates Across Las Vegas Venues
Joe Delaney Bob Newhart returns to Frontier then Riviera for a Christmas New Year date with Anthony Newley as co star and an April 77 fortnight with Joel Grey. Ed McMahon touring with Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter and more. Tropicana and Fremont reopen. Benny Barney Cork Proctor in pilot deals. Hilo Hattie and Rodney Dangerfield slated for Tropicana.
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Bob Newhart
Frontier
Riviera
Anthony Newley
Joel Grey
Bob
Hughes
Karen
Richard Carpenter
Ed McMahon
Ed Torres & Co
Riviera Versailles
McMahon
Joe Layton
Mike Coyte
Ken
Mitzi Welch
Bill Witten
Carpenter
Dick Palombi
George Hernandez
Hilo Hattie
People of
Hawaii
Rodney Dangerfield
Angela Baccari
Tropicana Blue Room
Trop
Leo Lewis
Arturo Cassini
Alan
Folies
Fremont Hotel
Newton Brothers
Kaye Stevens
Bill Briare
Benny
Barney
NBC
ABC
Starsky & Hutch
Cork Proctor
Hacie
Dunes
Barney & Cork
Independent producers reshape hotel showrooms in Las Vegas scene
The Tropicana and Thunderbird hotels use four walling to lease rooms to independent producers who control shows and content while hotels supply space and services for a guaranteed fee plus a cut. Dick Clark and Redd Foxx drew 1,200 and 700 nightly crowds, while Dangerfield’s solo venture underperformed potential. If such producer brokerages spread, hotels risk losing control and profit. though current examples remain exceptions, the trend could reshape Las Vegas entertainment.
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Thunderbird
Dick Roman
Sandler & Young
Dick Clark
Redd Foxx
Rodney Dangerfield
Tropicana
Dangerfield
Las Vegas
Honolulu
Waikiki
UNLV Fall Festival Offers German Beer and International Acts
UNLV hosts a three day Great American Fall Festival from September 24 to 26 featuring Mark Spitz officiating a high dive aqua show, German beer and bratwurst, Franz Praxl’s German Band, and nightly Oktoberfest in the plaza. The event includes a national cross country invitational, Las Vegas Marathon, jazz ensemble performances, and arts exhibits with 15 000 expected attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Spitz
UNLV
Richard Cole
Cole
McDermott
Las Vegas
Franz Praxl
California
Brian Lampert
Army 20 Years Retired Officer Continues Jumping
Lt. Col. William J. Shelton of Las Vegas, retired after twenty years in the Army, will keep jumping as his parachute team remains on duty at Ft. Lewis Wash. His retirement ceremonies featured a free fall from 10 000 feet with the team.
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William J. Shelton
Las Vegas
Ft. Lewis
Shelton
Ft. Lew
Reno
Martin
Lasartin
W.S., Inc
Doe Martin Scofpy
Insurance Courses at UNLV Offer Agent Training
A seven course program titled Insurance and Practices at UNLV Education Division begins September. The series covers Economies and Social Share, Principles of Insurance, Property Insurance, and Casualty Insurance, preparing participants to qualify as insurance agents.
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UNLV
Conmuig
Ee Eee Leer Ears “Insurance and Practices
Jung
Bypass Drain Contract Tied to Yuma Desalting Plant Project
The Contra Construction Co. of Incline Village won a 4 416 420 contract to build the U S section of a bypass drain for brine from the world’s largest desalting plant near Yuma. Commissioner Gilbert G Stamm said the 16 mile canal will run from Morelos Dam to the border and connect with a 35 mile Mexican road to return treated water to the Colorado River system for delivery to Mexico.
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Contra Construction Co
Incline Village
U.S
Yuma
Gilbert G. Stamm
Bureau of Reclamation
Santa Clara
Mexico
Wellton-Mohawk
Stamm
Morelos
U.s.-Mexico
Colorado River Basin
Colorado River
Police seize blowgun weapons from three youths
Rocky Hill Connecticut police confiscate five foot blowguns named Safari Jungle from three children aged not disclosed. The weapons could pierce plywood and fire two inch needles at 200 foot range. Juvenile authorities take the youths into custody.
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Rocky Hill, Conn
UPI
United States
Rocky Hill
Myron Klewicki
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Nevada
U.S. Geological Survey
NASA
Eros Data Center
Sioux Falls
S.D
Joe Delaney
Elyaby Bird
Count Basie
Margaret Whiting
Dick Haymes
Aladdin Theatre
Sean
Quincy Jones
Brothers Johnson Ee
Ten
Abbe Lane
Sahara
Jory Lewis
Hilton
Alpha Delta Phi
Alpha Tau Omega
Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Zeta
the Student Hotel Association
Kappa Sigma
Sigma Chi
Sigma Nu
Robin Patterson
Jody Tenuta
South America
Columbus
New World
Gary
Tropicane
Eastern
W. Sehare
Hyke Riley
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