Nancy Wilson Dazzles Riviera in Las Vegas Opening Night
The Riviera opens with Nancy Wilson hailed as the year's most talented singing lady. Johnny Rivers receives mixed notes for his Las Vegas debut, while industry figures and entertainers attend, including Hershey Martin's memorial, Shecky Greene, Ralph Bunche, and Betty Grable observing from ringside.
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Riviera
Nancy Wilson
Nancy
General Motors
Bill Bailey
the Riviera
Johnny Rivers
Las Vegas
Lad
Hershey Martin
William Morris Agency
Beverly Hills
Fourth Estate
T-Bird
Pete Fox
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Jack Soo
Jackie Kannon
Manhattan
Soo
Tony Franciosa
Shecky Greene
Herbie Dell
Herbie
Rangerettes
Chicago
Shecky
Artery
Ralph Bunche
Dinah Shore
The
Betty Grable
Trusty Fined $100 For Celebrating on Fourth
Zollie Seals, 55, was fined $100 after police arrested him for drunken and disorderly behavior while off duty during the holiday weekend. He pleaded guilty in Municipal Court after being found shouting obscenities beneath a shade tree near a park.
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Trusty
Dula Center
Zollie Seals
Tunney to Speak at North Las Vegas Chamber Banquet
U S Representative John V. Tunney will give Nevada a first address at the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Installation Banquet at the Elks Club on Las Vegas Boulevard North. Ed Zorn becomes chamber president with Danl Phelps and Ivan Cannon as vice presidents and J C Stimson Jr as treasurer. Cedric Olson to MC the event. Tickets available at the NSW Chamber office.
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Las Vegas
Sen
Howard Cannon
Ed Zorn
First Western Savings and Loan Association
Nsw
Danl Phelps
Ivan Cannon
J. C. Stimson
Cedric Olson
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
Nevada Chamber of Commerce Association
NSV Chamber of Commerce
Fast Lake Mead Boulevard
Protest over Indian Springs sewer service and rates
Members of the Indian Springs Improvement Association told the county they oppose enforcing the sewer ordinance until issues with the service provider are resolved at a conference with Deputy District Attorney John Porter. Ralph Denton represented the association urging relief from mandatory hookups and high fees while Indian Springs Sewer Co. Inc. contends funds have been spent and that service can continue.
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Indian Springs
Ralph Denton
County Commission
Indian Springs Sewer Co., Inc
Denton
Robert G. Ballance
Marine Corps
Sewage Company
Remains Critical After Auto Collision In Nevada
Donald Juiliano, 6, remained critical Tuesday as he entered the fifth day at Southern Nevada Hospital. He and his 9 year-old cousin were walking along Koval Lane when struck by an automobile.
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Donald Juiliano
Southern Nevada Hospital
Koval Lane
Bad Day For Vegas Bandits
Three robbery suspects failed in a mid night heist at a Salt Lake Highway service station. Attendant Stanley Otis refused to surrender cash without a gun. Dean Sonnenberg fired toward fleeing suspects as sheriff deputies boxed in the car. The trio Ancil Tiles Roberts Arnold Barton and John Rennick all of nearby trailer courts were captured and booked for attempted robbery.
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Dean Sonnenberg
Ancil Tiles Roberts
Arnold J. Barton
John Rennick
West Vegas zoning hearings set for Thursday planning meeting
City Planning Commission will hear nine new zoning change requests and an extension of commercial zoning on Owens Avenue in West Las Vegas. Other items include tentative maps, plot reviews, and a drive in theater reclassification on Tonopah Highway as the panel weighs potential gaming zone expansions.
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City Planning Commission
Owens Avenue
Las Vegas
Tonopah Highway
J” Street
Highland Drive
City Commission
H" Street
Owens
Owens West
Highland
Winterwood Golf Course Contracts Awarded
County commissioners awarded two contracts for Winterwood Golf Course operations. Richard L. Dawes and Ray Arrington secured the bar and restaurant deal with a monthly guarantee of 600 dollars or share of sales, while Cartania Inc. won the 20 golf cart lease with its Desert Inn Hotel listing.
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County Commissioners
Winterwood Golf Course
Richard L. Dawes
Ray Arrington
Cartania, Inc
Desert Inn Hotel
Burglary Report at 1501 St Fight Street
Clayton FE Johnson returned from a week’s vacation to find his home burglarized. A ring valued at 240 dollars, 30 in banknotes, and 15 Kennedy half dollars were stolen. The article notes Owens Avenue gaming plans and local homeowner opposition near Highland Drive.
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Clayton Fe, Johnson
St. Fighth St
Kennedy
Highland Drive
Gragson Released From Hospital After Ailment
Mayor Oran Gragson left Sunrise Hospital Tuesday after a week of treatment for a chronic ailment. City Hall said he is feeling fine and will attend at least part of Wednesday’s City Commission meeting at 6 p.m. to preside over the session.
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Oran Gragson
Sunrise Hospital
Red Skelton A clown who composes music and polka
Red Skelton, famed as a comedian, composes and conducts his own music at the Sands Hotel six week engagement. He uses a portable tape recorder to capture ideas and collaborates with Don Ferris to transcribe and arrange scores. Skelton draws on continental flavors and aims to evoke both humor and emotion in his work. He is 52 and has written more than 400 compositions.
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Red Skelton
Man In the Raincoat
Lawrence Welk
Skelton
Sands Hotel
Don
Ferris
Ireland
Israel
South America
Japan
Italy
England
Mexico
United States
SUN
Walter D. Jenkins
the Sands Concert Hall
Jenkins
Las
Sahara
Sheriff's Department
Bert Leavitt
Wing Fong
Water District
Paradise Valley
Martin Black
Ed Phillips
Tom Wilson
Don Williams
Grant Stewart
Close Your Car Windows
Thieves looted three parked cars after motorists left windows partly open in the heat. Ronald G. Richardson of Seattle reported a portable radio worth 35 dollars taken from his car in front of a downtown bank. Donna M. Heiner lost a purse with 200 dollars, credit cards, and small items at Fantasy Park. Leon Hayes’s car on Jefferson Street was robbed of a record player and 14 records at a friend’s residence.
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Ronald G. Richardson
Seattle
Wash
Donna M. Heiner
del Monte
Fantasy Park
Leon Hayes
Jefferson St
Gerson St
City Commission Meeting Promises Wide Agenda Tonight
Las Vegas observers expect a crowded agenda as newly elected Commissioner Grant Stewart presides. Items include Diamond Tooth Miller seeking private eye practice, Jeff Cornish ambulance bid, and the mayoral administrative assistant choice amid factional speculation.
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Grant Stewart
Stewart
Miller
Jeff Cornish
Las Vegas
Fight Card Confusion Tops Monday Night Sports
Fight fans learned only at bell time which main event would headline as Johnny Brooks faced Kid Rayo while Gene Bryant versus Jorge Assumpiano was promoted elsewhere. The muddled ads and sport columns reflected a split billing for the evening's top bouts.
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Johnny Brooks
Kid Rayo
Gene
Honey Bear
Shrine Circus Tickets and Local Civic Notes
A column notes Shrine Circus tickets to support a good cause and urges returning unused tickets to police or sheriff offices for distribution to kids. It also mentions Joe Farber's plea for metropolitan government discussion, Sands Celebrity Lounge, drive-in theater film rumors, half dollar chip chatter, and motel versus apartment conflicts amid overbuilding.
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Shrine
Joe Farber
Southside Improvement Association
Sands
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Roy Stinedurf
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John B. Sawyer
Hayes Place
Decatur Boulevard
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Henry W. Reese
Wilson Avenue
H” Street
Miranti Investment Co
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Mathis
Santa Clara Drive
Donald J. Davenport
Brush Street
Evergreen Avenue
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Naomi Groft
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Twelfth
Bonanza Road
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