Showboat expansion reshapes Las Vegas hotel and leisure
The Showboat hotel continues growth with 100 new rooms an Olympic pool and outdoor games as of 1983. Since its 1954 opening under William J Moore Jr control shifted to J K Houssell Sr in 1955. Key staff remain from early years as the project also adds a 24 lane bowling center in 1959 and expands to 36 lanes by 1961. Future plans include more dining casino and meeting spaces and parking.
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William J Moore, Jr
Desert Inn Hotel
J. K. Houssell, Sr
Tommy Thompson
al Huston
Alex Ancelo
Joe Sheehan
Dick Habbeshaw
Florence Carlisle
Joe Kelly
Las Vegas
of Nevada
New Showboat Rooms On Display At Hotel
Shown above and at left are two examples of 100 new Showboat Hotel rooms doubling capacity. The new rooms include suites kitchenette units connecting rooms and luxurious doubles and singles. Four classifications distinguish rooms Main Deck Promenade Deck Officers Quarters and Captains Quarters. Low rates persist at the Boat plus onus Vacation feature with special stores.
Brush Fire Threatens Homes Near El Cajon
A large brush fire south of El Cajon, California burned about 60 acres of desert brush and gross affecting the area. Foresters say the cause is undetermined. Borate bombers and hoses halted the blaze within a mile of residences with no injuries reported.
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el Cajon Desert
EL Cajon
Calif
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State Division of Forestry
Borate
Forgetful Firemen Run Controlled Burn Then New Blaze
In Sonora California a fire department staged a controlled burn around a cemetery. After finishing they left, and a second fire started anew, burning about a quarter acre.
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Sonora
Calif
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Britain’s Duncan Sandys on Malta independence talks
London Colonel Secretary Duncan Sandys opened Malta independence discussions and explained Britain lacks a domestic constitution but has extensive experience drafting constitutions for other nations.
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Duncan Sandys
Malta
Britain
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