This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1964
Page
11
A crowded list of performances at Las Vegas venues reports late evening to early morning shows. Acts include Holidays in the Orient at Intery, Les Poupees de Paris at Hacienda, Tony Bennett at Sahara, Sammy Davis Jr at Sands, and Le Lido de Paris at Stardust with additional appearances by Frankie Laine and the Commodores.
In Life magazine hype and Las Vegas chatter Ed Thorp is lampooned as a casino myth, while Cary Grant signs a one dollar a year pact as talent scout for the Dunes. The column also notes show acts, new openings, obits, and Milton Berle on Channel 8.
In a candid interview, Van Johnson discusses his cancer diagnosis, his humor helping him cope, and his resolve to undergo treatment quickly. He recalls past projects with Ava Gardner, including a scene from My Sister Eileen, and says he would love to make another film with her.
The page lists multiple lounge lineups including Vagabonds, Al Morgan, and Cathy Ryan across venues Flamingo Driftwood Silver Slipper Desert Inn and Thunderbirds. It also recalls Van’s earlier crash in 1943 and his comeback, recalling MGM work and Ed Sullivan show debut on March 22.
Stanford University Press releases a 1,740 page two volume work detailing 119,370 square miles of desert across four US states and Mexico. Authors are Stanford Professor Ira L. Wiggins and the late Dr. Forrest Shreve of the Carnegie Institution Desert Laboratory.
UPI reports on a New York theatre scene event with performances and notable figures shaping the stage arts in the city.
Next week brings Sponono at Cort on March 30 and High Spirits at Ab vin on March 3 followed by Anyone Can Whistle at Majestic on April 1. Off Broadway shows include The Blacks at St Marks Theater Four The Fantas ties at Sullivan Street The Im moralist at Bouverie Lane In White America at Sheridan Square Six Characters in Search of an Author at Martini que The Streets of New York at Maidman The Trojan Women at Circle in the Square The Caretaker at Players The Amorous Flea at York Jo at Orpheum Repertoire of Right You Are The Tavern and Scapin at Phoenix Blood Knot at Cricket.
In Buffalo New York during the Christmas rush a Post Office truck leased to Coder Service Inc was marked empty but contained 100 sacks of undelivered parcels totaling 500 items. Floyd H. Coder reports finding the parcels when showing the truck to a buyer. Postal officials say the parcels were sent out shortly after discovery.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.