Four Queens Opens in Las Vegas with Ribbon-Cutting Event
Las Vegas unveils the Four Queens at Fremont and Casino Center Boulevard with a 4 p.m. Thursday ribbon cutting by Mayor Oran Grayson. Ben Goffstein leads a celebration featuring a mortgage-free home prize, weekly $100 awards for 20 years, an eight-carat $10,000 diamond, mink stores, cars, boats, and color TVs as the two month event kicks off.
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Las Vegas
Four Queens
Fremont and
Casino Center Boulevard
Oran Grayson
United States
Celebrity Vegas notes and Hollywood updates from LA
In Beverly Hills Bernie Einstoss of Caesars Palace Los Angeles died of a heart attack an hour before a visit. The piece also tracks TV stars Milton Berle Don Rickles Eddie Fisher and Jackie Gleason related movements and events in Las Vegas Reno and New York entertainment circles with shows signings and upcoming appearances.
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Beverly Hills
Cocoanut Grove
Bernie Einstoss
Caesars Palace
Wilshire Boulevard
Bernie
Reno
Lake Tahoe
California
Milton Berle
Abc-Tv
Don Rickles
Viet Nam
Spike Jones
Helen Grayce
The
Sands Celebrity Theatre
Lou Rawls
Ipanema
Fremont’s
Eddie Fisher
Golden Hotel
Bill Harrah
Carol Burnett
Joe Hamilton
Stork
Jackie Gleason
Sheila MacRae
Tver
Audrey Meadows
Red Buttons
Henry Phyffe
Shopping Center Debut in Las Vegas Nears Launch
The grand opening of the first Lee Brothers supermarket at Bonanza Square Shopping Center is set for Wednesday. The 36,000 square foot store joins a 12,000 square foot Super X Drug Store in phase one, with growth planned to 40,000 by spring 1967 and further satellite shops.
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Lee Brothers
Bonanza Square
Bonanza Road
25Th Street
Ted Connolly
United Investments
Oakland
Calif
Las Vegas
Super X
Kroger Co
Connolly
Fred Halperin
Coldwell Banker Co
Wonder World
Decatur Boulevard
Paul Moore
Lee Brothers of
Nevada
William S. Lee
San Francisco 49Ers
Cleveland Browns
Ainsworth and McClellan
Pasadena
Ernest W. Hahn Co
Hawthorne
Two Women Face Jury Trials For Husbands Deaths
Bonita Hall Meehan 29 and Margaret Ann Walters 26 go to trial in separate district courts. Meehan faces voluntary manslaughter charges for shooting Robert Patrick 24 at the 5934 W Sahara home after he returned. Walters charged with murder for killing Arnold Rocky Walters 31 following an alleged beating. she is seven months pregnant and jailed without bail.
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Bonita Hall Meehan
Dist
John Sexton
Robert Patrick
Sahara
Clarence Sundean
Adventures in Paradise dinner dance planned in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas East Stake M-Men and Gleaner groups host a 7 p.m. dinner dance at Tropicana and Burnham Chapel with Carmen Meserarch Orchestra and steak prepared by the 24th Ward Elders Quorum. Tickets are $3 from M-Men or Gleaner.
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Las Vegas
M-Men
Laxalt Fumbled Says Demo Boss In Clark County
Carl Price, chair of the Clark County Democratic Central Committee, accused Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt of failing to support education. Price cited seven of eight Republican senators voting against Clark County education during a recent special session and criticized Laxalt for prior promises and silence on financial aid for schools.
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Carl
Curly) Price
Clark County
Democratic Central Committee
Paul Laxalt
Laxalt
Senate
Price
Musicians End Tahoe Reno Strike After Settlement
Musicians returned to work at Harrah's Tahoe Sparks Nugget and Harolds Club after a two day strike. Merle Snider of Reno Local 368 said a new contract set sidemen at 189 dollars for a six hour shift on a six day week. Local bands would be hired over traveling ensembles.
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Reno
UPI
Lake Tahoe
Merle Snider
The
American Federation of Musicians
Harrah's
Tahoe
Sparks Nugget
Harolds Club
Snider
Harrah
Jim Nabors
Patti Page
Harolds
Taxi Time and Civic Call for Safer Las Vegas Cab Service
Letter writers describe a near collision caused by a cab driver turning left from the right lane and urge Las Vegas residents to demand better driving conditions. They advocate uniforms and door service for visitors and criticize misleading local ads.
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Jane
Notre Dame
Las Vegas
Memo on pool safety fines for unattended children
Officials urge commissioners to pass an ordinance imposing stiff fines on parents who leave young children unsupervised near swimming pools. The memo stresses the risk and a potential lives saved.
Red Cross Swiming Classes Offered by Clark County Chapter
If you are young or old and want to learn to swim call the Clark County Chapter of the American Red Cross. They offer several swimming classes starting soon including a program for physically or mentally handicapped persons. Phone 384-1225.
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Clark County
The
American Red Cross
Medical Observations on Local Doctors
A fragment notes personal traits of physicians: Doctor Imboden is described as a philosopher, Doctor Kleifgen is praised for fine taste in clothes, Doctor Batdorf is noted as an expert in public speaking, and Doctor Jacobs is described as a quiet man.
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Imboden J
Kleifgen
Batdorf
Jacobs
Las Vegas Sun columnist photograph omission questioned
A memo questions why the Las Vegas Sun has started using photographs of all columnists except theirs. The note suggests there may be a double standard or oversight in image placement.
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Hank Greenspun
Las Vegas Sun
Memo Questioning Ed Kelly's Sideburns in Las Vegas
A brief memo asks Ed Kelly if he has the thickest sideburns in Las Vegas. The note frames a light, local-interest query about appearance and reputation in the city.
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ED Kelly
Las Vegas
Money Honey and the Poverty Aid Application
A reader reports receiving an application form for government anti poverty funds rather than a booklet. The six page form follows a request for information on unpaid bills and hints at filling it out. Quiet One notes Ken Pilkington of North Las Vegas has been unusually quiet, possibly due to his milk business.
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Las Vegas
Ken Pilkington
Sign of the Times and Local Snippets on the Strip
A collage of notes and harsh opinions from Las Vegas locals covers candid camera jokes signage at a men’s room mirror, a drive-in theater complaint about silent sound, hospital bidding buzz with doctor on committees, a Berlin Wall joke addressed to Arvey Alper, a Bernstein name mix up with a cab driver, Sheriff Lamb’s information department honor, Water District staff manners critique, and a complaint about a woman employee blowing smoke on a payable visit.
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Sign OF the Times
Water District
Sheriff's Dept
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Sid Fields
Vincent Lopez
Embassy Lounge
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Morty Gunty
Mills Brothers
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Riviera
Sammy Davis Jr
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R. C. Ham & Associates
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Paula MacDonald
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