Las Vegas Beat by Ralph Pearl at Caesars Palace and beyond
Las Vegas gossip column recounts Phyllis McGuire’s unhappy press ties to Sam Giancana and past show memories with Marguerite Piazza. Alison notes Johnny Wolpert’s suicide, Frank Sinatra hailed as Entertainer of the Year, and Beverly Hills linked tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis McGuire
Caesars Palace
Johnny Carson
Underworld
Sam Giancana
Sam
Chicago
New York
Paris
Marguerite Piazza
Johnny
Piazza
Memphis
Frank Sinatra
Friars
Waldorf-Astoria
Bill Elliott
Dionne Warwicke
Los Angeles
Cindy Admas
Jolie Gabor
Mama
Gabors
Zsa Zsa
Eva
Magda
Las Vegas
Jamie Farr
Dean Martin
Grand Hotel
Jamie
George Raft
Hollywood
George
Bugsy Siegel
Raft
Bugsy
Siegel
Beverly Hills
Virginia Hill
Benny
NBC
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret Smith
Roger Smith
Judge Silent On Payoffs
A federal judge proposed keeping 150 government official names and 15 countries secret in the Lockheed payoffs case totaling at least $22 million. The judge urged coding of documents with names and countries, allowing SEC access only with court permission, citing FOI and congressional disclosure concerns. The hearing covered balancing investigation needs against disclosure risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
John H. Pratt
Lockheed
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Pratt
Freedom of Information Act
Congressional
Commission
Deinstitutionalize the Mentally Retarded Call Urged
Stanley B. Thomas Jr. urged deinstitutionalization at a Las Vegas luncheon with the National Association of Retarded Citizens. He warned against rushing community living without addressing reading bus schedules, money skills, and adequate services, noting volunteerism and spending must both be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley B. Thomas Jr
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Las Vegas
National Association of Retarded Citzens
NARC
Sahara Hotel
Gladys Kay Hall
National Association For Retarded Citizens
Ray and
Jane LaRoche
Milbank
S. Dak
Thomas
Stanley Thomas
National Association For Retarded
Ctizens
Stan Clawson
Milwaukee Bank Failure Tops Yearly Insolvencies
Milwaukee based American City Bank and Trust Co was declared insolvent in the year’s largest failure, with $145 million in assets. Marine National Bank of Milwaukee will assume most assets and liabilities after a $6 million premium and $94 million in government loans protected 35,000 depositors. The takeover, approved by FDIC, OCC, and Judge Warren, leaves American City main office reopening Wednesday as a Marine National branch in downtown Milwaukee.
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Washington
UPI
Milwaukee
American City Bank and Trust Co
Federal Governent
American City
Northern Ohio Bank of
Cleveland
James E Sauth
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
Frank Wille
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Marine National Bank of
Marine National
FDIC
U.S. Comptroller
Robert Warren
U.S. District Court
District
Wisconsin
Opening November sale space at 1138 S Decatur
A new opening in November will host over 30 shops all under one roof with prime space still available for non-competitive retail tenants. Contact 870 2952 or visit 1138 S Decatur for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Decatur
Laser beams may halt bleeding in GI ulcers
Dr William Rosenthal cited a paper by A M Waitman and colleagues showing laser radiation can stop bleeding vessels anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. He noted ulcers affect over 10 percent of Americans and that aspirin relates to bleeding ulcers, with 700+ attendees at the American College of Gastroenterology meeting in Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rosenthal
Las Vegas
Rosenthal
American College of Gastroenterology
Las Vegas Hilton
A. M. Waitman
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York
United States
Tion
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Ralph Pearl
William Glendon
Stanley Sporkin
Glendon
Carson City
Nevada
White Pine County
William Swackhamer
Arthur Anderson
M. Burrell Bybee Jr
Harry Landos
Kaye Kiraby
Lund
Swackhamer
Reno
Ely
Department of Language
University of Nevada
Milwaukee Bank
Marine National Branch
Wille
PTY
Bae LV
Las Voe
Barry Asnton
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