Las Vegas showbiz memoirs and deals from the Flamingo era
A columnist recalls Meyer Lansky arranging a Flamingo sale involving Al Parvin and Morris Lansburgh in 1960. The piece notes subsequent denials, later confirmations, and industry moves including Kirk Kerkorian, Tony Bennett, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Marty Allen. It covers Vegas headlines, theater bookings, and TV ventures.
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Los Angeles Times
Meyer Lansky
Flamingo
al Parvin
Morris Lansburgh
Lansburgh
Sam Cohen
Miami
Las Vegas
Cohen
Riviera
Sid Wyman
Charlie Rich and Company
The
Dunes
Miami Beach
the Sun
Morris Lansburgh and Co
Parvin
Morris Lansburgh and Company
Lansky
MGM
Kirk Kerkorian
LA Times
Caesars Palace
Tony Bennett
Europe
Count Basie
the Flamingo
Bill Miller
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Boyce and
Hart
Frank Gorshin
Jimmy
Jimmy Walker
Philadelphia
Marty Allen
Artery
Landmark Hotel
Marty
Jack E. Leonard
Friars
New York City
Leonard
Charleston
Fox
Sun Publishing Details and Rates Adheader
The Las Vegas Sun lists staff roles including president H M Greenspun and editor Bryn Armstrong. The notice lists circulation and advertising offices in Las Vegas and membership in press associations, with subscription rates of 3.50 for one month and rising to 42.00 for twelve months for continental U S delivery.
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The
Las Vegas Sun, Inc
Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
H. M. Greenspun
Ray Germain
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Haney Womack
Bryn Armstrong
Larrie Schmidt
Tom Odiskin
Gerry Appleby
Burt Bay
Douglas Ritchie
J. L. Dixon, JR
Post Office
Act of Congress
National Advertising
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Continental
United States
Five Las Vegans Remain in Jail on Narco Charges
Five Las Vegas residents arrested Sunday during a raid at Estelle Posner's apartment remain in county jail on marijuana and cocaine counts. Police say Posner Chin Gelinas Stewart were booked for possession and related offenses after two suspects tried to flee and another escaped. Burglaries logged include a color TV valued at 800 and other items stolen from several homes.
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Las
Gelinas
Stewart
Las Vegas
Jerry Kosbach
Ogden Ave
Latin American press freedom at a 20 year low says IAPA
Washington based IAPA official Ton Harris declares at the 25th annual assembly that press freedom in the Americas is at its worst since 1950. He cites eight nations and over half of Latin America under military rule with varying suppression from blackouts to censorship.
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Washington
UPI
Latin America
Inter-American Press Association
IAPA
Ton ©. Harris
Freedom of the Press Committee
Americas
Harris
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