Odessans in Vegas Casino push targets Odessa Midland market
Las Vegas promoters touts a Riviera International Craps Tournament with a $65,000 first prize for the Odessa Midland area. International Gaming regards Texas as a key second market after California, with Dallas, Houston, and Odessa Midland highlighted. Travel agents say Las Vegas remains a top draw, and local firms use Vegas trips as incentives.
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Las Vegas
Permian Basin
Odessa-Midland
International Gaming
John Romero
Texas
California
Romero
Dallas
Houston
Atlantic City
Monte Carlo
Braniff
Mike Jolly
Midland
DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth
Jolly
Margaret Gillham
Lones Travel Service
Charles White
White Travel Service
Roberts
Odessa
Verna Drilling Co
Acapulco
Las
Marcus claims Texas chic and the Neiman Marcus mystique
Dallas veteran Stanley Marcus shaped the store’s bold Texas image starting in 1936 with a Dallas fashion show that wooed New York fashion editors. He believes the West theme will endure, noting Dallas and Texas as a lasting tradition that contrasts with New England’s echoed Pilgrim lore.
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Kathy Baker
Associated Press
Dallas
Stanley Marcus
Neiman-Marcus
Marcus
Texas
Herbert
New York
Southwest
West
New England
Herbert Marcus
Carrie Piease
Poland Declares State of War Under Jaruzelski Rule
Polish Premier General Wojciech Jaruzelski announced a government state of war and formed an army council of national salvation after police seized Solidarity headquarters and arrested leaders in Warsaw. He urged workers to end strikes, farmers to boost food production, and women to help ease the crisis.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Council of National Salvation
Warsaw Radio
Jaruzelski
Independent Solidarity Union
Solidarity
Army Council of National Salvation
Solidarity Union
Rioters dispersed outside War saw firefighters' school in Poland
Special police units with riot shields dispersed protesting crowds outside a firefighters' training school in War saw Poland on December 1 1981. The scene followed a Sunday appearance after Solidarity issued new challenges from the Polish Labor Union.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
CBS News hired Cambodian mercenaries to recover bodies
CBS News used a squad of Cambodian soldiers in 1970 to recover four slain newsmen from an ambush in Cambodia. Former CBS correspondent Jack Laurence testified the mercenaries faced no resistance. CBS officials confirmed the report. payment included about 20 to 30 dollars per fighter and 100 dollars for their commander.
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San Francisco
CBS News
San Francisco Examiner
CBS
Jack Laurence
Laurence
Examiner
Associated Press
Cambodia
Dave Miller
Saigon
Rome
The
Butterfly wing colors explained by microscopic structures
Sarasota based entomologist Arthur C. Allyn explains butterfly hues arise from microscopic wing structures acting as magnifying glasses and prisms rather than pigments. He notes structural color reflects ultraviolet light, influencing photography and film and aiding in mate recognition. Allyn will receive an honorary Doctor of Science at the University of Florida.
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Sarasota, Fla
Arthur C. Allyn
The
Allyn Museum of Entomology
Allyn
University of Florida
Chicago White Sox
Dartmouth
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