St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-06-29

Las Vegas, Nevada.-Dear boss:
The other week I told you that
I was about to get away again,
but this time I promised to write
while away and hope this will do.
This is the most fascinating city
in all the so states and those that
have visited Vegas will agree and
those that haven't will agree after
some day seeing it for themselves.
While you know that I don't
gamble, drink and love Anabelle
dearly-I have many puzzled -
why Vegas then? So if you read
on you may find the answer.
This is the city where the Amer
lean Legion will hold their con-
vention October 5th through 18th.
And the thousands that will attend
will agree that this is the conven-
ton city of the world.
Only in Vegas you can get abb
solutely free, a dozen or so shows
all in one night, the wonderful
lounge shows. For one drink which
costs less than a dollar-you can
see shows that costs thousands Of
dollars to produce.
You can get a six course dinner
for So and as low as 81 and see
the worlds greatest shows. If you
want to take in a midnite show
the cost is a So minimum plus
tax.
Only in Vegas can you eat the
most wonderful foods any hour in
the day for SO cents and some at
SIPS. With second and third help
ings.
At the Frontier Hotel you can
have a T-bone steak with all the
trimming and when you pay $3.50
check the cashier returns you a
buck Ito play the slot machine)
Vegas now has a population of
nearly 10000 with about 10000
900 tourists IL resort hotels, 35
commercial hotels, $50 motels and
more than 1900 modern rooms.
This is a city without clocks.
Where clocks are stopped. 1t does
business "a hours a day, every hour
in the day.
Like myself don't get any idea
for one moment that you must
gamble to really enjoy Las Vegas.
Millions come to this town every
year who never gamble only to
see the shows and enjoy the elm
ate and swimming pools.
This is Las Vegas. There is no
other place in the world like it.
There are about 5000 Negroes
in Vegas and the hotels and
shows are open to them like other
people since about two years ago
when the local NAACP got busy,
One owner told me: 1--WE ap-
preciate the colored business like
any others. When we count money,
we can't notice If it comes from
white or colored people.
Talent costs are high. A big at
traction may work in Chicago or
New York for $4,000 per week but
in Vegas its 20 or % thousand per
week.
Now more about the lounge
shows. There is no minimum
change. You can order one drink
If you wish for less than a dollar,
Or you can just sit around the
lounge without ordering anything
No one is hustled for either drinks
or gambling.
Dinner shows are presented In
large auditoriums like dining
rooms that seat from 400 to 800
Ny favorite show and it seems
most everyone's is the French i'm
ported lie Lido de Paris" at the
1,4OO room Stardust Hotel.
Some hotels feature a THIRD
show that starts at 2:3o am
Sounds late for show, doesn't 1t?
But time means nothing in Las
Vegas.
I have almost forgotten in case
you may want to know what II
cost to stay at one Of the dozen
big hotels. Rooms can be had fol
as little as So per day. Some hotels
charge the same whether there
are one or two people for a room
But Of course there are rooms
that cost from $14 to 16 per day
But even that price is considered
cheap considering the beauty OF
most hotels. There are thousands
of motel rooms that price from 81
to So per day. About all Of them