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K.C. Booster Club makes D.l. regular stop on West Coast jaunts bo!!^ ci??Mome KIlTng^ve made the Desert Inn a regular stop when they travel west to see the Chiefs play Oakland and San Diego. The Club made two trips west this past season with the Dl a three-day stopover on each visit. Highlight of the Club's visits to Las Vegas is seeing "Pzazz '70." Before the show started, a quartet of dazzling showgirls paraded on stage with the same banner seen by millions of grid fans on television during the Super Bowl game. This was the Chiefs greatest moment as they crushed the highly touted Minnesota Vikings, 23-7. Surrounded by Beauty! Popular latenight television host Merv Griffin recently had several of his shows televised from Las Vegas. Assisting him during his desert stay was a bevy of Pzazz showgirls. Standing majesticly left to right, are, Jeanne Carroll, Lorna Jacobs, Shirley Allen, Zenie Barber, Susan Briggs and Marge Allen. The intimacy of the celebrated rendezvous has been preserved by the Beverly Hills decorating firm of Laszlo, Inc. who have enriched the decor with colors and textures to achieve a more convivial environment. A dominant hot pink color scheme and warm flattering lighting highlight the rich decorative concept. Added intimacy is achieved with a new raised "living room" section overlooking the Dl Country Club. qecoiatea Jlmirik1 dance? Vt UPS AND DOWNS ?╟÷- The prettiest elevator operator in town has to be Elaine Kester, who moves Desert Inn guests to the popular dance rendezvous. The Sky Room's elevator was redecorated in rich red velvet. fter an extensive redecorating program, the Desert Inn's Sky Room reopened with an exciting new look featuring the inimitable song stylings of popular Murray Arnold in counterpoint wjth the new platter sounds of today. Sky Room Rendezvous Also adding to the intimacy of the Sky Room are new booths fashioned in blue velvet around the perimeter of the room. These are in the form of a continuous banquette which are interrupted every six feet by divider screens of silver strips. Colorful floral planters form the backdrop of the booth arrangement. Special attention has been given by engineer Randy Wood to the installation of flattering lighti| ing and special visual effects, including color organs, to supplement the sound system which focus directly above the dance floor to permit a conversational atmosphere in the surrounding DISC HELPERS ?╟÷ Hank Crossen, who operates the record control room, gets some help in selecting records from two pretty United Airlines stewardesses, Barbara Covert, left and Nancy Bosak. The girls are members of the Dl's Sky Room Stewardesses Club which has several hundred "stews" who make the Sky Room their favorite dance spot on Las Vegas layovers. MUSICAL DUO ?╟÷ Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson, right, joins Murray Arnold at the keyboard during the Sky Room's reopening after an extensive redecorating program. area.