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ent001484-003

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ent001484-003
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    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Las Vegas, for years the undisputed entertainment capital of the world, today has established itself as one of the leading convention cities in the United States . . . Since its opening in April, 1959, the $6,500,000 revolutionary type Las Vegas Convention Center has been the site of scores of national and international conclaves whose delegates found that they can ?╟úget more done, then have more fun?╟Ñ in the resort capital which is the hub of the scenic Southwest . . . (Records prove that attendance at meetings is greater in Las Vegas than elsewhere). The Convention Center is located on Paradise Valley Road . . . less than 10 minutes from the Airport, The Strip and famous Downtown Fremont Street . . . To accommodate convention delegates and tourists, there are 12 resort hotels, 35 commercial hotels and 250 motels providing more than 15,000 modern air-conditioned rooms . . . The Convention Center, with its circular dome, eight stories high, resembles a giant flying saucer . . . Designed to accommodate all types of conventions . . . Parking space for 7,500 cars and buses . . . Las Vegas is truly the World?╟╓s Greatest Convention Center ... * BBSS