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I m?║$fMTHE SUN SM ANTONIO AND VICINITY: Partly cloudy a|$ mild with gentle to moderate southerly winds. I*5>w, near 60; high, high 80s. Sun rises 6:39, sets. 5:58. .o./ "{Official U.S. Weather Bureau Forecast) |?║V a.m.. 64- 1p.m...79 5 p.m..84 9 p.m..75 riff a.m...68 2 p.m...82 6 p.m..84 --!?·??#..o'Sfe 3 p.m...84 7 p.m...77 m% -$"& It ??obn.?|^|s;4 p.m... 85 8 p.m... 75 NO. 294?╟÷90TH YM&? REAL HEADACHE (and publicity) to Sar^s Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, were Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, New Hope Seen In Peace Meet WASHINGTOJS^Oc't. 20 (UP)- fceh. Walter F: George said today after a secret briefing by Sec. of State John Foster Dulles that he considers the Geneva Conference WitjtrUssia "the grea'test opportune/of the century" to work for peaice.' , ffpjp^' .The Georgia Democrat, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told a news conference he was "very hopeful" the meeting of the U.S., Russian,;Brit- ^.^and^Frei^ foreign ministers '. ?√ß pll he productive of much good.'^p-t?√ß ^Ipeatest Opportunity" "The greatest opportunity of the century to do something for the stability, of the world is now at shown playing role of blackjack dealers at thet big hotel. Their turn at the cards cost'.$74,895.?╟÷-AP^JV&rephoro. MARTIN, LEWIS 'DROPr $74,895 AT BLACKJACK LAS VEGAS, Nev., Oct. 20 ?╟÷This gambling resort loyes\pub- . licity. ?╟≤ v /^ When a couple of characters like Dean Martin and Jerry Lewi' ' come to town, it would be a sad dajr indeed" if the local jjgr.ess ageijfis j failed to capitalize on them. Take last night, for instance. There were Dean and Jerry, lounging around the Sands Hotel, waiting for a plane to return them to Hollywood after a brief vacation. According to the hotel's publicity man, this is whayjappened: The comics sat down at a blackjack table ajidj$began playing?╟÷ and cutting up. In no time at all they edged out dealer Abe Finke of Newark, N.J., and were passing out cards, advice and money to A patrons. ?√ß ?√ß WM&v?║, More than 100 people gathered. And no wonder. The boys wereB paying off double, triple and then some. They peeked at players'B hole cards, gave them' better ones if they needed them. TheyM screamed at those that rejected advice. The press agent-quoted manager Jack Entratter as saying th< ; [ shenanigans. cost the hotel $74,895 before the funnymen left aftevf 1 half an hour, although how so precise a figure was arrived at waB not explained. J|^ But the loss, said Entratter, was "nothing compared to the tw million dollars in good-will with the .public." : ?·^% L??s'ANGELES, CALIF. HERAOygxPRESS ClTC-M0m :^. 281,552 SpCT#0 1955 Martin, Lewis 'Peal,' Lose $7?·,000 in Xlown' Act ?^^yg3|JAC^i^EALEES,. MARTI N 'AND LEWIS ARE REAL 'CARDS' .. HoraM^m^^Jj^i '.at Sands Hotel in Las Vegas as the Comedy Team Lost $74,8$&ttPiieCasino's Money?╟÷Hotel Says It Was Worth Resulting Goodwill. A JLAS vl&AS, Oct. 20^^pkr^:Comedians Jerry iSjjjs and Dean ..MaMjn turned blackjack dealers at the ^Sanrte Hotel last night and, according to the management [dropped $74,895 of the hotel's* / money in half an hour. ||P*r * ?√ß?╟÷?╜ww I The comics sat down at a [table and began a game of their own to kill time while waiting j for a; delayed airliner back to Hollywood. Others moved over to the table to join in and with that, Jack Entratter, owner of the Sands, made it a regular game with Martin and Lewis as the (dealers. I The comedians playfully peeked at their face-down cards and advised players whether to draw or stand, screamed at women players who wouldn't listen to the advice and paid winners from twe* to four times the (amounts they actually won. Entratter shrugged off the boss as "nothing compared to ||fe,$2,000,000 in^goodwill the boys just made for the Sands [with the public." He added: "Of course, we were awfully lucky tb,e plane finally arrived. Six.,v1tours of this could *i^ aimbiiit financially I embarrassing|ff||f|^ , j \ ,|?║TABXISHED 1888 BArcfay 7-5371 Pigs CLIPPING BUREAU 165 jgftjrch Sfroet - New York BHPWNSVffiyyrEX HERALD%; Qre. D.S2,501 - S. \V$jfc< a^fwo 1955m "3PH. *%&&& DUMB DEALERS?╟÷Comedian Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis are Las Vegas, Nev. while waiting for a delayed plane back to Hollyv the players how to win. (UP Telephoto), morning as they acted as "dealers" at the S^jMjfe|tt^far i pair lost nearly $75,000 of the "house" money"lily^aylsrag