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    LAS VEGAS NEWS BUREAU Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada ENTERTAINMENT Las Vegas is an entertainment happening. Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco, but Tony, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Juliet Prowse, Sammy Davis, Jr., Frankie Laine, Maurice Chevalier and an endless array of U. S. and international entertainment celebrities, bring their talents to Las Vegas. This gives credence to the fact Las Vegas is the "Entertainment Capital of the World," to which 14 million visitors attested last year. Nowhere in the world is there such a vast cross-section of talent within a five mile radius. There are currently in Las Vegas?╟÷all within the 3^-mile stretch of glittering highway known as the "Strip"?╟÷five, million- dollar extravaganzas, at least one major Broadway production on stage at all times, and six other shows starring top show business names. It is an undisputed fact that there are more entertainers and musicians playing before live audiences in Las Vegas than in any (more)