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NEW YG&K-;W, Y. a DAILY NEWS^fefl^ Circ. D. 2.092.4ES ?╟≤- S. 3,653.302 mm Sl^pely Pat Crowley has fun with %S^gBmera. while vacationing at re-^ ^JomiktA Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Monocled fashion-plate Charles. TpolgKn is ^ escorted from plane by three "harem^n^ from hotel show. GUESTS THRONG SANDS POOL Luxury swimming pool is a center of attraction at The _Sands, one of Las Vegas' newest hotels. Pool- side service includes meals, beverages, etc. Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond. Behind Hollywood's m Silken Curtain w4 By FLORABEL MUIR HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 2?╟÷ I bumped into Charles Coburn on a trip to Las Yegas where the owners of the Sands Hotel reopened the Dunes HotelforitMa bustout of Arabian dolls, The veteran actor had a lot of fun pretending he was a sheik of Araby. t ; ' i Piper Laurie dances happily with Gene Nelson at Ciro's. They're seen together a lot. Charlie's hobby is trotting horses?╟÷ both breeding and racing them. He was telling me he's giving his stables a new took by %eil||g off his old stock and startr ing all over again. Must W|i* 2 rears for Results C "It'll take me a couple of years to tome up with some fast ones but you ka^^to put new blood in a stable or ?╟≤verything goes to pot," he told me. It's *uite a sight to see Charlie in racing ?√ßilks, perched on that two-wheeled contraction thesyntch tQ,fk<4rotter or pacer. Pat CrS#feyrwas at the Dunes. As a fesult of he* hwperformance in the West Coast production of "Kiss Me Kate," Pat's ?║ot a nice new contract at Universal- international and best role she's had to., ?╟≤We.- She% co-Etarring with Tony G-&WF in "The Square Jungle.** It's a prizefight story. Mitzi Gaynor and hubby Jack Bean spent some time at Vegas but didn't risk even a nickel in the slot machines. "Gambling's .not my business," said Mitzi. "I'm a sucker in a lot of ways, but not for throwing my dough away." Piper, Gene a Twosome Piper Laurie and Gene Nelson are going everywhere together these days. And they gaze at each other with that certain look. Jeanette MacDonald, recovered from a long illness, has knocked off singing engagements for six weeks while she completes her autobiography. She's been working on it casually but now her publishers have set a deadline. Soon thereafter she may be working on TV with hubby .Gene Baymond. LAWFORD MAKES VEGAS DEBUT "A catastrostrolce," Jimmy Durante moans as Peter Lawford makes his debut at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas. They headline the show. Las Vegas Plotting New Course for $| Las Vegas, rumors to the contrary, still is grbwiJjL still planning ahead to provide greater and more vari$d, entertainment. Wm Undaunted'by the failure of new hotels, the more stable old ones?╟÷and^J^ftie new ones4f ~ ~~ " """"" ?╟÷are pushup? ahead wifijifl new'plans, new expansions|| and new enterprises; One of the most interesting trends is toward buildiri'g Jits Vegas into a more versatile resort, of offering widefl entertainment and interest than j heretofore. Among' the proposals is one to^mvid^^irl- trips.over the Grand-CaiJ^on L as a special entertainmeil&f.for . hot.el guests. T'f^^^^T j W$. Still another is*to'-'JSt-'. pand present facilitieC9||}S- . hunting, fishing and Qilt- ) door sports. And a thjajfid move* is a determinfewi drive to win conventidfe for the town's hotels, lit I The Flamingo, one o^pfie oldest of the great, 'i$Pls,; has opened a Los ArtgeltSPfef- fice in the Beverly. Kffto'n Hotel, sharing reservation service there with the. Poh- tainbleu Hotel of/Miami Beach. Most helpful for .the prospective visitor to Las Vegas is a list of hotels, inns and dude ranches of the^area, which is published by the Chamber of Commerce. It's available by writing there, or by writing The Mirror-News Travel Editor. ?√ß^"flt'S^^fe- Reservations are hard to ;t, especially on week ends. But the rooms are . excellent and .the service and food: are, superior. So is the floor show entertainment, llliiii Mitzi Gay nor gets some sun at the Dupes Hotel poolside,