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;?√ß?√ß?√ß.., ,- ?√ß?╟≤|;/"":-- mm ?╟≤-?╟?:?√ß?√ß'. ! -;: S--- f.- %:$&??, y-vf- :Lar$est ^Jircidation Ever Attained by Any Pittsburgh Newspaper ^M^^J^l^a ) SUNDAY^ PitlSfiuf Sfe?·raph VOL. SlifeNO, 175 SUNDAY, JANUARY- 25, 1953 Mail Edition PRICE 20 CENTS jps Vegas Making B$d^ m?Θ╝ Outdo Monte Cano j j*" s'- Gambling Flourishes I In'Sfrip' a Gay Nevada Town Attracts Thousands By HUBERT AINSWORTH! Hearst Newspapers Special Writer Special to the Sun-Telegraph /J&S VEGAS, Nev., Jan. 24. ?╟÷Gambling and gamboling have become such a part of the gay Nevada picture that colorful Las Vegas today eclipses fabulous Monte Carlo as a playground for fun-seekers: As a matter of fact, the Western .mecca?╟÷borrowing from its continental counterpart ?╟÷ now has a "Rue de la Pay" all its own,, better known as "The Strip," one of the most lavish areas in the world, complete with plushy hotels, swimming pools and other attractions. For those who seek it, there's gambling, too?╟÷from simple one- armed bandits to no-holds-barred games of chance where the sky's the limit. AL% OUT TO WIN It is this "Strip" that att^tets people from all walks of life. From all over the North Americancontinent they come, glamorous rriovie stars and gas station attendants, all bent on a single goal?╟÷to beat the house | and walk off with a bundle of lucre.. ''W^M injhis hut/ many WOOrpp?╜&DY LUCK The'^teuffg'.M^ieet was given a wM by beaul^u^uenise Darcel, a Jl^Py wood charmer who was among tfJecon the . [erne of the five ^El room buildings which sur- ij^njjrthe' main buildUhg.. HOLLYWOOD TOW// IrCspirit of IMJtWM^'thal goes on, each of llpe is hamec after a famous Alieriean ract track. These are Arlington Park (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1. CHICAGO, ILL. -AMERICAN fr^Bra&'.'8S9 %$. 447,255 S8illl^J956/ ASHLAND, ORE TIDINGS Ore. D. 2M2 wXmk __ i3L--AM^s a sensation, pretty Peggy LdO^'pWp^liiig one to audience atffbjb Sands Hotel as she i#p|feftre4 n&?siagcf wearing a ^hite sequined' patch over her lewP^eJ^Q^ with an eye brow pencil-i^I^iiurrying to make up for her show. An eye specialist oiPred the patch nSSgrass ' doctor's ordere ^V ^as ! craped the ^LT sh? had eyebrow 5en2Fnea,wl?╜?? an curtain time U mshiaS tor