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Kovel I Named Frontier Hotel PR Director Veteran public relations consultant and advertising agency owner, L. Henry (Hank) Kovell, has been appointed to the position of publicity and advertising director for the Frontier Hotel, accord- ing to Henry Schwind, managing director for the Hughes-owned resort hotel. Schwind also advised that Koveil?╟╓s ad firm, Kovell, Inc., had been renewed as advertising agency for the Frontier. Kovell, Inc., has . been performing both publicity and advertising duties for the Frontier since before ground was broken for the new hotel. Kovell, a twelve year Las Vegas resi- dent, came to Las Vegas in 1956 as publicity director for the Fremont Hotel, a position he held for eight years. Dur- ing his stint at the Fremont, he founded the Casino Center organization for which he was coordinator for ten years. He was also director of publicity and ad- vertising for the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino for a three year period while at the Fremont. Long active in civic and charitable undertakings, Kovell has served on the Chamber of Commerce board of di- rectors, and was also chiarman of the promotion committee comprised of pub- lic relations directors of all resort hotels. (& - ^x) (# ||