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Cassidy, Butch, 1866-
Robert Leroy Parker (1866-1908), also known as Butch Cassidy, was an American train and bank robber during the late 1800s. He was notorious for being the leader of the “Wild Bunch”, a gang of criminal outlaws in the Old West. Parker’s life and death has been a main element in many “Wild West” films and literature to this day.
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Hicks, Harriett Thornton
Harriett Thornton Hicks was born June 8, 1913,in Parowan,Utah; the thirteenth
child of 14. She tells of her pioneer family who dwelled in two log cabins—one for
cooking and one for sleeping. In 1931, she moved to Las Vegas to join two older sisters
who had relocated here. She was picked up at the train by young Charles Hicks, who was
a friend of her sisters. Charles had a car and offered to provide transportation. Within
three years, the two were married. She quit her drug store job to raise a family and he
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Terbeek, Russell, 1956-
Russell Terbeek born in Cleveland in 1956. His uncle was a bell captain at Circus Circus, so he told Russell about their dealer program, and Russell came to Las Vegas, Nevada to be in it. Russell worked for Circus Circus in various properties in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada for fifteen years. After he went to the Edgewater in Laughlin, he became back-up shift boss. At the Rio he was the table games division training manager. Russell also worked at the Treasure Island, Harrah's, and the Sahara. He helped open New York-New York in 1997.
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