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Benny Louis Figgins was born November 27, 1943. He began working for Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on its grand opening on August 6, 1966 as a custodian, then as a table dealer for games including blackjack. He left the company briefly near the beginning of his employment, but returned in April 1967 and is currently still working.
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Genealogy files about "Benny Louis Figgins." Accessed on May 29, 2020 on familysearch.org
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Ann B. Ronzone LeVau was born October 9, 1913 in Pasadena, California to Mary and Edward Roeth. She moved to Nevada in 1946 and married Richard James "Dick" Ronzone on January 1, 1947 in Reno, Nevada, who managed Ronzone's Department Stores. After Dick Ronzone died in 1989, she met and married Lawrence LeVau, a retired aeronautcial engineer, and continued living in Las Vegas until she died on April 12, 2007.
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Bound proposal for a Hotel Fremont expansion including site plan, elevation drawings, and drawings of main architectural elements. This project was not built.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street
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J. Carey Burke was born December 13, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio. His family moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1945, then to Las Vegas, Nevada four years later. Burke held jobs as a janitor, a fry cook at Nellis Air Force Base, and a lifeguard at the Twin Lakes Lodge as a teenager. He worked for McCarren Airport as a passenger service agent for many airlines, including Hughes Airwest and Bonanza Airlines.
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Nevada Public Radio (KNPR) radio documentary entitled ""Las Vegas: Mississippi of the West or Promised Land?" hosted by William J. Drummond and Faith Fancher that aired on June 24, 1991. In this two-part series, the hosts and a variety of guests discuss racial segregation in Las Vegas, Nevada's past and the racial climate of the city in 1991. Guests include, but are not limited to, Peter Lyn Hayes, Joe Williams, Roosevelt Fitzgerald, Eugene Moehring, James West, Eric Cooper, Sarah Knight Preddy, and Frank Hawkins.
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Project overview sheets of the major elements of Circus Circus from November 1967; Parchment architectural plans
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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