On March 10, 1981, Rebecca (Beth) Bonenfant interviewed Ruth Gust (born 1905 in Mokane, Missouri) about her life in Nevada. Gust first talks about her original move to Las Vegas in 1947 and some of the first businesses that existed at the time. In this brief interview, she also talks about the first casinos, the culinary union, her employment as a server, and Mt. Charleston.
Includes meeting agenda, along with additional information about bylaws and the UNLV CSUN Senate Elections filing packet. CSUN Session 36 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
Bob Barrera interviews businessman Joe Burton (b. February, 26, 1940 in Texas) about his business and life in Nevada. During the interview Joe discusses moving from Texas to Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about his business; procedures and practices; and how the equipment he uses has changed over the years. Joe describes Downtown and how he felt about the Mafia running the casinos on the Strip. He also weighs in on the MX missiles being located in Las Vegas.