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Transcript of interview with William H. Bailey by Betty Rosenthal, March 16, 1978
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Interview with William H. Bailey conducted by Betty Rosenthal on March 16, 1978. Arriving in Las Vegas in 1955, Bailey became an assistant producer and master of ceremonies in the first interracial hotel in Nevada, the Moulin Rouge, and subsequently worked in radio and television. Bailey reflects on the history of discrimination in Las Vegas and its impact on the entertainment industry. Bailey's wife Anna was the first black girl dancer on the Strip in the 1961 production, "Nymphs of the Nile." Appointed by Governor Grant Sawyer to the Nevada State Equal Rights Investigatory Commission in 1961, Bailey served as its chairman and traveled throughout the state holding hearings. He describes his work on the commission and how discrimination in housing personally affected him.
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Cunningham, Eldon W., 1920-2001
Eldon W. Cunningham was born on June 16, 1920 in Granby, Missouri. He was an electrician who worked at Clark County Electric and the Nevada Test Site. He also served in World War II in the airforce.
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Woodbury, Bruce L., 1944-
Bruce Woodbury was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1944. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Utah and his juris doctorate at Stanford University. Woodbury served as Clark County commissioner from 1981 to 2009.
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Katz, Andy
Andrew Scott Katz was born January 9, 1962, in New York City, New York. By 1964, Mike Katz, his father, was well-known in Las Vegas, Nevada for providing an answering service and subsequently for opening the Manpower franchise to serve the growing town. In time, this family business grew and the eldest sons, Bob and Mel opened franchises in Salt Lake City, Utah and San Diego, California, respectively.
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Tecktiel, Bradley, Rabbi
Rabbi Bradley Tecktiel was born June 28, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois.
He moved to New York City, New York to attend university, where he received two Bachelor of Arts degrees: one from List College and one from Columbia University. He went on to achieve a Master’s degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
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