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Carlino, Phil
Born on April 1, 1926, Phil T. Carlino is a businessman, politician, community activist, and former State Chairman of the Nevada Democratic Party. After serving in the Navy in World War II, he attended the University of Buffalo (now known as the State University of New York at Buffalo). He met his future wife Florence, whose family had moved to Buffalo, New York, from Steubenville, Ohio, in 1946 and they were married that same year. The couple owned a coin and stamp collecting shop in Buffalo.
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Carsony, Karl, 1924-2012
Karl Carsony was an Austrian-born acrobat and balancing artist who performed primarily in the United States and Europe from the 1940s-1970s. He was well known for performing a handstand on a cane while balancing atop the Sahara Hotel and Casino sign in Las Vegas, Nevada--a publicity stunt for the hotel's opening in 1952.
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Cunningham, Erma, 1912-2003
Erma Cunningham (1912-2003) taught school throughout Southern Nevada. She was born October 26, 1912 in Granby, Missouri. Cunningham taught in one-room schools in Beatty and Nelson, Nevada and retired from Gordon McCaw Elementary School in Henderson, Nevada. She passed away on March 9, 2003, in Henderson, Nevada.
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Daniels, Elizabeth (Daniels-Henderson)
Beth Daniels-Henderson (1946- ) was born in Dayton, Ohio and obtained her history degree in 1990 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is a romance novelist who has published under a variety of names, including Beth Daniels, Beth Henderson, and Lisa Dane. Prior to becoming a novelist, she worked for Las Vegas radio station KLUC. While writing her first several novels, she worked for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas James Dickinson Library. She continues to write and teaches online writing workshops.
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