Los Angeles Mirror from Los Angeles, California • 8

FLORABEL MUIR sporting The bosses of the swank hotels strip in Las Vegas are huddling in an an agreement to stop outbidding each spot entertainers. It has been customary for big agencies such tion of America and the William Morris office more for their performers when they a ers had it SPIKE Gus Greenbaum, talk business with along the county attempt to reach other for night- as Music Corporato ask from 10 to appear in the Nevada Carlo. Their arguments have been that the stars show business are mostly heavy gamblers and they lose large hunks of their earnings the casinos. The Las Vegas boys argue back that in many case they've been clipped plenty by these singand dancers. Last year El Rancho Vegas a $400,000 entertainment budget.

This year has been cut to $200,000. "I don't know any better way to make $200,000," explained Beldon Katleman who does most of the booking for El Rancho. top man at the Flamingo, coldly refused to Spike Jones this year because the corny bandleader wants more than he earned last time he appeared there, MUSIC HATH CHARMS $250,000 if anybody's interested. POET SINGS OF DIET Spike is an ace attraction in Las Vegas. Ranchers who seldom get out of their home corrals motor for miles to hear that slapbang music but Greenbaum doesn't want Spike to think he is Indispensable.

Those 28 passes at the dice table you read about were made at the Desert Inn. Gus Greenbaum and Zeppo Marx were the two guys who lined their pockets betting with the lucky crapshooter. Gus got $35,000 and Zep 000 backing the guy's play. Old-time gamblers around the Nevada town are viewing with alarm the fact that Benny Binion has raised the limit to $5000 at his Westerner Club. If someone gets real lucky, Binion could lose his shirt.

Jake Katleman, who was injured in a headon automobile collision while driving from the airport to El Rancho, hasn't been recovering as quickly as he should so Dr. Joe Zeiler planed to his bedside last night MARX to give a look-see. Dave Berman's interest in the Flamingo is for sale for Tutor Scherer, the poet laureate of the sagebrush, comes up with this bit of advice to gals who try to reduce on a liquid diet. "Tonight, milady ordered gin. Some barfly said, 'It keeps you Milady drank a real fast eight.

She thought it might reduce her weight. That's why, at this early hour, Milady's head droops like a flower." Jay Laval is quitting the restaurant at Mocambo to concentrate on his little boite in Santa Monica Canyon. for the summer. Come fall he's taking off for Morocco where he'll open a cafe for gourmets traveling that circuit. "There's more loose money in North Africa these days than anywhere else in the world," Jay, the cosmopolite with the rose-red tux, told me.

The guy's got je ne sais quoi no end. Crowds at the Mocambo Saturday night to cheer on Pearl Bailey were the most enthusiastie I've seen for some time on the Sunset Strip. Among the ringsiders, I spotted George Roose- JANET velt. of the Oyster Bay clan squiring Doris Duke. POSIES FOR SOUTH PACIFIC DORIS Diosa Costello.

Lois Andrews, back on the nightclub run, was with Johnny Fontaine who used to be the mate of Actress Barbara Laurence. Joan Fontaine and Joan Harrison were with Everard Meade. Emmy Burlingame just in from New York dancing with Don Loper. At long last I had a chance to see "South Pacific" and I wasn't disappointed. I hadn't been too enthusiastic because by now I've heard the music so often it didn't seem as if there was going to be too much to amuse me but I was dead wrong.

The lines in the show are so entertaining 1 could be amused seeing it all over again. I can't compare Janet Blair and Mary Martin as some! critics did so that leaves me free to give Janet a great big rave. I can't see how any one could play that role any better. I'm satisfied with Richard Eastham, too, and In fact the whole cast is worth shouting about. wood doesn't grab that Ray Walston who plays It's missing a good bet.

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Report Confirmed Report Confirmed Chairman Kefauver (D) confirmed the committee is looking into Mafia's operations, and added U.S. Narcotics Commissioner H. J. Anslinger has given the group some information. can't discuss it in detail at this time," Kefauver said, "but his testimony will be big help in our drive against organized crime." The Mafia originally was a secret society of assassins and murderers which existed in Sicily more than 100 years ago, Some of its members are believed to have entered this country around 1850.

It was held responsible for the killing of a New Orleans police official in 1890. L.A. Police Band Organizer Dies Retired Capt. Harry Signor, 64, organizer of the noted Los Angeles Police Department Band, died yesterday after a long illness at Queen of Angels Hospital. Capt.

Signor became a Los Angeles policeman in 1932, when the city of Los Angeles annexed Tujunga, where he was an officer. Shortly. after joining the LAPD, Signor obtained permission from the late Chief James E. Davis to organize the band, and developed it into one of the finest in Southern California. Capt.

Signor leaves his widow, Mrs. Lidmilla Signor, of 1933 66th Big N.Y. Bookie's Case Adjourned NEW YORK, June 12 -The Frank Erickson bookmaking and conspiracy case adjourned today until Wednesday. Asst. Dist.

Atty. Alfred J. Scotti, who asked the postponement, said he intended on Wednesday to fix a date for trial of the admitted year bookmaker on a criminal information charging 60 counts of gambling. Korea Army Honors General From Redlands SEOUL, June 12 -Brig. Gen.

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