Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 2

A CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER Fit May It 1978 JNo losers on first night But it was only practice for the real thing in Atlantic City iMCfc I ATLANTIC CITY All afternoon people came to look at it They pressed up to the velvet ropes nudged each other and ked at the casino that was almost theirs to touch gives me itchy palms" one woman said i It gives Resorts International Itchy cor porate palms too because when the velvet ropes were lowered and the public was admitted to the Resorts Casino for the first time Wednesday it was all in fun Casino practices were stood on their head The money was free but if you wanted a drink you had to bring your own from the bar Starting May 28 drinks 1 will be on the house but have to bring their own money and Resorts will begin to recover Its $50 million investment In Atlantic City The play money night delighted many of the throng that crowded the casino for six hours and left reluctantly at midnight found it" one woman said olng to mortgage the house and my hus-and and come back sweating dealer in the first hour of baccarat play doing he re- assured him Resorts International which began as a small New Jersey company called Mary Carter Paints is not blessed with a squeaky clean image Alleged past connections with the underworld have been widely reported and Resorts was once aided by Bernie Investors Overseas Service be fore that fund left many of its investors at sea Reports officials deny all charges of impropriety and the company has won a tern- -porary license from the state of New Casino Control Commission Resorts stole a march on other firms Interested in opening casinos here by taking a gamble and spending money before New Jersey's statewide referendum legalized casinos for Atlantic City When the minimum bet is a real $20 instead of a fake $5 it is unlikely the players at the baccarat table will applaud the dealers as they go off duty to take a break not losing the rent money one dealer remarked On opening night there weren't any losers A man in a brown leisure suit was interviewed and then slapped his hands together and raced to' the telephone telling you get down he said Into the receiver then bring your mother They got everything here and the place Is crazy with reporters I was Just interviewed by Channel Others were less enthusiastic about the cameras A man rose from the baccarat table as a TV crew approached He asked when their film would be shown and settled back into his chair the hell" he said to his female companion wife doesn't watch morning news The atmosphere was rather like the opening of a college production The dealers all New Jersey natives were clearly chosen for their youth and wnolesomeness The men wore dinner Jackets you ever seen so many a woman asked her companion) And the women wore black pants and vests some with black bow ties The young dealers give the casino a squeaky clean look you want another one of the seasoned casino bosses asked a profusely 1 Pleasure palace coming to Kansas Harsh words for cousin Hugh By The ah LEAVENWORTH Kan A Saudi Arabian prince plans to turn a new suburban house into a white marble gold and teak residence for his 10-month stay at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Khaled bin Sultan a nephew of King Khaled of Saudi Arabia reportedly plans to spend about $300000 on the 10-acre property which listed at $140000 It includes the five-bedroom dark brown house which has an 800-square-foot master bedroom occupying the entire second floor I'When sold again I'll have to write a book about DL Keister the real estate agent who about an Arabian prince moving into the neighborhood too powerful now We don't need them buying land he said Guards are stationed at the house around the clock and most people associated with the project are reluctant to talk about it now The prince received a county permit for $60000 worth of interior remodeling on the house which was completed last year and has not be occupied He plans to build a swimming pool but will have to use well water because Leavenworth County Rural Water District No 5 has refused to provide service to the house Water district officials said the line running through the area can't accommodate any new customers Sources in Leavenworth also say Sultan who Is a bachelor Slans tor spend about $100000 to uild a 10-foot-hlgh stockade fence around the property Landscaping plans call for transplanting full-grown trees The house Is located across the road from a rock quarry but Keister said that didn't seem to bother the prince even though quarry workers might be blasting several times a day He said he showed several houses to the lawyers before he went to Leavenworth and picked it out himself handled the sale of the property said Thursday Sultan one of more than 500 princes In Saudi Arabia and a lieutenant-colonel in his military is expected to arrive late next month at the residence five miles west of Leavenworth Nearby residents seem to have mixed feelings about their prospective neighbor fantastic I've always wanted to meet a said Jean Grenier who lives east of the prince's home A for-sale sign popped up at a neighboring house about the time reports about Sultan began circulating Another man happy Billy Carter a( a press conference held before he addressed the graduating class at Arapahoe Colo High' School Wednesday calls his cousin Hugh Carter a In response to a newsman's question Hugh cousin to President Carter nnd Billy recently wrote a book which contained observations on the Carter family which Billy objected to angrily Later Billy delivered the commencement speech to the nine graduntlng seniors and about guests In the school gymnnslum Nick ex-girlfriend sues him for $5 million Matilda meets Boones 1 i Matilda the boxing kangaroo hat a big hug for Debbie Boone at Mitt Boone's father Pat looks on Pat and Debbie recorded the theme tong for American International Pictures' forthcoming film Matilda a comedy about 'a kangaroo who becomes a contender for the heavyweight championship of the world By TIN Asaedatod Press LOS ANGELES Actor Nick Nolte lias been sued for $5 million by a former girlfriend who seeks relief under the landmark deci- involving property sharing between unmarried partners In her civil suit filed Wednesday in Superior Court here Karen Louise Eklund 28 of Santa-Monica claimed she and Nolte 34 agreed to combine their earnings and share all money and property acquired during the five-year The suit said Ms Eklund and Nolte' lived together from June 1972 until last October when she said Nolte forced her off the suburban Agoura ranch where they lived She said she gave up her career as a model-actress to help Nolte in his career and is entitled to a share of the proceeds from role In the Man Poor television series from his recent movie The Marvin decision involved Michelle Triola Marvin who lived with actor Lee Marvin for six -years took his name and then claimed she was entitled to half his assets Nick Nolte (FORECAST Corpus Chrlsll Climate Data Yesterday's temperatures: Airport 91-76 downtown 85-77 Sun: Rises at 6:38 am and sets at 8:14 pm Gulf tides: High at 1:09 am and 12:23 pm low at 7:15 am and 7:29 pm Bay tides: High at 2:39 am and 1:53 pm low at 8:45 am and 8:59 pm Peak wind to 3 pm yesterday: Southeast 30 mph at 8:37 am Total rainfall this year to date: 517 inches Record temperatures this date: High 98 in 1946: low 44 in 1888 Yesterday's high of 91 broke the record for that date Previous high was 90 set in 1974 Corpus Christ! Forecuot Partly cloudy today and tomorrow with a slight chance of showers or thundershowers in the afternoons and evenings High temperatures both days will be in tn ilgli 70s The wind will be southeasterly 15 to 20 mph and gusty today diminishing to 7 to 15 mph tonight There is a 20 percent chance of rain today and tonight The extended forecast for South Texas calls for partly skies Sunday through ly with some isolated thundershowers developing Tuesday afternoon High tem-ratures will range from the iigh 80s to near 100 lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s Boating The bay forecast calls for choppy water today-with gusty southeasterly wind 15 to 20 mph Water will become slightly choppy when wind diminishes to 7 to 15 mph tonight Seawater temperature Arrivals Banntr (US) Boyd-CampMI from Savannah Ga at Champlln I Ill JSfT Eftyhla (Cyprus) at PPG Avadat (Israaf) at Cargo Dack IS Paros (Grtaca) at 'Cargo Deck Anahuac No I (Mexico) at Cantox Continental Trader (Liberia) at Pro-duan Etftvator Lage AHtlan (Guatemala) at Cargo Deck 10 Uni warty tot Torunskl (Poland) at Public Elovatir Expert A pent (US) at Cargo Deck 4 tm r--vn Flurnat (xxxxl Soil! 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