THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
30 June 18, 1976
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FAMILY DINING
Listening Post
MEG
AMERICAN & GREEK CUISINE
SHISH KABOB & GREEK SALAD OUR SPECIALTIES
• Breakfast Served Anytime •
Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mon.=Thurs.; Fri. & Sat. 'HI 12 Mid.
28990 ORCHARD LAKE RD.
_Between 12 & 13 Mile Roads
8 5 1-1 3 10
TALIAN-AMERICAN CAFt
MONDAYS THRU THURSDAYS, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, 11 a.m. to 12 Mid.
SUNDAY BUFFET
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Adults . . . $4.75
PRIVATE BANQUET FACILITIES
17630 WOODWARD (4 Blks. N. of 6 Mile)
For Reservations
Attendant Parking
869-3988
316 N. Woodward,
ROYAL OAK
2 Blks. N. of 11 Mile
542-4880
IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
7 a.m. TO 11 p.m.
SERVING THE FINEST IN . . .
• BREAKFASTS • LUNCHES • DINNERS
FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES
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INCLUDING OUR FAMOUS
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When the MGM Grand in-
troduced Jai Alai in its fron-
ton (froncetone) .it brought
to Las Vegas a sport many
experts agree is the most
fascinating of all ball games
. . . and certainly the
world's fastest.
Jai Alai is played on a
court (cancha) with three
walls . . . Fans throughout
the world are addicted to
the sharp crack of the ball
(pelota), its ricocheting
action off walls at speeds of
up to 150 miles per hour and
the graceful agility of the
players.
Bill Brusokas, Michigan-
Ohio junket co-ordinator,
has been working for MGM
Grand since its opening .
and in two-and-a-half years
of operation in Detroit, has
made 24 trips . 7. taking
about 4,200 people into the
MGM Grand on its charters
. . . Bill keeps his office
staff small to convey a per-
sonal touch . . . In addition
to himself, it consists of
wife, Rose, secretary and
assistant junket coordina-
tor; Marge Rachas, recep-
tionist and girl Friday, and
part-time employe Leonard
Brusokas . . . Largest win-
ner was around $100,000,
and biggest loser about
$22,000.
Strolling through the
gourmet restaurants and
intimate lounges of the
MGM Grand is Sasha Se-
menoff and his Romantic
Strings . . . a group of guys
and gals that add a delight-
ful touch of elegance for
diners in a varied display of
talent and class.
PLENTY OF • DE-
TROITERS working here
in. Las Vegas . . . Surpris-
ing one, other than Hilliard
Kelley at MGM, is Mort
Jaffe, former' local advertis-
ing man and one-time sales-
man for WXYZ-TV .. .
Mort went to Las Vegas
with wife Bonnie to get a job
with a local TV station . . .
and is at the dice table of El
Cortez downtown.
PLEASURE TO BE on
same -TWA plane as Dr.
Arnold and Sandy Lesh-
man, Max and Lil Mills,
Morrie and Mickey Beresh
and others numbering 168
.. . Flight back returned a
solid-packed over 175.
THE ROOMS AT MGM
all have gold stars on the
Sittnettf
NOW APPEARING
By Popular Demand... The return
engagement of the fabulous
MIKE TAYLOR SHOW!
You asked /6/- it!
Showtime and Dancing 1 0-2 Nightly
6 Nights a Week
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28875 Franklin Road, Southfield, at 12 Mile & Northwestern
For reservations call 355-2010
doors a la famous movie star
dressing rooms . . . Large
blowups of MGM greats line
the walls . . . Identification
for our room was William
Powell's picture next to it
. . . We turned at Clark Ga-
ble and looked for Fred As-
taire to find the elevators.
WHEN THE PILOT OF
the TWA 707 we were on
. . : or any other airlines,
hits the lights and sights of
Las Vegas, he would be
most apropos in saying
over the loud speaker . .
"And here, folks, is com-
plete entertainment!"
GET WELL WISHES
. . . to Totie Fields at
home, in Las Vegas . . .
Still not receiving visitors,
she is under extensive ther-
apy and medical care fol-
lowing her long hospitaliza-
tion in the east.
SIGHT SEEING . . .
Tony Sandler and Ralph
Young are probably one of
the very few acts that made
its show business debut in
Las Vegas . . . 15 years
later they are the star at-
traction at the Thunderbird
. . . Tony Bennett and
Count Basie go good to-
gether at the Sahara . . .
especially on Tony's song
tribute to Duke Ellington
with Count Basie at the
piano . . Rich Little's
amazing mimicry at the
Riviera can only be de-
scribed as uncanny . . .
Tom Jones headlined his
10th song-fest. at Caesar's
Palace in his first 1976 ap-
pearance . . . Remember
back to 1965 when this coal
miner's son blasted into
world-wide recognition with
his hit record of "It's Not
Unusual"? . . . Mae West
will finally make her return
to Las Vegas in a special
show at the Tropicana this
summer . . . Carol Burnett
and Tim Conway in the Ce-
lebrity Room of MGM
Grand are even better than
in their- television series.
THE POPULAR BE-
LIEF that because a man
makes a lot of money he has
a - lot of brains, creates a
puzzle, as this story shows
. . . A community gent re-
cently won a tidy sum of
money in Las Vegas on
number 14 . . . When asked
how he figured it out, he
said, "I had a dream. One
night I saw in my dream a
big'9, and next I saw a 6, so I
used my brains and figured
that 9 and 6 is 14."
WITH THE ADDITION
IN 1974 of "Hallelujah
Hollywood" at the MGM
Grand . . . this lavish stage
spectacular, added to the
"Lido de Paris" at the Star-
dust, the "Casino de Paris"
at the Dunes, and the
"Folies Bergere" at the
Tropicana, gave Las Vegas
the distinction of being the
only city in the world where
the three all time French fa-
vorites and an original
American stage production
are available to audiences
simultaneously.
LAS VEGAS IS SHOW
BUSINESS . . . It has
never had any trouble living
up to its reputation as "The
Entertainment Capital of
the World" . . . But today,
Las Vegas represents show
business prestige, and the
top stars want to appear
here because it represents
the zenith of live entertain-
ment.
In order to maintain its
prestige standing, it is felt
that the major resorts must
keep pace with changes in
.audience tastes . . . Kids
who grew up with contem-
porary groups are now a
part of the Las Vegas audi-
ences, and they want to see
these performers.
It is also felt that lounges
will again be a part of evey
major hotel's entertainment
lineup . . . There are some
who remain strict advocates
of the casino/lounge policy
that was_"invented" in Las
Vegas . . . a policy that pro-
duced a continuous atmos-
phere of action and excite-
ment in the city's resorts
during the 50's and 60's.
GRANTED; IT TAKES
a lot of sunshine to compete
with the bedazzlement gen-
erated by a night on the
town . .. but sunshine is
another commodity Las
Vegas has in abundance
. . . Explaining the popu-
larity of sparkling resort ho-
tel swimming pools is the
fact that the city is blessed
with 86 percent of possible
sunshine.
NOWHERE ELSE IS
THERE a resort industry
so closely fitting the true
meaning . While "The
Entertainment Capital of
the World" is the most often
used description, the real
meaning is this: if the visi-
tor wants to be entertained
at a show, or just entertain
himSelf in his leisures time,
there is not a better place to
do it than in Las Vegas. -
THE CITY WHERE
TIME appears meaningless
and money flows freely was
founded and has prospered
on the carefree individual,
millions of them, all seeking
refuge from the doldrums of
day-in and day-out living
. . . They make it go .. .
And come and go they do
. . . tourists and conven-
tioners.
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VISITING OR LIVING
IN Las Vegas permits, per-
haps, the widest possible
range of recreational activi-
ties of any area in the world
. . . And, it provides the
"best of two worlds" . . . In
just a matter of moments,
one can make the transition
from excitement along the
stars to serenity under the
stars.
The intrinsic magic of the
fun city is its ability to ap-
peal to all types of fun-lov-
ers . . . Even the obvious at-
tractions — gaming, shows,
perpetual sunshine — don't
begin to tell the 360 degree
story.
Outside the immediate
area, but all within 100
miles of Las Vegas, are
more than 48 public and
private campgrounds, to-
taling 3,588 individual
campsites . . . The big-
gest, Lake Mead Nations,
Recreational Area, fourth
largest in the Nation
Park System, is just a
half-hour drive from t '
posh casinos . . . Formed ---,
by monolithic Hoover Dam '4!
and fed by the Colorado!
River, the lake's 550 miles
of shoreline enjoy a
twelve-month season.
Add to this a year-round
climate favoring all water
oriented activities, availabil-
ity of every recreational
service needed by the out
doorsman, and you have the
answer to why so many mil-
lions of people spend one or
more days in the area.
COMBINING ALL THE
entertainment of eve
nd
. . . the food of eve: .ype
at prices within everybody's
pocketbook . . . the many
avenues of recreational fu-
. . . even sight-seeing along
the strip on the unbelieva-
bly-lighted evenings . . .
Las Vegas has to be consid-
ered as one of the best bar-
gains that life has to offer.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
. . . to a wonderful gal
. . . our mom . . . Mrs.
Minnie Raskin . . •. Her
age? . . . Sorry, folks, but
you wouldn't want to spoil
a nice mother and son re- ,
latonship, would you?
Yiddish Golf
Tourney Due
The first Yiddish Invita-
tional Golf Tournament will
begin 11 a.m. Wednesday at
Knollwood Country Club.
There is a fee.
Yiddish must be spoken
throughout the entire 18
holes of golf. For every En-
glish word used by mistake,
a per-word penalty will be
imposed.
Circulating the greens
will be a cart with seltz,.:.
water, chocolate syrup and
salami sandwiches. Follow-
ing the tourney, a dinner
will be held for all partici-
pants.
Ben Marks is chairman
and originator of the event.
Proceeds will be donated
to the Jewish National
Fund.
Institute Presents
`Brunch With Bach'
Ensemble songs from
Mozart operas will hi- ner-
formed by the Sind of
Richard Conrad at the
Brunch With Bach series ,
Sunday at the Detroit Art
Institute.
Flutist Genia Hollander
and guitarist Matthew Mis-(/
chakoff will perform music
of Bach, Handel and
Lobos June 27 at the
tute.
Each concert will have
three performances in the /
institute's Kresge Court
cafe, at 10 a.m., 11:15 a.m.,
and 12:30 p.m.
For reservations and in-
formation, call the Art In-
stitute ticket office,
832-2730.
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