HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN
VOL. 111 NO. 2
L. to R.-Ist row; Nancy Ancharski„Annette Bowers, Mary Rose McElwee, Bonnie
Debbie Heckman, Suzanne Ferry, Maria Cola('()MAO. L. to R.—top row; Denise Ne
Sandy James, Bonnie Bangor, Jean Levkulic.
On October 18, 1968, high atop Second to him was the crook of all
the Conyngham Valley stood a trans- crooks Vince Baiocco. He just sat
formed building called Club High- there with that sly smile of his,
acres. As one moved closer to the cleaning up all the money he could
building he heard calls something get his hands on. Rumor has it that
like this: "An Ace and two Deu- Frank Carpency got a job in Las
ces," or "Odds are sto I over Vegas. One would think that he
was an expert in his field. When
the house would loose, he would
lower the odds and vice versa. One
person was quoted as saying,
"Let's stay here, this is the only
game where I can win." Does this
imply that the house was always
loosing?
An expansion project was taken
up by John Barletta where he trans
formed the student lounge into a
one and one-eight mile super-speed
way. Like most summer TV pro
grams it was a rerun and many knew
who to bet on as the winner. Rumor
had it that there were some state
troopers playing at the "games"
but nobody seemed to notice them.
On tap, were a few kegs of beer
here."
Yes! It was Penn State's Hazle
ton Campus entertaining many stu
dents and their friends at its' an
nual Las. Vegas Night. The even
ing was filled with fun and laughs
for all. From tellers, blackjack
dealers, dice fixers to beautiful
girls and money this "Lion Casino"
had all the makings of almost any
casino in Nevada. The dealers of
blackjack were the men and ladies
with the most money although one
would see a few "outsiders" with
a sizeable bundle. Heading these
crooks was our President of "two
armed bandits" Jerry Notaro. Many
left his table with less money than
they had when they began playing.
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ch, Eileen Gibson,
Mary Kapuschinsky,
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identical in size, color but, unfor
tunately, not taste to the real stuff.
Let it never be said that our
campus does not have beautiful
girls. Many an eye was focused on
them during the course of the night.
They were arrayed in cow-girl out
fits and many of them were helping
the dealers and dice-throwers clean
up all the money. Rarely, one would
win all the money from the dealers;
don't forget that he had money in
the bank, backing him up.
All in all, despite the odds of
going home a winner, it was a fun
night. I think it is safe to say that
it was enjoyed by all, even the
losers. Many will be looking for
ward into next year, when again the
Penn State Hazleton Campus brings
forth its ever-popular annual Las
Vegas Night.
November 8, 1968