Charity poker tour to begin in Wichita

Amateur Poker Tour organizers will unveil a 12-city American tour Saturday in Wichita to support wounded and disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. First stop in the tour will be Dec. 10 and 11 at Century II’s Bob Brown Expo Hall, says form

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Sat, November 19th, 2005

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  • The first airplane flight to Las Vegas was made in May, 1920, with Lieutenant Randall Henderson, editor of the Blythe, California Herald, and Jack Beckley.