Elliot Gould
February, 1970
"It's nonsense to compare me with Howard Hughes," insists energetic entrepreneur Kirk Kerkorian. "I'm a peashooter and he's a shotgun." Kerkorian's modesty is misplaced in some respects; it's becoming difficult to tell the difference between the two Las Vegas landlords. In 1969 alone, Kerkorian came up with the cash to open Nevada's largest hotel and gambling casino--the 1512-room International--as well as to acquire a plurality of the stock in both Western Airlines and Metro...
