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PBS Plans Documentary of Las Vegas' First 100 Years.

By Chris Jones, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 8--With a (Big) Bird in hand and plenty of (George W.) Bush, Public Broadcasting Service programmers have turned their sights toward another subject that's been a long-proven winner with American television viewers: Las Vegas, in all its neon glory.

The Alexandria, Va.-based service is in the early stages of developing a three-hour, multimillion-dollar documentary program chronicling the city's first 100 years. Through its award-winning "American Experience" series, PBS p

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