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Columnist Joe Delaney
Las Vegas Sun
Aug. 17, 1975
Memphis, Tenn. - (UPI) Singer Elvis Presley, who reportedly has been on a series of crash diets to shed excess pounds, canceled his latest Las Vegas engagement because of fatigue and flew home to Memphis yesterday for hospitalization. \par The 40-year-old Presley opened at the Las Vegas Hilton Monday night and was scheduled to perform through Labor Day. But , at the suggestion of doctors, he canceled the eng agement after Wednesday night"s performances and flew to Memphis. It marked the fifth time since 1973 that he has been hospitalized. \par Elvis appeared to tire easily during Wednesday night's appearances and frequently sat down while other entertainers continued to perform. A hotel publicist said there

Presley cancels Vegas stint; Health is the cause
Las Vegas Sun
Aug. 22, 1975;
Memphis, Tenn. - (UPI) Singer Elvis Presley, who reportedly has been on a series of crash diets to shed excess pounds, canceled his latest Las Vegas engagement because of fatigue and flew home to Memphis yesterday for hospitalization. \par The 40-year-old Presley opened at the Las Vegas Hilton Monday night and was scheduled to perform through Labor Day. But , at the suggestion of doctors, he canceled the eng agement after Wednesday night"s performances and flew to Memphis. It marked the fifth time since 1973 that he has been hospitalized. \par Elvis appeared to tire easily during Wednesday night's appearances and frequently sat down while other entertainers continued to perform. A hotel publicist said there was some discussion of whether to present the last show. \par Col. Tom Parker, the manager who has guided Presley's career since 1955, said Elvis was asked by his physicians, Dr. Elias Ghanmen of Las Vegas and Dr. George Nichopoulos of Memphis , to cancel the remainder of the engagement. \par "This decision was prompted by a fatigue state which developed in recent weeks," a statement released by Parker"s office said. "Mr. Presley is to be hospitalized in Memphis for further tests and rest." \par "His physicians do not believe there is any reason for alarm," the statement said. \par Presley has had a problem with his weight for some time, according to close associates, and has been on a number of crash diets. He spent a month in s eclusion at his Graceland Mansion here early this year, reportedly refusing to see anyone until he lost weight. \par Nichopoulus, Presley"s personal physician who was in Las Vegas for the opening, flew back to Tennessee with the entertainer. He confirmed that Presley was entering Baptist Hospital for tests. \par Maurice Elliot, an assistant administrator at the hospital, said Presley would be assigned the same suite of rooms on the top floor that he has occupied in the past.

Elvis: "I'm fine, How y'all?"
Las Vegas Sun
Aug. 23, 1975
Memphis, Tenn. (UPI) - Elvis Presley, whose doctors say "doesn"t have any serious or life-threatening illness," emerged briefly from his 18th floor Baptist Hospital suite yesterday with a blonde on his arm, looking bleary eyed, disheveled and overweight.
Accompanied by a beautiful blonde, the 40-year-old "king" of rock and roll - who checked in before dawn yesterday for tests and rest - strolled cross the hall to a room where his flowers and mail are screened and kept.
His appearance in a natty scarlet robe sent a ripple down the hall. A small group of fans jogged toward him. Heads popped out of other hospitals room.
He smiled and waved to fans, patients and staff as he went. But he said little.
"Fine, how're y'all,: he responded to one young woman who said she'd traveled all the way from St. Louis, Mo., Friday to try and see him.
He and the blonde, who one fan said was Linda Thompson, an old girlfriend, could be heard laughing behind the closed security room door. Moments later, he strode back across the hall with more smiles and waves.
Still later, two long-haired Presley aides wheeled a hospital cart loaded with stereo equipment into his room and another walked down the hall to get some ice.
The superstar - a teen-age idol in the 1950s as much for his swivel-hipped body movements as for his singing - canceled a planned two-week engagement in Las Vegas after three days.
He flew home to Memphis Thursday, accompanied by Dr. George Nichopoulos, to enter the hospital.
"The primary problem at this point is fatigue," Nichopoulos said yesterday in a statement released by hospital officials. "We want to have him in the hospital for 10 days to two weeks so we can control his environment - particularly his diet and his rest."
"We also intend to perform a number of tests to see if there is a medical problem contributing to the fatigue," the specialist in internal medicine said.
Presley reportedly has been on several crash diets in an attempt to whittle down an expanding waistline.

Dec. 2-15, 1975
Elvis returns to the Hilton to make up for shows that were cancelled because of his ill health.