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Archive for July 9, 1996

Dole dilemma: wooing voters in BBQ season: Kurt Shillinger; CLEVELAND -- In New York, he is co-author of a book about life in power. In Glen Ellyn, Ill., he is favorite son of a virtuous Midwestern American. In Cleveland, he is a defender of ...; 11:59 a.m.

Jeff German: Joe Foley looks to stick unsuccessful recallers with hefty tab: Visiting District Judge Norman Robison of Minden has set a hearing Friday on whether to grant Foley's son, Dan Foley, $27,493 in legal fees incurred during the height of the recall effort in 1993.; 11:59 a.m.

Designing the right child-care center: Marilyn Gardner; CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Although Bruce Brook is an architect, he never thought about the design of child-care centers until he became a father three years ago. Then, as he and his wife, Laurel, looked for ...; 11:59 a.m.

Ontario may sell portion of its electrical utility: Fred Langan; TORONTO -- Ask the average American to name the largest electric utility in North America and few would come up with the name Ontario Hydro. Yet it produces 34,000 megawatts of electricity, about one-third more ...; 11:59 a.m.

Hat in the Ring: Barbara Cegavske: * PARTY: Republican; 11:59 a.m.

Cities to track guns in youth-crime fight: Scott Baldauf and Christina Nifong; BOSTON -- Teen crimes may be flourishing elsewhere, but Boston has begun to look like the Switzerland of juvenile crime. While the city is not yet a gun-free zone for kids, no juveniles have been ...; 11:59 a.m.

Metro sued by dance show owner; claims racketeering: Rachael Levy; Richard Soranno, president of S.O.C. Inc., contends the officers spread rumors that he was involved in drugs and falsely arrested dancers, causing him to lose clients and money. He is seeking more than $1 million ...; 11:59 a.m.

Schools' Part B rebuffed: Teresa Hinds; After impassioned debate Monday, the commission killed Part B.; 11:59 a.m.

Soldiers become plowmen as Mozambique revives: Judith Matloff; MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE -- If you want to judge the effects of war and peace, check the wares sold by the street kids of Maputo, Mozambique.; 11:59 a.m.

Where I Stand: Kids use computers for false IDs: There might be some reason for concern, but that is a subject for another day.; 11:59 a.m.

Advocates for poor fear loss of legal funds: Art Nadler; Created by Congress in 1974 under the Nixon administration, LSC's goal has been to provide legal representation to victims of abuse, those disabled and anyone who can't afford an attorney.; 11:59 a.m.

Keswick calls it a career: Scott Keswick went through such a process. Sure, he has had to do it during competition, just like any other dedicated gymnast. But Keswick's struggle to continue didn't relate to any one routine or piece ...; 11:59 a.m.

Zoo, USDA reach accord over 1993 death of ape: Ken McCall; The settlement, which the USDA says is not yet final, would close the Southern Nevada Zoological Park for seven days and require Dingle to pay a $7,500 fine.; 11:59 a.m.

Belt-tightening reaches a limit in Latin America: Howard LaFranchi; PANAMA CITY -- The election of a firebrand populist as president of Ecuador is the strongest signal to date of growing impatience across Latin America with market-oriented economic reform.; 11:59 a.m.

Las Vegas softball star has discovered life's a pitch: Bob Cloud; The preliminaries are over for Lori Harrigan and her U.S. Olympic softball teammates. The time has come to get down to business.; 11:59 a.m.

Web Becomes Arab Mini-Mecca: Sarah Gauch; CAIRO -- The small room is lined with PCs. A young man studiously works at one while a woman sends e-mail from another. Western rock music from the group Enigma blasts the dimly lit room.; 11:59 a.m.

Danziger: When welfare was in very local hands...: Can the states do a better job managing welfare? Do things get managed better at a more local level?; 11:59 a.m.

FAA looks for ways to free more resources for air safety: Faye Bowers; BOSTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration, under pressure to improve airline safety, is reexamining ideas that would allow it to devote more resources to regulating the nation's skies.; 11:59 a.m.

Cambodia's ex-communists get stronger backing of West: Cameron W. Barr; PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA -- The developed nations that are bankrolling the rebuilding of Cambodia appear to believe that the country's best hope for stability lies with a formerly communist political party they once opposed.; 11:59 a.m.

Thompson: Real solutions to world hunger: The United Nations is having another of its conference extravaganzas in November. The World Food Summit will be convened in Rome.; 11:59 a.m.

Columnist: NTA failing to promote local players: Another option exists for those writing or reading in Las Vegas and it has to do with the apparent -- and continued -- nonchalance of the Nevada Tennis Association.; 11:59 a.m.

Bob Shemeligian: Seen anyone annoying 'round here?: But this city of a million deserves at least one other distinction.; 11:59 a.m.

A $1 billion route to make ex-foes meet: Judith Matloff; BOANE, MOZAMBIQUE -- In the bad old days of Mozambique's civil war, only the foolhardy or desperate would travel the road from South Africa.; 11:59 a.m.

So you wanna be a TV star?: Sally Steindorf; BOSTON -- For a crack at 15 seconds of fame on TV, some people will do anything.; 11:59 a.m.

Mexican TV stations duel over Salinas links: Howard LaFranchi; MEXICO CITY -- Raul Salinas De Gortari, brother of former Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, must be having a good laugh in his jail cell in Mexico's Almoloya prison.; 11:59 a.m.

Bank CEO rips Reno gaming attitudes: Gary Thompson; Until they acknowledge gaming as the state's most important industry and develop investment incentives for it, Northern politicians pose the "single biggest threat" to the region's economic growth, according to Comstock Bank Chairman Robert Barone.; 11:59 a.m.

Race books cathedrals for devout horseplayers: Bob Cloud; The horseplayers.; 11:59 a.m.

Six-legged contraband: Robert Bryce; LUBBOCK, TEXAS -- In the early morning hours of June 3, some two-dozen armed federal agents swept into the west Texas town of Fort Davis acting on a tip. Their mission: to put a suspected ...; 11:59 a.m.

Columnist: 20/20 Tour becoming a tradition: No, Roxy Roxborough was moving a little slow because he fell off a horse.; 11:59 a.m.

Sprint busy with shake-up: Pauline Bell; The company known as Sprint Central Telephone-Nevada changed its name to Sprint effective Monday.; 11:59 a.m.

People in the News for July 9, 1996: Nice Surfer dudes; 11:59 a.m.

Shorter hurricane alphabet for '96: Robert C. Cowen; BOSTON -- There's good news for hurricane forecasters. They soon should get a better take on where these powerful storms will track.; 11:59 a.m.

Latest border-control effort: halting flow of drugs: Daniel B. Wood; LOS ANGELES -- Along the Southwest border, where the US has amassed its first line of defense against illegal immigration, another culprit is prowling the sagebrush to sneak past border guards: the foot soldier in ...; 11:59 a.m.

Hat in the Ring: David Goldwater: * NAME: David Goldwater; 11:59 a.m.

Prudencio: Informed consumers can protect the planet: Recently, consumers have begun to seek out products with environmental labels to ensure their purchases are as environmentally friendly as possible. But these same consumers may soon see fewer such labels. A small but vocal ...; 11:59 a.m.

An Olympic Fencer Makes a Few Points: Ron Scherer; NEW YORK -- When he was an altar boy growing up in Newark, N.J., Peter Westbrook used to fantasize that he would swing down from the church balcony with his sword in hand and rescue ...; 11:59 a.m.

Book Reviews: Islamic democracy is no oxymoron: Judith Caesar; Islam and Democracy: Religion, Identity, and Conflict Resolution in the Muslim World; 11:59 a.m.

That baseball cap may do more than keep sun off: Faye Bowers; BOSTON -- Cold war enemy spies - the late William Colby (former CIA director) and Oleg Kalugin (former major-general of the KGB) came in from the cold war this past year to collaborate on a ...; 11:59 a.m.

When are children ready to stay home alone?: Andrea Neighbours; BATON ROUGE, LA. -- When Nancy Heermans' live-in babysitter left, she had to choose: Find another sitter, or allow her two oldest daughters to care for themselves after school. The girls "very much wanted to ...; 11:59 a.m.

Maltsev: Lebed is in position to shape Russia's future: Despite Boris Yeltsin's runoff victory at the polls, the political figure to watch in Russia is Alexander Lebed. This blunt-talking, grim-faced former Soviet general is now Russia's second-most-powerful politician.; 11:59 a.m.

Correction: * A story in Wednesday's SUN incorrectly reported the telephone number for mediation information from the Nevada Department of Business and Industry Real Estate Division. The number is 486-4033, Ext. 221.; 11:59 a.m.

Amid debate, regents to hear UNLV's reorganization plan: Debra D. Bass; While some have resolved to grin and bare it, others are gritting their teeth over the planned changes.; 11:59 a.m.

Machines offer loans, not just quick cash: Garrett Boehm; BOSTON -- Traditionally, the process of seeking a loan at the local bank has been a tedious, arduous, and sometimes daunting, task. But at some banks, obtaining a loan of up to $10,000 can now ...; 11:59 a.m.

Laws would regulate outcall services: Commissioners are not intimidated by a federal lawsuit filed by an outcall business owner who accused the county of civil rights violations. Assistant Director of Business Licensing Ardel Jorgensen plans to present the ordinance in ...; 11:59 a.m.

Hat in the Ring: John Horton: * PARTY: Nonpartisan; 11:59 a.m.

Columnist: 20/20 Tour concludes with a dip at Caesars: Fans from Southern California and points beyond will converge at the Empire to mingle and rub elbows with the very same jockeys and horsemen that they may have been yelling expletives at over the holiday ...; 11:59 a.m.

BLM swap freeze not in cards: A proposal by Rep. John Ensign, R-Nev., to freeze public-private land exchanges in Southern Nevada is dead, federal officials say.; 11:59 a.m.

Off-season just that for goaltender Fuhr: Tim Graham; During an autograph session at the Riviera Sunday, the St. Louis Blues goaltender was aloof in talking about the injury that ended his season in the playoffs last year, about the prospects of teammate Wayne ...; 11:59 a.m.

Protestants in N. Ireland put peace talks on hold: Alexander MacLeod; LONDON -- History has returned to disrupt the Northern Ireland peace process - and is threatening to destroy it.; 11:59 a.m.

Columnist: Especially when it's for the gold in Atlanta: Team USA completed a three-month nationwide tour last Saturday in preparation for the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, now just 10 days away. The odyssey consisted of 61 games (of which the U.S. won 60), ...; 11:59 a.m.

The silent giant speaks: an interview with Izzy: Ross Atkin; Even before the Centennial Olympics begin in Atlanta next week, millions of young people are familiar with one of the biggest stars of the upcoming Games: Izzy, the cartoonish blue mascot.; 11:59 a.m.

Mexico's Indians gain new recognition: Howard LaFranchi; SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, MEXICO -- As one of seven indigenous representatives in the recently elected state Congress of Chiapas, Marcelino Gomez Nunez stands as an example of the progress that Mexico's 10 million ...; 11:59 a.m.

Abrams: Twentysomethings don't blame Clinton: Conventional political wisdom dictates that when the economy is strong the incumbent president is reelected, but when it's weak he is voted out of office. A classic example of this, of course, was 1992, when ...; 11:59 a.m.

Cashman to host antique show: General admission is $3.50, $3 for seniors. Children under 12 are admitted free.; 11:59 a.m.

World's Most Senior Olympian Packs for Atlanta Visit: Suman Bandrapalli; BOSTON -- Leon Stukelj is a Slovenian legend. Nearly as old as the summer Games, Mr. Stukelj is the world's oldest Olympic champion.; 11:59 a.m.

Traffic system gets green light: Debby Hauth of the city of Las Vegas Public Works Department said the Las Vegas Area Computer Traffic System became operational Monday afternoon.; 11:59 a.m.

British debate: What values are we teaching children?: Alexander MacLeod; LONDON -- Religious and political leaders are calling on Britons to take a hard look at their moral values and return to active religious belief.; 11:59 a.m.

Church fire phenomenon goes beyond racial lines: Robert Marquand; WASHINGTON -- A more complicated picture of the high-profile church arson story is emerging - one showing black congregations as only the most visible victims of violence.; 11:59 a.m.

Study no surprise to taxicab drivers: Bob Shemeligian; That was the reaction of local taxicab drivers to a government study that they are the most likely victims of workplace violence.; 11:59 a.m.

Supreme Court race case reverberates a century later: Amelia Newcomb; BOSTON -- John Marshall Harlan was the lone dissenter in one of the US Supreme Court's most significant race decisions of the 19th century. In lofty language much cited today, he wrote, "There is no ...; 11:59 a.m.

Woman slain at apartment: Cathy Scott; Sarah Ann Lucero, 18, was pronounced dead at 2:08 p.m. Monday at the Tropicana Royale apartments at 1900 E. Tropicana Ave. from multiple stab wounds to her upper torso and stomach, authorities said. Her throat ...; 11:59 a.m.

Cloak and dagger in the '90s: Tracking terrorists' tools: Faye Bowers; WASHINGTON -- A disgruntled American general steals more than a dozen missiles loaded with a lethal chemical poison. He and his troops take the missiles to the island of Alcatraz and point them toward San ...; 11:59 a.m.

Deal may keep Milko out of prison: Bill Gang; Milko on Monday agreed to a deal in the criminal case over custody rights violations involving his 1-year-old son. The deal still will result in a misdemeanor conviction for the man who has spent the ...; 11:59 a.m.

Hat in the Ring: Chopin Kiang: * PARTY: Republican; 11:59 a.m.

Lamm's Entry Will Spice Up Campaign '96: Linda Feldmann; WASHINGTON -- Former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm's entry into the presidential race signals more than the appearance of a new, provocative voice on the national political scene.; 11:59 a.m.

Burundi on edge over 'invasion': Stefan Lovgren; BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI -- In this deceptively calm capital, hundreds of teenage boys jog along the boulevards, an increasingly common sight in the past few weeks.; 11:59 a.m.

Hats in the Ring: Patty Cafferata: * NAME: Patty Cafferata; 11:59 a.m.

Newsom: Boycotts may boomerang on US: It may seem curious to foreigners - and even to some Americans - that the United States Congress would approve most-favored-nation trade status for China and at the same time reverse long-standing US policy and ...; 11:59 a.m.

Nevadans to attend legislative conference: The total expense, part of the LCB budget, is about $40,000. LCB Director Lorne Malkiewich said a key goal is to learn how the meeting is put on in preparation for 1998, when Nevada hosts ...; 11:59 a.m.

Personalized e-mail takes on news industry: Laurent Belsie; If you want to see the future of news - and scare your local editor in the process - look to the Internet.; 11:59 a.m.

Sperling: Breakfasters believe speaker Gingrich will keep his seat: Tom Foley was in for breakfast the other morning. He's just plain ol' Tom Foley now - no longer the congressman he was for so many years nor the Speaker he was for the last ...; 11:59 a.m.

Bugajski: Bosnia's vote won't change much: With elections scheduled for mid-September, Bosnia-Herzegovina is perched between reintegration and partition. Evidence increasingly indicates that the ballot imposed by the international community will not only strengthen the ethno-nationalist parties, but will legitimize the divisions ...; 11:59 a.m.

Man dies when his wheelchair, truck collide: The 46-year-old victim was maneuvering his wheelchair through heavy southbound traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard when he hit the cargo truck about 3:40 p.m. Monday and was dragged under its wheels, Metro Police Detective Tim ...; 11:59 a.m.

Stars use their Mulligan: The Stars trailed 10-4 after six innings but rallied for two runs in the seventh, five in the eighth and three in the ninth to gain a split of the four-game series. Las Vegas is ...; 11:59 a.m.

Man alleges in lawsuit that police beat him: Bill Gang; John McGarry, who identified himself in the suit as a retired police officer and detective with 30 years experience, alleged that the officers beat him and then concocted a story to justify his arrest after ...; 11:59 a.m.

Trees, shrubs planned to spruce up downtown: Steve Sebelius; Trees, plants and shrubs are planned for several areas downtown as part of the city's ongoing effort to revitalize its urban center.; 11:59 a.m.

Technology notes: Eric C. Evarts; Protecting Your Internet Purchases; 11:59 a.m.

Ethics cases must not be witch hunts: It takes an investigation by the commission to sort the wheat from the chaff, some of which may have been filed out of malice or for political purposes. Only after the commission ruling can the ...; 11:59 a.m.

CD Reviews: The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (Blue Note): This is the debut recording for a band that is only five years old but is already being considered one of the finest in jazz today. Led by ...; 11:59 a.m.

Brodsky helped mold image of early Strip: Morrey Brodsky, a brash and energetic public relations man who helped promote the glitzy image of the Las Vegas Strip from its beginnings in the late 1940s through the '80s, has died. He was 77.; 11:59 a.m.

Lamm: The crime of the century: I have just participated in the greatest embezzlement in history. In my 60 years, I have never seen such a perfect crime.; 11:59 a.m.

'Montanabahn' speed limit enforced: Brad Knickerbocker; ROCK SPRINGS, MONTANA -- Along Montana state highway 59 between Jordan and Miles City - an 86-mile stretch of two-lane blacktop running arrow-straight from horizon to horizon - it's possible to test the aerodynamic limits ...; 11:59 a.m.

Tortoise rears head in politics: One participant is the desert tortoise, classified since 1989 as a threatened species.; 11:59 a.m.

School trustee Burr wants to sue county debt panel: Jeff Schweers; But that won't stop School Board member Jeff Burr from recommending a lawsuit against the county's Debt Management Commission.; 11:59 a.m.

Columnist: A smashing celebration of flappers, birthdays: Together they planned a smashing "Great Gatsby Extravaganza" at the historic Del Coronado Hotel in San Diego.; 11:59 a.m.

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