Print edition for October 23, 1996

All-Lutheran Octoberfest planned to raise money: The WEAP program is the only social services agency available in Southern Nevada on weekends.

CCSD sued by parents of disabled child: Teresa Hinds; School Board members and Superintendent Brian Cram were served with papers in the middle of the board meeting Tuesday, notifying them they were being sued by Michael and Rose Ann Maxant on behalf of their son, 6-year-old Nicholas Maxant.

Options vast for Clinton on second-term Cabinet: Robert Burns; Indications are that several Cabinet members, including Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Defense Secretary William Perry, would leave. Among the few good bets to stay in a second Clinton term are Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala.

Obituary: Wendy Henderson: Visitation is scheduled from noon-8 p.m. Sunday in Hines Funeral Home, 2610 E. Lake Mead Blvd. Services will be 12:30 p.m. Monday in New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Eden Vale Memorial Park.

Columnist Jeff German: Critics say anti-labor advertising attack misses mark: The four-page advertisement, reportedly bought by an unidentified group of "contractors and business leaders," appeared in Tuesday's Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Troops fire rockets in split Afghanistan: The fiercest fighting took place 12 miles from the capital near the village of Hussein Kot.

Money-short senior can't afford big tips for dinner: At a standard buck a table, you should reap 30 or 40 bucks a shift, which seems like the moon to someone who never got tipped.

Obituary: Terry H. Sposito: Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

LA gang member pleads guilty in Harrah's heist: Rachael Levy; Melvin "Poppa" Foster accepted the government's offer minutes before trial was to begin Tuesday. The defendant wavered Monday, delaying the trial for about four hours before rejecting the offer.

Dean Juipe: Baseball errs as rich teams buy success: What was once a trend is now a fact of baseball life. The more a team can spend, the more it wins.

Station Casinos Unveils Plan for KC: The complex on the Missouri River is expected to open by year's end, pending approval by the Missouri Gaming Commission.

Obituary: Elmer 'Chick' Ryel: Graveside services were 2:15 p.m. today in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., handled arrangements.

Solar Partnership Could Spawn Silicon Valley in Nevada: "It can spawn a real Silicon Valley here," said Bob Kelly, co-chairman of Amoco/Enron Solar.

State Pyramid Case Tactics Questioned: Rogers alleged the office publicly named black targets in lawsuits and failed to reveal the identifies of participants who weren't black.

Budget Panel Starts Revenue-Estimating Process: But Economic Forum members left their long-range revenue estimating - for the coming two fiscal years - until a Nov. 25 meeting. That will be just in time for final work on Miller's budget plan that must go to lawmakers in January.

13 States Ask Appeals Court To Uphold Casino Ruling: The other states were attracted by the federalism issues involved in the case, said Thomas Gede, a special assistant attorney general in California who filed the document.

Decision on sports put on hold: School Board members, who postponed a decision until their Nov. 26 meeting, also questioned the need for reinstatement of the full athletic program, and suggested that perhaps a gradual restoration may be a better approach.

Families seeking info on two missing girls: Karen Zekan; But it's what Antonette Prieto, 14, and Liza Marie Miller, 13, are not that has their families mired in grief. For days, neither has come home.

Working his way up: Steve Carp; Some talks lasted longer than others. In Tony Lane's case, Bayno needed about three seconds to get his message across.

Things that go JIGGLE in the night!: #1

Home-building still strong: The Silver State also finished strong in new manufacturing jobs and total nonagricultural job growth categories during the first seven months of 1996 over the same time frame the previous year, according to the October edition of the Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast, a publication of Arizona State University.

Obituary: Edward F. Friedlan: Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 10 a.m. services Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.

Economy expected to slow but be brisk: Economists from various state agencies predicted Tuesday that barring a national recession, the growth in Nevada will continue at a 6-8 percent clip.

Kemp's sons huddle in LV to campaign: Bob Shemeligian; "My mother (Joanne) is probably the only woman who has three professional quarterbacks in her family," Jeff Kemp said.

Winds lessen, but fires running wild: Matthew Fordhal; Four major fires, spread by gusts up to 71 mph and fueled by oil-rich eucalyptus trees, have destroyed more than 100 homes in Malibu and other communities since Monday.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Have your cake and time, too: #1

Jury Awards $1.47 Million in Traffic Accident: Flick was riding in a vehicle driven by her sister when their car was run off the highway near the Flamingo exit by Kenneth De Jesus.

Media Notes: University unfair to channels 3, 13: Tim Graham; As the season has progressed, electronic and print journalists alike haven't exactly gone out of their ways to cover the Rebels, but if they had, it could have created a media relations nightmare.

Quadruple murder conviction upheld: The court rejected the arguments by attorneys for Evans that District Judge Jeffrey Sobel gave improper jury instructions, that he should have prevented a prosecution witness from testifying and that the prosecutor made prejudicial remarks during the penalty phase.

Obituary: Shirley Ann Dowd: Services were 3 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. A private burial followed.

Obituary: Carolyn Glass: Visitation is scheduled from noon-8 p.m. Friday in Hines Funeral Home, 2610 E. Lake Mead Blvd. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Hines Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park, Henderson.

Gamez in good spot: Clinging by his fingernails to the top 125 on the PGA Tour money list, Robert Gamez experienced the gamut of emotions after his third-place finish at the Disney Classic vaulted him to the top 90 in earnings and secured his tour card for next year.

High Court Reinstates Murder Charge Against Former Trooper: Prosecutors appealed after Leavitt ruled that evidence he had ordered preserved was destroyed or lost following the June 5, 1989, blaze.

Obituary: Steve Cherkez: Services will be 2 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park.

Paula Del Giudice: It's fund-raising season: Tickets are on sale for the Las Vegas Chapter of Ducks Unlimited annual Sportsman's Extravaganza dinner scheduled for Friday, Nov. 8 at the Rio Suites.

Jarrett to make a run at driver's title at Phoenix: By Ron Kantowski; Not entirely true.

McSorley ices team after loss: Tim Graham; The Houston Aeros are one of the most pathetic road teams in the International Hockey League.

Obituary: Walter Kight: Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd.

Letters support demotion of UNLV's library dean: Debra D. Bass; Today, his sole responsibility as a manuscript librarian is cataloging four dusty boxes of material, including newspaper clippings and greeting cards, from the university's archives.

Letter: Get rid of outdated and ineffective coroner's inquest: As a 30-year resident, I feel compelled to offer my apologies to the distraught family. Many people share their grief. After all, I, as a taxpayer and voter, must accept some of the responsibility for such community problems as police misconduct, not only in a financial way but morally as well. Metro officers appeared to be enjoying the outdated, grim process known as the coroner's inquest, where roses die and tears dry. It is long overdue that we as citizens give the coroner's inquest a decent burial.

Students praise Hillary as a strong role model for all: Debra D. Bass; Demetras Byrd, a senior kinesiology major, had already cast his vote for Bill Clinton when he attended Tuesday's rally. He was one of many students at UNLV who took part in early voting.

Customer waits for days for bank change notices: Jack Cook

Columnist Jim Barrows: White's book proves yogurt is actually edible: Jim Barrows; #1

Hillary woos Vegans: First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, during a campaign visit to the UNLV campus Tuesday, accepted a couple of Rebel-oriented gifts on behalf of her teenage daughter.

Letter: Character, not debate skills count for president: Do they believe what is said during the debates is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? The only way the debaters could prove anything would be if they were hooked up to a "true"--"not-true" machine.

Letter: Smoke-filled casinos anything but drug free: I don't care how rich you are, you have no class if you light up your cigar or cigarette in public. A gentleman does not make others uncomfortable in his presence.

The Price is Right: Few mistakes have scanners high on customer's shopping list: Laura Meckler; The prices are nearly always accurate and when there's a mistake, the customer usually comes out on top, according to a Federal Trade Commission report.

Welfare Reform, Children's Issues Topics for First Lady: The first lady said new programs and cooperation from the business community would be needed to provide training and jobs for those leaving the welfare rolls.

County budget epic available to public: Clark County has printed up its 1996-97 budget for general consumption, and it's a doozy: 494 printed pages on thick stock paper with nine pages of glossy photos of the Clark County Government Center.

Economy expected to slow to just brisk: Economists from various state agencies predicted Tuesday that barring a national recession, the growth in Nevada will continue at a 6-8 percent clip.

Report calls new Tahoe city or county viable: Harvey Whittemore of Lionel Sawyer & Collins explored three options: Creation of a city extending from the Stateline casino area north to Glenbrook; creation of a new county with roughly the same boundaries; and creation of a larger county including the North Shore communities of Incline Village and Crystal Bay.

Treats for tricksters: #1

People in the news for Oct. 21, 1996: Berle's fountain of youth

College Notes: Kentucky considers choices: Bill Curry, who has a 23-51 record in seven seasons, was told by Newton on Sunday that he would not be returning after this season to coach the Wildcats.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt:Park honors volunteers for service: Elizabeth Foyt; Recently, at a party hosted by the Super Summer Board, volunteers were in the spotlight and recognized for helping bring live theater to our community. Through their efforts, ticket costs are kept at most reasonable levels while the intrusion on the ecology of Spring Mountain Ranch is kept to a minimum.

Editorial: The SUN's top picks for Assembly: District 1 -- Former Assemblyman Tom Collins, a Democrat, is contending with Republican Jeff Knight for this legislative seat. Collins' experience and recent reversal on the Yucca Mountain nuke dump -- he's now against it -- makes him the top choice.

Guard's fire ignited deadly Venezuela jail blaze: National Prisons Director Antonio Marval, who interviewed prisoners and jail officials, said both sides told him that three National Guardsmen, now detained for interrogation, tossed the devices, possibly Molotov cocktails, into the cells.

Obituary: John Williams: Visitation is scheduled from 2-7 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.

Jewish veterans name new post for Greenspun: In seeking a person to name their new northwest Las Vegas post after, the Jewish War Veterans wanted someone who "fought against injustice and intolerance."

Letter: Let's organize a battle against Las Vegas' pollution: It's in our interest to join hands and create a like-cloud of protest. Only then might that reality be addressed.

NFL Notes: Franklin declines to take Saints job: The New Orleans Saints' schedule for today called for them to lift weights early, then take the practice field. Sometime between those two events, general manager Bill Kuharich hoped to hire an interim coach for his 2-6 team.

Letter: Cull all the bad apples from police departments: I would also like to know why, when a police officer hops a fence or otherwise enters a yard, he isn't prepared with a can of Mace? He knows he'll undoubtedly be greeted by a dog.

Meegan must wait on trial ruling: Bill Gang; Meegan's attorneys filed the motion for a new trial early this month over a last-minute decision by the chief prosecutor not to pursue the death penalty.

Population Boom Attracts Federal Economists: Department economist Paul Fletcher said every 10 years the department revises the list, adding some new cities and dropping old ones. The decision is based on population, demographics and spending patterns.

Obituary: Edward Rein: Graveside services were 11:30 a.m. today in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd., handled arrangements.

Seniors subsidized by voters should pitch in for schools: Fine. That seems really fair. Of course to be completely fair, everyone getting any kind of benefit from the government should give up that benefit. Parents, children and other relatives can pick up the slack.

Obituary: Nancy Elaine Weber: Visitation is scheduled from 2 p.m. until a 6 p.m. rosary Thursday in Palm Mortuary's visitation room, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday in Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Obituary: Elda N. Ohrn: Visitation is scheduled one half hour prior to 11 a.m. services Thursday in the Mesa Vista Ward, Galleria Chapel-Relief Society Room. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

NAACP attacks AG over pyramid scam: Art Nadler; The Rev. James Rogers Sr., president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, lambasted the attorney general's office for not investigating 21 Metro Police officers and their affiliates and 38 firefighters and their associates who are white.

Letter: Gun safety meeting was turned into political lecture: Dickerson made other similar statements in which he has a right to believe, but which have no place in a meeting of a nonpolitical organization held in a Sun City facility.

System criticized for two demoted Metro officers: Cathy Scott; Lt. Steve "Whitey" Franks, 47, was demoted from captain and Officer Ron Fox, 35, was demoted from sergeant after the department said they conspired to forge and backdate performance evaluations so Fox could be promoted to lietenant.

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'Walk to Remember' slated for Saturday: Anyone who has experienced an infant loss is invited to participate.

University wants to borrow to help workers comp program: Tom Anderes, the university system's vice chancellor for finance, is asking college presidents and university regents to take a serious look at the program's long-term problem of declining revenues. Adding fiscal stability now will offset future shortfalls and deficits, Anderes said.

Jones: Metro split may be considered if tax equity fails: Steve Sebelius; Jones, speaking at a SUN editorial board meeting Tuesday, said the city would rather spend money that now goes to regional bodies such as Metro, the Regional Transportation Commission and the Regional Flood Control District on the needs of city residents.

Bond protesters assail School Board: Teresa Hinds; About 20 people gathered at Tuesday's Clark County School Board meeting and demanded fiscal accountability and equity from the board.

Nevada Millionaire Buys 'UFO Ranch' in Utah: Bigelow, easily the most prominent American financier in the paranormal research field, is convinced there is something to the weird stories told by the family of Terry Sherman.

The Cars Aren't Running, but the Race Is On: Breedlove became the first man to travel faster than 400, 500 and 600 mph while setting five land speed records on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. He moved his attempt to regain the title to the remote desert 100 miles north of Reno when water encroached on the flats in Utah.

Peter Benton: Players Island a desert gem: With last week's opening of the new Players Island Golf Club, there are 18 more valid reasons to visit the oasis in the desert.

Letter: State punishing families by cutting handicapped funds: As a taxpayer, advocate for the mentally retarded, and mother of a son with mental retardation, I am outraged. People who need vocational training, jobs and housing are put on a waiting list for years because of the state's seeming indifference to the hardships of these people's families. I waited for three years for the state to approve placement of my son in a program at Opportunity Village Association for Retarded Citizens. Our case is the rule, not the exception.

Smilin' Jack comes for supper: #1

Primadonna Drops Broadwater Deal: "Bigger and better roads and a greatly expanded and more diverse jet service are urgently needed," Primm said.

Peter Flangas is defaming an honorable district judge: The tag-line of the objectionable radio spot says, "Peter Flangas is a gentleman." Well, he is not my idea of a gentleman!

Serving The Community: * LITTER DRIVE -- More than 250 Columbia Sunrise employees, volunteers and family members celebrated Columbia/HCA Healthcare's first national Columbia Community Day recently by helping to clean neighborhoods in North Las Vegas. Packing garbage bags and wearing Columbia Community Day T-shirts that read "Healthcare has never worked like this before," participants succeeded in ridding the North Las Vegas community of more than 1,700 pounds of litter.

Record exec Knight jailed for violating parole: Knight, accused of failing to submit to drug tests, was jailed without bail Tuesday, four days after an arrest warrant was issued. A bail hearing was scheduled for Monday. A hearing on his probation was set for Nov. 15.

Board OKs elementary school cops: Teresa Hinds; The plan was approved Tuesday with a 5-1 vote, with board member Judy Witt voting no and Jeff Burr abstaining.

Not-guilty plea entered in murder case: District Judge Gene Porter on Tuesday set a Dec. 9 trial date for the 55-year old defendant.

Obituary: Vinita B. Lavizzo: Visitation is scheduled from 2-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd.

Obituary: Roosevelt Fitzgerald: Services will be 2 p.m. Friday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.

Hillary woos Vegas: First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, during a campaign visit to the UNLV campus Tuesday, accepted a couple of Rebel-oriented gifts on behalf of her teenage daughter.

Four Indicted In Telemarketing Schemes: The latest indictments charge Anthony Joseph Heverly, 31; Lewis Edward Martin, 27; Eugene Leon Wiler, 45; and Bartlett Beardslee Chamberlain IV, 27, with wire fraud and aiding and abetting.

Yankees rise in the South: Tom Withers; In case you decided to do something else Tuesday night, and who could blame you after a pair of horrific evenings in the Bronx, listen up.

Authorities seek author of e-mail child-porn ad: Among the recipients were people who work for missing and abducted children's foundations and several newspaper offices. Some of the recipients were outraged.

Hearne on probation in Utah fraud case: Hearne, who once tried to hold a 1994 Las Vegas fund-raiser by claiming that President Clinton would attend, also was ordered to do 500 hours of community service and pay $3,666 in restitution to the American Liver Foundation by District Judge William Thorne at Monday's sentencing in Salt Lake City.

Sports Briefs: Humes booted off UNLV team: UNLV junior defensive back James Humes has been dismissed from the football team for violation of team and athletic department rules.

Clinton Administration Won't Appeal Nuke Waste Court Ruling: Assistant Energy Secretary Thomas Grumbly acknowledged that at this time the government can't say where it will put the used reactor fuel. He said he hoped that by 1998 a decision would be made on whether a permanent repository in Nevada is suitable for the material.

Simpson trial begins, but with little fanfare: "Good morning, murderer," one heckler yelled. A supporter countered, "We love you, O.J." About 150 reporters, photographers and camera crew members watched.

Thunder-Aeros Box Score): Thunder 3

Letter: Don't penalize longtime residents for growth costs: Many of my acquaintances who are longtime residents agree with me that we have paid for all of the police, schools, parks, roads, sewers, etc., that we need. Indeed, I observe that a very high percentage of my current property taxes are for schools. Our contention is that the thousands of "Johnny Come Latelys" coming in each month should pay for their own through higher impact fees.