Print edition for July 29, 1997

Sports history for July 29: 1924 - Paul Runyan defeats Craig Wood 1 up in 38 holes in the final round to capture the PGA championship.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Vacation in New England brimming with delights: There is a special appeal to visiting cities where history has already been written and changes are slow to come. Once off the main highways, it is almost a given that remembered pleasures are still intact.

Box score: Rainiers 7, Stars 6: Two outs when winning run scored.

Recall effort moves forward: The terms of all three expire in November 1998. Negro expects a special election to be called toward the end of September or the first part of October, if there are no major challenges, the Elko Daily Free Press reported.

City attorney says county, city struck deal on downtown buildings: After months of haggling, Jerbic said the two governments on Friday afternoon reached an agreement that will bring a new justice center and an expanded jail to two downtown blocks.

Golfers no longer face water hazard at Carson Valley course: "The first tee time is at 7 a.m.," course owner Don Brooks said, as if it weren't long spoken for.

Father accused of murdering baby girl: The cab driver was also shot to death, in the back of the head.

Family-owned casino sells controlling interest to Las Vegas company: Cladianos, whose father, Peter Cladianos Sr., opened the Sands Regency 32 years ago, said the decision to sell came after two years of trying to raise money to renovate the 1,000-room hotel.

Police chief's story doesn't add up: And the city of North Las Vegas was planning to send traffic detectives to the accident site on state Route 322, 179 miles outside of Las Vegas in Lincoln County, to examine details of the accident. The Nevada Highway Patrol is the law enforcement agency charged with investigating traffic accidents on state roads.

Teenager faces hefty fine for shooting cattle: Davenport, 17, was arrested along with Buck Mills, 18, and Mike Hunton, 16, also of Elko, for the killings May 13. Mills faces trial Aug. 12 and Hunton is working on a plea agreement.

Odom takes timeout: Steve Carp; Lamar Odom is a man with options. What he will do probably won't be known for at least another week. Maybe longer.

Lawmakers defend Philadelphia meeting: Sen. Joe Neal, D-North Las Vegas, who is not taking the trip, defended the size of the delegation because Las Vegas will be the host city in 1998.

Clinton draws partisan reaction: Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, who slammed then-President George Bush at the 1992 Democratic National Convention, offered effusive praise for Clinton.

Letter: Some trailer parks unfair, offer poor conditions: We people who are lucky enough to have good landlords need to get together and put these places out of business. We need to make a statement that there are good people in Las Vegas.

Naked man arrested after standoff: Karen Zekan; Nelson Reagan stayed inside his trailer during almost an hour's worth of tear gas bombardment before emerging naked in the custody of SWAT officers shortly before 4 p.m. Monday.

Parking garage settlements approved: Denise Cardinal; The Hechts were given $4.1 million and the Rays were given $2 million for land the city obtained through eminent domain.

Critics want to see results from president's promise: "It was bipartisan consensus-building from the ground up," said U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan, D-Nev., after the forum.

Picnickers find stranded Utah couple on Nevada mountain: The Hurricane couple were found Sunday by picnickers.

Editorial: Governors should address nuclear waste issue: The timing also is right: A congressional committee is set this week to resume deliberations on a bill to store the nation's high-level nuclear waste in the desert outside Las Vegas.

Simmons dies at 73 after life devoted to Las Vegas children: Neta Mae Simmons moved to Nevada from Michigan in the 1940s, first to Reno and then to Las Vegas, where she made a lifelong impression on hundreds of children who will remember her love, her devotion to God, and her senses of humor and compassion.

'Most wanted' fugitive caught: Reiger was arrested July 26 during what authorities said was routine patrol. Metro Police had been looking for him since earlier this month on warrants for ex-felon in possession of a firearm and trafficking in heroin.

Curious flock to renovated DMV office: Andy Holtmann; This flood involved people, all curious to see the newly remodeled facility, all with business to take care of on Monday.

Stars shine on links: NBA superstar Michael Jordan showed off his golfing skills for President Clinton during a marathon outing at the Las Vegas Country Club.

No relief in sight as Stars lose again: Brian Raabe singled in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning as the Tacoma Rainiers rallied from a 6-1 deficit to beat the Stars 7-6 Monday night at Cheney Stadium.

Testimony set to begin in trial involving Mirage chairman: Attorney Dominic Gentile is arguing that statements suggesting mob influence in Wynn's life are true.

Defenseman bolts Thunder for K.C.: Tim Graham; On a gloomy day when storm clouds passed through the valley, Jeff Serowik's booming shot split with the Thunder and blew out of town.

Culinary plans demonstration at Strip resort: ARK workers are attempting to unionize, but the company is refusing to recognize the union until an election is held.

Clinton urges improvements in education, welfare: His 38-minute speech Monday before the National Governors' Association conference at The Mirage hotel-casino was relatively subdued compared with the rousing partisan responses of a State of the Union address or campaign appearance.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Knight may get offer he can't refuse: Knight confirmed Monday that he has interviewed for the head coaching vacancy at the University of Texas and would make a decision on whether to remain at UNLV or take the job at Texas "very shortly."

The unseen agony: Lisa Ferguson; Suicide had been on Janis Murphy's lips for some time.

People in the News for July 29, 1997: Marriage secrets

Ordinance on running for office clears council: Denise Cardinal; An ordinance approved unanimously by the City Council Monday cannot take effect until the state Legislature changes the city charter.

Technician's firing for abuse upheld: Hearing Officer John Graves said the severity and frequency of the abuse and neglect by Alice Conley was "shocking." He sharply criticized other staff members who failed to promptly report the incidents, and said their inaction could result in the center being decertified.

Disadvantaged are not poor learners: Teresa Hinds; "Too many people have bought into the notion that poor kids can't achieve at a higher level. That's malarkey," said Katie Haycock, director of the Washington, D.C.-based Education Trust, a nonprofit organization working to improve academic achievement among poor and minority children.

Letter: Comment on union hall was completely in error: We have done everything in our power to ensure that construction was 100 percent union from the ground up. I find it very disturbing that the Las Vegas SUN would print such lies without checking Mr. Johnson's claims out first.

Foreign travelers still make trek to LV thanks to strong dollar: Bob Shemeligian; In 1995, 3.8 million visitors, or about 13 percent of the nearly 30 million visitors to Las Vegas, were from foreign countries. In 1996, this number increased to 5.4 million foreign travelers, accounting for 18 percent of the total.

City Spending: * $200,000: to the Weather Shelter Program to shelter homeless men, women and children during the peak periods of extreme weather between July 1, 1997, and April 30, 1998.

City Council Briefs: * TRAFFIC SOLUTION -- Speed humps will be installed on two residential streets. Three humps, costing $3,000 each, will go on Rock Springs Drive between Washington Avenue and Vegas Drive as recommended by the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. Three speed humps, also costing $3,000 each, will be installed on Boston Avenue between Tam Drive and Fairfield Avenue, in the Meadows Village area near the Stratosphere Tower. Traffic on the street is not high enough to qualify for speed humps based on numbers alone. But Councilman Michael McDonald, who represents the area, said the street needs the humps because it borders ...

New justice center gets city's OK: Denise Cardinal; The council Monday was unanimously in favor of the project, which would add cells for another 1,500 inmates and create a new home for Justice Court and part of Municipal Court. The new buildings would surround the Clark County Detention Center downtown.

Columnist Bob Shemeligian: Stuck with curse of baby- faced Bobster: Bob Shemeligian; As I headed south on Arville, my air conditioner blasting, I decided to stop by and see Frank, the mechanic, at his shop.

Coroner determines woman suffered skull fracture; multiple stab wounds: Now, investigators in Reno want to interview Baxter's sometimes boyfriend, Steven Voss.

Letter: U.N. convention's true aim is not to protect children: Under the convention, if a child decides he or she has a "right" to join a street gang or a cult, for example, the parent's role would be to engage in "dialogue" rather than exercising parental authority. Under the convention, parents and children would be equal before the state -- a radical departure from the biblical world view in which children are required to honor and obey their parents to the extent that the parents honor and obey God.

Paratransit evaluations now required: Andy Holtmann; Priority goes to those who are disabled.

Green light for downtown development: Denise Cardinal; Mayor Jan Laverty Jones said the movement in the redevelopment agency hopefully will lead to several changes in the downtown corridor in the coming months.

Excess amount of food typical of conference: Larry Henry; "The numbers seem out of line," Broder said Monday as a hotel employee stacked 250 decorative cardboard sandwich boxes in a room where only a dozen reporters were working.

Storms wreaks havoc on Las Vegas roads: "It's a reminder that we're definitely in the heart of our monsoon season," said Ron McQueen, a forecaster for the National Weather Service.

Radiation affected all of U.S.: The National Cancer Institute released a statement Monday based on a study due later this year naming 3,071 counties in the continental United States and the amounts of radioactive iodine exposing people, especially children, from bomb fallout.

Teen victim identified in Vegas incident: The woman pulled to the curb intending to go inside to pick up her children from her ex-husband while the victim remained in the car, police said.

Letter: Letter on parents putting children first was right: You ought to publish that letter again and again until the parents get it right!

Columnist Steve Carp: Odom will be OK in the long run: Steve Carp; That's a shame because I enjoyed what little time I spent with him during the past 12 months. And I think UNLV fans would have enjoyed watching him perform on the basketball court, even though it probably wasn't going to be for very long.

Accused killer of Mexican girl arrested in Las Vegas: Cathy Scott; The arrest won't bring Georgina Ponce Novelo back, but it will bring the man accused of murdering her to justice.

Suspect in Harrah's holdup nabbed: Dionne Chappelle, the girlfriend of one of the robbers, is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Former sewer plant manager faces ethics probe: The action followed a four-month investigation into claims that hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars were wasted when Gonzales urged the city to buy plant equipment from a friend.

Red Rock loop motorists to be charged: Rachael Levy; Officials anticipate enforcing the fee beginning Aug. 15.

Trial begins in Wynn's suit against publisher: Bill Gang; Whether Wynn's stature in Las Vegas plays a role in the jury's decision won't be known until the trial ends in about three weeks.

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