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Print edition for May 13, 1997

Hazardous Timet leaks covered in Senate bill
Larry Henry
The Senate Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously Monday to approve Senate Bill 266, adding titanium tetrachloride to the state list of highly hazardous substances. It was inadvertently left off the Chemical Accident Prevention statute that became law after an explosion at Henderson's PEPCON plant in May 1988.
Gas pipeline to meet high demand
By Mary Manning
Southwest Gas Corp., Kern River Gas Transmission Co. and Nevada Power Co. officials celebrated Monday the completed 24-mile-long pipeline owned by Southwest Gas and Blue Diamond Meter Station, which connects Southwest Gas to Kern River and El Paso Gas Co. supplies.
Girl hurt in crash
The 10-year-old go-cart driver suffered moderate injuries in the 6 p.m. Monday accident at Gateway and Chicago avenues, near Lamb and Charleston boulevards.
Obituary: Donald Thomas Balasky
Burial will be in Michigan. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
Chances appear slim for tougher DUI legislation
Larry Henry
Assemblyman Bernie Anderson, D-Sparks, implied that he's not convinced a lower blood alcohol level will result in fewer traffic accidents.
Better coverage sought for diabetes
Herrera's bill to require insurance companies that offer hospital, medical or surgical policies to also include coverage for diabetes treatment was to be introduced today.
AG rejects prosecution of state workers in $500,000
Howle's opinion Monday follows an Elko County grand jury finding that the four state employees committed gross misdemeanors - oppression under color of office - for accepting $500,000 from Independence to pay for loss of mule deer habitat from its gold mining activities 50 miles north of Elko.
Obituary: Joyce Sundberg
Visitation is scheduled from 1 p.m. until a 3 p.m. memorial service Thursday in Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
Search intensifies for missing man
A search began on Tuesday in the Truckee River, since his home is nearby, in case he fell into the river or was put there, according to Washoe County sheriff's Sgt. Mark Caldwell.
State Supreme Court won't hear appeal by Coking, others
But the lawyer for Vera Coking, whose three-story former boarding house is among the properties threatened, says the decision is far from final.
Atlantic Forest: 7 Percent Left, Still No Solution
Howard La Franchi
Mention the Amazon rain forest, and most people go dreamy-eyed with visions of lush, impenetrable greenery, tropical scents of vanilla and cocoa, giant snakes slithering along vines, and Indians standing on the banks of a mighty river.
City Council approved spending
* $107,100: To C/O Facilitec for modular furniture systems for the Neighborhood Services Department and the Office of Federal, State and Local Initiatives.
Billboards banned on U.S. 95 north of Ann Road
The ban, which passed Monday, adds to an existing ordinance that excludes billboards in much of the growing northwest part of the city.
Obituary: Isabel Tropp
Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.
Opponents of high-voltage lines want study done
Sierra Pacific wants to build the 164-mile long power line from Alturas, Calif., to Reno. In Reno, the line would cross 26 miles through the north valleys along the U.S. 395 corridor.
Obituary: William Logan Sr.
Visitation is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. today in Bunker Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Zion United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.
Las Vegas Stars scorecard
Upcoming games
Columnist Steve Carp: NBA declares total war on its bad boys
Steve Carp
It appears the NBA has taken a no-tolerance policy toward negative demonstrative behavior during the 1997 playoffs and the technical fouls are coming quicker than the good ol' boys of NASCAR around Talladega.
Vote to rename park may never occur
"At this point, I don't know if we are going to vote or not," de Braga said after her committee finished a public hearing on Monday.
Ordinance would limit cigarette billboards
The Las Vegas City Council, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding protection of kids from cigarette advertising, introduced a proposed ordinance Monday to outlaw tobacco products from appearing on billboards near where children gather.
Sports history for May 13
1976 - The New York Nets overcome a 22-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 112-106 and win the ABA championship in six games.
Columnist Muriel Stevens: Rio hosts NICA fashion show-luncheon fund-raiser
The Rio's Napa restaurant was the setting for a NICA benefit showcasing the smashing designs of Badgley Mischka, one of the hottest teams of young American designers to enter the field in recent years, and the fine food of culinary luminary Jean-Louis Palladin. The combination was sensational.
Jury in Mortensen's case continues deliberations
Mortensen, 31, is charged with shooting Daniel Mendoza on Dec. 28 when he and fellow officer Christopher Brady went to harass gang members after drinking at several bars.
Teen drinking law studied
More than an attempt to cut down on teenage drinking, the bill is aimed at making adults responsible for their kids' behavior, officials said.
Cost of Legislature soaring to record level
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee has introduced a bill to allocate $4 million. That's added to the $10 million passed by the Legislature on the opening day of the session. That compares with a total cost of $9.3 million in 1995.
Nations Air to start flights to Wendover
Wendover Airport Manager Chris Melville said the company will take over routes formerly operated by Great American Airways, which was grounded April 13 by the Federal Aviation Administration for faulty record keeping.
Vegas ordinance would restrict locations
"No longer can a business come in as a gift shop and open up as a sexually oriented business," said councilman Michael McDonald, who sponsored the measure.
Ethics clause added to campaign bill
After the voice vote on the amendment Monday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio, R-Reno, predicted Democrats would join in voting approval for Senate Bill 215 later this week.
On the River With the Eco-Police
Howard LaFranchi
It is 12:30 a.m. on a starry Amazon night, and the only sound is the Rio Negro's tea-colored waters lapping at the small skiff where we sit waiting, moored to a fallen tree.
Sales tax increase on a roll
Larry Henry
The Assembly voted Monday for an amendment allowing county commissions across the state to raise sales taxes for growth-related problems.
Woman faces sentencing in murder-for-hire plot
Poffenberger pleaded guilty last week in federal court to one count of soliciting for murder for hire. Sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 5.
Opposition cited to changing Lamb park
There was no public testimony Monday against a bill to change the name, but Chairwoman Marcia de Braga, D-Fallon, said, "There's a lot of opposition to changing it while he's alive.
Rocket motors to be destroyed at Test Site
The Department of Energy hopes the experiments will improve the current methods of open burning and provide information on the emission products.
Obituary: James Gabriel Cressy Sr.
Visitation is scheduled from 3-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Chapel, Main. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park.
Obituary: Dale Milton Poindexter
Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, arranged private services.
Tennis Glance
AP Sports Writer
Attorney general's office criticizes grand jury report
"By invoking the criminal justice process for such improper purpose, the grand jury risks not only infringement on the powers of the legislative and executive branches of state government, it furthermore verges on committing the very crime of which it wrongly accuses others," he added.
Man caught on tax charges
The government says he made about $800,000 in a four-year period. Some of the money went to make payments on his home and a rental property.
Nevada joins other states in court action
-Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and San Francisco.
Search continues for new Pahrump town manager
"We were all pretty much in agreement," Hollis told the Pahrump Valley Times. "So we have three now to start interviewing as soon as possible."
People in the News for May 13, 1997
Briefly
Girl dies in go-cart crash
Police said the girl's sister, Tiffany Rider, 10, was driving the go-cart when she failed to stop at a stop sign Monday.
Obituary: Larry James Straw
Visitation is scheduled from 6-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Palm Chapel, Henderson. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City.
Ely City Council, mayor consider pay raise
Commission stipends are set by the Legislature at $18,000 a year in White Pine County with 2 percent increases in each year of their four-year terms, the Ely Daily Times reported.
Panel members say they will keep open mind
Pocatello Police Chief Lynn Harris didn't want to offer his views on Indian gambling, but has held leadership positions in the Mormon Church, which opposes gambling of any kind.
Letter: Veterans should speak out on politically correct military
In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan declared the Soviet Union the evil empire it was, and he forged a plan to kill it. Today his critics sneer at his achievement while he says his long goodbye. Like so many of his caliber, he'll never know history's final judgment of him. But Ronald Reagan never cared how history would judge him. He cared how he judged himself.
Nevada joins other states in support disclosure of cigarette ingredients
Humphrey filed the brief in the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. The Massachusetts law, which is being challenged in court, requires tobacco companies to provide ingredient information and nicotine yields to the state's Department of Health.
Quotas Boost Women Pols
Gail Russell Chaddock
And across the Channel in France, a record 1,448 women are campaigning to break into the National Assembly - one of the industrialized world's most closely guarded men's clubs - in elections later this month.
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Apartment access issue in trial
Pauline Bell
Leonard, 32, is accused in the Jan. 22, 1995, slaying of 24-year-old Antee, whose body was found the following day when police went to the Mark Twain Apartments at 905 E. Twain Ave. in response to a tip.
Wallyball fast facts
SCORING: First team to 21 wins; however, most purely recreational players go to 15. The rule book also calls for a point to be awarded to the winner of every rally, regardless of which team served. Many players use the more traditional sideout method, with points won only by the server. "Siding out is like kissing your sister," says Michael O'Hara of Wallyball Inc.
Obituary: Ruben Bullock Jr.
Visitation is scheduled from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. today in Rose Manor Chapel, 615 W. Van Buren Ave. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Park.
Sun State Bank earnings
Sun State Bank earnings
Where I Stand: Family Court deserves a fair hearing, not dismantling
Before Assemblyman Morse Arberry, D-Las Vegas, gets too rambunctious about eliminating the Family Court in Clark County, he should look into the reasons it came about in the first place.
Abortion Battle Shifts To State Legislatures
Linda Feldmann
As the Senate begins its latest high-octane debate on so-called "partial-birth" abortions, a parallel effort to outlaw the procedure state by state has accelerated.
Superstore chain eyes Smith's aisles
In the era of the new superstore, Wal-Mart and Kmart are attempting to reel in customers by offering the ultimate in convenience -- department store shopping under the same roof with grocery shopping.
Villa's co-owners bid adieu to partnership
Bob Shemeligian
In the end, it was principal owner Mike Flores who won out Monday, bidding $3.5 million for the 36-unit Villa De Flores, a two-story stucco structure that dates to the 1960s and looks strange and incongruous in the shadow of the high-rise Strip resorts.
It'll cost more to see UNLV hoops
Steve Carp
But if an athletic department plan is approved, that will change.
Golf Glance
Associated Press Writer
Obituary: Alma L. Pedersen
Visitation is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Palm Chapel, Eastern.
Spare the Ax, Spoil the Amazon
Howard LaFranchi
MANAUS, BRAZIL
Wednesday at Hialeah Park
1st race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up F&M Clm
Name of slain immigration officer added to memorial
About 200 people, including Gov. Bob Miller and Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., attended the ceremony on Monday.
Wallyball's more than just a game, it's... Off the wall!
Scott Dickensheets
One minute, Shawna Thomas' lame-duck volley dinks off the wall and along the top of the wallyball net, the blue ball twirling there for an instant before improbably, absurdly, exhilaratingly dropping into her opponents' court for a point.
Prom Cops: Not Your Garden-Variety Chaperon
Sam Walker
As agents for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Paul Sanchez and Alan Henry spend most Friday nights visiting some of the seediest bars in Greater Dallas - a job they liken to lifting up rocks and watching the bugs scurry out.
Obituary: Genevieve M. Powell
Obituary: Genevieve M. Powell
Moore inducted to hall of fame
Roger Moore, the son of a dirt-poor Georgia sharecropper who overcame more than his share of hard-luck days in the green-felt jungle to harvest the fruits of a successful gambling career, has been enshrined in the Poker Hall of Fame.
Columnist Bob Shemeligian: Chess match a reminder of what separates man, machine
Bob Shemeligian
Give up?
Ted Binion loan probed by state
Agents have been trying to determine what Ribaste did with the money.
Obituary: Louise A. Mauro
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Burial will be in Long Beach, Calif.
Canyon routes face scrutiny
The routes proposed Monday by the Federal Aviation Administration would cover the central and eastern portions of the Arizona canyon and take effect in January. The Las Vegas-based sightseeing companies, about 20 altogether, would be affected only by the new central flight corridor.
Shooting victim identified
"We have an unknown motive at this time, but we are under the impression that whoever she went (to the housing complex) with took her there with one purpose in mind," Petersen said.
Wednesday at Aqueduct
1st race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up F&M Mdn
Brian Hilderbrand: Knight says Rebel golfers hitting peak at right time
All things considered, UNLV head golf coach Dwaine Knight was pleased with the Rebels' fourth-place finish in last weekend's Perry Maxwell Invitational in Ardmore, Okla.
Four compete for two Carlin City Council seats
The candidates told the Elko Daily Free Press they would like to see new business move into Carlin to help raise additional revenue. All have lived in Carlin a decade or more.
Mother charged with murder in baby's death
Police said the mother, who is from India and has trouble speaking English, had left a suicide note at her home after an argument with her husband the previous day.
Plan approved to cut court space
The council, by a 4-0 vote with Mayor Jan Laverty Jones absent, confirmed Monday the city's intention to locate just its criminal division to the complex.
Letter: Political slurs can damage private lives
Jones on Thursday, May 2, just five days before the Las Vegas mayoral election, published a political flyer falsely accusing me of committing a felonious crime. Her flyer proclaimed "Cocaine found in car Miller was driving." She also purchased television advertisements stating "Cocaine found in Miller's car." Her 11th-hour attack left me no rebuttal time.
Advance team scouting Lake Tahoe for presidential summit
One difficult task in preparing for a presidential event at Tahoe is how to select the right facilities to host the two-day session.
Obituary: Rose Chiarieri
Visitation was scheduled from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. services today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Graveside services followed in Palm Valley View Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., handled arrangements.
Columnist Jeff German: Rio shaping up as next battleground for organized labor
In a much-hyped visit here, Sweeney called Las Vegas "the hottest union city in America."
7 locals advance on Open
Tim Graham
Both easily accomplished the former Monday in Southern Nevada's U.S. Open qualifier at The Legacy in Henderson, but neither could claim the latter as each shot a 4-under 68.
B.C. gambler ordered to pay debt to Las Vegas casino
When Bath left the casino, he owed Binion's $487,000. He signed an agreement to repay the debt - at 18 percent annual interest - but didn't.
Japanese Island Looks For a Few Less Marines
Cameron W. Barr
About 100 men and a handful of women sit in a darkened briefing room on an early summer afternoon and consider what it means to be a United States marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan, in the waning years of the 20th century.
'New' Russia Argues Over Who Stands for Its Past
Ben Davis
In front of the former KGB headquarters in Moscow stands a plain granite boulder, inscribed with a solemn epitaph: "In memory of the millions who died in the political terror of the Soviet era."
Lakovic, McSorley penalized
Tim Graham
The International Hockey League finally lowered the boom on the Las Vegas Thunder.
Obituary: Robert O. Broderson
Bunker Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, arranged private services.
City news briefs
* CITY EXPANSION -- The Las Vegas city limits grew by nearly 145 acres on Monday, as the City Council passed four bills to annex county land. The vacant desert lands will become part of Ward 4. Councilman Matthew Callister, representing that northwest part of the city, sponsored the bills that were approved unanimously. The annexed lands: 86.7 acres west of Hualpai Way between Gilmore Avenue and Craig Road; 42.9 acres on the southeast corner of Jones Boulevard and Azure Drive; 10.08 acres on the south side of Buckskin Avenue about three-quarters of a mile west of Hualpai; and 5.15 ...
Letter: SUN covergae of Walk-A-Thon provided important service
First, Petsmart, one of our largest contributors, was omitted as a sponsor.
Man keeps police at bay during standoff
Apparently under an agreement, the man was not supposed to come near the children or the apartment. The apartment manager notified police when he saw the man at the complex.
Elko city revenues rise
Water and sewer budgets in the neighborhood of $4.5 million are not included in the tentative budget because they are self-sustaining enterprise funds, Ritter said.
Poker results
* EVENT 17: $3,000 buy-in no-limit Texas hold 'em: 1. Dr. Max Stern, Las Vegas, $237,615; 2. Kathy Liebert, Las Vegas, $123,690; 3. Alan Goehring, Hoboken, N.J., $61,845. Entries: 217 (tournament record). Prize pool: $651,000 (tournament record). Money paid to 27 places.
City Council approves western, northern beltway legs
The council voted 4-0 Monday, with Mayor Jan Laverty Jones absent, to pass the second of two resolutions that will allow the project to go forward. Part of the plan was approved last month, while the other portion was held in abeyance while the county addressed issues raised by the city.
Jury deliberating in Mortensen murder trial
Bill Gang
During closing arguments Monday, prosecutors said 21-year-old Daniel Mendoza was gunned down in a "thrill killing" by one of two Metro officers rampaging through a high-crime area just blocks from the Strip.
Basic stretches Chaparral to the limit
James Yodice
Looking ahead nearly cost Chaparral's boys' volleyball program a look at first place in the Sunrise Division.
Question facing Stars: Who's on first?
But if Ray Brown continues to play the way he has since joining the Stars two weeks ago when Lee was called up by the Padres, Stars manager Jerry Royster said Brown's name soon could be mentioned along with Lee's.
Letter: Display Roosevelt puffing on his ever-present addiction
Letter: Display Roosevelt puffing on his ever-present addiction
Obituary: Maurice E. Galle
Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is arranging private services.
Correction to homeless mother story
* A story in Monday's SUN on the second annual Mothers Feel Like Family at Homeless Shelter Barbecue at the MASH Village contained an error. Food was donated by a number of businesses and individuals in the community.
Obituary: Robert Volpe
Obituary: Robert Volpe
Box score: Stars 10, Cannons 8
E--Garcia 2, Velandia, Briggs. DP--Calgary 2, Las Vegas 2. LOB--Calgary 7, Las Vegas 9. 2B--Polcovich 2, Ward 2, M.Smith, Wright 2, Garcia, Bridges, Encarnacion, Bush, Briggs. 3B--Tatum. HR--Tatum (5). S--Berumen. SF--. SB--Dascenzo (2), Bush (5).
Bettendorf boat wants OK for expansion project
Greg Smith
"It will be the largest hotel in the Quad Cities," Lady Luck general counsel Bob Ellis said Tuesday. "And the nicest, too, with 44 suites."
Obituary: Rose F. Schultz
A memorial service will be 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Green Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church, Henderson. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.
Police investigate money missing from casino
The money was discovered missing early Monday.
Obituary: Frances Capparelli
Visitation is scheduled one hour prior to 10 a.m. services today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will follow in Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave.
Obituary: Clifford W. Mcintyre
Graveside services will be 2:15 p.m. Friday in Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City. Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: Jake, Elwood have blues a week after big Derby
Ralph Siraco
This is a tale of two Saturdays and two hearty horse players.
Letter: Campfire program is valuable to African tribes
This would seem like a good thing to you and me, but Mr. Pacelle doesn't like hunting, so he's disturbed that some of the money comes from safari hunts of big game.

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