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Archive for August 4, 1998

LPGA Tour Winners, schedule: Jan. 21-24 - The Office Depot (Helen Alfredsson); 12:33 p.m.

LPGA Tour statistics through August 2, 1998: Scoring; 12:33 p.m.

PGA Tour Winners, Schedule: Jan. 8-11 - Mercedes Championships (Phil Mickelson); 12:33 p.m.

Senior PGA Tour Winners, Schedule: Jan. 24-25 - x-Senior Skins Game (Ray Floyd); 12:33 p.m.

Business Briefs for August 4, 1998: sgreen@lasvegassun.com; Local; 11:36 a.m.

Women's rights champion, attorney Smith dies: Bill Gang; A memorial service is scheduled Friday for Las Vegas attorney William Smith, who championed women's rights and co-authored a book on domestic violence.; 11:33 a.m.

Obits for August 4, 1998: Maria Barrera, 80, of North Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was born March 18, 1918. A long-time resident, she was a homemaker.; 11:31 a.m.

Albertson's, Lucky may have to sell some LV stores due to merger: Las Vegas is one of the largest markets in which both Albertson's and Lucky operate grocery stores.; 11:28 a.m.

Hilton defeats a Laughlin union bid: Brian Seals; Nearly 1,000 workers at the Flamingo Hilton-Laughlin are no longer represented by the United Steelworkers of America.; 11:28 a.m.

Mirage profits fall below estimates; Bellagio bookings strong: Gary Thompson; Mirage Resorts Inc. blamed bad luck and baccarat blues for a 28 percent drop in per-share earnings for the second quarter.; 11:27 a.m.

Spreading a message of faith, 12-year-old Sean Skottey takes to the LV airwaves: Lisa Ferguson; Several things set Sean Skottey apart from his co-workers.; 11:25 a.m.

Columnist Scott Dickensheets: Riffing on Marxism, teens and gorditas: Scott Dickensheets; WHILE WE concentrate on debugging this column before the year 2000 -- 17 months should be just enough time -- stand by for one of the grabbiest, baggiest Tuesday grab bag columns ever. Shilling dogs ...; 11:25 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: PageNet chosen as new sponsor of Local Tourney: PageNet, the world's largest wireless messaging and information provider, is replacing IT&T as the title sponsor of the LPGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship in Las Vegas.; 11:23 a.m.

Committee takes more time for decision on news racks: Jace Radke; A proposed ordinance that would impose a $25-a-year permit fee on news racks was delayed Monday by a Las Vegas City Councilman committee.; 11:21 a.m.

King holds court at Hilton: Dean Juipe; The telltale sign that something was out of the ordinary was the presence of the local TV stations. Most if not all had a crew at the press conference.; 11:21 a.m.

Holiday Bowl set to spurn the WAC: Steve Carp; First, it was the Las Vegas Bowl that sought to sever its ties with the Western Athletic Conference. Now, it's the Holiday Bowl's turn.; 11:21 a.m.

Role allows Corrigan chance to see friends: Steve Carp; Once you're in college athletics, it's hard to completely divorce yourself.; 11:21 a.m.

Vegas news briefs: METRO CRASH -- Two Metro police cars were involved in an accident while pursuing a man suspected of reckless driving. The chase reached speeds of 90 mph and ended when two police cars crashed into ...; 11:18 a.m.

Editorial: Babbitt seeks to skirt federal law: So the tribes have turned to Babbitt, who is proposing a federal regulation that would give him the power to approve an Indian gaming project if a governor rejected it. Worried about this recipe for ...; 11:09 a.m.

Editorial: Children are prey when going online: Businesses are exceptionally sophisticated in finding ways to manipulate children. It's bad enough when parents have to run a gauntlet of candy displays at the supermarket checkout counter, cleverly arranged so that children will bombard ...; 11:09 a.m.

Letters: Tripp used good judgment in taping conversations: Members of this administration have systemically used the worst kind of smear tactics in dealing with anyone who they even remotely perceive as their enemy. Their mantra seems to be that anyone who disagrees with ...; 11:08 a.m.

Letters: Powerball could be powerful revenue producer for Nevada: New Mexico's adoption of Powerball now pays for the college education of their high school graduates.; 11:08 a.m.

Letters: The world doesn't need any more Mike Tysons: I do have a problem with them being permitted to breed.; 11:08 a.m.

Letters: High school jazz players should be promoted better: The problem, I believe, was not lack of interest from the community, but the lack of information provided to us as to where and when they were playing.; 11:08 a.m.

Letters: Americans need emancipation from health care hassles: It shows, pointedly, that nobody is willing to address the real issues and provide a comprehensive program for all consumers. As Broder suggested, the solution must link cost, coverage and quality concerns in one marketable ...; 11:05 a.m.

Explosion rocks Timet plant: Up to 1,000 pounds of molten magnesium triggered an explosion and fire at the Titanium Metals Corp. plant that sent sparks, flames and a white cloud into the still air over Henderson early today.; 10:59 a.m.

Man gets life term in baby's death: Steven Dunham had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 10-month-old Christina Keeling, although he had maintained from the beginning that the baby's injuries were accidental. He told authorities the baby had fallen ...; 10:53 a.m.

Arbitrator rejects suit in sidewalk vandalism: Bill Gang; The lawsuit filed by the mother of 9-year-old Jeremy Anderson, who admitted vandalizing 348 feet of freshly poured sidewalk, didn't impress an arbitrator.; 10:52 a.m.

Nevada trooper charged in case of dual identity: Bill Gang; A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper has been charged by federal authorities with maintaining a dual identity in a case that hints at illicit gem dealings, Swiss bank accounts and international intrigue.; 10:51 a.m.

Harter to resign from NCAA board: Steve Carp; UNLV president Dr. Carol Harter, a member of the NCAA's Board of Directors, will resign her spot today.; 10:51 a.m.

City, County cited for raw sewage spills: The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection cited Clark County and the city of Las Vegas Monday for spilling raw sewage into the Las Vegas Wash, which leads to Southern Nevada's drinking water.; 10:50 a.m.

Water panel puts emphasis on residents: Las Vegas Valley tourists, who are responsible for the unprecedented growth of Southern Nevada, were almost deleted from goals being developed by the Southern Nevada Strategic Planning Authority after complaints from two prominent local leaders.; 10:49 a.m.

Defendants sentenced in beating: Bill Gang; Although former Henderson veterinarian Alan Ruegamer defiantly maintained his innocence in a near fatal beating of a fellow veterinarian, he has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.; 10:48 a.m.

Medical use of marijuana reaches ballot: CARSON CITY -- The initiative petition to allow ailing people to use marijuana has qualified for the November election ballot and now the battle begins.; 10:46 a.m.

Health plan for poor kids gets mired in rules debate: Art Nadler; A self-imposed state Medicaid requirement has legislators scrambling for a loophole -- anything that will jump start the stalled Nevada Check Up program.; 10:45 a.m.

Jury in beltway case says county wronged couple: Adrienne Packer; After a three-day trial last week, a jury agreed that Clark County officials cheated a Las Vegas couple when it took their Rainbow Boulevard property for the beltway project.; 10:42 a.m.

Columnist Jeff German: LVCVA employee vindicated, contract talks lag: A MID THE LOW MORALE and labor strife at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, there's some good news to report.; 10:41 a.m.

Commissioner wants some ethics answers: Confusion among elected officials remains high amid recent Nevada Ethics Commission rulings that set higher standards for disclosing potential conflicts of interest.; 10:39 a.m.

Teller-led watchdog group to keep people informed via Internet: Adrienne Packer; They may live in rural Clark County with unpaved roads, abandoned cars and horse stables, but residents in the southwest are far from back-country folks when it comes to government watchdogging.; 10:38 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Myram Borders: Numerous stories led to molding of today's Las Vegas: IT WAS LATE when I turned the car onto Sahara Avenue. The lights of the Strip were in the rearview mirror. Marie Callender's restaurant was coming up. I thought briefly about banana cream pies. Next ...; 10:37 a.m.

Pacific Coast League standings through August 3, 1998: Midwest Division; 9:55 a.m.

Columnist Steve Carp: Tennis can use a boost from Agassi: Steve Carp; He knows that hasn't always been the case. Even though he's still just 28, the Las Vegan has had enough distractions, enough injuries, enough ups and downs throughout his career, that his game has been ...; 9:48 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Brewers excite local player: Dean Juipe; In each case, Milwaukee's move was right on cue and Martinez took no offense.; 9:48 a.m.

American Legion State Tournament, schedule, results: (At UNLV's Wilson Stadium); 9:46 a.m.

Wednesday at Saratoga: 1st race 2-1/16 mi 4YO&up Alw; 9:45 a.m.

Arias closes in on Stars' record: Las Vegas third baseman George Arias hit a long three-run in the third inning of the Stars' 10-3 victory over the Albuquerque Dukes on Monday night and now needs just one more to tie the ...; 9:43 a.m.

Box score: Stars 10, Dukes 3: Las Vegas; 9:43 a.m.

Judge to permit live broadcast of Strohmeyer trial: Attorneys for the 19-year-old defendant have been trying to block publicity about the case. A former judge, Don Chairez, ruled that local television and newspaper cameras would be allowed, but Court TV would not be.; 9:24 a.m.

Explosions, fire at Timet plant: Timet officials reported an explosion and fire at 12:35 a.m. Units from the Henderson and Clark County fire departments responded.; 9:23 a.m.

BIA official retiring after 30 years: Tibbetts, who is part Minnesota Chippewa, joined the BIA in Phoenix 29 1/2 years ago and worked as a realty officer in Elko in 1977 and 1978 before he was assigned to Minnesota and North ...; 8:26 a.m.

Director's job in limbo: Guttry said frustration with the development agency is so high right now that the Council probably will withhold its funding unless there is a reorganization.; 8:25 a.m.

Jones faces another state ethics complaint: Jones believes many of the complaints have been politically motivated.; 8:15 a.m.

Tribal coalition collects $24.6 million to battle Nevada casinos, California card clubs' $1 million: Michelle DeArmond; By contrast, the opposition group collected just $929,900 - all of it from Nevada casinos and California card clubs. With about a third of those monies going to TV stations for commercial time, the opposition ...; 8:15 a.m.

Review: The Unstoppable Squirrel Nut Zippers: Geoff Carter; Go figure. Though I love the Zippers myself, I've never understood why anyone else does. Their sound comes directly from an era that preceded rock and roll by a good 30 years. It's the sound ...; 3:46 a.m.

Harter resigns NCAA post: Steve Carp; UNLV president Dr. Carol Harter, a member of the executive committee of the NCAA's Division I Board of Directors -- the powerful governing body that makes policy for the organization -- has resigned her position ...; 2:06 a.m.

Cimarron rally caps wild Legion affair: Spencer Patterson; As he drove to UNLV's Wilson Field on Monday afternoon, Cimarron-Memorial's Colby Hyt wasn't entertaining notions of playing in his team's American Legion State Tournament game. He simply wanted to be there.; 1:38 a.m.

LPGA Money Leaders through August 2, 1998: LPGA Money Leaders through August 2, 1998; 1:19 a.m.

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