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Archive for December 7, 1998

IHL Standings -- December 6, 1998: Northeast Division; 12:14 p.m.

IHL results for Dec. 6, 1998: WINNIPEG--Jan Nemecek scored at 15:59 of the second period to give the Long Beach Ice Dogs (19-7-0) a 2-1 win over the Manitoba Moose (16-4-3), and end the IHL's longest active winning streak at seven ...; 12:14 p.m.

IHL results for Dec. 5, 1998: ORLANDO--Hubie McDonough scored two goals and assisted on a third as the Orlando Solar Bears (13-10-0) blanked the Las Vegas Thunder 6-0 Saturday at Orlando Arena. A crowd of 9,324 saw the Solar Bears snap ...; 12:14 p.m.

IHL results Dec 4, 1998: ORLANDO--The Las Vegas Thunder (6-12-3) snapped a five-game losing streak with Friday's 3-1 win over the Orlando Solar Bears (12-10-0) at the Orlando Arena. Scott Hollis scored the winning goal at 16:43 of the third ...; 12:14 p.m.

Engineer approves tribe's applications for unappropriated water: "The unconditional and permanent permit is a pleasant surprise, but the tribe knows it has to continue its work to address the Truckee's many competing demands," Tribal Chairman Mervin Wright said.; 12:00 p.m.

Computer guideline policy revised: "This one might have a chance of being considered appropriate for a university and community college system and its faculty," Nichols said. "We hope we have made the changes that will make it acceptable. This ...; 12:00 p.m.

Letter: Charms of 'Babe' not to be missed: I hope families will make an effort to see this charming film. It's a rarity which may get lost in the shuffle of bigger budgeted, less imaginative Hollywood movies. That would be a shame.; 11:47 a.m.

Letter: Fur fading from fashion focus: If people will remember what happened with the whaling industry, once kerosene oil was discovered, we no longer needed the oil produced from whales, and these animals became appreciated, instead of hunted, and technology moved ...; 11:46 a.m.

Letter: Ensign should accept defeat: Just think, Ensign, this will happen to you in future years. The Republicans are sore losers. Ensign should get off his high horse and accept defeat like a man. Voters, remember this if Ensign runs ...; 11:45 a.m.

Letter: Justifying spa retreat is laughable: We the people are paying for this and I for one do not think it is necessary for six judges and staff to learn the "decision-making process and general operation of the court" at a ...; 11:45 a.m.

Columnist David Broder: Without rivals, Gore will avoid issues: David Broder; In the space of a few hours last Wednesday, those attending the annual convention of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council heard speeches from Vice President Al Gore, House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, Sen. John Kerry ...; 11:44 a.m.

Editorial: Consumers need more protection: An interim committee of the Legislature was created following the disclosures to see if better consumer protections could be put in place. The committee is expected to meet this week and finalize its recommendations to ...; 11:42 a.m.

Brief: Two gaming firms sell debt: Proceeds will be used to reduce outstanding debt issued under Harrah's $2.05 billion credit facility, the company said in statement filed today with the Securities & Exchange Commission.; 11:35 a.m.

Brief: Texas Station lands a Krispy Kreme: The Texas location will be a "cold shop," where doughnuts will be processed and sold, but not fried. Krispy Kreme opened its first Las Vegas store, at 7015 W. Spring Mountain Road, in March.; 11:34 a.m.

Brief: MGM Grand, Primadonna sign definitive pact: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Primadonna's investment banker, said the exchange ratio is fair to Primadonna's stockholders.; 11:33 a.m.

Brief: City selling casino to tribe: Under the deal, the tribe would own the casino and Ladbroke/USA would manage it. Neither side would disclose the selling price Friday.; 11:33 a.m.

LV business people: Anthony Tompkins is an account relationship officer at the Summerlin branch of First Security Bank.; 11:32 a.m.

LV business events: Commercial Marketing Group -- Holiday brunch and retail panel discussion. Wednesday. 889-1600.; 11:31 a.m.

Chrysler executive brings attention to LV firm: John Wilen; Performance Learning received a lot of press last week when it lured Dennis Pawley away from DaimlerChrysler Corp., where he had been Chrysler's respected chief of worldwide manufacturing.; 11:30 a.m.

Sun Plaza groundbreaking moved to January: Brian Seals; Groundbreaking for the 14-story Sun Plaza office building in downtown Las Vegas has been pushed back to January with the expected completion date now projected in the first quarter of 2000.; 11:30 a.m.

Obituaries for December 7, 1998: She is survived by her husband, Donald R.; two sons, John L. Hickey of North Las Vegas and Dean Hudson of Waterman, Ill.; two daughters, Leslie A. Hickey of North Las Vegas and Laurie Hudson ...; 11:25 a.m.

Las Vegas news briefs: Sunrise Hospital and SEIU reached an agreement two months ago to have the vote.; 11:24 a.m.

Judds' reunion a celebration of health: The announcement came Friday night on the stage of Caesars Palace, where Wynonna was performing during National Finals Rodeo.; 11:15 a.m.

Mah jongg players warm up for second winter tournament: This will be the fourth time the Monte Carlo has hosted a Troum-sponsored event. The Strip resort has been the site of three summer Las Vegas mah jongg tournaments since 1996. The West Coast tour ...; 11:14 a.m.

Henderson student a Rhodes Scholar: The Henderson resident's job on the campus of Brigham Young University, where he maintains a 4.0 grade point average, is to help a professor decipher the early works of Geoffrey Chaucer from old English.; 11:12 a.m.

Challenge of pipeline pact fails: Bill Gang; District Judge Mark Gibbons ruled Friday that the Southern Nevada Water Authority and a state hearing officer did not act arbitrarily or abuse their discretion when they approved the contract awarded to Lake Mead Constructors ...; 11:12 a.m.

Storms set stage for busy Christmas at Lake Tahoe ski resorts: Martin Griffith; Resort operators said a weekend storm left up to 1 1/2 feet of new snow and helped position Sierra Nevada resorts for the best Christmas skiing in the country.; 11:11 a.m.

Study calls for more health-care education: Art Nadler; The Health Care Education Committee of the University and Community College System of Nevada was presented with the study Friday. It found that there were no overly crowded health-care fields in the state.; 11:10 a.m.

Ethics battle over NLV constable race postponed: Lisa Snedeker; Technical difficulties thwarted Friday an attempt by the former Republican candidate for the North Las Vegas constable's office to bring a complaint of unethical campaign practice against his opponent and a staff member.; 11:09 a.m.

Ensign pins fading recount hopes on Washoe: With recounts in at least 12 of Nevada's 17 counties completed, Reid has maintained his 401-vote lead and may have increased it by one vote.; 11:08 a.m.

Candidates chosen for NAACP election: Jace Radke; Behind closed doors, a meeting Friday night resulted in three choices to replace the suspended branch president, the Rev. James Rogers.; 11:07 a.m.

Energy chief pledges funds to let science settle Yucca issues: Both the Department of Energy and the University of Nevada will conduct tests on ground water, heat effects on the mountain's volcanic rock and other extended experiments, said Zell Peterman, the chief of the U.S. ...; 11:03 a.m.

A shrinking plan for nuke waste: For a handful of physicists at UNLV, however, reducing thousands of tons of radioactive materials to 230 pounds makes sense. It would put an end to the federal government's need for a nuclear repository at ...; 11:02 a.m.

Snow causes minor snags, major sense of wonder: Jace Radke; For a few hours the neon and glitz of the Strip were temporarily covered by a blanket of snow that lingered on palm trees and cactus across the valley.; 11:01 a.m.

Columnist Melissa Schorr: Sorry, the Force isn't with her: Melissa Schorr; It was a dark, rainy day and she and her fellow campers were taken to a dark, scary place: a movie theater. Space battles were raging up on the screen. Kids were shrieking and throwing ...; 9:57 a.m.

Rodeo makes Vegas casino operators happy: An estimated 35,000 visitors are expected to come to town for the rodeo, which began Friday and runs through Sunday at UNLV's campus arena. They will infuse about $28.5 million into the local economy, plus ...; 9:22 a.m.

Next is big winner at Billboard Awards: ANGIE WAGNER; LAS VEGAS -- The R&B trio Next was the big winner Monday night at the Billboard Music Awards, earning eight awards, including new artist of the year.; 9:09 a.m.

Public floods Assessor's office with calls about property appraisals: He said most people want to know why tax values keep raising, and he tells them it's because of inflation and rising property values.; 8:51 a.m.

Authorities investigate death of 2-year-old: Homicide and youth services detectives were looking into the death.; 8:50 a.m.

Lyon County hires lobbyist: The firm earlier won contracts to lobby on behalf of Carson City and Douglas County at the session.; 8:49 a.m.

Man charged with felony drunken driving in accident that killed woman: The Nevada Highway Patrol charged that Grover left the scene of an accident in the Carson City area, then headed east on Highway 50 at a high rate of speed before colliding with Elaine Vela's ...; 8:48 a.m.

Radioactive waste builds up as storage solution sought: Utilities say the government should haul away the deadly garbage and are seeking billions of dollars in damages because of federal inaction.; 8:39 a.m.

Black leader blasts judge's sentence for white supremacist: Martin Griffith; Ken Dalton, president of the Reno-Sparks NAACP chapter, said Sunday that he thinks Sparks Municipal Judge Larry Sage's sentence was too lenient.; 8:39 a.m.

Las Vegas priest elected Episcopal bishop of western New York: Garrison, 53, was one of seven candidates for the post. His election is subject to approval by a majority of the 200-member national House of Bishops and by more than 100 dioceses across the nation.; 8:38 a.m.

Storm system brings rare snowfall: Southern Nevada residents and tourists awoke Sunday to the rare sight of snow in this gambling capital.; 8:37 a.m.

Schmidt may replace Luyendyk on IRL circuit: Sam Schmidt followed Arie Luyendyk to the checkered flag in the Indy Racing League's Las Vegas 500 in October at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.; 4:08 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Two points perhaps not enough: Two heads are not always better than one -- remember when Ray Milland and Rosey Grier combined to form "The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant" in the movies? So it may be time for Bill Bayno to ...; 4:02 a.m.

Eddie House couldn't miss against Rebels: Steve Carp; PHOENIX -- If this is going to become an annual rite of passage, UNLV coach Bill Bayno needs to find some other ritual.; 4:00 a.m.

Columnist Ralph Siraco: Skip Away a vote away from horse of year honors: Ralph Siraco; But, snow in Las Vegas? Betting against snow in Las Vegas is as close to a sure thing as the sun setting in the west.; 2:41 a.m.

Las Vegas Bowl hopes to keep WAC team in 1999: Steve Guiremand; It was about an hour after the third and final WAC Championship football game and Commissioner Karl Benson still was relaxing in his private box at Sam Boyd Stadium with a handful of colleagues.; 2:21 a.m.

Bruce Ford is back in the saddle again: Bill Bowman; The smile on Bruce Ford's face told the story.; 2:12 a.m.

Chemistry problems apparent for UNLV: Steve Carp; PHOENIX -- Bill Bayno has a sports psychologist at his disposal. Perhaps it's time to call him in and see if he can figure out the schizophrenic nature of this UNLV basketball team.; 2:12 a.m.

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