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Print edition for December 14, 1998

Firm offers phone service over the Internet
Local telecommunications and Internet experts say "IP telephony" offered by ICG Communications Inc. is the first Internet protocol long-distance service available in Las Vegas.
Brief: Newspaper focuses on problem gambling
The Times reported bettors lost $50.9 billion last year, with 30 percent to 40 percent of that coming from chronic losers hooked on gambling.
Las Vegas news briefs
The damage to the house, which is estimated at $64,000, was so great that it is impossible for investigators to determine if the leak began outside the house and the gas seeped in, or if it started in the house, fire officials said.
Holiday season prompts closer look for counterfeit currency
Jace Radke
Currency usage is highest during November and December, and so is counterfeiting, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury. The holidays are when a counterfeiter may try to take advantage of busy clerks, warns Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement James Johnson.
Obituaries for December 14, 1998
He is survived by his wife, Josephine; one son, Augustine Alves of Vancouver, Wash.; two daughters, Maria Alves of Las Vegas and Rose Alves of Vancouver; one sister, Susan Walker of Las Vegas; and seven grandchildren.
Direct-mail marketing called crucial to casino success
John Wilen
Romero, an author and columnist with 38 years of experience in casino marketing, counsels casino executives to stay on top of their customer databases and to use effective direct mail -- his favorite technique is the typed, stamped envelope -- if they want to keep their existing customers.
Hoskins, Canady win Orleans event
As the season-ending event for both professional bowling tours, the Philip Morris Mixed Doubles featured the top 24 mens and ladies bowlers and a hefty $200,000 purse.
Nevada to regulate railroad safety
Representatives of the PUC staff, Union Pacific Railroad and several unions agreed last week to new regulations that would require railroads to file annual reports to the commission.
Brief: Shuffle Master net rises
For fiscal 1998, the company said net income was $3.3 million, or 34 cents a share, compared with net of $5.1 million, or 47 cents a share, in fiscal 1997.
ACLU threatens suit over police probe of pamphleteer arrests
"What this shows unambiguously is that investigators will do everything imaginable, including twisting statements, contorting logic and ignoring inconsistencies in police statements and reports, all in order to exonerate officers whenever they can," Peck said.
LV business people
Paul Hejmanowski is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He's withy Lionel Sawyer & Collins.
Newsome honored as SCORE Person of Year at banquet
Newsome, who is transfering to Trans Am racing after more than a decade in the desert, was honored as the SCORE Person of the Year while BFGoodrich, based in Akron, Ohio, was presented two major awards as the top Entry Sponsor and Pit Support Team of the Year.
Brief: Gaming patent suit
However, the suit accuses the Georgia companies of infringing on the patent by offering a similar system for sale. It further alleges the companies are interfering with Home Gambling Network's prospective economic advantage by offering to sell their system to potential licensees and telling those potential licensees that the patent "is meaningless."
Brief: IRS clears split
Simultaneous with the Park Place transaction, Grand will distribute to its shareholders stock in Lakes Gaming Corp., a new publicly traded company that holds Grand's remaining Indian casino management contracts, $30 million cash and about 10 acres of undeveloped land in Las Vegas.
Brief: Venetian teams with agencies to offer free training
Participating agencies include Nevada Business Services, Nevada Partners, the state Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Department; Community College of Southern Nevada, Southern Nevada Welfare Division, Salvation Army, Stupak Center, HELP of Southern Nevada, Camino Al Futuro, Opportunity Village and the Asian and Latin chambers of commerce.
Music, dance, bright colors help usher in eight days of Hanukkah
Jace Radke
Their male counterparts at the school got ready for their parts as the students showed off some of the scenes from Judah and the Amazing Golden Shield, which they will perform Thursday night.
Brief: Airline adds fifth daily flight to Las Vegas
The company flies 122-seat Boeing 737 jets and uses McCarran's B gates.
Brief: Pest firm sues ex-worker
The suit seeks damages and an order barring Brown from competing with his former employer for two years and barring him from disclosing customer lists or bids.
Lost girls get help from firefighters
The potentially disastrous story had a happy ending when the girls, in the first and second grades, stopped at a fire station for help.
ACLU fuming over review of church members' arrest
Jace Radke
The arrests came on a downtown sidewalk on Aug. 2.
LV business events
Banking seminar -- Independent Bankers Association of America seminar on new investment rules. Tuesday. 800 422-6442.
Community college still recruiting foreign students
The travel bothers some in the college system, who believe recruiting overseas is not a proper practice for a community college.
Atlanta, Buffalo look at allowing casinos
John Wilen
Officials in Buffalo, N.Y., meantime, are trying to lure a Seneca Nation casino to their city. A recent study found Buffalo can support a downtown casino that would attract 6 million visitors spending more than $420 million annually. The Senecas are also looking at building a casino at Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Deadline nears for gas stations to replace underground tanks
By Cy Ryan
In Nevada, Day is one of an estimated 100 to 150 owners of service stations or other facilities with underground petroleum tanks who have not complied with a 10-year-old federal order to upgrade or replace them to prevent soil contamination.
Wynn calls for more originality in Las Vegas
Wynn, chief executive officer of Mirage Resorts Inc., said Las Vegas resort operators are going to have to take chances and invest in speculative ventures in theater and art to withstand the challenges coming from new gaming venues.
Stupak, Phyllis McGuire record Christmas song
Gary Thompson
Bob Stupak, the always entertaining gaming entrepreneur, is embarking on a new career -- entertainer.
Killing of intruder leads to indictment
Bill Gang
Whether Ricky Tripp and his friend Jason Lamb broke into Gaule's home on Oct. 25 to await the homeowner's return and collect the debt or steal belongings from the house still is not clear.
Altering county districts could be costly process
Adrienne Packer
But as the county has learned during the past year, redistricting is an involved endeavor that could cost as much as $250,000 -- seven times the amount allotted by Clark County Commissioners in April.
Small earthquake rattles Las Vegas
It was followed by an aftershock measuring 1.5.
Letter: Movies Guys did 'Babe' movie wrong
I am glad the Sun still includes reviews from experienced and literate film critics such as Siskel and Ebert who along with critics from such reputable publications as the New York Times and Newsweek agree that "Babe: Pig in the City" is a noble effort which does not condescend to audiences.
Literary haven
Kimberley McGee
Past the lights of downtown, where Las Vegas Boulevard becomes just another street, people crowd the entrance of the Las Vegas Library early on a sunny but chilly December morning.
BLM to cite illegal landfill
Art Nadler
Mike Dwyer, manager of the BLM Las Vegas field office, said the 400-acre area has been graded over and is accessible only by passing through the 720-acre Sunrise Mountain landfill.
ONEOK buys Southwest Gas for $1.8 billion
ONEOK said it will pay $28.50 a share for Southwest Gas, a 20 percent premium over Southwest's closing price of $23.50 a share Monday. ONEOK said the merger will be accretive to its earnings in the first full year of operations.
12-man rotation nearly led to Bruins' demise
Steve Carp
LOS ANGELES -- He's used to the ride by now. So watching his team blow 14-point leads no longer makes UCLA coach Steve Lavin's stomach queasy.
Letter: Trim cable channels, don't raise rates
Cox owes a third of the "Entertainment Tonight" television show and has its fingers in many other pies. It's a giant corporation. It doesn't need the money. What it needs is more competition.
LV post office braces for today's estimated 1.8 million letters
Local post offices are bracing for a record 1.8 million letters and postcards and 110,000 packages today, spokesman Tim Purcell said.
Columnist Dean Juipe: NFL finds graybeards in limelight
Dean Juipe
Or look at the NFL standings.
Sun Air to begin flights from Ely in February
Scenic Airlines was originally awarded an Essential Air Service contract in July by the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide air service to the area.
Girlfriend's visit to state gaming agents adds to questions in Binion death
Keith Copher, chief of enforcement for the state Gaming Control Board, acknowledged the visit. But he refused to discuss what Murphy had told agents.
Jones presses Gore for chance at top party job
Jones said today she told the vice president she was interested in the position while attending his Christmas party in Washington. Jones and her husband, Richard Schuetz, were among some 100 guests at the party.
GAO report on military chaff disappoints Nevadans
"I was disappointed that the study was not as conclusive as I thought it should be," said U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who requested the study last year after hearing complaints about chaff from state officials, rural Nevada residents and the Rural Alliance for Military Accountability.
Study finds water in Las Vegas Wash contains pesticides
Art Nadler
Unfortunately, no one, including the Environmental Protection Agency, seems to know the precise effect of the chemicals on humans, an EPA official said.
Letter: President's action 'horsing around'
The "get Clinton" group must be so frustrated and infuriated that the American people want him to stay in office. I believe they have a tiger by the tail, and can't let go.
Robinson hires coaches
New UNLV football coach John Robinson hired two more assistant coaches over the weekend.
Taking of reptiles in state raises alarm
Jace Radke
Those against commercial collecting see the 147,000 as large number that could endanger the native population of snakes and lizards in the state, while collectors, who make their living from selling the creatures, see it as a drop in the bucket that only touches the surface of the state's reptile population.
Dickel making stand that he's Rebel leader
Steve Carp
LOS ANGELES -- Mark Dickel had had just about enough.
Consolidation on hold until new commissioners take office
But county staff told city officials last week that they want to wait until after Jan. 4, when commissioners-elect Ted Short and Pete Sferrazza take office.
Program determined to get teens to go to polls
"That's about as low as you can get," said Sandy Horwitt, director of a program called First Vote, which was created by the Close Up Foundation in the early 1990s to fight a troubling decline in voter turnout nationwide.
Columnist Melissa Schorr: To be a kid -- or have one -- for the holidays
Melissa Schorr
Is it just me, or do you still harbor secret wishes about climbing up into Santa's lap?
Plans for Henderson college move ahead
Stacy J. Willis
It depends who you ask.
Prep Schedule for December 14-19, 1998
Boys Basketball
Ty Murray sets mark with 7th world title
Bill Bowman
Ty Murray is back.
Ice Dogs bury Thunder
The Long Beach Ice Dogs scored five third-period goals Sunday to wrap up a 7-3 win over the Las Vegas Thunder in front of 5,002 at Long Beach Arena.
Editorial: Education plan should get approval
The school district's program was set up this year to attract people looking to be special-education teachers even if they were in other lines of work. Just why is there a need for this program to attract special-education teachers in a nontraditional way?
Southern Nevada turns to three-person officiating crews
Spencer Patterson
Anyone who has followed the National Football League this season knows complaints about officiating have become as commonplace as touchdowns.
Letter: U.S. needs to act on global warming
Automobile and power plant pollution is responsible for many environmental and health problems including acid rain, lung disease, asthma, and smog. By cutting global warming pollution from these sources, we simultaneously address many other environmental and health threats.

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