Print edition for May 29, 1998

Columnist Joe Delaney: Las Vegas built Atlantic City, then followed it: Joe Delaney; This Memorial Day weekend, Resorts International was the hot hotel, celebrating its 20th birthday and the advent of gaming, and once again with LV's Steve and Eydie as the headline attraction. ... Las Vegas also supplied Resorts with its top lounge acts, thanks to LV producer Maynard Sloate.

Pacific Coast League standings through May 28, 1998: Midwest Division

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Chefs lend their talents for Kids' sake: Chefs for Kids, a nonprofit project of the Fraternity of Executive Chefs of Las Vegas, is dedicated to eliminating malnutrition and hunger in at-risk school children, and to provide them with nutrition education as well. Working with nutritionists from the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, who developed the nutrition program, youngsters in first and second grades receive basic information on a weekly basis. It's an excellent program, supported mainly by the Annual Chefs for Kids dinner.

Newton remembers a supportive Sinatra: Louis Chunovic; In the late '80s "I was accused of fronting for organized crime and I was getting death threats, which of course the FBI told me about. I said, 'Well, what about protection for my family?' They said, 'We can't do anything until they move against you,' which made me feel real good.

NHP trooper cleared in February shooting: Speaker led officers on a high-speed chase after they stopped him to serve a felony theft warrant. Gyll caught up with Speaker and shot him when he tried to run over Gyll.

Guide 'n' seek : LV author leads readers to 'Effortless Prosperity': Anne Hosier; It's a question that has occupied philosophers, saints, spiritual gurus and ordinary folks since the beginning of time.

Citizen input sought on Social Security's future: Art Nadler; Ken Apfel, commissioner of Social Security, assured Las Vegas Valley senior citizens and aging baby boomers Thursday that the current Social Security program will continue to pay full benefits until the year 2032. After that, he said benefits could be reduced by one-fourth, unless cost-effective measures are initiated soon.

Laxalt eulogizes Goldwater as mentor, political giant: "Without his vision, courage and leadership, the conservative movement would probably have had a much less significant impact on our nation," he added.

Football game profiles seniors: Spencer Patterson; For the last four years, Valley's Dion Jackson and Green Valley's Jamar Glasper have developed one of the most intense rivalries in town.

Panel OKs funds for education consultants: Benjamin Grove; Several members of the Council for Basic Education, based in Washington, D.C., are leading a group of state teachers and education officials in an effort to analyze how subjects are taught in the state.

Columnist Scott Dickensheets: It's 'The Scott Show' starring guess who?: Scott Dickensheets; That -- minus the bludgeoned Funt -- is the premise of the new film "The Truman Show." In it, Jim Carrey plays a man whose entire life, unbeknownst to him, has been nonstop, 24-hour television fodder. His hometown: a set. His friends and family: actors. It's a rich thesis that begs provocative questions. To what extent are we at the mercy of the entertainment media? Are we more engaged by television reality than real reality? And, perhaps most compelling, what if that show was about me?

Weekend Update: Music, Theater, Etc.: ANDRIENNE AT THE AMPHITHEATER -- The Andrienne Wilson Quartet performs at Jazz in the Park at 8 p.m. Saturday in the amphitheater at Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. The quartet features pianist Mulgrew Miller, with Victor Jones on drums and Richie Goods on bass. Wilson has been praised for her compositions, her "husky contralto" voice and her "dancing flute lines." Admission is free.

LV Ponzi scheme case advances against two defendants: Brian Seals; Phil Balestrieri faces charges of racketeering, fraud and securities violations in operations of Affordable Media LLC, doing business as the Sterling Group.

NY congressman hits gaming with bankruptcy measure: Brian Seals; And that has the attention of the gaming industry.

New helicopter lifts options for law enforcement: Karen Zekan; And taxpayers are gaining, too: Sheriff Jerry Keller said the ship, which otherwise would have cost the department at least $3 million to come by new, was obtained through a federal assistance program free of charge.

Hard feelings may show at upcoming WAC meetings: Steve Carp; The stage is set for a battle royale of heavyweight proportions between 16 influential people.

Lions All-Star Football Game facts: When: 7:45 p.m. Saturday

New Conference meets NCAA criteria: Steve Carp; So, you want to be a Division I conference?

Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: In Limbaugh logic, Christians harbor liberal ideas: If you will recall, I admitted to a certain degree of frustration that set in after listening to Rush on the way to the golf course on Memorial Day. That I suffered through his attack on Gov. Zell Miller's plan to provide classical music to every one of Georgia's newborns was part of the penance I figured I had to pay in return for sneaking off to the links.

Leak forces evacuation of downtown Las Vegas hotel: The building was evacuated by the Las Vegas Fire Department and power was shut off while Southwest Gas technicians worked to seal off the leak.

WAC meetings: WHEN: Monday-Wednesday

People in the News for MAy 29, 1998: Misc.

Old Home Week for Mickey Finn: Lisa Ferguson; After more than two decades starring in "The Mickey Finn Show" in a slew of Las Vegas showrooms starting in the late 1960s, the piano player pounded out his last Dixieland tune here in 1990 and retired to the mountains of Virginia. Or so he thought.

UNLV sets NCAA golf milestone: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Dwaine Knight is quick to caution -- and repeat to anybody who will listen -- that there is a lot of golf to be played before the NCAA team golf champion is crowned Saturday afternoon.

Editorial: When two wrongs don't make a right: "Today, we have settled the score with India," Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said. "India is an expansionist power. The world should have sanctioned India fully ... but they didn't."

New Carson pursuit policy to go into effect next week: The change follows a high-speed chase last October after a deputy tried to stop a car with no taillights. The pursuit through residential neighborhoods resulted in one patrol car being totaled and another being damaged.

Obituaries for May 29, 1998: He is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn; three daughters, Pam Firmin of Las Vegas, Karen Holman of Greeley, Colo., and Sharen Abrams of Denver; one son, Kent Aenchbacher of Ault, Colo.; and eight grandchildren.

Open-meeting complaint hits health board: Deputy Attorney General Greg Salter said he had received a 10-page complaint Thursday afternoon from the coalition's director Robert Hall.

'Here But Not Here': A Reluctant Editor But Ardent Lover: Michiko Kakutani; Although Shawn had carried on a long extramarital affair with Lillian Ross, one of the magazine's reporters, any mention of the liaison to the famously private editor would have been considered an unthinkable social breach. By most accounts, this was a man so formal, so discrete that most writers - even writers who had known him for years - invariably referred to him as "Mr. Shawn."

New CD-ROM promotes Las Vegas: The company that developed the World Wide Web site for MGM's "City of Entertainment" is developing the CD-ROM, which will be distributed to consumers at local resorts and through a promotional partnership with luggage giant Samsonite.

Primadonna revved up over Indy 500 publicity: For the folks at Primadonna Resorts Inc., last Sunday's Indy 500 was like looking gift horsepower in the mouth.

One killed, nine hurt in another Navy crash: Naval officials confirmed the death Thursday night and said the crew member, initially reported as missing, was located by firefighters and pronounced dead at the scene by a Navy flight surgeon. No identity was released pending notification of family members.

National Sense of Smell Day at Lied Museum: An in-house essay contest, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Inc., challenges visitors in the elementary, middle and high school grades to respond to an essay question in 50 to 100 words. Local winners in each of the grade levels will receive a $100 savings bond and a chance to compete on the national level, where the prize becomes a $500 savings bond.

Ex-UNLV assistant sees team miss cut: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- J.T. Higgins has been through the heartbreak of missing the cut in the NCAA Men's Golf Championships before. Only this time the pain was a little more intense.

Review: 'The Last Days of Disco': Janet Maslin; In "The Last Days of Disco," he is again concerned with the youthful malaise of the privileged, and he once again renders his characters' fretfulness in deft, funny and improbably touching ways. Wild nights of the disco age are not dealt with here, because this is not a film about wild characters. It's about tame ones who poignantly, in the brief spell of liberation between the end of college and the start of serious careers, may be experiencing more fun and freedom than they ever will again.

Nevada officials concerned about recent nuclear tests: Mark D. Preston; Pakistan conducted five underground nuclear weapons tests Thursday in a direct response to archrival India's five nuclear tests two weeks earlier. Both tests have resulted in condemnation and economic sanctions from leaders around the world.

Las Vegas no vacation for Padres' Mouton: Steve Guiremand; Sidelined for 15 days because of a strained left quadricep muscle, San Diego Padres outfielder James Mouton decided he needed to spend a few days in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Bankruptcies: Nova Telecom Inc., a Nevada corporation with offices at 842 S. Second St., # 355, Philadelphia, had an involuntary Chapter 11 petition filed against it by Best Rate Communications Inc. of Salt Lake City. No assets or liabilities for Nova Telecom were listed.

Firing over nude photo shoot argued in court: Bill Gang; But for John Williams, the manager of Young Electric Sign Co., renting out the company's graveyard of casino signs as a backdrop for a Penthouse Magazine video in 1994 was too much.

Cars to travel Frank's way: Jeff Schweers; Clark County Commissioner Lorraine Hunt wants to honor Frank Sinatra by naming a proposed access road for the hotel-casinos on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip after the legendary crooner who helped give Las Vegas an aura of uptown glamour during the 1950s and '60s.

Auto Racing standings and leaders through May 28, 1998: The 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup stock car racing schedule, winners in parenthesis, and driver point standings:

Las Vegas Stars scorecard -- May 29, 1998: Although most of the attention has been focused on highly touted pitching phenom Matt Clement this season in Las Vegas, left-hander Heath Murray also has quietly put together an impressive stretch of pitching performances for the Stars. Murray (3-3) pitched six shutout innings in the Stars' 4-0 win over Colorado Springs on Thursday night at Cashman Field, allowing just four hits and three walks while striking out three. It marked the sixth time in his last eight starts that Murray has allowed one earned run or less. "Heath is smokin' right now," Stars manager Jerry Royster said. "He's had a ...

Columnist Steve Carp: Is history repeating with Tark?: Steve Carp; Fresno State and Hawaii are working it like you can't believe. It almost borders on desperation. If this train pulls out of the station and the Bulldogs and Rainbows aren't on it, they're going to have some big, big problems.

Ex-deputy DA ejected from Drug Court for false urine sample: Bill Gang; Had he done what was required, Hill was within weeks of graduating and escaping the conviction that could affect his ability to continue practicing law.

Box score: Stars 4, Sky Sox 0: Colorado Springs

Reno mayor disappointed Clinton skipping conference: "I'm disappointed. That's a strong word for me. I don't like to be disappointed. It's not a good thing," Griffin said Friday.

City up in arms over demolition: Denise Cardinal; Located south of Lake Mead Boulevard near Holly Avenue and Simmons Street, the boarded-up buildings have insulation spilling onto the dirt lots. Fences surrounding them are unstable, and neighbors say children have been seen walking in and out of the buildings.

All is still well with Enter The Night: Joe Delaney; A high-tech extravaganza, there are 20 scenes, great variety, smooth transitions, excellent dynamics and all the fog, hazes, lasers and pyrotechnics anyone could ask for. At Thursday's performance, world champion ice skaters Burt Lancon and Cindy Landry hit the top of our personal applause meter, an act of incredible artistry and beauty. Los Huincas Gauchos, in the star spot, a father and two sons, deserve that position -- a dynamite act.

School board to ask voters for $3.5 billion: Benjamin Grove; Hotels would pay about $662 million in room taxes and home buyers would pay about $356 million in real estate taxes.

No free Vegas lunch for Powerball winners: "We will give them the same fine accommodations and extend to them the same hospitalities and amenities we would give to all millionaires and sub-millionaires," Alan Feldman, vice president of the Mirage, said.

Man who faked his death pleads no contest to sex charges: Bennett pleaded no contest to three second-degree felony charges of sexual abuse of a child under age 14. Each carries a sentence of one-to-15 years in prison and 5th District Judge James Shumate ordered the terms to run consecutively.

Gun-toting teens found at two high schools: Two teenagers were involved in gun-toting incidents Thursday at different high schools -- one at Bonanza and the other at Cimarron-Memorial.

Plan might avert conflict over use of estate at Zephyr Cove: Proposed is a new land exchange that would allow Park to retain private ownership of a luxury lakeside residence that had belonged to mutual fund tycoon Jack Dreyfus.

Reid, Ensign describe stalker threats: Bill Gang; Reid and Ensign told the jury earlier today that their lives were threatened by a man who had wanted his office to help recover $23,000 lost in a Mexican land scam.

Clap-trap: Louis Chunovic; If only Eric Clapton had said thank you for a job well done, or if he hadn't taken solo credit for their joint labor of love on national TV, or even if he'd kept his promise about Saturday night's show at the MGM Grand, Richard Conte and his disenchanted colleagues would never have talked to the press.

Saturday at Belmont Park: 1st race 6 fur 3YO Clm

Saturday at Golden Gate: 1st race 6 fur 4YO&up Mdn Clm

Cavagnaro can keep AD job: Steve Carp; UNLV athletic director Charlie Cavagnaro will remain on the job after president Dr. Carol Harter found there was no basis to allegations that Cavagnaro had made racially insensitive remarks about the school's athletes.

Project to spruce up trails: The Nevada Trails Coalition is working in partnership with the Nevada United Four-Wheelers Association and the Las Vegas District of Bureau of Land Management to organize and further develop the multi-use recreational area, which includes walking, equestrian, four-wheel and dirt-bike trails.

Grand Jury indicts two men for fraud, racketeering: If convicted of the local insurance-fraud scheme, Erickson could face a possible 77-year prison sentence, restitution and fines. Graham could get 65 years in prison and face restitution and fines.

Tax hike for transit criticized: Jeff Schweers; "One thing I can say categorically is we are not going to be seeking that at this time," RTC Chairman Bruce Woodbury said Thursday after reading a report that transportation officials were considering the option.

Last public meeting held on Cave Rock: "We have listened to the public, have tried to summarize what we heard, and are now ready to take the first formal step and analysis by developing a formal plan," he said.

Ralph Siraco's Selections For Hollywood Park: Selections made for clear racing conditions before scratches.

Debate develops over Mormon Fort bones: "It was an educated guess without the proper testing that the remains are that of a Native American," Nevada Division of State Parks Supervisor Roy Orr said Thursday.