Print edition for September 2, 1998

UNLV Women Soccer Summary: Pepperdine 2, UNLV 1: Pepp: Rivera (Macen) 33:00

Binion buying Chicago casinos: Closely held Empress, based in Joliet, Ill., owns riverboat casinos in Joliet and in Hammond, Ind. Las Vegas-based Horseshoe, closely held by Binion, owns casinos in Bossier City, La., and Tunica, Miss.

Automobile runs over 2-year-old boy: Police believe that the boy and other children where playing around the car when a child entered the car and put it into reverse. The car then backed over the victim.

Worker comp system to try phone reporting of injuries: It would mean less paperwork for employers and quicker handling of claims from workers injured on the job.

Editorial: Taking stock of stocks as nest egg: One thing that proponents of privatization don't want to address is this: What happens if people place their nest eggs in the stock market and it collapses? Who will take care of them then? What kind of burden will that put on taxpayers?

Lightning suspected as cause of fire: A hazardous materials unit was called to the scene because of the chemicals that are present at dry cleaners. A fire investigation crew will be allowed into the building today to try to determine the cause of the fire.

Valley's Fernandez leads Women's Amateur Championship: Valley's Fernandez leads Women's Amateur Championship

Regents candidates want college more accessible: Benjamin Grove; The primary race narrowed a field of 14 candidates to six, two vying for three open seats in the November general election.

Appeals to come from WAC reps: Steve Carp; The eight schools leaving the Western Athletic Conference have agreed to have its representatives who serve on various NCAA committees resign those posts.

Williams scores narrow victory: Adrienne Packer; Williams, a Democrat, captured 3,919 votes and Tony Badillo -- founder of the Nevada Dealers Association -- collected 3,105.

Rebel women open with loss: The Rebels' debut as a varsity side Tuesday was an eye-opening introduction to Division I women's soccer as Pepperdine's physical style threw the Rebels off track and UNLV was unable to bounce back, losing 2-1 in its debut.

Thunder adds depth on blue line: The Thunder begins their sixth season in Las Vegas on Oct. 10 against Houston at the Thomas & Mack Center. Training camp starts Sept. 18 at the Santa Fe Ice Arena.

Columnist Tim Graham: Garagiola happy with state of game: Tim Graham; Joe Garagiola hates to think where baseball would be if not for the big home run chase.

Landscape firm faces fine after digging ignites fire: Workers had been digging a ditch to install a drain line from the rear of a house at 2005 Redbird Drive to the front curb when they hit a one-inch plastic natural gas line about 11:30 a.m. The operator continued digging and wound up igniting the line, authorities said.

Columnist Peter Benton: Player of the year still up in air: Peter Benton; WITH SCOTT PIERCY'S victory in the recent Nevada State Amateur Championship conducted by the Southern Nevada Golf Association, the race is on for Player of the Year honors.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Latest antics leave Tyson looking risky: Dean Juipe; He was, a month ago. It was going to be a slam dunk.

Strohmeyer jury process advances on fast track: Bill Gang; Progress in the case still is on track to seat a jury of 12 plus six alternates out of a pool of nearly 200 by Thursday or early Friday. There have been a total of 13 potential jurors excused as a result of the questioning process since jury selection began Monday.

Wildcats receiver wants to pick up where he left off: Steve Guiremand; WIDE RECEIVER D'Wayne Bates seemed to be having something of a storybook career at Northwestern.

LV computer-help call centers expanding: Brian Seals; His vision for the company was to have two Las Vegas call centers employing 1,000 people. Softbank offers sales and technical support services for computer makers.

School police, district reach tentative deal: Benjamin Grove; The 107-officer school police force reached a tentative contract agreement with district officials Monday, said chief school police negotiator Sgt. Phil Gervase. The school board must give it final approval, likely to be Sept. 10.

Bird lover set to fight littering charge at trial: Adrienne Packer; But this case means everything to Goodwin, which is why he has spent hours plotting his defense and scoffs at any suggestion of a plea bargain agreement.

LV's F1 race draws red flag: Las Vegas' status as a host city for a Formula One World Championship race is critical, but not fatal, following a decision by the Clark County Commission to further delay awarding a development contract for 155 acres of land at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip.

High court backs women in pursuit of child support: The court, in a multi-faceted decision Tuesday, ruled there is no statute of limitation to prevent mothers from filing lawsuits to recover money that was owed up to 17 years ago.

LV jumps five places to become 56th-largest U.S. TV market: "It's a pretty substantial jump, but it's not the largest this year," said Karen Kratz, senior manager of communications for Nielsen. "Birmingham (Ala.) jumped 12 spots because they added some large counties surrounding the city."

Newcomer Krolicki wins GOP race for treasury job: Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa, seeking a third term, and state Sen. Kathy Augustine, who is running for controller, both rolled to easy victories over token opponents to win their party nominations.

'Cordial' negotiations remain before hiring of new library chief: "I think they'll trust that we have struck a good deal for them," said Rowe, who, as an employee of the business consulting firm of Fair, Anderson and Langerman, has been the managing agent of the district for the past six months.

Jack Binion buying Chicago casinos for $600 million: The $600 million purchase, which includes assumption of Empress debt, marks Binion's entrance into the nation's fourth-largest gambling market after Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Mississippi.

Togliatti, Schaefer advance: Jace Radke; Togliatti received 42.85 percent of the vote while Schaefer moved on to the general election with 19.03 percent.

Prep Football Area Leaders: Player Carries Yards Avg. TD

Tuesday's Prep Results: Silverado 8, Mojave 0 Goals: Sil-Eshragh 3, Mathews 3, Tomas 1, Formisano 1

Two killed in crash identified: Cradit and Torsiello were with friends on their way down the mountain from playing war with paint ball guns when driver Erik Swanson, 16, of Las Vegas veered the Chevrolet Suburban to the left, over-corrected and began spinning to the right when the car went off State Route 156 and flipped at least five times, said Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Trooper Scott Flabi.

Panel rejects screening for thyroid cancer: There is no evidence to suggest that early detection of thyroid cancer caused from radioactive iodine-131 through routine screening would lengthen lives or lead to other health benefits, the panel's report said.

Judge rejects civil suit in beating by officers: Andrew Dersch, 41, had sought to reverse a deal he reached with Metro, where he received $3,700 following a June 1995 altercation with police at the Fremont hotel-casino.

Columnist Paula Del Giudice: Make Utah trip to enjoy outdoors: LAS VEGANS looking for a way to pass the time during the upcoming Labor Day weekend might head toward Utah to camp, fish and take in the great scenery along the way.

Embattled Fine scores easy Family Court win: Jace Radke; Fine won the primary with 40.25 percent of the vote, with Bob Lueck also advancing to the general election with 24.45 percent in the four candidate primary.

Preps: Week 1 lives up to hype: Spencer Patterson; The first week of prep football is officially in the books, and if Friday night was any indication, the Sunset Division could feature a very interesting race this season.

Nielsen upgrades TV data collection in Las Vegas: Experts who have experienced the transition of Nielsen surveys from diary-based counts to metered systems in other markets say the high level of survey accuracy offered by meters usually translates into higher viewership statistics for the up-and-coming stations that challenge the big network affiliates.

Strip battle may be a bridge too far: Adrienne Packer; One erects a massive lion's head, another comes back with a glimmering black pyramid. Then comes an erupting volcano, a pirate battle, the Statue of Liberty and now the Eiffel Tower.

Voters to fill new court spots: Jace Radke; Michael Cherry and Jim Mahan advanced in Department 17, Judge Nancy Saitta and Stephen Webster moved on in Department 18, and in Department 19 Judge Gary Redmond and Drake Delanoy were the winners.

Editorial: Library director's tough road ahead: As the Sun's Jerry Fink reported Monday, the morale of the library district's staff has been characterized as about as low as it could be in the wake of four years of strife between the board of trustees and the employees. After the resignation at the beginning of 1998 of Darrell Batson, the previous library director, the board of trustees brought in an outside consultant, Carl Rowe, to oversee the day-to-day operations of the valley's libraries.

Prep Football Top 10: 1. McQueen 1-0 1

Prep Schedule: September 2 - 5: Boys Tennis

Las Vegas Stars scorecard -- September 2, 1998: Upcoming games

Box score: Stars 9, Sidewinders 3: HBP--Gonzalez by Juelsgaard. Umpires: HP--Kulpa. 1B--Lamplugh. 3B--Dimuro, M. T--2:48. A--4,799.

Pacific Coast League standings through September 1, 1998: Midwest Division

Single Season 50 Home Runs -- as of September 2, 1998: 60 - Babe Ruth, N.Y. Yankees, 1927

Box score: Stars 6, Sidewinders 5: Tucson

Serving Your Community: * TEMPLE DONATION -- A donation to build a new youth lounge at Temple Beth Sholom has been made in memory of Lou Weiner, a longtime member of Temple Beth Sholom and a significant contributor to the Las Vegas community. The Lou Weiner Youth Lounge will be built in the future facility in Summerlin South. Jim Rogers, CEO of Sunbelt Communications, arranged for the donation that was recommended by former Temple president and vice president and director of sales at Sunbelt Communications, Gene Greenburg. Rogers and Greenburg said the dedication of the new youth lounge is appropriate considering Weiner's history ...

Battle lines drawn in general election: Republicans and Democrats already have spent several million dollars positioning candidates in key state races this November.

Surgery gives Guiel whole new outlook: Tim Graham; When Aaron Guiel has been able to play, he has been a steady performer for the Las Vegas Stars. But there was a time this summer when Guiel was out of sight.

Letter: It's called Labor Day, not Labor Union Day: The sheer numbers make this oversight perplexing. Labor unions have steadily declined in membership since the 1950s. Today the U.S. Bureau of Labor estimates that more than 85 percent of American workers are working open shop (nonunion) with unions representing just more than 14 percent of the work force. In the construction industry, of which I am part, more than 80 percent of workers choose to work open shop and build the majority of U.S. construction projects each year.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: MAGIC-al convention: Growth was slow for the limited organization until 1979, when manufacturers worldwide were invited to participate. What happened then was magic. By 1989, MAGIC had grown enormously and could not be accommodated in Los Angeles. There just weren't enough hotel rooms, so it was relocated to the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Obituaries for September 2, 1998: He is survived by his father, Max Alvis Sr. of Commerce, Ga.; his mother, Bonnie McReynolds of Suquamish, Wash.; one sister, Debra Alvis of Mt. Vernon, Wash.; two brothers, Austin Alvis of Commerce and Gary McReynolds of Suquamish; and his grandmother, Alice Alvis of Cullman, Ala.

Hunt, McKinney-James prepare for November: Hunt easily captured the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor in a field of nine Tuesday.

Box score: Sidewinders 10, Stars 7: PB--Gubanich. HBP--Melo by Spencer, McCarty by Cunnane. Umpires: HP--Dimuro, M. 1B--Kulpa. 3B--Lamplugh. T--2:59. A--3,934.

Gronauer and Savage move on in Constable race: Jace Radke; Gronauer beat seven other candidates to win the primary, while Savage bested his four contenders to take the Republican nomination.

Mark McGwire Home Runs: 1 - March 31, vs. Los Angeles (Martinez), 3.

New Vegas cable TV deal nears completion: Today's tentative deal -- the first-ever master franchise agreement between the cable company and local governments -- is likely to result in higher prices for cable television as higher franchise fees are passed on to consumers.

Brager, Levin move ahead in in School Board race: Benjamin Grove; Brager and Levin defeated Richard Ziser, 45, a conservative former business owner who spent about $21,000 -- most of it his own money -- on the campaign.

Parraguirre, Bledsoe survive competitive County Clerk's race: Adrienne Packer; Loretta Bowman who is retiring has worked for the county for 50 years and has served as Clark County clerk for 32 years.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Lavish playhouses main attraction at upcoming benefit: Elizabeth Foyt; Caesars Palace, the Mirage, Desert Inn and Bellagio resorts are participating with leading gaming corporations, convention-related companies, architecture firms and construction companies. This year's crop of playhouses are marvels, ranging in theme from a pirate ship to a castle to a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird plane. Among the delights to be auctioned by Christian Kolberg will be the "Atlantis Adventure Playhouse," a children's playhouse custom designed and constructed by Caesars Palace employees.

Incumbents move forward in County primaries: Adrienne Packer; Fitzpatrick, 44, began serving as treasurer in March when she was appointed to finish the term of admitted felon Mark Aston. Aston resigned after admitting to taking $21,497 from the state County Fiscal Officers Association.

Keller to face Hitt in November: Art Nadler; Sheriff Keller easily maintained a nearly 4 to 1 lead over his closest rival, retired Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant Bobbie Hitt, throughout the night. When the final results were tallied, Keller garnered 78,824 votes -- 61.74 percent -- compared to Hitt's 20,108 votes, or 15.75 percent of the precincts.

Worries about ethics panel block vote on Strip golf course: Adrienne Packer; And after listening carefully to each proposal, commissioners did what few expected: They cowered.

Dispute over town center on way toward settlement: Brown's statements eased growing tension between the city and county. Commissioner Lance Malone, who earlier said he was "mad as hell" about city moves to make Town Center larger, welcomed Brown's presentation at a County Commission meeting.

Box score: Sidewinders 5, Stars 3: WP--Holdridge. HBP--Cianfrocco by Franklin, Berblinger by Murray. Umpires: HP--Lamplugh. 1B--Dimuro, M. 3B--Kulpa. T--2:29. A--7,139.

Thief makes off with 900 Beanie Babies: Bruce said the thief made off with $75,000 in Beanie Babies including several hard-to-find animals.

Letter: Purveyors of junk mail refuse to get message: I believe in freedom of speech and have already called a local throwaway called "Silver Voice" four times to please stop the glut of junk mail. As far as I'm concerned they might as well keep their mouth shut; I think for myself and don't need prodding.

Berkley, Chairez to face off in November congressional race: Martin Kuz; The Democratic primary saw Berkley, an eight-year member of the University and Community College System of Nevada Board of Regents, capture 81 percent of votes cast in trouncing casino worker Clay Baty.

Newcomer Carlton topples Regan: Carlton, 41, a waitress at Treasure Island, toppled Sen. Jack Regan of North Las Vegas in the Democratic primary election Tuesday in Senate District 2.

Box score: Cubs 7, Las Vegas 6: Newman Pitched to 2 Batters in the 9th. WP--Kaufman, Barker 2. PB--Gubanich. HBP--Franklin by Kaufman, Zinter by Newman, Hardtke by Kaufman. Umpires: HP--Rea, D. 1B--Ashewege, D. T--2:54. A--7,647.

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Ensign, Reid target each other as Senate race moves forward: Ensign, the two-term congressional Republican from Las Vegas, earned his shot at Democrat Reid's seat Tuesday by obliterating Dr. Ralph W. Stephens of Reno in the GOP primary by an 8-to-1 margin. Stephens, with virtually no campaign money, was given no chance of beating the well-financed congressman.

Letter: Moral revolutionaries probably have own sins to confess to: Gerald Moraes

Box score: Sidewinders 4, Stars 3: PB--Gonzalez. HBP--McCarty by Clement. Umpires: HP--Lamplugh. 1B--Dimuro, M. 3B--Kulpa. T--2:37. A--4,951.

Man convicted of opening fire in casino is sentenced: In exchange for pleading guilty to attempted homicide, he was sentenced on Wednesday by Washoe District Judge Peter Breen to 8-20 years in the Nevada State Prison. The two sentences are the maximum allowed by law and will run concurrently.

Guinn, Jones secure easy primary victories: Republican Guinn and Democrat Jones cruised to easy victories in their respective primaries Tuesday and will square off in the Nov. 3 general election. The winner of the four-year term will replace Democratic Gov. Bob Miller, who couldn't run again after 10 years in office.

Letter: Unions brought about benefits workers are currently enjoying: In addition, we've gone from three paid holidays to twelve; one week of vacation to five; medical and hospital coverage for family members in the event of illness or injury and not being able to work; 80 percent of income for one year; better working conditions and pay increases, etc.