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Archive for September 24, 1998

Hydroplanes schedule: 9 a.m.-noon -- Unlimited Hydroplane testing; 12:27 p.m.

Lewis-Mavrovic Tale of the Tape: The tale of the tape for the WBC heavyweight title fight between Lennox Lewis and Zeljko Mavrovic to be held Saturday, Sept. 26 at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Conn. (Official weigh-in is Friday at 1 ...; 12:09 p.m.

Public, private sectors urged to join against urban blight: Brian Seals; That's according to a report on infill development issued today by the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.; 11:42 a.m.

Four Rebels in Clay Court tourney: UNLV has four entries in the main draw of the National Clay Court Championships in Baltimore.; 11:29 a.m.

TRPA listens but still says no in lake view dispute: Willison wanted to stop a permit for a single-family dwelling rebuild, claiming TRPA staff erroneously allowed an extra 999 square feet of coverage and didn't study the impact the building would have.; 11:28 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: NSAC looks into Tyson's head and AFL-CIO snubs Guinn: Tyson conducted himself very well before the commission and was his own best advocate. The conduct of the commissioners ranged all the way from being understanding to being aggressive. It was obvious that Commissioner Glenn ...; 11:13 a.m.

Las Vegas business briefs: sgreen@lasvegassun.com; SOUTHWEST GAS BORROWS $25 MILLION -- Southwest Gas Corp. has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing the issuance of $25 million in medium-term notes carrying an interest rate of 6.27 percent. The ...; 11:11 a.m.

Big LV apartment owner says construction was defective: Eight suits were filed involving eight different properties built in the late 1980s that collectively have more than 2,500 units. The complexes are the Breakers, Players International, Diamondhead, Eagle Trace, Hidden Cove, Players Club, Desert ...; 11:09 a.m.

Nevada to study problem gaming: Assembly Speaker Joe Dini, D-Yerington, said if the state doesn't take steps to research how widespread the problem may be, the federal government will move in and conduct its own study.; 11:09 a.m.

Outlook for gaming stocks still dim: Gary Thompson; Participants in the first of a series of seminars featuring big institutional investors and gaming analysts offered somber views of the short-term outlook for casino stocks.; 11:08 a.m.

Local service slated for Swissair crash victims: It will be the second service for James Lucas, 72, and his wife, Anna Lucas, 74, natives of West Virginia who had been Las Vegas residents for 19 years. Prior services were last Saturday in ...; 10:57 a.m.

Slain bartender's family sues tavern: Bill Gang; The lawsuit filed through attorney Gary Lipsman alleges the tavern failed to have adequate security measures for its employees and customers when they knew the business "attracted violence and criminals.; 10:56 a.m.

Third teenager indicted in LV quadruple murder: Wednesday's indictment of Sikia Lafayette Smith, 18, was based in part on a statement he gave to police admitting his involvement in the slayings last month. A similar statement detailing the slayings also was given ...; 10:55 a.m.

Nuke office strapped for cash: Bob Loux, head of the Nuclear Projects Office, said the funding will not permit his agency to review and comment on upcoming critical reports to be released by the U.S. Department of Energy concerning whether ...; 10:55 a.m.

Suicide hotline faces deadline for own survival: That is the deadline facing the Suicide Prevention Hotline, which answers an estimated 500 calls per month from people who are desperate and have no where else to turn, according to the private, nonprofit organization's ...; 10:54 a.m.

Leads elusive in auto insurance fraud case: Bill Gang; The two defendants -- former Boulder City residents Daniel James Erickson, 33, and Rory Griffin Graham, 35 -- were indicted in May but are still on the loose and she admits there are no good ...; 10:53 a.m.

Legislative panel cuts funding for nuclear projects agency: Loux got $240,000 of the $860,000 he sought Wednesday from the Legislature's Interim Finance Committee.; 10:52 a.m.

State insurance plan's rate increase questioned: And the lawmakers and union representatives want more answers about how the plan, which had a $26 million reserve, can slip to $1 million in the red within one year.; 10:52 a.m.

Lawmakers told state health insurance fund will have to borrow: The benefits panel earlier this month voted to cut benefits and raise by more than 23 percent the premiums state employees have to pay to insure family members. The increase goes into effect Jan. 1.; 10:52 a.m.

Two teens charged in slaying of elderly couple: Karen Zekan; They came for the treats she'd sell from her kitchen, or the ice cream in a freezer on the simple wooden home's front porch. She'd most often let them in by calling out an invitation ...; 10:51 a.m.

Sonny Lubick: Nevada bred, Ram tough: Steve Guiremand; Long before the WAC and national coach of the year awards began piling up, and long before he helped turn Colorado State into the top football program in the WAC, Sonny Lubick, a native of ...; 10:51 a.m.

Golf course will evict Metro facility: The Metro Police Fiscal Affairs Committee was informed during its monthly meeting Wednesday that the facility at 4850 Las Vegas Blvd. So., near Russell Road, will have to be demolished to make way for the ...; 10:50 a.m.

Singer plays her final gig at Flamingo: Martin Kuz; Betty Bowman always hoped to play the Flamingo hotel. A jazz singer with the Big Bands of the 1930s and '40s, she performed in clubs across the country, from Chicago to Toledo to Albany, N.Y. ...; 10:50 a.m.

County won't quarantine damaged Sunrise landfill: Sierra Club leaders, who planned further investigation of the site today, called for a quarantine of the debris flowing from the old Republic-Silver State Disposal, Inc., landfill.; 10:48 a.m.

Nevadans deprived of HMO rankings: Two of the largest HMOs serving Southern Nevada residents received the highest accreditation rating possible by the NCQA, a non-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans.; 10:46 a.m.

Link suggested between suspect, girlfriend in Binion probe: Deputies found documentation of the relationship in a brief case seized from theft suspect Rick Tabish, a Missoula, Mont. contractor who had befriended Binion a year ago, sources close to the investigation told the SUN ...; 10:46 a.m.

Tyson camp makes threats: Dean Juipe; By Dean Juipe LAS VEGAS SUN; 10:45 a.m.

Pattersons Prep Football Picks -- Week Five: The Scoop: The game of the week, with two of the Sunrise's three unbeaten teams squaring off. The Cowboys' option attack has been unstoppable of late, scoring 88 points the past two weeks, while Eldorado ...; 10:36 a.m.

Preps: Youthful tennis players already serving notice: Spencer Patterson; Apparently, the days when freshmen athletes were expected to be seen and not heard from are long gone. At least, that's the case when it comes to girls tennis in Las Vegas.; 10:27 a.m.

Preps: Girls golf looks for overseeding solutions: Spencer Patterson; As it usually does at this time of year, overseeding at local golf courses has wreaked havoc with the prep girls golf season in 1998.; 10:27 a.m.

Hydroplanes on display tonight at Sunset Station: Driving identical Bud Light powerboats, Tim has a 14-point lead over his older brother Mike, who won last year's Formula One race on Lake Mead, entering the season finale of the 1998 Las Vegas Formula ...; 10:24 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Hydroplanes struggling to stay afloat: The Las Vegas Cup is the third installment of unlimited hydroplane racing at Lake Mead. In its first reincarnation during the late 1980s, the Las Vegas/ Budweiser/Silver Cup runneth over as a successful sporting event, ...; 10:23 a.m.

Fight schedule -- September 24, 1998: At Ledyard, Conn., (ESPN), Terry Norris, San Diego, vs. Dana Rosenblatt, Malden, Mass., 12, middleweights; Raul Marquez, Houston, vs. Shibata Flores, Los Angeles, 10, junior middleweights; Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, vs. Shawn Powell, Schenectady, N.Y., 6, ...; 10:22 a.m.

Parlay card set for the Cup: Ralph Siraco; The advance match-up parlay card allows players to lock in prices on their favorite horses for the Breeders' Cup day competition.; 10:21 a.m.

Wednesday's Prep Results -- September 23, 1998: Bishop Gorman 4, Clark 0 Goals: Arbelaez 2, Cambiero, Rodriguez.; 10:20 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Marquez has long-range sights on Oscar: Dean Juipe; He needs one, two, maybe even three victories in a row to add to his stature and secure his position in a hotly contested derby.; 10:19 a.m.

Friday at Bay Meadows: 1st race 1 mi 3YO Clm; 10:17 a.m.

Friday at Belmont Park: 1st race 1-1/16 mi 3YO&up Mdn; 10:17 a.m.

Rival calls Tyson's man a liar: Dean Juipe; The question was asked point blank to Shelly Finkel at last Saturday's Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing on relicensing Mike Tyson. Had he been negotiating on Tyson's behalf for an upcoming fight?; 10:16 a.m.

Editorial: Ethics Commission is lucky to get Bible: Bible probably thought he had it tough when he was the state Gaming Control Board's chairman, a position he retired from last week after nearly 10 years in that job. He not only had to ...; 10:11 a.m.

Editorial: Another reason for HMO reform: Although opponents suggest they value statistics over horror stories, a new survey full of statistics will make them long for the days of anecdotes. An annual quality survey of managed care plans released Wednesday shows ...; 10:10 a.m.

Letter: Las Vegas Valley needs to institute rent control: Four to 5 percent is more than enough of an annual rent increase. Forty dollars to $50 a year is really too much. I'm being priced right out of my home. Even the rent in ...; 10:08 a.m.

Letter: If Oval Office sex isn't bad, where we do draw moral line?: This is only the tip of the iceberg -- this man is the most immoral, arrogant person ever to be there and the sooner he is gone, the better for the country. If President Clinton ...; 10:07 a.m.

Letter: President could probably use some psychological, not spiritual, guidance: It seems to me that attending church Sunday for the six-plus years of his presidency at least one hour, a total of well more than 300 hours, hasn't helped the president to control his obsessive-compulsive ...; 10:07 a.m.

Letter: Applause in order for candidates who avoid negative campaigning: Do they think we are so stupid that we do not know what they have accomplished, both positive and negative? Shame on them for taking things out of context to use against their opponents. Some ...; 10:06 a.m.

Letter: Clinton should be hit in the wallet, too: This way she wouldn't look like she was being paid for her services.; 10:05 a.m.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Anka and Allen are a pair of local favorites: Joe Delaney; "She's My Woman, She's My Friend" is a much more mature Anka, a far cry from 1973's No. 1 hit, "Having My Baby." ... Celine Dion joins him for "It's Hard To Say Goodbye," sure ...; 10:05 a.m.

Dial File: Trying to 'Bridge' the passion gap: -- theme from "Brooklyn Bridge."; 10:03 a.m.

United They Stand: Lisa Ferguson; In this town, it's not what you know, but who you know. At least that's what James Kelly contends.; 10:00 a.m.

Reviewing Page, Plant a Herculean task: Geoff Carter; The first task was the Great Wall of Smoke. Smoking was apparently prohibited inside the arena (which did not hinder the guys with the stinky weed, seated right behind me), so the lobby became the ...; 9:59 a.m.

Obituaries for September 24, 1998: He is survived by his wife, Marlene; two sons, Richard Bernstein and Gary Bernstein; one daughter, Sherry Bernstein; his mother, Sema Bernstein; and one sister, Barbara Seiller.; 9:59 a.m.

New sports center could be ready by December: The proposal is expected to go before the City Council for final approval next month.; 9:09 a.m.

Hotel to close: All 184 employees will be laid off.; 9:08 a.m.

Antelope Valley doubles for Area 51: The valley proved to be a perfect location for "X-Files" to recreate Area 51, an isolated Air Force field in Nevada where top-secret aircraft are tested.; 9:08 a.m.

Son grants mother's wish to perform in Las Vegas: Angie Wagner; Her moment never came on stage where the once glamorous blonde had long dreamed of performing. Instead, it came in the rose garden of the Flamingo Hilton, where her son opened a small brown box ...; 9:07 a.m.

Future looking bright for Mapes Hotel: Sandra Chereb; City and redevelopment officials on Wednesday announced a $46 million plan to spare the 51-year-old downtown landmark from the wrecking ball and give it new life as a retail center and time share units.; 9:06 a.m.

Judge tosses out effort to block Del Papa's re-election bid: Brendan Riley; Marilyn O'Connor of Fallon, citing Nevada's 1996 term limit provision, had asked for a Carson District Court ruling making her the Democratic Party nominee.; 9:05 a.m.

Oct. 5 death date set for Vegas slayer: Brendan Riley; Abeyta, 46, who has a history of mental problems, lost an appeal a year ago and last spring wrote a judge to say he wanted to die for the 1989 execution-style murder of Donna Martin ...; 9:05 a.m.

Boy shot by best friend dies: The victim and his 14-year-old friend had been playing with guns inside a home near Hacienda Avenue and Maryland Parkway when the shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. Monday.; 9:03 a.m.

Two teens arrested in elderly couple's murder: The names of the 71-year-old man and 86-year-old woman were not released.; 9:03 a.m.

Failed gubernatorial candidate endorses Ensign, Chairez, Scherer: But he declined to endorse GOP governor candidate Kenny Guinn, who beat Russo soundly in the Sept. 1 primary election.; 9:02 a.m.

Tattoo artist admits to sexual misconduct: James Tubbs pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor lewdness charge on Tuesday in the plea bargain that ended the case that had been scheduled to go to trial on Monday. The single charge covers both ...; 9:01 a.m.

Nevada Focus: English Labrador retrievers live high life in Carson Valley: After 35 years, owner Sally Kelly definitely has dog breeding down to an art as well as a science.; 2:51 a.m.

Land swap paves way for veterans home: Lawmakers on Wednesday approved the exchange of 12 state-owned acres of land on the western side of town for 50 acres of undeveloped Boulder City land north of U.S. 93.; 2:13 a.m.

Chlorine use for water treatment supported: Scientist James Thomas who studies water and soils for the USGS office presented his findings on by-products of chlorine to members of the Nevada Water Resources Association Wednesday in Las Vegas.; 2:13 a.m.

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