Print edition for January 11, 1999

CBS issues retraction over segment on Doumani brothers: In the segment, Ed Bradley referred to Fred Doumani as having "ties to many mob figures."

Columnist Melissa Schorr: 'Battle of Sexes' skates on thin ice: Melissa Schorr; The men I've dated always seem to be taller, older, stronger and better-educated than I am. Whatever I do, I'm outmatched -- on the tennis court, the ski slope, even the bowling alley.

Box Score: UNLV 91, Air Force 58: 3-Point Goals: 6-22 .273 (Humphrey 0-3, Wright 1-4, Schuck 1-1, Pope 0-2, Garcia 1-2, Stewart 0-1, Yazzle 0-1, Croff 3-7, Gonzales 0-1).

Hospital emergency rooms suffer their annual holiday crowding: Art Nadler; Since mid-December area hospitals have been in a "divert" status. This means at various times during the day and night, a hospital's emergency room reaches capacity, and ambulance drivers are directed by their dispatchers to take patients to hospitals were ER beds are available.

Columnist Ralph Siraco: Silver Charm is impressive in 1999 debut: Ralph Siraco; On Sunday, Silver Charm began an ambitious campaign in quest of the all-time North American earnings record, a Horse of the Year trophy and a place alongside the decade's great grays.

Brief: Gaming conference kicks off: Other scheduled speakers include Harrah's Entertainment Inc. Chairman Phil Satre, American Gaming Association President Frank Fahrenkopf, Las Vegas Mayor Jan Laverty Jones and executives from more than a dozen gaming companies.

Nevada Nurses Association propose legislation: Among other things, the so-called Quality of Care Act proposed by the association and the Service Employees International Union would require Nevada hospitals to report patient results and set staffing levels based on the severity of illness.

Questions surround stolen rental car, crash: "We know nothing about what he did during that time," Metro Police Lt. Wayne Petersen said today about the Friday incident. "We will look into his background to try to find out what led him to do what he did."

IHL Standings -- January 11, 1999: Northeast Division

Driver in high-speed car chase injured in crash: Jace Radke; After leading Metro police on a chase from downtown Las Vegas through the Palace Station hotel-casino parking lot, police said, a car driven by Stephen Waychunas struck the van at about 6 p.m. at the intersection of Decatur Boulevard and Sirius Avenue.

Brief: Workers vote for union, firm to appeal: About 400 Las Vegas employees of America West were eligible to vote. It was the third attempt by the TWU to organize America West's employees. The union already represent's Southwest Airlines' ramp workers.

Nevada to lead nation in housing sales to seniors: Brian Seals; A new report by the National Association of Homebuilders says that trend is expected to continue well in to the next century.

Big rig slams into Elko tow yard: Trooper Rocky Gonzalez said the big rig crossed the median and eastbound lanes of the interstate, struck and fence and crashed into another fence surrounding Lostra Brothers Towing.

Obituaries for Jan. 11, 1999: He is survived by his wife, Eva; one daughter, Jane Thomas of Las Vegas; three sons, Jerry Senn of Elko, Ernest Boggs Jr. of Las Vegas and Lewis Boggs of Spokane, Wash.; one brother, George Boggs of Lyons, Kan.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Brief: LV firm sued over 'deceptive' sweepstakes: "Consumers who called the 900 telephone number were billed, on average, approximately $30 for each call, and rather than receive the significant prize as promised ... consumers received a 'prize' of $1, or nothing at all," states the suit.

Columnist Dean Juipe: MGM bets on Tyson comeback: Dean Juipe; The fellow behind the ticket counter was doodling.

Simmons quietly becomes winning force for Rebels: Steve Carp; While everyone wanted to talk to Mark Dickel about finding his lost jump shot and Shawn Marion about how it felt to literally run out of gas and not start for the first time since he could remember, Kevin Simmons prepared to leave the Thomas & Mack Center quickly and unobtrusively.

Man fires gun shot in his sleep, narrowly misses neighbors: Thomas said he saw the wall smoking, so he and his wife ran into the bathroom and telephoned the hotel manager about 8:20 p.m.

Prep schedule for January 10-16, 1999: Boys Basketball

Chess champion Karpov checks out Las Vegas scene: David Clayton; Anatoly Karpov, who has a nice home in central Moscow - big enough for all of his collections, including 9,000 chess books - breezed into Las Vegas Friday for a bit of negotiating and fun.

Letter: Senator's comment hits a sour note: JACQUELINE WEIL

Letter: Charity wouldn't pick up donation: With no transportation available for me to deliver the donation I contemplated tossing the birds. I tried one time to contact Catholic Services on Main Street. An hour later a person was at my door to take delivery.

NAACP election brings more controversy: Jace Radke; Collins won the branch's presidency with 137 votes to the Rev. Jesse Scott's 115 votes, but both Scott and Louis Overstreet, whose name was removed from the ballot by the national office, say they plan to file complaints about the election.

Robinson solves Rebels' QB shortage: Steve Guiremand; It took just one recruiting weekend for new UNLV football coach John Robinson to fill the large quarterback void on his roster.

Thunder falls to Wolves on road: ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Third-period goals by Chris Marinucci and Steve Maltais pushed the Chicago Wolves past the Las Vegas Thunder 4-2 Sunday in an International Hockey League game before 8,309 at the Rosemont Horizon.

Trainers throw their own jabs: Dean Juipe; By Dean Juipe LAS VEGAS SUN

Chefs show talents in Olympics: Station Properties, which represents the Sunset Station, Texas Station and Boulder Station, won the display category gold medal Saturday during the event at Caesars Palace.

Mirage Resorts' NLV golf course plan put on hold: Lisa Snedeker; That's because a Mirage Resorts plan to build two more golf courses in North Las Vegas is on hold.

Guinn's first week: Hard work, cold showers: Following his inauguration last Monday as Nevada's 28th governor, Guinn spent most of the week working 12-hour days trying to resolve a $140 million to $145 million budget shortfall.

Alleged cop killer goes on trial Monday: Washoe County District Attorney Richard Gammick contends Vanisi deliberately set out that night to kill a police officer and bragged about it afterward.

Brief: LV listed No. 8 in survey: The best markets for information technology professionals are Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, St. Louis and Austin.

Mitsubishi wants to build Las Vegas transport system: A major Japanese corporation is interested in building a mass transportation system in Las Vegas.

The Rift: Newton and Orlando feud: By John Katsilometes; We have accusations. Brother, do we have accusations:

PacifiCare shuffle angers doctors, patients: Art Nadler; Dr. Richard Nilsen had 1,300 patients last month, but by Jan. 1 he had lost them all.

Ex-state treasurer to head N.Y. firm: Seale, who retired after eight years in office, has started work at Gabelli Fixed Income LLC. He will be based in Rye, N.Y., but the post will require extensive traveling and he will maintain his home in Reno.

County program steering chronic offenders straight: Bill Gang; Over an 11-year period, a Las Vegas man's drinking problem landed him in jail seven times on drunken-driving arrests, resulting in six convictions. Two stints in prison totaling three years didn't sober him up.

LV business events: Accountants -- Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants roundtable on attracting and retaining staff and satisfying information needs. Thursday. 385-3703.

Brief: Caution urged in regulating casino boats: The Sun News newspaper in Myrtle Beach reported Thielen is praising Victori Casino, a 110-foot gambling boat that arrived in South Carolina Nov. 2.

Supreme Court rejects quick consideration of gambling case: Government lawyers had urged the highest court to review the judge's ruling even before the case had been looked at by the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

While Botha rests, manager works on licensing of trainer: Dean Juipe; By Dean Juipe LAS VEGAS SUN

Worker killed in underground mine accident: Borg said a loaded 30-ton haul truck backed into a space occupied by a 22-ton truck. The driver of the smaller truck was crushed.

Skier killed at Lake Tahoe resort: Placer County sheriff's deputies said the skier apparently hit a tree on the backside of the ski area.

Witnesses stop man involved in hit-and-run accident: The witnesses followed the vehicle to McCarran Boulevard and pulled the driver out when the car crashed into a retaining wall, Catalano said.

California tribes try to ease Nevada casino concerns: Scott Sonner; "It seems everything going wrong in Nevada is being blamed on Indian gaming in California," said Lynn LeRoy chairwoman of the Western Indian Gaming Conference.

Editorial: Battle is on to preserve Lake Tahoe: The watercraft manufacturers, however, are seeking to overturn the bi-state commission's ban in court. So it is heartening to see that new California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, on his first day on the job last week, filed papers with U.S. District Court asking that California be allowed to join the lawsuit and defend the prohibition. Following Lockyer's decision, Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa said she also would ask the judge to allow Nevada to help the TRPA.

Former constable has new job at exotic club: Nolen said his wife, Cindy, said, "You bet, let's go" and his mother said, "You'd be crazy if you didn't."