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Print edition for June 9, 1999

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state 'Truth in Campaigning' law
According to U.S. District Judge Philip Pro's order dismissing the lawsuit on Tuesday, the Ethics Commission "is an arm of the state" and is protected under the Eleventh Amendment from litigation by private individuals in federal court.
Northern Nevada cities elect new mayors
In Sparks, veteran City Councilman Tony Armstrong topped businesswoman Peggy O'Neill with 54.4 percent of the vote to her 45.3 percent. Incumbent Bruce Breslow opted against a third term.
Victim recounts terror of suspect stalking victims
Robert Macy
"I close my eyes and I can see him standing there with that shotgun just before he aims the shotgun at me," said the witness, who requested anonymity. "He's got that stupid smirk on his face."
Attack of the Young Dubliners
Ken Francis Wenzel
Being in Las Vegas makes The Young Dubliners' Keith Roberts puke. Well, sort of.
Settlement of Tahoe land owner's suit settles little
The case was settled this spring for $600,000, leaving unresolved the fundamental issues it raised about government restrictions on construction in environmentally sensitive areas.
The Third Degree with Third Eye Blind
Todd Peterson
When Stephan Jenkins began piecing Third Eye Blind (3EB) together five years ago, he must have had a nagging suspicion their success would fall into place like this. Jenkins first hooked up with bassist Arion Salazar, and after a string of other players, guitarist Kevin Cadogan and drummer Brad Hargreaves.
Saved By The Reverend Horton Heat
Geoff Carter
The phone rings at 3:00 exactly. It's the Reverend, just in time for happy hour.
List trimmed for dean of med school
The candidates are Dr. William Martin, pulmonary medical specialist, University of Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Dr. Robert Miller, vice chancellor of health sciences, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans; Dr. Thomas Yoshikawa, internal medicine, Drew School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Dr. David Schapira, oncology, senior associate dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine; Dr. Charles Kent Smith, vice dean for academic affairs, family medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland; and Dr. MacMillian Rodney, chairman of family medicine, University of Tennessee.
Long-awaited med library near reality at UMC
Art Nadler
Dr. David Westfall, University of Nevada, Reno vice president of academic affairs, said Tuesday he hopes to have medical journals available via computer by July in Reno and shortly thereafter to UMC's library.
Corrections
Corrections
Beers not giving up his ethics fight
Assemblyman Robert Beers, R-Las Vegas, isn't ready to fork over a $5,000 fine to the Nevada Ethics Commission just yet.
Senate panel approves Test Site equipment
A Senate budget panel has approved $5 million to move two laboratory instruments to Nevada crucial for subcritical experiments at the Nevada Test Site.
Las vegas news briefs for June 9, 1999
A 25-year-old man killed in what police are calling a drive-by shooting Sunday night has been identified as Howard Reed of Las Vegas.
High court rejects murderer's appeal
The unanimous decision dismissed claims by Rodriguez's attorneys that evidence of prior bad acts should have been excluded at the trial. They also claimed two potential black jurors were excluded because of their race.
Regents balk at giving up funds for dental school
Art Nadler
Their concerns focused on a proposed $30 million, 100,000-square-foot building projected to open on the UNLV campus near Tropicana Avenue in the fall of 2000.
LV marketing blitz is a rousing success
But whether that translates into visitors from Portland coming to Las Vegas may be harder to quantify.
The Third Degree with Monster Magnet
Todd Peterson
Don't call Monster Magnet's Dave Wyndorf a quitter. Not that it hasn't crossed his mind. When the frontman for the space-metal mining quintet dragged his posterior home following the quintet's tour for 95's Dopes to Infinity, he took five to check out rock radio.
Columnist Dean Juipe: Baseball has become offensive
Dean Juipe
Round and round they go, circling the bases and adding up astronomical scores.
Thursday at Hollywood Park
1st race 6 fur 2YO Mdn: 1 Royal Irish (Delahoussaye) 118; 2 Apalachee's Native (Sorenson) 118; 3 Goodtimesinexcess (Flores) 118; 4 Bala Shark (Nakatani) 118; 5 Kleopus (Gomez) 118; 6 Jaklin's Last Kin (McCarron) 118.
Gulfport City Council agrees to postpone vote on new casino
Dana originally proposed a casino surrounded by twin 50-story hotels and four office and condominium towers, but scaled back the project to a casino barge and one 35-story hotel. The new design would take only 25 percent to 30 percent of Jones Park instead of all 16 acres.
Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band
Geoff Carter
My advice to you: go out right now - this very second - and get a copy of the Dave Matthews Band's "Under The Table And Dreaming," after which you may stop buying records forever. Rarely does anything touch you on such a personal level. Personally, I've been writing things like "What I want is what I've not got/and what I need is all around me" (from "Jimi Thing") in my journals for the past year, but Matthews and his compatriots say it better. And now I can dance to the sentiment, as well.
Injury idles LV's Agassi
Agassi plans to return to the United States for treatment and intends to play Wimbledon, which starts June 28.
Letter: Guns left out of violence study
He said that the Centers for Disease Control gets funding from Congress to study violence in the United States as a public health issue.
Clarification to sentencing story
Clarification to sentencing story
Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Young attorneys lauded for 'Law Suits Day'
Elizabeth Foyt
The Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Nevada received national recognition from USA Today, which honored the group for donating business attire to the needy as part of its annual "Law Suits Day" program in Las Vegas and Reno, in conjunction with the annual "Make a Difference Day." USA Today honored 10 national winners and 104 state winners (two from each state, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) for making a difference in their communities. More than 5,000 entries were considered in this national volunteer service program. The Young Lawyers section was a state winner from ...
Las Vegas to host MWC tournaments
Steve Carp
Power of a Tourney
The Blues Brothers put the fun in formal wear
Geoff Carter
James Belushi counts. Halfway through the Blue Brothers' hot rendition of "Sweet Home Chicago," he stepped ahead of brethren Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman to declare: "One and one is two! Two and two is four!"
What Dick Dale Did
Geoff Carter
Dick Dale has a professional history that spans thirty years, one that continues to bloom as his composition "Miserlou" becomes a modern classic, fueled by a prized spot in Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning crime epic "Pulp Fiction". Talking to the undisputed King of the Surf Guitar is much like listening to his music: both are irresistible forces, not to be restrained or regulated. Here, in his own words and delivered in the classic third person narrative, is what Dick Dale wants you to know about Dick Dale.
Cracking skulls with They Might Be Giants
Geoff Carter
While we talk about expanding our horizons, They Might Be Giants, Brooklyn's Ambassadors of Love, are actually doing so. The new record, "John Henry," is an honest-to-God rock record from the former quirky pop duo, now a tough-sounding quartet. The core duo of John Linnell and John Flansburgh are now fortified with a live rhythm section featuring Tony Maimone on bass and Brian Doherty on drums, and the resulting music proves that giants still walk the earth. One of the two Johns-the bespectacled Flansburgh-relates the view from Up There.
For General Public's Dave Wakeling, the second time is just as good
Geoff Carter
"Dr. Livingston, I presume?" cackled Dave Wakeling from Dana Point, California-a stone's throw from my former Mission Viejo stomping grounds, and my teenage notion of heaven on earth. I could practically hear the ocean over the phone, and it took quite an effort for us to stick with the issues at hand-questions about his work with Greenpeace, his friend Ranking Roger, his former band The (English) Beat, and the newly resurgent General Public. We only wandered a bit.
Columnist Peter Benton: Larsen, Davis win tourney
Peter Benton
Under almost ideal weather conditions on a course in pristine shape, the Las Vegas Country Club last week hosted its annual Member-Member Memorial Weekend Tournament. As is the norm, it was a very competitive event.
Letter: Traffic computer is waste of money
As for going 5-plus mph over the posted speed, there is a growing segment of our population which insists on driving 5-plus mph below the posted speed.
Overcoming a stroke, legendary movie star Kirk Douglas keeps his dimpled chin in front of the camera
Bob Thomas
Douglas has been a movie star for more than half of the 20th century. He fought the Hollywood blacklist and won. He has survived an air crash and a stroke, and at 82 he has completed his 82nd film and is talking about his next one.
Goodman's charisma, personality appealed to voters
By Steve Kanigher
"Oscar has a lot of fire in the belly for the job," Rogich said. "That's in sharp contrast with what you saw on the other side. I just didn't think Arnie did a good enough job defining himself."
Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
1ST RACE:
Thursday at Belmont Park
1st race 6 fur 4YO & up F&M Clm: 1 Gim'e A Hug (Chen) 112; 2 Gabbie Mawdie (Deitis) 117; 3 Cash On Command (Espinoza) 117; 4 Rare Indicator (Smith) 117; 5 Jet Black (Smith) 112; 6 Precocious Lady (Davis) 117; 7 Yo Ukie (Chavez) 117; 8 This Bliss (Diego) 112.
Trading faces: Local fighter grapples with uncanny resemblance to Mike Tyson
Dean Juipe
It's a six-page spread in the nation's No. 2 sports magazine, with seven photos and what seems like 100 inches of copy.
Letter: County building sign vs. guns naive
What's next? Maybe it's time for some enterprise to print rolls of wallpaper with all the laws on the book so John Q. Public can plaster the south wall of our City Hall.
More charges against alleged supermarket gunman
Robert Macy
Four employees were killed and one wounded in Thursday's shooting at an Albertsons grocery store two miles west of the Strip.
Mama Zeus by candlelight
Geoff Carter
Mama Zeus surrounds me, flopping down on the mismatched sofas and chairs brought into their rehearsal space to give the industrial room some character. Guitarists Charlie Vantine and William McCleary sit to my left, bassist Kyle Adoor and drummer Vinnie Castaldo sprawl to my right. Vocalist Nicole Sottile, the group's focal point by virtue of a smoldering look that beggars poster-sizing (and they will reach that plateau), sits facing me directly.
The Third Degree with Lenny Kravitz
David Williams
Cranking out his trademark kaleidoscope of sound, Lenny Kravitz is back and as funky as ever with his newest album 5. Arguably some of his best work to date, the self-produced album cuts a wide path through an eclectic spectrum of American music. The half-Jewish, half-Bahamian son of TV producer Sy Kravitz and actress Roxie Roker (Helen on The Jeffersons) is himself an interesting study in diversity. Always dressing the part and armed with guitar riffs that would make Jimmy Hendrix proud, Lenny is Rock Star to the core. Without a doubt, he's sure to set fans at The Joint ...
Thursday at Golden Gate Fields
1st race 6 fur 3YO Clm: 1 Golden Goal (Barton) 118; 2 Oh Jazzy Day (Warren) 118; 3 Just Plain Blane (Castanon) 118; 4 Bucky Mafioso (Tohill) 118; 5 Candi Man Can (Patton) 118; 6 Harding Park (RBaze) 118.
Author's recipes fill cookbook perfect for Father's Day
Just in time for Father's Day comes a cookbook designed with men in mind.
Stars squander away lead, fall 20-15 to Tucson squad
Don't hold your breath waiting for another Las Vegas pitcher to win that honor.
In The Flow with Ziggy Marley
Geoff Carter
Ziggy Marley has never been to Las Vegas until now. He had no need of it-with a spirituality as deep as his, why bother with something as nebulous as luck? Something far more powerful than luck has driven him and his band of siblings, The Melody Makers, to this particular plateau. With four well-received albums, nearly nonstop touring and a few unqualified hits ("Tomorrow People," "Tumbling Down," "Kozmik") the Marley family has become kings and queens of a genre where the original monarch was none other than their own father, the iconic Bob Marley.
Columnist Muriel Stevens: Both sides of customer service
Remember when shopping was a pleasure, not a chore? Remember when the customer was always right?
Art Vargas Keeps the Lounges Live
Geoff Carter
The lounge borders on the farcical. Appointed in mid-80s primaries and pastels, it's more rugrat than hepcat. Fake palm trees (inexplicably bearing fake fruit) and fiberglass rock encroachments promote a festive claustrophobia. A nine-monitor TV wall plays Jimmy Buffet videos. The bartender works underneath a gaudy, cartoonish statue of a Julep-sipping alligator.
Jivebombers: The New Morty Show
Geoff Carter
"Hey, man," the voice crackles from the receiver.
Box Score: Sidewinders 20, Stars 15
Las Vegas
Letter: Media to blame for proliferation of school shootings
Everyone is appalled by such goings-on.
Editorial: Candidates cross the finish line
The other contests were spirited, but it was the Las Vegas mayor's race that provided the sizzle in Southern Nevada. When Goodman filed to run, most seasoned political observers dismissed his chances. After all, his candidacy violated all the rules of modern political campaigning. For starters, no one believed an attorney who has represented mobsters stood any chance of winning. But Goodman's positive campaign and willingness to speak his mind, regardless of the consequences, obviously resonated with a public tired of cautious candidates who prefer to find out which way the political winds are blowing before taking stands on controversial ...
The Chemistry Set We Asked For
Geoff Carter
Like any organization worth its pudding, The Orb obviously learned about marketing early in their career. Near the end of their set, opening for techno-darlings the Chemical Brothers (May 2 at the Hard Rock Joint), the video screens flashed the slogans "SUBMIT," "OBEY," and "ONLY ONE TRUTH."
The Crystal Method: Tomorrow the World
Geoff Carter
In marketplaces of Marrakech, would-be entrepreneurs try to make a buck off American tourists by playing off our penchant for hometown pride. The moment they spot a likely mark they shout out the names of every American city they know, in hopes of grabbing the hapless Yank's attention. "Hey! New York! Los Angeles! Chicago! Las Vegas!"
Big-league dreams stay alive at scouting bureau's tryout camp
Spencer Patterson
Not once, but twice, Josh Laidlaw thought he was ever-so-close to realizing his dream of playing professional baseball.
Riders set out on Pony Express Trail
A series of riders will follow the old Pony Express Trail through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and stop in California June 18.
Editorial: Eliminate Catch-22 for disabled in U.S.
The medical bills for many are much more than they ever could expect to earn. One such individual is Alana Theriault of Berkeley, Calif. As the New York Times reported Monday, Theriault has gone back to school to learn computer programming and, once she gets her certificate, she anticipates being offered a job paying as much as $50,000 a year. But Theriault has spinal muscular atrophy. This condition requires a rented respirator to breathe ($2,900 a month) and a personal attendant more than eight hours a day ($1,700 a month). Her salary couldn't come close to paying her medical bills.
Total coverage with Ben Folds Five
Geoff Carter
Ben Folds Five are my heroes. The superlatively talented Chapel Hill, North Carolina trio - on a killer double-bill with power-pop contemporaries Superdrag - knocked the collective socks off a standing-room crowd at the Hard Rock Joint May 8. I've been dying to see these cats live since my friend Marianne came back from Georgia with a tape of "Underground," saying "You'll love this."
Mr. Home Cookin'
Geoff Carter
First published on Jan. 24, 1998.
Brown wins judge's post
Brown won.
Voters approve freeway bypass, library, park
Jace Radke
Question 1, which gives the city's blessing to the state to construct a bypass freeway to route traffic around the south end of Boulder City, passed 61 percent to 38 percent, or 2,935 votes to 1,855.
Three Nellis Red Horse teams ordered to Albania
Secretary of Defense William Cohen signed the order Tuesday that will send 204 members of Nellis' 820th Red Horse Squadron to Albania for about six months.
Buck captures Brown's seat on North Las Vegas council
Lisa Snedeker
In an extremely close four-way race for two seats, voters relegated first-term Councilwoman Paula Brown to last place. Brown, like Councilman William Robinson who retained his seat, saw the city on the right track and promised in her campaign to stay the course with little in the way of change.
State gets tobacco installment
Though the state has plans on how to spend the funds, the money can't be touched until June 1, 2000, or until 80 percent of the 46 states and territories participating in the settlement have signed on to the agreement. Nevada is the 29th state to sign on.
Park's parent company changes name
The company owns two-thirds of All-American SportPark Inc., operator of a sports theme park at Las Vegas Boulevard and Sunset Road. The park includes a lighted nine-hole golf course, a batting cage and a Go-Kart track with franchising agreements with Callaway Golf, Major League Baseball and NASCAR.
Station Casinos offers in-home wagering
John Wilen
Station today announced an agreement with Los Angeles-based Youbet.com to jointly develop and operate a personal computer-based race and sports wagering service catering to Nevada residents.
Seven more Kosovo refugees come to LV
Officials expect another influx next week.
Dental school among bills signed by Guinn
Guinn's signature on Assembly Bill 527 allows UNLV to issue bonds up to $35 million for a new dental school. The debt is planned to be paid off by fees collected by dentists and students who are taking care of patients, mostly from low-income families.
Lawmakers manage to beat the clock
There were 1,263 bills introduced this time, or 96 more than two years ago when the session ran 167 days.
Problem gambling issue downplayed
John Wilen
Problem or pathological gambling may be a hot issue, but in fact it afflicts less than 2 percent of the gambling population, says Howard J. Shaffer, director of Harvard Medical School's Division on Addictions.
Slim victory for Reese
"I am proud of what I did. I really made a difference," Reese told his mother at the Cashman Center restaurant where in a few hours the 58-year-old incumbent would celebrate victory or soothe his defeat at his post-election party.
Albertson's suspect seeking speedy preliminary hearing
Bill Gang
Floyd, through his public defenders, demanded his right to a speedy preliminary hearing.
Las Vegas City Council to expand by two seats
Erin Neff
The expansion, which will cost more than $500,000 annually, now requires the city to study how to redistrict its current four wards to include two new wards.
McDonald could hold key to a smooth term
Fresh from his landslide victory, the longtime criminal defense attorney said this morning that he has scheduled individual meetings today with City Manager Virginia Valentine and his three new colleagues on the City Council, Michael McDonald, Gary Reese and Larry Brown.
Top gaming executives draw up growth plans
Gary Thompson
Aztar Corp. Chairman Paul Rubeli said Atlantic City is poised for explosive growth if casino operators build more hotel rooms there, while Boyd Gaming Corp. President Don Snyder said adding non-gaming attractions to new resorts will capture a much larger share of the leisure-travel market.
Starwood plans to enter the time-share business
The company, which owns the Westin and Sheraton hotel chains, has decided it would take too long to build its own time-share business, said Juergen Bartels, chief executive of Starwood's hotel group. Time-shares are vacation condominiums that customers buy the right to use for a set period of time.
Alzheimer's research at medical school
The study will compare standard and high doses of melatonin over an eight-week period. Individuals who want to participate must have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, average less than seven hours of sleep at night and have a reliable caregiver.
Hotel sued by New York judge
Judge John V. Rogowski, a district court judge in Buffalo, N.Y., claims he tripped and fell on an iron plate in front of Circus Circus in September 1997, causing a "serious and disabling injury" to his shoulder. The injury required hospitalization and surgery, and forced him to take time off from the bench, he alleged. The lawsuit was filed in Clark County District Court.
Strategist's offer scrutinized
Erin Neff
For weeks Mark Fierro had been Goodman's right-hand man, orchestrating the candidate's television ad campaign and dealing with the media.
AGA poll to bolster gambling industry
Gary Thompson
"The main thing is that the conclusions contained in the report will confirm the important and dramatic economic benefits of gaming ... and put a nail in the coffin burying some myths and superstitions about the industry," Frank Fahrenkopf said Tuesday.
Community news briefs for June 9, 1999
Local artist Lori Ann Fratianno will be honored by the Las Vegas Arts Commission at the dedication of her Bunker Park Beautification Project at 10 a.m. Friday at W. Wayne Bunker Family Park, Alexander Road and North Tenaya Way.
Nevada gamblers rush to buy California lottery tickets
Sam Stanton
But they aren't flocking to the slot machines or gaming tables at the gas station and casino just off Interstate 80 on the California line in Northern Nevada.
NJ probing casino firm payments to legislator
The next stage of the probe will be public hearings by New Jersey casino regulators, who are interested in the conduct of casino licensees in all jurisdictions where they operate.
Obituaries for June 9, 1999
Doroteo S. "Aggie" Aguilera, 70, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Feb. 10, 1929, in San Antonio. A resident for 41 years, he was a retired furniture mover.
New York-New York renovating areas
The Gotham-themed resort on the Las Vegas Strip is owned by MGM Grand Inc.
Oscar mayor winner
Erin Neff
The only courtroom drama playing out in the Las Vegas mayor's race will begin today as defense attorney Oscar Goodman starts meeting city officials and staff to share some of the ideas he presented voters in the closing arguments of his campaign.
Bryan seeks support for O'Hare service
If permitted, Las Vegas-based National would be allowed to fly three daily round trips between O'Hare and McCarran International Airport.
Builder sued over defects
The lawsuit involves Sunset Bay Condominiums, a 140-unit, 7-acre complex on Tamarus Street near Warm Springs Road. The suit, filed by Sunset Bay's homeowners' association, claims all of the units in the development are "defective and unsafe." The development was built in 1990.
Hearing set for suspect in sex assault
A June 18 preliminary hearing was set today for a man accused of sexually assaulting one woman patient and fondling another at Summerlin Hospital.
Ferraro becomes first elected mayor
Jace Radke
Ferraro spent nearly $38,000 on his campaign and captured 2,569 votes, while Kenneston spent about $14,500 and received 2,233 votes.
Murderer appeals to high court
Monte Meier did not receive a fair trial in Douglas County because evidence was introduced improperly and the cause of Julie Meier's death in 1994 never was formally established, his attorney, Terri Steik Roeser, said Tuesday.
Sifting Through The Smithereens
Geoff Carter
"Blood And Roses." "House We Used To Live In." "A Girl Like You." "Too Much Passion." "Behind The Wall Of Sleep." What more do you need to know about the Smithereens? If their music hasn't been even a small part of your personal soundtrack since 1986, check and make sure you're not lying under a rock. The men who make the music may be somewhat more obscure to you, so let's make introductions: Jim Babjak cranks out that amazing guitar, Mike Mesaros pounds the bass, Dennis Diken keeps the group on schedule with his fierce drumming, and vocalist/songwriter Pat DiNizio ...
The Third Degree with Neil Diamond
Todd Peterson
With a new album on the shelves in time for the holidays, pop icon Neil Diamond brings his brand of Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show to the MGM Grand Garden for two special shows Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. For his "Muzoids" (fans) this side of the Rockies, these shows mark his only West Coast appearances this tour (as well as his first-ever New Year's performance).
Neko Case's quest for the Grand Ole Opry
Geoff Carter
I blew it. I wanted to tell Neko Case how much I loved her Bloodshot/Mint records debut The Virginian, which the former punk drummer recorded with her hand-picked group of "Boyfriends"-friends and neighbors from Vancouver's bustling music scene. I wanted to declare my unabashed love for the shuffling "Timber," the plaintive "Lonely Old Lies" and her bright-eyed cover of the Everly Brothers' "Bowling Green." I wanted to tell her that she had found a place in my disc changer, next to such "alt. country" neo-traditionalists as Lucinda Williams, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, Gillian Welch and Steve Earle.

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