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Print edition for November 12, 1999

Pro-Wal-Mart, union forces renew battle over Supercenters
Adrienne Packer
Disc jockeys verbally assaulted Clark County commissioners and a citizens group collected signatures Thursday in an effort to force the board to reconsider a controversial ordinance they believe targets Wal-Mart.
BYU coach hoping trip to England pays big dividends
Victoria Sun
Cougar Facts
Swift shuffles editors and publishers, buys two papers
Peter Kostes, longtime publisher and editor of the Sierra Sun at Truckee, Calif., was named publisher of the twice-weekly Record-Courier in Gardnerville.
Kelly ready to become a Rebel
Victoria Sun
It all comes down to dollars and cents.
Kids gain an 'Edge' after school
Adrienne Packer
It's not easy being in middle school.
Judge asked to halt Yucca hearings
Rural Nevada officials are asking a District Court judge in Nye County today to stop state hearings on a Department of Energy request to use ground water while building and operating a proposed high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
Hispanic activist upset by unwarranted police search
Launce Rake and Keith Paul
A Henderson Police Department search of a home has a prominent member of the Las Vegas Valley's Hispanic community crying "foul."
End of Nevada bank privacy probe remains weeks away
Phil Levine
Privacy legislation
Cash flow improving at Stratosphere, Reserve
The hotel-casino reported net income of $101,000 for the quarter ending Sept. 26. One year ago, the property earned $3.86 million, prior to a $153 million gain recorded from the discharge of its debt in bankruptcy court.
Henderson firm adopts poison pill measure
Under the plan, all AgriBioTech shareholders will receive a right to purchase shares of AgriBioTech stock at a 50 percent discount to its current market price. The rights will become exerciseable if any party acquires or announces an attempt to acquire 15 percent or more of the company's stock. The poison pill was not adopted in response to any pending takeover attempt, the grass seed company said.
UNLV loses at Colorado State
UNLV (9-13, 1-10 MWC) was led by Angie Sylvas' double-double of 10 kills and 18 digs. Danielle Gerlach led the team in kills with 14. Julie Goes had 21 assists, while Alicia Erickson led the team in blocks with 5.
Venetian named a Top 10 hotel
Frank Barrett selected the Venetian and nine other "grand hotels" in a recent Sunday edition of The Daily Mail. The list includes the Ritz in London, the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles, the Hotel Coronado in San Diego and the Carlton Hotel in Cannes.
Rite Aid looks at selling Western stores
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp., the heavily-indebted pharmacy chain, is considering selling all or most of its 1,000 West coast stores, the Wall Street Journal reported today.
Bankruptcies
Loy J. Cook, doing business as All Sun Juices, 6223 Katella Ave., filed for Chapter 7, listing assets of $56,020 and liabilities of $56,584.
Gorman, GV volleyball teams advance
The Gaels (20-1) won the first two games, then held on for a wild 15-2, 15-6, 13-15, 10-15, 15-5 win over Carson. Gorman's Jamie Van Meetren had nine of her match-high 26 kills in the decisive game to help the locals over the top.
Tennis: Rebels go for ITA title
After enjoying a bye in the first round, Radanovic breezed past Jill Katzenberg of UC Santa Barbara, 6-3, 6-2, to advance.
Slot maker posts big loss
In the 1998 third quarter, Silicon lost $14.7 million on revenue of $5 million.
Man killed in car accident identified
Thomas Eugene Smith, 37, a Las Vegas plumber, was killed at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday when his 1971 Volkswagon bug, which police say may have been speeding and traveling without headlights, was struck by a 1994 Chevrolet Geo Tracker driven by Barbara Yingling, 44, of Henderson.
Vegas executives setting up private bank for the wealthy
Phil Levine
Peter Kingman believes affluent Las Vegans will welcome a private bank committed to the principal that less is more.
Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: Impish humor suffuses Achenbach's 'Captured by Aliens'
All I remember of The Incident is a retina-searing light, followed by the agony of otherworldly instruments probing every private nook of my body as I writhed in the grip of a force I couldn't overcome. Then, suddenly, the job interview was over and I was named Shelf Life columnist, which is how I happen to be here discussing Joel Achenbach's new book, "Captured by Aliens: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very Large Universe" (Simon and Schuster, $25).
NCAA insists it's working to stop illegal betting
David Strow
The National Collegiate Athletic Association fired back at the gaming industry Thursday, accusing industry officials of trying to shift the blame in order to protect betting on collegiate sporting events.
Sanchez, Weekly still in driver's seats
Erin Neff
Although Mayor Oscar Goodman was successful in delaying two appointments to the Las Vegas City Council last month, sources say the extra time won't play any role in changing the outcome.
Slaying suspect goes before judge on video
Bill Gang and Keith Paul
The man charged with gunning down his ex-girlfriend in a crowded downtown casino where she was a dealer made his first appearance today before a judge, although it was a brief visit via a video camera.
Date book
Martin Medhurst, a speech communication professor at Texas A&M University, will examine the practice of using a speechwriter in contemporary politics 7:30 p.m. Tuesday as part of the 1999 University Forum lecture series.
Columnist Joe Delaney: Concert, boxing match will have LV hopping this weekend
Joe Delaney
Mandalay Bay should be a big winner this weekend with Ricky Martin in its Events Center this evening, and co-promoting Saturday's Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis heavyweight championship boxing match in the Thomas & Mack Center with Hilton's Park Place Entertainment. What would be an ordinary weekend is extraordinary.
Trimming the fat
CARSON CITY -- While committees are often jokingly maligned as sources of inefficiency, it's a committee that Gov. Kenny Guinn is turning to as he begins an overhaul of state government.
Correction
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ACLU backing Fremont leaflet passers
Jace Radke
The rules governing the handing out of leaflets at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas are emerging as a central issue for the Nevada American Civil Liberties Union.
Golf pro's son arrested in LV
Keith Paul
The son of two-time U.S. Open golf campion Billy Casper was arrested Thursday in connection with a Las Vegas robbery and a string of up to 30 San Diego robberies, police said.
Fear of losing Medicaid benefits forces many disabled people to give up hope of working
Cricket Miller thought a college degree would get her started on the career that was sidetracked 21 years ago by a school bus accident.
Las Vegas set for annual Comdex onslaught
Some 2,000 companies are setting up exhibits and 200,000 people are headed to Las Vegas for the annual Comdex convention and trade show that begins Monday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton, Sands Expo Center and its adjacent Venetian hotel-casino.
Strip casinos sue Web gaming sites
Grace Leong
Three Las Vegas hotel-casino operators are seeking a preliminary injunction against three Internet casino operations, prohibiting them from appropriating their trademarks and domain names.
Rebels aim to find way to ground Air Force
Steve Guiremand
Off we go into the wild blue yonder. ...
Dial File -- Steve Bornfeld: A little naughty, a little nice
To quote Rene Descartes: Cogito ergo sum.
Governor stays out of Yucca hearings
CARSON CITY -- Gov. Kenny Guinn said today he strongly opposes a nuclear dump in Nevada, but he won't intervene in the hearings on the application of the U.S. Department of Energy for water rights for the project.
Development gets under way
Developed by Forum Group Ltd., the $250 million development will feature a themed resort, a suite hotel, a 75,000-square-foot shopping center and an 80-unit luxury apartment complex. Forum said it has the financing in place, but declined to provide details about its financing sources.
Lakes Gaming president resigns
Lakes Gaming Inc. said today that Thomas Brosig resigned as president and a director of the Minneapolis-based company.
Profit increases for Sierra Pacific
The Reno-based utility reported net income of $64.7 million, or 93 cents per share. On a per-share basis, earnings declined 23.1 percent from the year-ago quarter.
Senate won't debate nuclear waste bill this year
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., said this week that the bill won't be debated this year, but it will come up early next year.
Repayment would be part of new compacts, governor says
Under existing compacts, signed in 1997, tribes with casinos are required to pay the state 16 percent of their slot machine proceeds. All 11 tribes contend that's illegally high, and only three are paying in full.
Search goes on for missing prostitution foe and for answers
Gist said the search for Milo John Reese of Reno would resume today after most of the officers involved in both states took Veteran's Day off.
The Movie Guys: Seeing no Evil in Smith's very Good 'Dogma'
Starring: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino and Chris Rock
Plenty of flesh on display in 'Midnight Fantasy'
Joe Delaney
"Midnight Fantasy" is an Anita Mann production at the Luxor, performing nightly except Tuesday, with an extra midnight performance on Saturdays. The cast consists of seven female dancers and two female dancer/singers. All nine are attractive, shapely and talented, plus one exceptional novelty act, incredible juggler Anthony Gaddo, who literally grew up performing in Las Vegas showrooms.
It was a noisy night with Rick the Quick
Ricky Martin pulled out a move Thursday night that was something to behold.
Lewis ready to solidify spot at top
Dean Juipe
For 10 years Lennox Lewis has been an increasingly visible fighter, acquiring titles, stockpiling riches and enjoying the fruits of his conquests.
Lifting their chances
Spencer Patterson
Tonight's 4A zone championship
Letter: Have special tags to readily identify service animals
Blind or wheelchaired persons with service dogs are easy to recognize as being disabled. But other disabled people, for example those who have seizures, cannot be easily recognized. There are many different types of service animals. In my opinion, there should be unique identifying tags for the service animals issued by some authoritative office. There are many people who abuse the system. For instance, anybody can take a dog or other animal into restaurants or onto airplanes and say, "This is my service animal." How can anyone know the animal is a service animal? If animals have special tags, they ...
Autopsy determines cab driver was murdered
Keith Paul
A autopsy Friday determined the death of a Las Vegas cabby, who was found dead on the ground outside his taxi, was a homicide, not natural causes, Metro Police said.
Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Brack's defection to CART isn't causing hard feelings
Even though he may not be in a position to try to defend his Indianapolis 500 victory next May, Kenny Brack said the decision to jump from the Indy Racing League to CART was an easy one.
Columnist Kate Maddox: Two-fisted celeb secures Martin tix for locals
Kate Maddox
With "La Vida Loca" spreading through town this week, some Las Vegans did their darndest to get front-row seats to watch Ricky Martin shake it Thursday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Quite a follow-through
YOU MEET the nicest people on the golf course.
The King's Court
Kimberley McGee
What: Elvis-a-Rama.
Pioneering tourist host Morris dies
For a man who quit school at 15 to serve his country in post-World War II, Bobby Morris became a success in the high-profile Las Vegas tourism market by using his street smarts.
Letter: Californians find grass not greener
We are afraid to leave our home for fear of getting shot, run over or being mugged. My wife and I are handicapped and have given up driving after two accidents totaled our cars -- and we are both on canes for the rest of our lives. Both car accidents weren't our fault.
Columnist Steve Guiremand: Horton getting up-close look at Dayne
Steve Guiremand
Sometime during Saturday's contest with Iowa, Wisconsin tailback Ron Dayne will probably gain his 99th yard of the game and break Ricky Williams' NCAA career rushing mark of 6,279 yards.
Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
1st Race -- Glass Beauty - Stalked and weakened to 5th in last, stalked and runner-up for higher tag before that, drops back to claimer now, draws good post and record runner Pincay again. Nephrite Mountains - Made late bid at 2nd when debut 3rd at Anita in last, continues training on Hollypark strip, draws better post here, Desormeaux takes over for second lifetime start. Value Play -- Our Navigator
Saturday at Aqueduct
1st race 7 fur 3YO Fil Clm: 1 Spurred Demons (Vergara) 112; 2 Always Red (Decarlo) 112; 3 Binawin (Diego) 109; 4 Broadway Crusader (Pezua) 112; 5 Franklin's Mint (Beckner) 118; 6 Dittany (Gryder) 112; 7 Renee's Bubbles (Espinoza) 118; 8 Phantasy Miss (Beasley) 111.
Columnist Dean Juipe: Holyfield in trouble, once again
Dean Juipe
This has gone on long enough.
The Main Course -- Muriel Stevens: Enlarged takeout menu available at Grape Street restaurant
Just in time for the holidays Grape Street restaurant and wine bar at 7501 W. Lake Mead in the Summerlin Plaza has expanded it takeout service. In addition to takeout of the regular menu items, Grape Street is offering party-size pizzas; a variety of salads, including the popular house salad and Caesar; orange chicken; a chopped salad and two pasta salads -- tortellini and Greek pasta salad. Prices start at $3 per person for a small salad, $6.95 for a large.
Columnist Sal DeFilippo: Rams' failed motto: 'Don't let anyone get behind you'
Sal DeFilippo
I'm not exactly sure how every NFL team operates their defensive huddle, but I can take a pretty good guess what the team captain would say when the opposition is facing a fourth-and-26, and the punting unit is not on the field.
Obituaries for November 12, 1999
John M. Balason, 76, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was born Oct. 18, 1923, in San Diego. A resident for 37 years, he was a retired Air Force captain and World War II and Korean War veteran, a retired member of the Air Force Officers Association and a charter member of the Las Vegas Archers Association.
Editorial: Encouraging news this week on dump
Meanwhile on the scientific front this week, it appears that water -- too much or too little, depending on the circumstance -- may haunt Yucca Mountain. For starters, if scientists determine that water coursed through Yucca Mountain within the past 2 million years, it's possible that water could flow through the mountain again. That could make a repository too dangerous, since the canisters holding the waste could corrode and leak. And even if Yucca Mountain is selected, the Department of Energy acknowledged that construction could be delayed because it won't have enough water to build and operate such a facility.
Letter: Get facts straight about hunters
My friends on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation showed how to give thanks to the sun after harvesting an animal. Later at the supper table we would give thanks again. We all live off of death and only a hypocrite believes themselves morally superior because they did not hunt for their hamburgers.
Editorial: Lies about retirement trust fund
Not content with the fact that there was near unanimity by both parties on setting aside the Social Security Trust Fund, the National Republican Congressional Committee about two months ago started running television ads in selected congressional districts that claimed Democratic incumbents want to "raid Social Security and spend our retirement money on more big government programs." Many of these ads ran in Las Vegas, attacking Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev. Radio ads similar in content also have been running that are financed by Americans for Economic Growth, a group with ties to the GOP House leadership. The bottom line is ...
Photographer, producer fired over rocking van
The footage, which also appeared on NBC and MSNBC, depicted the station's news van rocking back and forth.
Saturday at Bay Meadows
1st race 6 fur 3YO Clm: 1 Lime Springs (Lopez) 117; 2 Stockings (Alferez) 117; 3 Star Lady One (Carr) 117; 4 Sass n' Brass (Tohill) 117; 5 Sharp Corner (Arriaga) 117; 6 First Issue (Chaves) 117; 7 Genuine Lies (Delgadillo) 117; 8 Free Spaghetti (Rodriguez) 110; 9 Mary's Pleasure (Gonzalez) 117.
Saturday at Hollywood Park
1st race 6 fur 3YO & up F & M Mdn Clm: 1 Party Girl (Black) 122; 2 Femme (Stevens) 120; 3 Glass Beauty (Pincay) 120; 4 Pickright (Flores) 120; 5 Nephrite Mountains (Desormeaux) 120; 6 Secret Plan (Alvarado) 120; 7 Objectofthesword (Almeida) 120; 8 Our Navigator (Enriquez) 118.
Pak off to a fast start in Las Vegas
Victoria Sun
It wasn't an easy decision, but Se Ri Pak knew she had to draw the line somewhere.

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