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Archive for November 12, 1999

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 ...; 12:14 p.m.

BYU coach hoping trip to England pays big dividends: Victoria Sun; Cougar Facts; 12:11 p.m.

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 ...; 11:33 a.m.

Slot maker posts big loss: In the 1998 third quarter, Silicon lost $14.7 million on revenue of $5 million.; 11:30 a.m.

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 ...; 11:30 a.m.

Lakes Gaming president resigns: Lakes Gaming Inc. said today that Thomas Brosig resigned as president and a director of the Minneapolis-based company.; 11:29 a.m.

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.; 11:28 a.m.

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, ...; 11:28 a.m.

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.; 11:27 a.m.

End of Nevada bank privacy probe remains weeks away: Phil Levine; Privacy legislation; 11:25 a.m.

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.; 11:21 a.m.

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.; 11:21 a.m.

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.; 11:20 a.m.

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.; 11:18 a.m.

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 ...; 11:18 a.m.

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 ...; 11:13 a.m.

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 ...; 11:07 a.m.

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.; 11:07 a.m.

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 ...; 11:06 a.m.

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."; 11:06 a.m.

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.; 11:05 a.m.

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.; 11:05 a.m.

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.; 11:04 a.m.

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.; 11:01 a.m.

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 ...; 11:00 a.m.

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.; 11:00 a.m.

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, ...; 10:59 a.m.

Kids gain an 'Edge' after school: Adrienne Packer; It's not easy being in middle school.; 10:45 a.m.

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.; 10:45 a.m.

Correction: Correction; 10:42 a.m.

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 ...; 10:41 a.m.

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 ...; 10:38 a.m.

Dial File -- Steve Bornfeld: A little naughty, a little nice: To quote Rene Descartes: Cogito ergo sum.; 10:31 a.m.

Rebels aim to find way to ground Air Force: Steve Guiremand; Off we go into the wild blue yonder. ...; 10:31 a.m.

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.; 10:31 a.m.

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 ...; 10:30 a.m.

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.; 10:29 a.m.

Kelly ready to become a Rebel: Victoria Sun; It all comes down to dollars and cents.; 10:29 a.m.

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 ...; 10:28 a.m.

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.; 10:27 a.m.

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.; 10:27 a.m.

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.; 10:27 a.m.

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.; 10:26 a.m.

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 ...; 10:23 a.m.

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.; 10:22 a.m.

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 ...; 10:22 a.m.

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.; 9:57 a.m.

Lifting their chances: Spencer Patterson; Tonight's 4A zone championship; 9:55 a.m.

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.; 9:49 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Holyfield in trouble, once again: Dean Juipe; This has gone on long enough.; 9:48 a.m.

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, ...; 9:42 a.m.

The Movie Guys: Seeing no Evil in Smith's very Good 'Dogma': Starring: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino and Chris Rock; 9:34 a.m.

It was a noisy night with Rick the Quick: Ricky Martin pulled out a move Thursday night that was something to behold.; 9:20 a.m.

The King's Court: Kimberley McGee; What: Elvis-a-Rama.; 9:17 a.m.

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.; 9:10 a.m.

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 ...; 9:05 a.m.

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 ...; 9:03 a.m.

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; ...; 9:02 a.m.

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 ...; 9:02 a.m.

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 ...; 9:00 a.m.

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; ...; 8:59 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Quite a follow-through: YOU MEET the nicest people on the golf course.; 8:48 a.m.

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 ...; 8:45 a.m.

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 -- ...; 8:44 a.m.

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 ...; 8:43 a.m.

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 ...; 8:41 a.m.

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 ...; 8:40 a.m.

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.; 3:18 a.m.

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