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Archive for October 15, 1999

Ryder Cup hero Leonard staying near the top: After sinking the "Putt Heard 'Round the World" three weeks ago to return the Ryder Cup to the United States in dramatic fashion, Justin Leonard conceded that even a $2.5 million tournament such as the ...; 12:01 p.m.

Gamez still struggling: Dean Juipe; With a sour expression, Robert Gamez plucked his ball out of the cup and flung it into the pond behind him.; 12:00 p.m.

Fryatt making a name for himself: Dean Juipe; On the graph that charts Edward Fryatt's career progress, the line moves along steadily in one direction: Up.; 12:00 p.m.

Crime down in LV, North Las Vegas: Kim Smith; The number of major crimes in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas continues to drop, but Henderson suffered an increase in most crime categories, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, due to be released ...; 11:39 a.m.

Huge lapses reported in supervision of parolees, probationers: CARSON CITY -- Inmates, some of them violent or sex offenders, who were paroled from the state prison were able to roam the streets in Nevada with only moderate or no supervision, a legislative audit ...; 11:38 a.m.

Disabled transit service is ailing: Getting from point A to point B got a lot harder for people with disabilities in the Las Vegas Valley this month.; 11:37 a.m.

Veterans are still battling for respect: Stacy J. Willis; Retired Col. Newell Henderson's fiancee bought her wedding dress the day before Pearl Harbor was bombed.; 11:37 a.m.

Airline plans Las Vegas-Long Beach flights: Allegiant Air, which currently operates one round trip six days a week each to Lake Tahoe and Fresno, Calif., from McCarran International Airport, now also plans service between Las Vegas and Long Beach.; 11:36 a.m.

Title company fined for kickbacks: LOS ANGELES -- First American Title Co. agreed to pay $2.5 million and limit its marketing activities to settle allegations that it provided illegal kickbacks, including cash, computers and free Las Vegas vacations, to real ...; 11:36 a.m.

Vegas saw huge rise in September traffic: McCarran said it served 2.878 million people in September vs. 2.376 million in September 1998 and 2.4 million in September 1997. This is the highest monthly jump in five years and reflects strong demand for ...; 11:35 a.m.

Warrants exercised for casino stock: The warrants carried an exercise price of 1 cent per share, giving Fitzgeralds proceeds of $14,952. The shares represent a 27 percent stake in the company.; 11:34 a.m.

Goldman boosts rating of LV casino operator: Analysts covering the company expect Station to report third-quarter earnings Monday of 29 cents a share, up sharply from the 8 cents a share it earned in 1998's third period.; 11:34 a.m.

Reno beats Vegas in starting accounting pay: In their "1999 Compensation and Benefits Survey of Nevada Public Accounting Firms," University of Nevada, Reno, accounting professors Jeanne Yamamura and Jannet Vreeland found that small accounting firms pay an average starting salary of $28,000 ...; 11:33 a.m.

Factions forming on arena committee: Erin Neff; A committee studying the feasibility of a sports arena and performing arts center vowed Thursday to keep up the momentum generated with a delegation's recent trip to New York to talk with pro sports leaders.; 11:33 a.m.

16-year-old girl, waiting for bus, is attacked: District spokeswoman Mary Stanley-Larsen confirmed that the girl was assaulted sometime after 6 a.m. as she waited for a school bus near the middle school at 1562 Katie Ave.; 11:32 a.m.

North Las Vegas: Detention officers to get safety vests: Diana Sahagun; North Las Vegas Detention Center officers will soon be strapping on an extra 4 pounds of weight that could help save their lives.; 11:32 a.m.

New panel to aid in area flood protection: The Clark County Regional Flood Control District Board of Directors formed a committee Thursday charged with speeding up improvements to the flood-control system to avoid damaging flash floods such as the one on July 8.; 11:30 a.m.

Shoppers stage rally: Adrienne Packer; As the owner of a small computer shop, the last store Tom Johnson wants to see open its doors near his business is a mega-retail center.; 11:17 a.m.

Jarbidge residents winning old-fashioned battle over town cemetery: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- A bill that would wrest control of Jarbidge Cemetery in Elko County from the U.S. Forest Service and put it in the hands of locals seems poised to pass the Senate after a ...; 11:16 a.m.

Judge will not ban TV cameras in Binion trial: District Judge Joseph Bonaventure today refused to ban television cameras from the courtroom during the Ted Binion murder trial.; 11:16 a.m.

Ex-mayor to give up LVCVA position for Harrah's job: Former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Laverty Jones will give up her controversial position with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority when she takes her new executive post at Harrah's Entertainment Inc.; 11:12 a.m.

Subsidies set for three expanding Vegas firms: David Strow; The Nevada Commission on Economic Development on Thursday awarded $1.4 million in incentives to a national bottling company that plans to open a plant in Henderson, creating 76 jobs.; 11:04 a.m.

Bankruptcies: Mark Richard Credico, doing business as Credico Quality Landscaping, 9085 Nomo St., filed for Chapter 7, listing assets of $6,605 and liabilities of $22,952.; 10:57 a.m.

Valentino name subject of suit over restaurant: Grace Leong; Valentino's of America Inc., Val Ltd. and two subsidiaries are seeking a preliminary injunction against Valentino Las Vegas LLC to prohibit the company from operating and advertising its Italian restaurant under the Valentino's name at ...; 10:56 a.m.

Self-serve grocery checkout introduced in Las Vegas area: Phil Levine; Smith's Food & Drug Stores is introducing the grocery equivalent of "pay at the pump" to Las Vegas.; 10:55 a.m.

May's 68 keeps him in the race: Victoria Sun; Before Bob May even stepped off the 7,164-yard par-72 course at the Las Vegas Country Club after his second round at the $2.5 million Las Vegas Invitational on Thursday, a new course record already had ...; 10:37 a.m.

Armour III fires a 60: Victoria Sun; At almost any other tournament, Vijay Singh reasoned, he would be leading after shooting a 63 for a two-day total of 16-under-par 128.; 10:36 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: D.I. course may be on its last legs: Dean Juipe; It's a beautiful old course, with every blade of grass seemingly manicured to perfection.; 10:36 a.m.

Second Vegas nursing home operator files for bankruptcy: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sun Healthcare Group, one of the nation's largest nursing home chains, filed for bankruptcy protection after more than a year of severe losses it blames on declining Medicare fees.; 10:35 a.m.

Former steelworkers union leader arrested: Jace Radke; The former president of the United Steelworkers of America local in Henderson, who was forced to resign over allegations of writing bad checks on a union account, was arrested Wednesday in connection with a burglary ...; 10:34 a.m.

Eldorado aiming for home edge: Spencer Patterson; Friday; 10:34 a.m.

Guinn wants to give local governments more control: Adrienne Packer; In a relaxed round-table discussion Thursday, Gov. Kenny Guinn mixed humor with earnestness while explaining how local government fits into his administration during a presentation to the Nevada Association of Counties (NACO).; 10:34 a.m.

Tyson-Norris officials picked: Richard Steele will referee the scheduled 10-round fight, and the judges will be Art Lurie, Dave Moretti and Dalby Shirley.; 10:32 a.m.

Rebels' Pavicevic defeated: Pavicevic, ranked 39th in the nation, did not take advantage of a set point in the second and lost to 18th-ranked James Shortall of Mississippi, 6-2, 7-6. Pavicevic now moves into the consolation bracket and ...; 10:31 a.m.

BYU women shut out UNLV soccer team: BYU women shut out UNLV soccer team; 10:29 a.m.

Race notes: LV's Tracy gets provisional pole for Aussie CART race: Tracy, trying to win his second consecutive race on the CART series, led Michael Andretti by nearly half a second on the 2.795-mile course. Tracy powered his away around the street circuit in 1:32.7 seconds ...; 10:26 a.m.

Letter: Cross country deserves ink: May I remind you that cross country is the only prep sport that has a national championship? Furthermore, there are at least 2,000 runners in this town who would be interested in reading such articles.; 9:58 a.m.

Letter: Cut Warrick some slack: Warrick may have (resorted to stealing) because of wanting something others were enjoying. This is not to say what he did was right -- it was unlawful.; 9:56 a.m.

Columnist Sal DeFilippo: Favre consistently spells defeat for at least on e Las Vegas bettor: Sal DeFilippo; There are many reasons why I should dislike Brett Favre.; 9:54 a.m.

Lewis not ruling out a bout against Tyson: Dean Juipe; While his focus is riveted on Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis admits a fight with Mike Tyson could be in his future.; 9:50 a.m.

Columnist Steve Guiremand: Once-great rivalry fading out: Steve Guiremand; Remember back in the golden age of professional wrestling -- that would be sometime between the Crusher and Dick the Bruiser dynasty and the Cyndi Lauper era -- when they used to have things called ...; 9:50 a.m.

Can you lend a hand?: November marks the nonprofit organization's 10th anniversary. To celebrate, a catered dinner for all volunteers, past or present, will be held Nov. 5. State Sen. Jon Porter, R-Boulder City, will be the guest speaker.; 9:43 a.m.

Births: Oct. 6:; 9:42 a.m.

Council to discuss LV's strategic plan: The meeting will be held in Room 104 at Cashman Center. City staff will give the council reports to help the board formulate strategic planning goals.; 9:38 a.m.

Obituaries for October 15, 1999: Guy Vincent Adamo, 44, of Las Vegas died Thursday in a local hospital. He was born Nov. 17, 1954, in New York. A resident for 21 years, he was a Tropicana hotel-casino floorman since 1985.; 9:38 a.m.

Voice of Choice: What: Bill Acosta's "Lasting Impressions."; 9:23 a.m.

The Movie Guys: Intense 'Fight Club' is a bloody good film: Grades: Jeff, B; Dave, B-.; 9:17 a.m.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Romance of Oprah, Stedman gets very unsteady: Kate Maddox; Sources close to Oprah Winfrey are whispering that the talk queen's relationship with longtime steady, Stedman Graham, is not long for this world.; 9:16 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Schmidt hoping to make it two in a row: JUSTIN, Texas -- Sam Schmidt thrust himself into the Indy Racing League championship picture with his victory three weeks ago in the Vegas.com 500 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.; 9:11 a.m.

Date book: The Poets' Corner, featuring established poets and open-mike participants, will meet at 7 p.m. today at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. Call 229-4800.; 9:07 a.m.

This week's races: Site: Talladega, Ala.; 9:06 a.m.

Connolly's Elvis performance rocks the joint at Bally's: Joe Delaney; Boston-born Steve Connolly's "Love Him Tender," a well-conceived, excellently performed tribute to Elvis Presley, started with good attendance on Oct. 7, doing 2 p.m. performances, Thursdays through Mondays, in Bally's Jubilee Room, and has been ...; 9:03 a.m.

Even with mistakes, Sting can still shake the house down: Geoff Carter; "We made some mistakes," Sting admitted, near the end of his set at the Hard Rock's the Joint Thursday night.; 9:03 a.m.

Sound Check -- Geoff Carter: Poring over ingredients for out-of-fashion mix tapes: I fly to Thailand in a little under three weeks. No special reason, other than having never been there. You know how these things get started -- somebody sees a Rough Guide or Lonely Planet ...; 9:02 a.m.

Wirtgen to sponsor World of Outlaws race at LVMS: "We are excited to have Wirtgen join us for our upcoming Pennzoil World of Outlaws races," Chris Powell, LVMS general manager, said. "The sprint cars offer one of the best events of the year, and ...; 8:58 a.m.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Santa Anita: 1st Race -- Amber's Cup - Broke sharp from rail post, dueled lead and weakened late to be 4th in last, eliminated at the start in debut before that, draws rail again, P. Val. now, ...; 8:57 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Culinary scores in East: AS THE WAL-MART forces continue their local struggle to open "box" style supermarkets much bigger than their present stores, the unions have become the target of critics. Some people have gone so far as spreading ...; 8:53 a.m.

Editorial: Partisan venom on treaty vote: The administration and Senate Democrats abruptly changed course and tried to head off a vote, arguing that a rejection would not only damage the United States' standing in the international community but that it also ...; 8:43 a.m.

Red Rock closing further thins ranks of discount movie houses: One of the last remaining discount theaters in Las Vegas has run its final credits.; 8:42 a.m.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Golf, football, baseball, boxing -- and betting: Joe Delaney; Welcome, golfers and fans of the Las Vegas International Golf Tournament, being played on three of our town's finest golf courses through Sunday. ... This is good for business locally and great publicity coverage nationally ...; 8:42 a.m.

Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: A harrowing trip through 'Perv': I committed to reviewing Jerry Stahl's new novel before I was fully aware of its contents, and now I have a slight problem: It's wonderfully packed with depravity and sickness and humid sex, frequently engaged ...; 8:40 a.m.

Thursday's prep results: Centennial 1, Cimarron 1 Goals: Cent-Canada; Cim-Seyoum.; 8:38 a.m.

Prep Tennis tournament results: 4A SUNRISE REGION TOURNAMENT; 8:37 a.m.

Saturday at Santa Anita: 1st race 6-1/2 fur 3YO & up F & M Mdn Clm: 1 Amber's Cup (Valenzuela) 120; 2 La Charita (Espinoza) 120; 3 Objectofthesword (Almeida) 118; 4 Ceemenowceeyalater (Valdez) 120; 5 Satin Sister (Silva) 120; ...; 8:35 a.m.

Saturday at Bay Meadows: 1st race 6 fur 3YO Fil Clm: 1 Volunteer Park (Baze) 117; 2 First Issue (Chaves) 117; 3 Fair Hostage (Schvaneveldt) 117; 4 Princess Cielo (Arriaga) 117; 5 Close to Heaven (Smith) 112.; 8:34 a.m.

Saturday at Belmont Park: 1st race 1 mi & 1 fur 3YO & up F & M Turf Mdn: 1 Special Virtue (Castillo) 117; 2 Funny Girl (Velazquez) 121; 3 Precious Clare (Chavez) 117; 4 Firmness (Smith) 117; 5 ...; 8:34 a.m.

Dial File -- Steve Bornfeld: Nets need new concept: Classics 2000: Tele-time marches on:; 8:20 a.m.

Letter: Don't penalize surviving spouses: This would enable the surviving spouse to maintain some dignity without the need for requesting additional government assistance. No need for seeking help from Welfare or Medicaid. Most importantly it would keep the surviving spouse ...; 8:13 a.m.

Letter: Commission vote is a travesty: Three members allowed their personal beliefs to determine the future grocery costs for everyone in the valley. One of the trio then announces that the reason is not to keep out Wal-Mart, but because of ...; 8:12 a.m.

Letter: City, county board members exceed their authority: Their nose goes where it doesn't belong, such as in the continual skirmish between union and nonunion, commercial-enterprise situations, and become "experts" in zoning mastery, changing the peaceful existence of property owners everywhere by disregarding ...; 8:11 a.m.

Editorial: New drug program for inmates on hold: But as the Sun's Cy Ryan reported Wednesday, a legal snag has prevented the program from getting under way. A section of the new law contains language that states until the prison system can show ...; 8:08 a.m.

Furyk thriving again in Las Vegas: Scores are traditionally low in the event, which has a pro-am format, and conditions have been ideal the first three days this year.; 6:46 a.m.

Racing notes: Solving restrictor-plate mysteries: Mike Harris; The Winston 500 on Sunday will be the last of four restrictor-plate races this season.; 4:31 a.m.

Rahal prepares team for Gold Coast Indy: Dennis Passa; SURFERS PARADISE, Australia - When Bobby Rahal was growing up in the United States, he included American Mario Andretti among his racing heroes as well as overseas drivers Jackie Stewart and Bruce McLaren.; 4:27 a.m.

FBI Uniform Crime Report: Murder 1997: 148, 1998: 116; 2:48 a.m.

Another computer system lagging: A second major Southern Nevada government computer system installed by the national firm of Deloitte and Touche has been riddled with glitches since its installation 18 months ago, sources say.; 2:17 a.m.

Nevada lawmakers question contracting of out-of-state firms: Nevada lawmakers who operate computer businesses say they are disturbed by reports of problems with large state and county computer systems.; 1:34 a.m.

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