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Archive for September 19, 1999

Arum cries foul
It didn't take long for cries of foul to emanate from the Oscar De La Hoya camp in the wake of his first defeat as a professional.
12:06 p.m.
French driver wins China Rally
Makinen, seeking his fourth straight world title, pulled out of the China Rally after his rear suspension failed Saturday, the second of the race's three legs.
11:30 a.m.
Residents want air races moved after second fatal crash in two years
The pilot, Gary Levitz, 61, Grand Prairie, Texas, was killed. A young girl on the ground was treated after she was hit in the finger by flying shrapnel, said Tom Medland, a spokesman for the ...
11:30 a.m.
Wallace wins twice, wants big one
Wallace's Ford was the class of the field - the fastest in practice and qualifying for Sunday's $2 million Dura Lube 300.
10:53 a.m.
Pilot killed when plane goes down during air races
Gary Levitz, 61, of Grand Prairie, Texas, was flying in the last heat of the 36th annual National Championship Air Races when structural damage in the tail of the P-51 Mustang plane caused it to ...
10:47 a.m.
Computer lab fee considered for NV college students
"I have friends who are working 40 hours per week to support themselves now," said University of Nevada, Reno sophomore David Boyer. "If they increase costs, (my friends) will have to work even harder -- ...
2:33 a.m.
Fernley reaches for full status
Once it's taken, the Fernley Incorporation Committee will have 90 days to gather enough signatures on a petition to put the issue to a vote.
2:32 a.m.
Sierra Pacific will pay after all
The McCauleys and their two sons have been living in a trailer and a motel room since the fire destroyed their home in southeast Reno on July 1.
2:31 a.m.
Seniors pass high school--again
School districts in Eureka, Mineral, Pershing and Storey counties report that no 1999 senior failed to graduate solely because of failing the test.
2:30 a.m.
California parachutist dies near Nevada border
The victim and two companions had chartered a plane from the Nervino Airport in Beckwourth to spend the day sky diving. They were on their fifth jump of the day when the accident occurred about ...
2:27 a.m.
Nemechek gets first win in New Hampshire
"This is for my brother, John, I love you," he said Sunday shortly after crossing the finish line at New Hampshire International Speedway.
2:17 a.m.
NASCAR Dura-Lube 300 Results
2. (5) Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 300, $114,790.
2:09 a.m.
Nevada nurses allowed to use 'healing touch' on patients
The Nevada State Board of Nursing gave its formal approval Friday based on the recommendations of its Nursing Practice Advisory Committee.
2:07 a.m.
Carson City's Fourth of July fair may sue carnival manager
The money was due Sept. 15 and the RSVP board now will consider pursuing a lawsuit at a meeting on Tuesday, Ayres said.
2:06 a.m.
Ground rules being set for new Nevada scholarship program
The board approved a resolution on Saturday asking the university system's Board of Regents to agree to at least two criteria:
2:05 a.m.
Letter: Real 'ecoterrorists' not often unmasked
By this corrected definition, one would have to consider Mitsubishi and Dupont to be among the most egregious ecoterrorists on Earth. Mitsubishi has worked assiduously to turn the world's oldest rain forest into a wasteland, ...
1:35 a.m.
Letter: DMV made some bad decisions
My conclusion is derived from the DMV's decision to implement their new Genesis computer system (1) after a major holiday (when many people choose to buy cars or move to town), and (2) without having ...
1:34 a.m.
Letter: 'Special interest' saga continues
Neal and people who support the initiative petition to raise gaming taxes for educational purposes (i.e., teachers union) are not special interests, Dix indignantly asserts, they are public interests, pure and unassailable. Dix has a ...
1:34 a.m.
Letter: Union's got it all wrong in Wal-Mart fuss
First, they try to con County Commissioner Erin Kenny into barring Wal-Mart with a law. When the draft is finally read, it was so laughably stupid, it had to be withdrawn. So now they go ...
1:33 a.m.
Music on the Internet has been a godsend for many Vegas bands
Now Web users can turn on and tune in to their computers on such sites as MP3, MusicMatch and Spinner (all dot coms) and download music from, say, a garage band in the Kremlin or ...
1:29 a.m.
Columnist Sandra Thompson: Youngsters demanding choice in custody
AT 12, "MARY" fears her father. He drinks, she says, and verbally abuses her and her younger sister.
1:28 a.m.
Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Getting serious about 2000
A NATIONAL television talk program told me last May that the 2000 race for the White House might not be nice. The clue came from a lady commentator who was probably in junior high school ...
1:28 a.m.
Columnist John Katsilometes: Casino museum awash in LV gaming history
A year ago it was a basement bingo room with adjoining cafeteria, where low-stakes bettors could cut away for a $2 ham sandwich served on a Styrofoam plate placed on a plastic tray.
1:27 a.m.
Columnist Jeff German: Del Papa goes after Anzalone's attorney
IT'S A CLASSIC trick of the legal trade. When you're constantly being bested by your opponent in court, you look to disqualify the adversary.
1:26 a.m.
Editorial: It's time to tackle pollution
The county should be doing better, but its task isn't easy, as the valley's economic prosperity -- and its corresponding population growth -- contributes to our pollution woes. For instance, it's estimated that 90 percent ...
1:25 a.m.
Editorial: Better planning is essential for parks
But there still is a way to go in achieving harmony, as was evidenced by a flap reported by the Sun's Adrienne Packer last week. Las Vegas City Councilman Larry Brown and Clark County Commissioner ...
1:25 a.m.
'Killed by my recklessness'
William Rouw gets up every morning and slips on a slender silver bracelet that's inscribed with "In memory of Theresa Schroeder, killed 1-1-98 by my recklessness."
1:24 a.m.
All locked up and nowhere to go
Thinh Adrong has spent the last two years interpreting for his fellow Vietnamese and rubbing elbows with people from Yugoslavia, Cuba, Thailand, Russia, Cambodia and Armenia.
1:24 a.m.
Neighborhood Services may become McDonald's legacy
Michael McDonald's political legacy will likely have nothing to do with his "youngest ever" councilman status or his role as mayor pro tem of Las Vegas.
1:24 a.m.
Political uprising - Councilman surprises critics
Five years ago Michael McDonald was a 29-year-old cop living with his parents and concerned more about where to party on his nights off than with civic issues.
1:23 a.m.
30,000 volunteers expected for biggest-ever National Public Lands Day
What began in 1994 as a low-key event with 700 volunteers at three locations has become a major undertaking.
1:22 a.m.

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