Print edition for September 30, 1999

Rogich to head up Bush fund-raising: CARSON CITY -- Sig Rogich, who helped Kenny Guinn raise $6 million in his race for governor, has been named Nevada finance chairman for the presidential campaign of Texas Gov. George W. Bush.

Summary: Utah 52, UNLV 14: ateb First Quarter

New cleanup efforts proving successful at Sierra Nevada mine: The new chemical procedure has been up and running for about a month. It's costing about $1 million.

For O'Dea, cross country talent runs in the family: Spencer Patterson; With a name like his, you could say Bonanza High's James Ryan O'Dea was born to run.

Unbeaten Las Vegas should prevail in shootout with Silverado: Spencer Patterson; FRIDAY'S GAMES

Regent: Crowley's cussing makes him uncomfortable: Crowley said he and Sisolak "have had our disagreements. But I wrote him back and assured him that as a regent, he would be welcome on any UNR property or at any of our functions."

New prevailing wage list published: Labor Commissioner Terry Johnson says the rates apply to the state and to local governments wherever public dollars are being used on projects of $100,000 or more, from new buildings to roadways and bridges, repair and remodeling projects.

LV Internet company signs hotel chain client: "With PurchasePro.com, we will have access to a more extensive range of suppliers, making this a tool for efficient sourcing and bid management," MeriStar President David McCaslin said in a statement.

Giuliani gets a close look at art he likes and gaming money: Martin Kuz; New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a day after his city was sued by the Brooklyn Museum of Art, toured the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art and collected $100,000 during a fund-raising swing through Las Vegas Wednesday.

Editorial: Las Vegas explores fielding sports team: One of the biggest obstacles ultimately, though, may be the financing of a sports stadium. Using public funds would be a mistake, but so far there haven't been detailed proposals about building a stadium with private money. Still, Tuesday's meetings were positive and should result in a further exploration of what it will take to field a big-league team here, a possibility that remains a long shot but no longer is a pipe dream.

Columnist Spencer Patterson: Cimarron volleyball coach gets shut out: Spencer Patterson; In professional sports, mid-season coaching changes are a dime a dozen, often nothing more than an attempt to get a losing team back on track.

Friday at Belmont Park: 1st race 7 fur 3YO & up F & M Mdn Clm: 1 My Sainted Aunt (Chavez) 113; 2 Margin for Error (Espinoza) 113; 3 Perfectlydelicious (Lovato) 117; 4 Princess Jubilee (Teator) 113; 5 Mayicutin (Diego) 112; 6 Devil's Applause (Pezua) 113; 7 Peach Melba (Prado) 113; 8 Hum the Tune (Bridgmohan) 117; 9 Richmond Rebel (Davis) 117; 10 Stanley's Comet (Beasley) 108.

Correction: The Sun corrects its errors. If you find a mistake, call 385-3111 to report it.

Friday at Bay Meadows: 1st race 1-1/16 mi 3YO Clm: 1 Long Hard Road (Baze) 117; 2 Wine Pack (Campbell) 117; 3 Sunzipped (Meza) 119; 4 Pau Hana (Chaves) 117; 5 Sonny's Big Bid (Carr) 119.

Letter: Keller doesn't see problems that many others do: Nearly 40 percent of those polled pointed out two serious problems; racism and cops who use excessive force, but our sheriff doesn't see a problem.

Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Don't say nay to 'Made in U.S.A.': Ruthe Deskin; "Buy American Made." That was the message on one of the signs that picketers were carrying at the Wal-Mart store, urging shoppers to buy products made in the United States. Other signs alleged that the store was purchasing merchandise produced by children in Bangladesh, which the management denied.

Letter: Question motives of Wal-Mart ban: As a resident of the southwest, I was thrilled that the northwest portion of our over 1 million neighbors in this friendly valley were not going to have to traipse 10 to 15 miles for their store of choice. Diversity of shopping choices is only one of the beautiful benefits of living in the city instead of a town. Expect it, insist on it!

Mechanics say complaints often based on perception: Bring up the issue of honest auto mechanics in a conversation and Las Vegans typically roll their eyes, shake their head and relate a horror story about a bad experience with a crooked mechanic.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Feinstein performance entertaining; 'SNL' a sad display: Joe Delaney; What a wonderful weekend -- almost. ... Friday evening we were fortunate to be present for the Michael Feinstein performance, an auspicious start for UNLV's Season of the Millennium, in Artemus Ham Hall. ... Approximately 1,400 people responded enthusiastically throughout his well-selected, perfectly paced program of great popular songs.

CCSN will receive federal grant: The grant money will allow the college, located in an "economically distressed" area of Southern Nevada, to add two computer classrooms with full Internet access, online connections to distance learning and educational software, Reid said.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Santa Anita: 1ST RACE

This week's races: NAPA Autocare 500

Malec proves streak wasn't a fluke: Katarina Malec, a senior on the UNLV women's tennis team, proved last weekend that her astonishing 70-0 junior-college record was no fluke.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Mustangs return to LV: BILL MAULDIN'S "Willie and Joe" cartoons drawn in the field during World War II live on in the memories of that major conflict. So does the humor that kept millions of combat troops going during those dark and bloody days. Recently a Mauldin drawing of one GI apologizing to another for now being a second lieutenant by telling him "Honest, pal -- they done it to me while I wuz unconscious," hit my desk.

Letter: Pet ownership is big responsibility: People need to recognize owning an animal is a commitment much like having a child. It will require lifestyle changes, medical care, financial expenditures, patience and love. If you're ready to commit, please visit a local shelter to adopt one of the many animals, both purebred and mixed, that are available at the shelters. You will be saving the life of an animal condemned to die whose only crime was being born in a society that views animals as objects to be discarded when no longer wanted. And if you already have a pet, please spay or neuter it -- ...

From 'Tonight' to today, Steve Lawrence remains at home on stage: Steve Bornfeld; When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; 9 p.m. Friday.

RTC plans weekend information fairs: Each of the two-day events will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The first is Saturday and Sunday in the food court of the Belz Factory Outlet World, 7400 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

From clowns to cowboys: Casino to change theme: The 400,000-square-foot casino grounds in eastern San Diego County will include Victorian towers, silos, water wheels and gambling in a building that looks like an oversized barn.

List of Nevada-linked businesses with Indian gambling ventures: List of Nevada-linked businesses with Indian gambling ventures

Editorial: Living in shadow of repository: For the 1,500 residents of Amargosa Valley, the DOE plans include removing from public use 230 square miles of land in the northern part of that town. But residents there say even that won't afford enough of a buffer, as the Sun's Mary Manning noted in a Tuesday story about their testimony, which included concerns about radiation leaking from waste containers and contaminating ground water. "Radiation will travel underneath the Amargosa Valley Community Center where you are sitting," Les Bradshaw, Nye County's manager of the Natural Resources and Federal Facilities Program, said. Pistachio farmer Ralph McCracken also worries about "leaky ...

Columnist Dean Juipe: Grigsby thinks he'll be first to beat Lopez: Dean Juipe; There are those, including the betting public, who believe Will Grigsby is in with Ricardo Lopez as a sacrificial lamb.

Prep Football standings: SUNRISE DIVISION

Vegas may want in on action in California Indian casinos: Angie Wagner; "I would have to believe that a lot of companies are taking a look at their options," Alan Feldman, spokesman for Mirage Resorts Inc. said Wednesday, noting that Mirage head Steve Wynn indicated just last week he was interested in looking into California's tribal casinos.

Nevada funding delayed: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON --Millions of federal dollars earmarked for Nevada projects are wrapped in the spending bills that Congress failed to pass by midnight Tuesday, the end of the fiscal year.

Official who helped bring tribe gambling wealth resigns: Duro, who has been tribal chairman off and on for more than 20 years, was elected to his latest two-year term last year.

Nevada eighth graders get low marks in national writing test: The national average was 150 out of a possible 300 points. Nevada averaged 140. Only five states, the Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia scored worse.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Joe Public wins over fans -- here and abroad: Until Tuesday, when the Football Confederation Championship Cup soccer tournament made its debut at Sam Boyd Stadium, my favorite name for a sports team was the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Columnist Steve Carp: Last stop for Rollie's gravy train: Steve Carp; One of the most sordid chapters in the history of UNLV's basketball program -- and there have been several over the years -- comes to an end today.

National carpenter's union training center going up in LV: David Strow; The United Brotherhood of Carpenters says its $14 million international training center in Las Vegas will be the keystone of its efforts to train North America's next generation of carpenters more efficiently.

Drugstore operator looks at more sales: Rite Aid Chief Executive Martin Grass disclosed the plans in an impromptu conference call with securities analysts Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported today.

State GOP leader decides not to quit: CARSON CITY -- In an about-face, state Republican Chairman John Mason said today he would remain in his job after being asked by Gov. Kenny Guinn to stay.

Von's owner reports higher profit: Third quarter sales increased 15.9 percent to $6.5 billion, primarily because of the acquisitions of the Dominick's and Carrs chains. Comparable-store sales increased 1 percent.

Bank expanding in Southern California: SAN FRANCISCO -- Wells Fargo & Co. today said it agreed to acquire North County Bancorp for $112 million in stock.

Martinsville produces lots of different winners: Sunday's race over the .533-mile, paperclip-shaped oval is the last of eight short track races this season. It is likely to be unpredictable considering that the last 11 Winston Cup races on tracks shorter than one mile have produced 11 different winners.

Boys soccer standings: CLASS 4A

Girls tennis standings: SUNRISE REGION

Wednesday's prep results: Green Valley def. Durango 9-15, 15-6, 15-18, 17-15

Girls golf standings: SUNRISE REGION

Sun Prep Football Top 10 poll: Sept. 30, 1999

IRL's finale at TMS is worth price of admission: John Sturbin; The identity of its 1999 driving champion will not be the only thing we learn about the Pep Boys Indy Racing League at Texas Motor Speedway next month.

Boys tennis standings: CLASS 4A

Atlantic champ Lazzaro gets shot at NASCAR: Mike Harris; Anthony Lazzaro would be a stranger to most people in NASCAR garages.

Girls volleyball standings: SUNRISE REGION

Grant sought to revive historic Kiel Ranch: Diana Sahagun; Far from the glamour and glitz of the Las Vegas Strip lies a small piece of history named Kiel Ranch, once home to gun-slinging cowboys.

D.C. United hangs tough: Steve Carp; Tournament schedule

Father pleads guilty in child's death: Bill Gang; In the course of a year Lawrence Motti went from being a hero to a jail inmate charged with murder in the child-abuse death of his 2-month-old daughter.

Feds, county to meet over cost of prisoners: Kim Smith; A dispute over how much the federal government pays for its prisoners at the county jail may be resolved when county officials meet with U.S. marshals within the next two weeks.

Enterprise: A fight for rural lifestyle: Valerie Miller; Residents of Enterprise have lost one battle to preserve their rural community, but the war may be far from over.

Timet Steelworkers local chief forced out in financial scandal: David Strow; The president of the United Steelworkers union local in Henderson was forced to resign by the international union over allegations that he wrote bad checks on a union account.

LV firm gains coin-hopper patent: The patent, the second awarded Spintek in the past year, "further strengthens our intellectual property rights worldwide," Chairman Gary Coulter said. The company's OTC Bulletin Board stock was off 1 cent to 16 cents a share in midday trading.

WMS cancels stock offering: CHICAGO -- Game maker WMS Industries Inc. cancelled a planned 3.5 million-share secondary offering due to the current market price of the company's stock.

Feds claim pair targeted victims of telemarketers: Kim Smith; Two people were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges they targeted victims of telemarketing frauds in order to bilk them of more than $69,000.

Benson puts blame on Jerry Lewis: The man who spent more than four years in prison for stalking entertainer Jerry Lewis blames the comedian for the circumstances that led to his imprisonment and denies being a stalker.

Bungee jumping resumes at Stratosphere: Grace Leong; Two Californian television producers -- Road Rules Productions Inc. and Bunim/ Murray Productions -- won a court order Wednesday allowing them to complete filming of a bungee-jumping competition off the Stratosphere hotel-casino tower.

Rebel 'D' must pressure UNR: Steve Guiremand; Sack it up.

Harveys cash flow improves: The Lake Tahoe-based company posted net income of $7.2 million on revenue of $88.4 million in the recently ended quarter, compared with net income of $7.9 million on revenue of $87.6 million in the year-ago period.

Metro officer indicted on drug charges: Bill Gang; A five-year veteran Metro Police officer has been indicted by a Clark County grand jury on charges of drug trafficking and drug use over a May incident that nearly cost him his life.

Local briefs: A morning bank robbery forced a northeast Las Vegas middle school to go into protective lock-down mode.

Gibbons urges Clinton to reiterate Yucca stance: Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., urged President Clinton to use his Las Vegas fund-raising visit on Friday to reassure residents that he is committed to veto a bill that would send highly radioactive waste to Nevada.

Wal-Mart ads cause phone jam at county: Clark County is bracing for a union reaction to a newspaper advertisement Wednesday by Wal-Mart asking customers to call commissioners and voice their objection to a proposed ordinance that would limit the floor space at one of its stores.

Lowest bid not low enough for Justice Center: Bill Gang; The design of the new Justice Center already was cut to bare bones, but it wasn't enough.

Website depicts perilous path of nuke waste: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- Nevada Democratic lawmakers in Congress and a liberal Washington, D.C., advocacy group have teamed up to launch an Internet website today that details the transportation routes nuclear waste would travel to Nevada.

Company urges customers to write Clark County Commission: The company made the appeal in full-page ads in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun, as well as a mailing of 260,000 fliers.

Obituaries for September 30, 1999: Florence Cavagnaro, 89, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born June 28, 1910, in San Francisco. A resident for 30 years, she was a homemaker.

LVEN still hopes to sell former El Rancho property: David Strow; Las Vegas Entertainment Network Inc. said it expects to close on the sale of the El Rancho property on the Strip by today -- but warns that if it fails, the company's ability to stay in business could be in jeopardy.

Clinton set for Paris fund-raiser: President Clinton expects to arrive in Las Vegas Friday aboard Air Force One with a group of influential senators.

Goodman: No team, no arena: Erin Neff; This week's meeting in New York with professional sports executives made one thing very clear to Mayor Oscar Goodman -- there will be no arena if Las Vegas can't land a team.

Mechanics say tinkering with law means more work: On Friday people who have complaints against their auto mechanics will have new rights, including the right to mediation.

City presses ahead with demolition: Despite pleas from local preservationists to let a San Francisco developer make a new proposal, council members said Tuesday the city already has awarded a demolition contract for the 52-year-old landmark hotel and would not revisit the matter.

Trading heavy in gaming stocks: Park Place stock closed at a 12-month high of $12.375, up 56.25 cents a share, on volume of 11.4 million shares Wednesday. Trading in Park Place has averaged 1.2 million shares a day over the past two months.

Fired exec competes with Station Casinos for Kansas City riverboat: Rick Alm; KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A former top Station Casinos executive is part of a group that hopes to beat out Station in buying the Flamingo Hilton Casino.

Community news briefs for September 30, 1999: There will be furniture, clothing, household items and more. Call 364-3039 or Bill Aragon at 876-7180.

Las Vegas woman named director of Business and Industry Department: CARSON CITY -- Sydney Wickliffe, who has worked for the state Gaming Control Board for 20 years as an auditor, was named to the $92,914-a-year job as director of the state Department of Business and Industry.

Supreme Court criticizes LV over Big Game case: CARSON CITY -- The Nevada Supreme Court has scolded Las Vegas city officials for failing to pay enough attention to a District Court suit in which a company sought to build a controversial neighborhood hotel-casino.

UNLV police accused of abuse of authority: UNLV campus police are failing to police themselves, the executive director of the local American Civil Liberties Union said.