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Archive for April 22, 2000

Dry weather pushes Africanized bees into urban areas for food: Patrick Graham; PHOENIX - Confronted with unseasonably dry weather, the easily agitated Africanized honeybees are moving from the parched desert regions to the bountiful cities.; 9:31 a.m.

Stiffer penalties against Navy pilots urged to stop sonic booms: Martin Griffith; RENO, Nev. - A sonic boom that rattled Austin and hurt the ears of some schoolchildren there is prompting calls for stiffer penalties against errant Navy pilots.; 9:28 a.m.

NEVADA FOCUS: Scientists call on BLM to expand roadless areas: Scott Sonner; RENO, Nev. - Dozens of university scientists across the country are urging Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt to follow the Forest Service's lead by protecting remaining roadless areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management.; 9:23 a.m.

Students profit from mock mine: It's nearly noon. The sun beats down on the backs of the explorers' necks and heats the desert floor. The wind kicks up dust. Next to the mountain, a group of explorers pan for gold ...; 9:22 a.m.

Volunteers bring seniors April cheer: The wind coming through the space below Elia Mae Crudup's back door made her living room unbearably cold in the winter.; 9:19 a.m.

Six-year-old longs for camp: Unfortunately, the family cannot afford to send her.; 9:19 a.m.

Al Unser Jr. snaps winless streak in Vegas: Al Unser Jr. won a battle of attrition and snapped a nearly five-year-long winless streak with a victory Saturday in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series Vegas Indy 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.; 5:29 a.m.

Companies, lobbyist responsible for negative fliers: The entities are Station Casinos and the Fiesta, neighborhood casino companies; The Howard Hughes Corp., which has persuaded local governments to allow neighborhood casinos in their developments; and Tom Skancke, who has lobbied on behalf ...; 4:47 a.m.

Part of prehistoric beast being unearthed near Gardnerville: Tom Gardner; GARDNERVILLE, Nev. - Researchers and students chipped and brushed Saturday to unearth fossilized remains of a mastodon which has endured more than 3 million years of Nature but now is threatened by vandals.; 4:46 a.m.

Al Unser Jr. wins Vegas Indy 300: Tim Dahlberg; LAS VEGAS - Stuck in a winless slump, Al Unser Jr. got some inspiration from his ailing daughter to keep racing.; 4:10 a.m.

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