Print edition for August 4, 2000

Republicans see Nevada going to Bush: ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Tracking down all those Britney rumors: Lisa Ferguson; Did she or didn't she?

Joe Delaney remembers 1954: Ronald Reagan in Ramona Room: Joe Delaney remembers 1954: Ronald Reagan in Ramona Room

Barbara Greenspun remembers 1954: Frightening time for family: When the indictment was returned against Hank in April 1954 I was very pregnant with my fourth child and scared about what this could mean to our family. At the time, Sen. McCarthy's influence was still strong. People were fearful of his power and his propensity to destroy those he considered his enemies.

The Sun remembers 1954: News of the day: Story: Pat McCarran is dead. The controversial silver-haired Senator who spent 22 years in Washington as a representative ot the State of Nevada succumbed last night to a coronary occlusion shortly after giving delivering a vigorous speech in support of his fellow Democrats. The 78-year-old solon appeared at a huge political rally in Hawthorne. He had just finished delivering a talk and was walking down an aisle in the auditorium when he collapsed. On his person were a box of nitroglycerine pills.

After two years, 'Dance' still has legs at New York-New York: Joe Delaney; Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance" is in the second month of its third year in the New York-New York showroom, as fresh as on opening night and with no sign of diminishing returns. It tells the story of the battle between good and evil, as contested within one man, the Lord of the Dance. The mood, the music, the dancing and the setting is Irish in every respect, deeply Celtic.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Trio to help Woods raise funds: Kate Maddox; The third round of Tiger Woods' benefit concerts will take place in Las Vegas, but at a new venue. Woods and his Tiger Jam III celebration will pass over the Rio hotel-casino (last year's host hotel) and give the Mandalay Bay Events Center a go on Oct. 7.

The Sun remembers 1954: Where I Stand -- Hank Greenspun: Indictment the result of pressure by McCarthy: "When troubles trouble you, sing baby sing."

Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: Perelman's paperback provides some heat relief: Summer tightens its sweaty grip. The book columnist's head spins; he needs a vacation from his laptop. His car has begun making a still-uncategorizable noise. The teenager of the house has taken his sullen brooding to the next level. There isn't anything the book columnist owns that his new puppies haven't chewed the corners off of. And his new diet has mostly failed to convert mass into energy, but it has ensured him a steady flow of mostly tasteless food.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Brickyard still lags behind Daytona: "The Brickyard 400 will be as big as Daytona if they ever cease to run Daytona," Winston Cup veteran driver Kyle Petty said. "It's like golf: Will the Greater Greensboro Open ever be as big as the Masters? No, there is not that much history there."

Birth announcements for August 4, 2000: July 18: A boy to Lori and Timothy Breeden; a boy to Jennifer and Christopher DeKorte. July 19: A boy to Julie and Michael Harmon; a girl to MaryJo and Michael Disbennett. July 20: A boy to Karen and Oscar Calvillo; a boy to Kristen and Robert Butler; a girl to Alba and Daniel Garay. July 21: A girl to Severina and Chris Tovia; a girl to Angela and Matthew Roylance; a boy to Teri and James Lafferre. July 22: A girl to Tonya Heffernan and Rick Blanchfield; a girl to Heather and Theodore Martell Jr; a girl to JoAnn ...

Columnist Muriel StevensL Longtime favorite Tillerman still specializing in seafood: Dining at the Tillerman recently was more than just a fine dining experience. I've known Tillerman owner Mark DiMartino since he was a youngster helping out in the family's DiMartino restaurant.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Comedy has long been the center of Wayans' world: Joe Delaney; Damon Wayans, a multiple-threat comedic actor, will be performing tonight and Saturday at 9 o'clock in the Flamingo Las Vegas' Sunset Ballroom ... Wayans developed his gift for performing as a means of competing for attention as one of 10 siblings ... Together with one of his siblings, brother Keenan Ivory Wayans, the duo enjoyed success, critically and ratings-wise, on Fox for three years with "In Living Color," which also co-starred Jim Carrey.

Nevada wildfires claim first fatality: Sandra Chereb; RENO, Nev. - A seasonal firefighter was killed and three other people were injured when a firefighting helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff in eastern Nevada.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Del Mar: 1st Race -- Tasket Basket - Desormeaux/Hess team, draws good outside post for the sprint opener, put all winning eggs in Tasket's Basket. Marvelous - Draws just inside top pick, Espinoza on Lynch trainee, should be a factor throughout. Value Play -- Sparquita

Hammargren offers a different perspective: Benjamin Grove; PHILADELPHIA -- Viewers saw a jubilant spectacle as confetti and balloons showered the First Union Center after George W. Bush made his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.

Tryout camp gives hopefuls shot at playing for Silver Bandits: Victoria Sun; A group of dreamers, optimists and realists has been gathering this week at the Doolittle Community Center for what can be termed a job interview in the form of drills and five-on-five full-court basketball games.

Rudin claims fraud: Kim Smith; Murder suspect Margaret Rudin has filed a fraud complaint against a man who provided her spiritual advice and convinced her to sell her movie and books rights to him for $1.

Saturday's horse racing entries: Post Time 2 p.m.

Durango, Cimarron to square off in title game: Spencer Patterson; The preliminaries are over.

Columnist Dean Juipe: When will NFL owners wise up?: Dean Juipe; It never fails.

Stars' bullpen aces are released: Steve Guiremand; Trailing first-place Sacramento by 12 1/2 games with only a month to go, the Las Vegas Stars officially threw in the towel on their 2000 campaign on Thursday.

911 call allowed in murder trial: Kim Smith; The wife of murder suspect Ronald Collins will exercise her right not to testify against her husband, but prosecutors will be able to use her 911 call and one statement she gave to police following the slaying of a woman in her home.

Touring labor group raps Bush in LV stop: Jeffrey Libby; While GOP presidential nominee George W. Bush made his case for a new era of responsibility before a national audience Thursday night, a group of union workers calling themselves the "Texas Truth Squad" disputed his message at a meeting in Las Vegas.

Benefit game at T&M: The game will benefit the Kayne-Eras Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping at-risk children and young adults. Tickets, priced $25 and $12.50, are on sale at the T&M box office and all Tickets.com outlets. Call 895-3900 for more information.

Obitauries for August 4, 2000: George T. Fisher, 92, of Laughlin died Wednesday in Laughlin. He was born Aug. 10, 1907, in Salt Lake City. A resident for 15 years, he was a retired Lutheran minister.

Editorial: Fiery crash produces shudders: The spectacular crash prompted a flurry of "what if" scenarios among valley residents. Repeatedly Nevada officials told Sun reporters that the accident was a foreshadowing of their worst fears involving the transportation of high-level nuclear waste. Indeed, recently a consultant for the state of Nevada conducted a computer-generated analysis to calculate what would happen if a gasoline tanker caught fire after crashing into a truck carrying high-level nuclear waste. That consultant determined that radiation would escape from the nuclear waste hauler, causing 200 deaths from cancer and resulting in 9,000 people receiving some type of medical care from the leak.

American Legion playoff results, schedule: State Tournament At UNLV's Wilson Stadiun

Letter: N-word never acceptable: Then he says he apologizes "if" he offended anyone.

The Movie Guys: 'Space Cowboys' is standard outer-space fare: Grades: Jeff B, Dave B-

Where I Stand -- Craig Walton: Cronyism and ethics: IN THE NEXT few weeks, candidates for the 2001 Legislature will spell out their ideas for new and amended laws. So far, none has mentioned any need for any fresh work on the ethics in government statute. Is work needed?

Editorial: Another boost for water conservation: The ordinance does allow the City Council to allow more turf in special circumstances. As the Sun's Diana Sahagun reported, city staff said one of these situations could include a new 7,500-acre master planned community. Before doing so, however, the city should look at other areas in the valley that effectively have used desert landscaping that both saves water and is attractive. Once one exemption is granted, other builders will expect to receive similar treatment. The city should be careful, then, not to undermine the ordinance's intent.

Letter: Garcia's remark not intended to be racist: Carlos Garcia's remarks were perfectly understandable and devoid of racial implications. If your reporters were literate they would have understood the reference to "nigger" and applauded him instead of attacking him.

SCORE Primm 300 entry list: Cars and Trucks

Datebook: Local journalist Jeff Burbank will sign copies of his new book, "License to Steal," at noon Saturday at Barnes & Noble, 2191 N. Rainbow Blvd. For more information, call 631-1775.

PCL Box: Trappers 7, Stars 5: E--Johnson. DP--Las Vegas 1. LOB--Las Vegas 13, Edmonton 8. 2B--Radmanovich 2, LaRocca, Wooten. S--King. SF--Johnson, Williams. SB--Baughman, Hosey, Faggett. CS--Graves.

Death of man, 72, ruled a homicide: Keith Paul; A 49-year-old Las Vegas man was booked into the Clark County jail on murder charges Wednesday in the death of his roommate.

Dissident juror faces questions about her actions: A dissident juror who has leveled allegations of misconduct against her fellow panel members in the Binion murder trial faces some tough questions about her own actions in the well-publicized case.

Wisconsin agency accuses LV company of sales fraud: David Ghilardi, assistant legal counsel for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, said his office has asked the state's Justice Department to prosecute NOS Communications Inc. and an affiliate company, Affinity Network Inc. of Los Angeles.

Wynn downplays Joliet buyout rumors: Crain's Chicago Business, citing a source close to Horseshoe owner Jack Binion, reported that Wynn was among the parties interested in acquiring the highly profitable riverboat casino.

Council plans legislative strategy: Erin Neff; The Las Vegas City Council will hold a special meeting Monday to determine the best way to get the Legislature to buy into its wish list of local bills.

No UNLV officers to lose jobs after dorm drug probe: No UNLV police officers will be fired even though some police violations occurred during a March 9 dormitory drug raid, UNLV says.

Betting on UNLV may be legal by winter: CARSON CITY -- Betting in Nevada casinos on UNLV and University of Nevada, Reno, football games will continue to be illegal this fall, but the ban may be lifted in time for basketball season.

Bryan steps up nuke campaign: All Nevadans need to help spread the word that the fight against shipping nuclear waste cross-country is a fight for people in all states, Sen. Richard Bryan, D-Nev., said today.

NLV cop wounds man police say pointed gun at officers: Keith Paul; A North Las Vegas Police officer early today shot a man who pointed a handgun at officers, police said.

City Hall enters new era of cell-phone caution: Erin Neff; Las Vegas City Hall is awash in a sudden era of restraint, at least when it comes to cellular phone use.

Judge rejects NLRB request that Nevada firm immediately bargain with Carpenters Union: Grace Leong; A federal judge Thursday rejected the government's petition to force Nevada concrete products maker Jensen Precast to immediately recognize the Carpenters Union, saying he was reluctant to issue an emergency bargaining order pending the completion of an administrative hearing on labor law charges against the firm.

Review finds no problems with census: "Our review confirms our judgment that we have a good census -- in Las Vegas and across the nation," bureau director Kenneth Prewitt said.

Pollution program to be investigated: The Clark County Health District announced today that it has requested an investigation of a controversial air pollution mitigation program.

NLRB issues complaint against Strip casino: The complaint was filed after charges were leveled by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts Local 720. A hearing on the charges is set for Nov. 13 in Las Vegas.

DA refutes call for new Binion trial: The discovery of an FBI report disclosing a mob plot to overdose Ted Binion on heroin doesn't warrant granting his convicted killers a new trial, a prosecutor said in court papers Thursday.

Las Vegas customers unhooked in phone dispute: To travel agents at Century Travel on Desert Inn Road, having their telephone service shut off unexpectedly was like having a lifeline cut.

Pilot ejects safely before his F-15 crashes on Nellis Range: Diana Sahagun; Air Force officials are combing the site near Rachel where an F-15 fighter pilot out of Nellis Air force Base ejected safely before his plane plunged into a dry river bed Thursday during a training flight.

Bankruptcies for August 4, 2000: Ronald Joseph Beauregard, doing business as Colonial Realty Corp., doing business as Colonial Beach LLC, 5623 S. Eastern Ave., filed for Chapter 7, listing assets of $4,770 and liabilities of $191,238.

Warm weather hurts earnings: The loss compares to the 12 cents-per-share loss reported for the same quarter a year ago. The loss for the period was $9.7 million on revenues of $197.6 million compared with a loss of $3.6 million on revenues of $200.3 million in the second quarter of 1999.

Betting operator to meet with McCain: Jace Radke; Vic Salerno says he was floored when he got a call from state Sen. Jon Porter at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia explaining that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would probably be at Salerno's house next week.

Local news briefs for August 4, 2000: Metro Police arrested Harvin Guerra, 18, Thursday in connection with the killing of a Las Vegas teen, who was found shot to death Sunday night in southeast Las Vegas.

Uncommon courage enables victim of attack to survive: Kim Smith; Lorraine Mosca doesn't believe in "what-ifs." She doesn't believe in vengeance and she doesn't believe in wasted anger.

LV firm delisted from Nasdaq: The company said it was informed by the exchange that it no longer met the minimum requirements for listing on the Nasdaq National Market, and was not immediately successful in getting Nasdaq approval to move to the Nasdaq Small Cap Market.

Morgan Stanley sued by LV gaming executives: The lawsuit was filed in Clark County District Court by William Richardson, vice chairman of Mandalay Resort Group; David Belding, senior vice president of Mandalay Development; FBO Fertitta Revocable Family Trust and its trustees Frank J. Fertitta and Victoria Fertitta.

North Las Vegas chosen to test new electric bus: Diana Sahagun; A new type of electric bus will soon be in use in North Las Vegas as part of a pilot program to test emerging public transportation technologies.

Gibbons pleased with party prospects: Benjamin Grove; PHILADELPHIA -- These are good days to be Nevada's lone Republican in Congress.

Herbst prepares to defend his crown: Herbst, the youngest of three racing brothers, will pilot his Ford-powered Smithbuilt open-wheel desert race car in the unlimited Class 1 division in the fifth running of the Las Vegas Primm 300.

Station stock lifted by buyout rumors: In its Aug. 14 "Inside Wall Street" column, Business Week referred to an Aug. 1 column by Gaming Today Publisher Chuck Di Rocco, which said Station was in talks with several companies -- including Park Place Entertainment and MGM MIRAGE -- about a possible acquisition. Di Rocco, citing unnamed sources, said the company could get $20 to $25 per share in a takeover bid.

2-alarm fire called suspicious: The two-alarm fire caused about $700,000 in damage to the offices at 1515 E. Tropicana Ave. in the Executive Center East, Steve La-Sky, Clark County Fire Department spokesman, said.

Cell phone use leads to suspension for mayor's aide Cassidy: Erin Neff; Mayoral aide William Cassidy has been suspended without pay for violating policies regarding the use of city-owned cell phones and computers.

Jury probe ordered in Binion case: Kim Smith; District Judge Joseph Bonaventure this morning agreed to hold an evidentiary hearing in the Ted Binion murder case to see if defense allegations of jury misconduct and an ineffective defense attorney are true.

J.R. MIA: Steve Addy; NBA bad boy Isaiah Rider can barely get arrested these days, so to speak.

One year into Detroit gambling, positives and negatives unclear: Jim Suhr; DETROIT -- Mayor Dennis Archer rolled a seven at the craps table of Detroit's first casino last year -- a good sign for the man wagering that gambling keeps the city rolling toward revival.