Print edition for August 15, 2000

Bayno's next task: Replace Cyprien: Steve Addy; Glynn Cyprien has joined Eddie Sutton's coaching pipeline at Oklahoma State.

Local drivers on the move?: It could prove to be an interesting off-season for three of the four Las Vegas residents who drive in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) series.

Mississippi Gaming Commission drafts ordinance prohibiting casino west of I-110: Company chairman Michael Gaughan hopes to build a 300-room hotel and casino on 9 acres next to the west side of the bridge.

New Mexico tribes ask court to dismiss state lawsuit: They include the Jicarilla and Mescalero Apache tribes and the pueblos of Acoma, Isleta, Laguna, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Juan, Santa Ana, Taos and Tesuque.

Local filmmaker paid dearly in bringing "The Elvis Killers" to life: Kirk Baird; What: Premiere of "The Elvis Killers"

Louisiana seeking millions from former casino owner: A year after the sale, Guidry pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit extortion and testified against Edwards under a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Fraternal group houses poker machines banned in S.C.: Mike Schultz, administrator of Moose Lodge 868, says the meeting place is not a gambling casino. Only three or four members play the machines at any time, he said.

Editorial: Operators should be accessible: As the Sun's Erin Neff reported Monday, the auditor's initial findings are that Sportspark owes its lender $5 million this month and it also is negligent in paying its property taxes. In addition, Cheng contends that Sportspark broke its agreement with the city not only when it changed fees at the facility without the city's consent but also when it didn't disclose Sportspark had a new financial partner. The new 6 percent owner of Sportspark, Larry Scheffler, also employs Las Vegas City Councilman Michael McDonald at the company Scheffler runs, Las Vegas Color Graphics.

Editorial: New venture may aid downtown area: The extent of the builder's involvement in Las Vegas hasn't been determined yet, but Kaufman & Broad said it will partner with Cisneros Communities Venture, creating a company called American CityVista, that primarily will build large communities in those areas where residential development has been noticeably absent for years. Not only is housing in the urban core an important component in jump-starting the stagnant downtown economy, but it also is critical in the Las Vegas Valley because land in the suburbs is bumping up against land owned by the federal government.

Where I Stand -- Carole Vilardo: A more efficient state: Since the beginning of time, taxation and the resulting expenditures by government have been a bone of contention between those who benefit from the largess of government and those who pay the tax.

Testimony continues in bid for new trial: Lisa Snedeker; Their testimony and that of other jurors and a jailhouse snitch came as defense attorneys presented evidence in a bid to win a new trial for lovers Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish. The two were convicted in May of killing gambling figure Ted Binion and stealing his silver fortune in September 1998.

Nevada activists have themes at convention: Benjamin Grove; LOS ANGELES -- Protester Susi Snyder leaned out the window of a beat-up white van as it tugged a mock nuclear waste cask through downtown on Monday.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Oakland betrayed by A's owner: Dean Juipe; OAKLAND, Calif. -- There's really no blaming the ballpark.

Columnist Susan Snyder: These stars know how to swing: Call them second bananas, second string or even the B-Team of the stars.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Sahara, MTV promote stunts' growth: Kate Maddox; MTV comes to the Sahara hotel-casino next week. The music channel, which today is more popular for its shows than for its videos, will tape a segment for yet another prime-time series. "Senseless Acts of Video" will showcase daredevils and athletes attempting some, well, senseless stunts.

Inspectors foresee few problems in opening Aladdin: The $1.4 billion Aladdin megaresort is scheduled to open at 7 p.m. Thursday, with a 10:30 p.m. fireworks show highlighting the property's relatively low-key opening. It is the only megaresort that will open on the Las Vegas Strip this year.

Neal to debate gaming tax: Erin Neff; The first major debate in the District 4 state Senate race will kick off Wednesday with one candidate pitted not against his opponent, but an industry.

Clinton address touches Nevada delegation: "They were relishing it; they had that charisma, that natural intelligence which comes through," Maust said.

Thieves target radios from school buses: Jeffrey Libby; With just two weeks left before buses roll to transport Clark County children back to school, 320 two-way radios were reported stolen over the weekend.

Judge won't place restrictions on attorneys' speech in Pope case: Kim Smith; Saying she sees no evidence of "slanted" or undue coverage, District Judge Kathy Hardcastle this morning denied a prosecutor's motion to place restrictions on what attorneys in the Conan Pope case can say.

Pregnant woman receives 16 years in death of boy, 10: Kim Smith; A Las Vegas woman eight months pregnant with her first child was sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday in the traffic death of her young cousin.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Racing takes back seat for troubled IRL driver: Well, at least now there's an explanation why Indy Racing League driver Scott Harrington crashed his go-kart into anything that moved during a recent fund-raiser at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for paralyzed colleague Sam Schmidt.

'Unenforceable' taxi tip law set for repeal: Erin Neff; A proposal that would make a currently illegal taxi tipping practice lawful passed a procedural hurdle Monday without any public comment.

Informant gets a break in drug case: Greg Tuttle; A California man who helped federal investigators unravel a lucrative scheme involving a Fortune 500 company in Indiana and the reselling of prescription drugs in Las Vegas will spend seven months in a halfway house.

Nevada investigating generic drug maker: The U.S. Justice Department and several states have been investigating whether Medicare and Medicaid have been overpaying for prescription drugs.

Obituaries for August 15, 2000: Robert Augustus Bartlett, 69, of Henderson died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Providence, R.I. A resident for 16 years, he was a retired owner-operator of a tire service, a Korean War Army veteran, a member of Henderson/Green Valley Elks Lodge 2802, Daylite Masonic Lodge 44 F&AM, and was associated with the Zelzah Shrine Temple and Scottish Rite Bodies.

Three Nevada casinos dropping 'Hilton' name: Plans call for the Hilton name to be removed from the Flamingo Hilton Las Vegas, the Flamingo Hilton Laughlin and Flamingo Hilton Reno at year's end, LaPorta said. Park Place's two-year licensing agreement to use the name on the hotels will expire at year's end, and LaPorta said the company does not currently plan to renew it.

PCL Box: Stars 8, Cubs 4: E -- Ojeda, Florez. DP -- Las Vegas 1, Iowa 1. LOB -- Las Vegas 7, Iowa 8. 2B -- Nicholson, Milliard, Soliz, Lawrence, Zuleta, Stoner (2), Mahoney. HR -- Gload (5), Brown (10). SB -- LaRocca, Milliard.

Letter: Clinton deserves his day at gala: ORVILLE GOPLEN

Floyd lawyers seek new trial, say jury unfairly influenced: Kim Smith; Defense attorneys in the Zane Floyd case are arguing the convicted four-time killer deserves a new trial because the jurors who sentenced him to death were unfairly influenced in a variety of ways.

Wells Fargo merger target of Las Vegas, N.Y. critics: A New York civil rights organization is asking the Federal Reserve to block Wells Fargo & Co.'s acquisition of First Security Corp., based on Wells Fargo's lending record to minorities in Las Vegas and other areas.

Equinox receiver challenges sale of $300,000 Ferrari: Equinox, founded by Bill Gouldd, was ordered into receivership by U.S. District Court Judge Johnnie Rawlinson on April 20. The move followed a settlement between the company and the Federal Trade Commission midway through a trial to determine if the business was an illegal pyramid scheme.

Letter: War against drugs is lost: It was when Tominsky was in his late 20s that government began its war against illegal drugs, thereby creating a huge demand for them.

Aladdin life safety tests delayed: David Strow; Crucial safety tests required before the Aladdin resort can open were delayed Monday at the hotel-casino's request, a spokeswoman for the Clark County Building Department said.

'POV Vegas' to host four candidate debates: The Las Vegas Sun's issue-oriented news program hosted by Mark Shaffer is on Cox Cable channels 1 and 39. "POV Vegas" will air the 30-minute free-form debates at 4:30, 5:30 and 8 p.m. on the days they are taped.

Firefighters, store team up: Wanting to help out the firefighters last week, a Pahrump Albertson's donated two pallets of Hillshire Farms Summer Sausage to the effort. But by the time the sausage was ready to be sent up to the firefighters, the fire had been contained and many of the firefighters had been sent to other Western wildfires.

Profit surges for big LV developer: The Rouse Co., the largest developer in Las Vegas, on Monday reported a second quarter profit of $33.8 million or 44 cents per share vs. a profit in the year-ago quarter of $29.1 million or 36 cents.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Del Mar: 1st Race -- El Chubbo - Bug boy Baze scales Sadler trainee, jockey-trainer team productive, draws good post as well. City Livin - Solis aboard Dutton trainee, draws well, blinker change here, this trainer and jockey also good with babies. Value Play -- Hussle Home

Big mortgage lender enters Vegas market: Big mortgage lender enters Vegas market

Environmental problems raised over changes to river allotments: Water hearing

Letter: Officials blatant in disregard for integrity: The monorail is approved for "a good ole boy," a project that will eventually end up as a burden on the taxpayers.

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

Local news briefs for August 15, 2000: The victims from Monday's fatal accident at a camping area in Lake Mead National Recreation Area were identified as 41-year-old Curtis D. DeMoss and his 3-year-old son, Bronson A. DeMoss.

Vegas NAACP credit union closed by feds, sold to San Diego operator: The credit union that serves the Las Vegas branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been declared insolvent and sold to a San Diego-based international credit union.

Community news briefs for August 15, 2000: Health district immunization clinics are open each week in and around Las Vegas. Immunizations are provided without charge to children and young adults under the age of 21 in any of four public health centers and 15 satellite clinics. The following clinics will be open this week, August 9 through August 15.

Activists ask that Mirage elephant be retired: The elephant, a long-time part of magicians Siegfried & Roy's act, can be seen at the Mirage's "Secret Garden" exhibit. In a Monday letter to MGM MIRAGE spokesman Alan Feldman, a PETA official called on the company to allow Gilda to "retire."

PCL Box: Stars 6, Cubs 5: E-Nicholson. DP-Las Vegas 1, Iowa 1. LOB-Las Vegas 10, Iowa 11. 2B-Mahoney, Brown, Soliz, Alvarez, Fraraccio, Nicholson, Radmanovich, Faggett. HR-Alvarez (4), Brock (12). SB-Brock, Faggett, Brown 2.

Defense suffers setbacks in efforts for new trial: Defense lawyers in the Ted Binion murder case suffered losses on two major fronts Monday in their bid to win a new trial for Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish.

State panel won't drop complaint against judge: The seven-member commission delayed a scheduled Monday hearing on the allegations until Mosley's attorney can appeal to the state Supreme Court after a federal judge interceded.

Defense attorneys attacked over claims of Binion mob plot: A prosecutor today attacked defense attorneys in the Ted Binion murder case for claiming they didn't know about a reported mob plot to kill the wealthy gambling figure.

Casino operator faces SEC fine: ATLANTIC CITY -- Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. said Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission might pursue legal action against the company over an earnings release that the SEC says was misleading.

Student's lawyer wants UNLV documents: Las Vegas attorney John Moran Jr., representing a 19-year-old UNLV student charged with felony drug offenses stemming from a dormitory raid by campus police, has demanded documents that are critical of the police action.

Motion to dismiss complaints against Judge Mosley denied: Jeffrey Libby; Although Judge Donald Mosley received on Monday the "full and meaningful hearing" ordered last week by a U.S. District Court judge, the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline still denied the motion to dismiss complaints filed against him.

Firm pushing nuclear repository throws bash for Nevada officials: Benjamin Grove; LOS ANGELES -- A prominent engineering and construction company vying for a federal contract for future work at a proposed nuclear waste dump in Nevada treated Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and other state Democrats to an afternoon cocktail party Monday.

Loss narrows in quarter for Santa Fe Gaming: Santa Fe reported a net loss of $2.1 million, or 33 cents per share, for the quarter ending June 30. Though operating in the red, the results were improved over the loss of $6.1 million, or 99 cents per share, posted in the year-ago quarter.

Lack of experience costly for Cimarron: Spencer Patterson; His team may have gone 0-3, but Cimarron-Memorial coach Bill Rodriguez returned from the recent American Legion Western Regional Tournament feeling as if his Spartans could have won the whole thing.

Henderson redevelopment area to grow: Greg Harman; The Henderson Redevelopment Agency is poised to approve the expansion of the city's redevelopment area by almost 4,000 acres tonight, giving some of the city's sickest lands a chance at new life.

Profit down for J.C. Penney, up at Home Depot: J.C. Penney Co. of Plano, Texas, today said its fiscal second-quarter profit plunged 90 percent because of lower sales and price markdowns at its department stores, and second-half earnings may be hurt if slow sales persist.

Crews from Southeast pitch in to battle Nevada wildland blazes: Jace Radke; After spending four nights and five days battling an 878-acre fire along the ridges of Trout Canyon last week, the firefighters of North Carolina Hand Crew 35 trudged out of the Spring Mountains Saturday night.

Venetian restaurant owner found in contempt in trademark dispute: The order was issued against Valentino Las Vegas LLC and its owner Pierro Selvaggio.

Station Casinos executive target of gaming probe: Adrienne Packer; After months of investigating an anonymous political flier attacking Clark County Commissioner Lance Malone, the state Gaming Control Board has decided to move forward with its probe of a Station Casinos Inc. executive.

Upcoming business events for August 15, 2000: NDA -- Nevada Development Authority breakfast meeting with speaker Peter Bowers discussing an e-business infrastructure initiative. Aug. 22. 791-0000.

High-ranking NHP officers in Las Vegas investigated: Keith Paul; A Nevada Highway Patrol lieutenant from Carson City is commanding the agency's Las Vegas office while allegations "that deal with policy of commercial enforcement" are investigated.

Platform may rule out Yucca dumpsite: Benjamin Grove; LOS ANGELES -- State Democratic Party members say their national platform delivers a Nevada-friendly message on the issue of nuclear waste disposal in stark contrast to prickly language in the Republicans' plank.