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Archive for July 10, 2000

Community news briefs for July 10, 2000
Lake Mead Hospital
11:53 a.m.
Upcoming business events for July 10, 2000
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce -- Luncheon with speaker Bruce Snell, author of "Breaking Thrugh the 4 Barriers to Quality." Wednesday. 641-5822.
11:33 a.m.
Pennsylvania company negotiating to buy casino
CRC owns 59 percent of Louisiana Casino Cruises Inc., the owner of Casino Rouge. Penn National also said it is negotiating to buy the 41 percent held by minority stockholders.
11:33 a.m.
Casino says tilt gave false $1 million jackpot
Harrah's officials did not immediately release the name of the gambler.
11:32 a.m.
Las Vegas-based slot route operation sold for $118 million
An investment group led by a Las Vegas man and an Iowa riverboat casino operator is buying Alliance Gaming Corp.'s United Coin Machine slot route division.
11:30 a.m.
Blacks in Congress, mayors looking at casino policies
A leader of the congressional Black Caucus said Friday that the powerful organization plans to hold informal hearings in September on the issue of minority involvement in the gaming industry.
11:27 a.m.
Vegas hospital names new CEO
The appointment is a transfer for Boyer, who served the last five years as chief executive officer of Wellington Regional Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Wellington and Valley are owned by Universal Health ...
11:27 a.m.
Struggling Las Vegas builder sells assets
Monterey Homes of Tucson bought a portion of the assets of Saxton's Diamond Key Homes for $8 million. Monterey, a division of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Meritage Corp., acquired 85 homes under construction and 75 home sites ...
11:26 a.m.
Case seen as test of regulation in Louisiana
As Louisiana gambling regulators consider the state's final and 15th riverboat license, which played a role in the recent conviction of Edwin Edwards, a major applicant enters the competition with a black eye.
11:19 a.m.
Garcia orders probe of cheating
Carlos Garcia, the Clark County School District's new superintendent, is ordering a far-reaching probe into test cheating allegations that emerged prior to his arrival last week.
11:12 a.m.
Internet Viagra sales cited in suit against LV couple
The Federal Trade Commission sued a Las Vegas couple in what the agency calls a deceptive sales program that managed to combine three phenomenon of the late 20th century -- Viagra, the Internet and the ...
11:12 a.m.
Directors discuss DVD technology
As vendors plied everything from the newest popcorn flavors to the latest in lingerie at the mammoth Video Software Dealers Association convention Sunday, a group of Hollywood directors met to discuss the effects of digital ...
11:12 a.m.
Video shift
Like most mothers, Las Vegan Kerri Mann is driven to get the best for her children. When she couldn't find developmental videos to her liking, she and her husband, Steven, wrote and produced their own.
11:11 a.m.
County wins oxygenated fuel feud
The ruling allows Clark County to keep an existing rule that oil companies must sell clean-burning gasoline -- even cleaner than the federal standard -- during the winter months. The requirement, which essentially called for ...
11:09 a.m.
Parents to plead guilty to sex charges
The parents of three Las Vegas teenagers have agreed to plead guilty in District Court following allegations they sold their children into sexual servitude for six years.
11:09 a.m.
Nuclear cargos still use local streets
Despite angry protests from Southern Nevada officials a month ago, low-level nuclear waste shippers continued to send their cargos for burial at the Nevada Test Site along busy city routes, according to a report released ...
11:08 a.m.
Mock nuke waste haul en route to Yucca
WASHINGTON -- A mock nuclear waste cask is rumbling along the highways of America this month to draw attention to the dangers of hauling high-level radioactive material.
11:07 a.m.
High Court rejects appeals in three local murder cases
CARSON CITY -- The Nevada Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of Timothy Redmen, sentenced to death for the murder and mutilation of a Las Vegas man whose body was tossed into a Dumpster.
11:05 a.m.
Last of cocktail waitresses settles suit with casino
The trial in federal court filed against a Las Vegas hotel-casino by six cocktail waitresses came to an end today when the last woman accepted a cash settlement rather than a jury verdict.
11:05 a.m.
Adult store seeks fed help again to stay open
For the third time in as many years the battle between Las Vegas city officials and the owners of an adult bookstore is headed to a federal appeals court.
11:04 a.m.
Sprint no help in locating employee wanted in killing
Metro Police went to Sprint last week looking for a telephone company employee wanted on a murder charge, but the company refused to say where he was assigned.
11:03 a.m.
Tabish-Murphy sentencing delayed
Rick Tabish and Sandy Murphy will have to wait an extra month to find out just how much time will be tacked onto their life sentence for the murder of Ted Binion.
11:02 a.m.
Need for new airport touted
A proposed airport about 30 miles south of Las Vegas could be the ticket for reducing crowds at McCarran International, Sen. Harry Reid and the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.
11:02 a.m.
Local news briefs for July 10, 2000
Boulder City officials aren't expecting to launch a search to fill the unexpected resignation of former Police Chief David Mullin for several months.
11:01 a.m.
Council approves demolition of old Truckee brothel
The downtown building began as a family's house sometime after the turn of the century, but became used for prostitution in the 1920s and 1930s. Some old-timers say it may have served that function up ...
10:45 a.m.
Obituaries for July 10, 2000
Irma Beaugh, 38, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was born Dec. 8, 1961. A resident for seven years, she was a homemaker.
10:21 a.m.
Correction for July 8, 2000
Correction for July 8, 2000
10:17 a.m.
Weary staff welcomes rest
The Stars staggered to the finish line Sunday, but luckily it was only the All-Star break. They will get another chance in the race that matters most.
10:06 a.m.
Reno ties record for warmest June on record
John James said Reno tied the 1918 record for its warmest June on record with temperatures 5.9 degrees above the normal 65.1.
10:03 a.m.
Gambling foes: Nebraska's strong economy holding off casinos
The Rev. Tom Grey, a Methodist minister turned anti-gambling activist, thinks he knows the answer.
10:00 a.m.
Riverboat owner getting a hard look from state officials
But the Illinois Gaming Board approved the purchase before a required background investigation had been completed, and controversy has swirled around the deal since. In an internal report last fall, Illinois state investigators said Binion ...
10:00 a.m.
PCL Box: Cannons 6, Stars 3
Sanders reached base on catcher's interference.
9:58 a.m.
Seneca fire 80 percent contained
An official cause has not been determined, but investigators suspect it may have been sparked by a pickup truck.
9:57 a.m.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: Espinoza strikes Gold aboard Early Pioneer
Jockey Victor Espinoza is in the zone.
9:55 a.m.
Columnist Dean Juipe: Perfect time for a father to apologize
As a suave and rather debonair member of the basketball Hall of Fame, Julius Erving has received thousands of fan letters and unsolicited memos over the years.
9:53 a.m.
Couple face April trial in hotel room killing
A couple suspected in the strangulation death of a Kentucky man found dead at the Stratosphere hotel-casino will be tried in April.
9:40 a.m.
Woman gets 24 years in DUI deaths
A Las Vegas woman was sentenced Friday to five to 24 years in prison in a drunken-driving accident that took the lives of a young couple.
9:38 a.m.
Rudin given deadline to decide on attorneys
Margaret Rudin has one month to decide whether she wants to fire her public defenders and hire her own attorney.
9:37 a.m.
Four more parks in the works
Two more park sites are being discussed for North Las Vegas, and the city is hoping to team up with other government agencies for two more.
9:37 a.m.
Editorial: Optimism wanes for privacy
Just before Congress' July 4 recess, the House Banking Committee tried to make amends for last year's failure, approving legislation which mandates that financial companies get a customer's consent before sharing his medical records with ...
9:34 a.m.
Pianist Marcus Dagan's music reaches from one Eiffel Tower to another
When: 7 p.m. to midnight, Tuesdays through Saturdays.
9:31 a.m.
Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Trends, July 10, 2000
So, your Fourth of July backyard barbecue was a success, except for the few uninvited guests -- mosquitos.
9:28 a.m.
Nevada gets high marks for technology
CARSON CITY -- Nevada is ranked 13th in the nation in making government available to the public through electronic technology, according to the Center for Digital Government.
9:19 a.m.
Letter: New dean boon to university
All of these accomplishments have and will continue to directly improve the health and wellness of our community. To view Mike Harter's appointment as merely a "deal" rather than a position of importance, is in ...
9:18 a.m.
Letter: Court violates speech freedoms
If I wanted to voice my opinion about animal rights, is there an 8-foot barricade prohibiting me from talking to consumers in a fur store?
9:18 a.m.
Letter: All groups should applaud Scout ruling
Across America, though, members of all groups should breathe a sigh of relief. This includes those who belong to homosexual clubs and groups, because they can continue to exclude those who disapprove of their behavior ...
9:18 a.m.
Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against former Churchill prosecutor
Justices said the lower court didn't err, and in any case there was no point continuing with the lawsuit seeking Pasquale's removal from office because voters took care of that two years ago.
3:35 a.m.
Thirteen charged in casino cheating scam
State Police found out about the cheating plan in advance and arrested all 13 on Thursday as they carried it out at the Claridge Casino Hotel, according to Katherine Lyons, a spokeswoman for the state ...
3:35 a.m.
New jail needed in Lyon
"Daily, we have an average of 70 or 80 for the jail," Smith said.
2:57 a.m.
Sewer costs rise in Dayton
Commercial customers' base rate also will climb by $2.
2:57 a.m.
Douglas County senior center director resigns
Maidlow said she was told to resign or she would be fired after it was discovered she was writing personal checks to the senior center, then taking cash in the same amount out of the ...
2:56 a.m.
Gaming companies lead list of southern Nevada taxpayers
The total appraised value for all Clark County property in 1999-2000 was $85.8 billion, the county assessor's office reported.
2:46 a.m.
Seneca fire nearly contained
The fire on Peavine Peak broke out Sunday afternoon. Fanned by gusty winds, it quickly spread in three different directions.
2:45 a.m.
Archaeologists excavate African American saloon in Virginia City
Historians say Brown came to Virginia City in the early 1860s and worked as a sidewalk shoe shiner before going into the saloon business.
2:44 a.m.
Cantaloupes ripening early in Fallon
"Everything is coming out a little early this year," she said. "The cantaloupe crop will be early, which means we may run out early so there will be less for the festival."
2:42 a.m.
Vehicle count tops 1 million in May
With an average of 2.8 passengers per vehicle, more than 3 million travelers passed through the Primm Highway Stations' coverage area on Interstate 15, the Nevada Transportation Department reported.
2:40 a.m.
Questions surround agency's first business loan
"How are we going to get anything done if everybody has a conflict?" asked Carrion, a prominent businessman who's been supervising the construction phase of his casino project for more than two months.
2:39 a.m.

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