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Print edition for January 4, 2001

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Construction defects alleged in LV condominiums
The defendants could not be reached for comment on the allegations.
Columnist Joe Delaney: Hines bringing his dancing shoes to UNLV
Joe Delaney
Gregory Hines, performing in UNLV's Artemus Ham Hall Friday at 8 p.m. as part of the Performing Arts Center's "The Best of the New York Stage" series, is the main entertainment event this first weekend of the new year ... Dancer, singer, actor and director, Hines began performing at age 3, under the aegis of tap master Henry LeTang.
Southern Nevada gets anti-drug trafficking designation
Angie Wagner
"It means that there's going to be a coordination of the efforts to do something about the narcotics," Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday.
Admitted rapist back in U.S.
Proceedings are underway to extradite Mobly to Nevada from Texas, Borst told the Sparks Tribune.
Columnist Ruthe Deskin: New Year, but same annoyance
Ruthe Deskin
What a way to start the year 2001.
Search widens for gambler preying on casino customers
King even conned a bartender at one casino out of $27,000 last month. Jefferson County Sheriff's Sgt. Jimmy Stone declined to release the bartender's name because of the continuing investigation.
New Orleans casino owner files for reorganization
Kevin McGill
JCC Holding Co., owner of Harrah's New Orleans Casino, made the announcement in a news release. The casino will remain open until at least through March 31st when Harrah's Entertainment Inc., a major investor in the casino, stops paying the tax, the statement said.
Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Lebanese hero speaks up
There is still hope for something worthwhile to come out of continuing conflicts in the Middle East. This glimmer of hope was given a burst of energy because an 80-year-old Maronite Catholic has the courage to speak up as others cower in fear.
Judge wants another opinion on competency in Ibeabuchi sex case
But a District Court judge agreed Thursday to get another opinion about the 28-year-old boxer's sanity before deciding whether Ibeabuchi should be forcibly medicated in court.
End of another era nears as developers plan new megaresort
Lisa Snedeker
Details about a proposed megaresort are scheduled to be announced Thursday by New World, LLC, a partnership of Las Vegas land developers who have purchased about 77 acres east of the Mandalay Bay resort.
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Prosecutors discuss more investigations, obstruction of justice
Melinda Deslatte
Prosecutors said the investigation dealt with possible obstruction of justice and juror or witness tampering, but didn't name who was being investigated or explain the scope of the matter, according to a transcript of the Dec. 7 meeting, released late Wednesday.
Caesars AC fined $85,000 for letting minors gamble, drink
The arrests stemmed from a "Cops In Shops" program aimed at underage drinking but expanded into casinos that summer.
Boy sentenced for cutting eyes out of dog
The attack last April shocked this small ranching community, about 80 miles southeast of Reno, and prompted reward offers of up to $5,000 for information leading to a conviction.
Man who fled rape charge arrested in Mexico City
Tom Gardner
Timothy Mobly, 27, who fled after confessing to raping the two Sparks women was turned in by his current girlfriend, according Washoe County District Attorney Richard Gammick.
Swimming: Rebel men to be busy in California
The Rebels will compete in the UCI Invitational and the UCI Distance Classic on Saturday and the UCI Relay Meet on Sunday. The University of California at Irvine is hosting all three meets.
Tight budget could give boost to chances for dockside gambling
That became more evident this week when Rep. Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, said he would file legislation removing the requirement that the boats cruise while at the same time increasing the $3 per-customer admissions tax to $4.
Editorial: Say it ain't so, George W.
As a U.S. senator, Abraham didn't maintain the same high profile on nuclear waste storage as Johnston once did or even match Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, who has taken Johnston's place as the nuclear industry's point man in Congress. Murkowski, who also is a key energy adviser to Bush, wants man's deadliest waste stored in Nevada come hell or high water. But don't be fooled into thinking that the relatively mild-mannered Abraham has an open mind on this issue. Not only has he received a huge amount of campaign contributions from the nuclear power industry, but Abraham also consistently has ...
Letter: Adopting would mean so much to a child
If you want information on adoptions, you can get in touch with the American Adoption Congress. They also work on reform concerning abuse and exploitation of adopted children.
Youth center expands
Jace Radke
The Department of Family and Youth Services has jumped ahead of Southern Nevada's fast-growing population with the completion of five new detention cottages.
Sun Athletes of the Week: Wendell West and Tenecia Jackson
School: Western
Letter: Students should take priority
These are the corporations whose bottom-line profits would be most affected by the proposed funding formula. In nearly every other state, these major corporations pay a state tax, but not here in Nevada.
Letter: Nevadans will regret Bush vote
Nevadans who voted for Bush will find their confidence misplaced and all of our citizens of Nevada will pay for their ignorance. Unless we stand up like Coxey's Army (a people's army like in the old days) and fight, we will suffer a terrible catastrophe in this state if they put other states' nuclear garbage in Yucca Mountain, an unstable place. If any of you live close there, I am sorry for you. Those who voted for Bush do not understand the havoc that will befall our people, including innocent children of this state.
Corrections for January 4, 2001
Corrections for January 4, 2001
AG picks new boss for Las Vegas office
CARSON CITY -- Kimberly Maxson Rushton, who has been counsel to the state gaming regulatory agencies, has been promoted to chief deputy attorney general in charge of the Las Vegas office.
Community news briefs for January 4, 2001
The Consumer Credit Counseling Service and Nevada Fair Housing Center are offering free home-buyer seminars to be held at 3650 S. Decatur Blvd. on these days:
Park Place stock sinks
David Strow
Casino giant Park Place Entertainment Corp. of Las Vegas delivered a double dose of bad news today, reporting that it will badly miss fourth quarter earnings estimates -- and that the planned sale of the Las Vegas Hilton is probably off.
Feds to strengthen anti-drug efforts in LV
WASHINGTON -- In his final week on the job, drug czar Barry McCaffrey gave Southern Nevada a farewell present.
Triple Five abandons Spring Valley casino plan
If a state law that created gaming enterprise zones is going to be challenged and changed, it won't be by a developer that had planned a major casino project for the residential Spring Valley area in southwest Las Vegas.
Sears closing four Las Vegas hardware stores
The Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based department store announced plans to close 89 stores nationwide amid a tightening outlook for retailers that caused its sales to fall slightly last month.
Panel struggles with solutions to Nevada power dilemma
Members of the Nevada Electric Energy Policy Committee on Wednesday crafted a series of recommendations expected to be one of the cornerstones of Gov. Kenny Guinn's State of the State address to the 2001 Nevada Legislature.
Showcase Mall developers join casino building team
David Strow
A group of developers, including those who built the popular Showcase Mall on the Las Vegas Strip, today announced preliminary plans to develop up to three hotel-casinos on 77 acres of land on the south end of the Strip across from Mandalay Bay.
Proposed school cuts total $18 mil.
Terry Webster
Nearly $18 million in proposed budget cuts this year in the Clark County School District could affect everything from student transportation to programs for at-risk students and key staff positions.
Reid assumes temporary role as majority whip
Benjamin Grove
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Wednesday was officially promoted from minority whip to majority whip -- at least for the next 16 days.
Worries of DOE bias revived
Mary Manning and Jeff German
More evidence of possible bias on the part of Energy Department's chief Yucca Mountain contractor has surfaced in documents provided by the agency.
Investigative team to see if documents violated laws
A team of federal investigators is expected in Las Vegas next month to begin probing whether federal laws were broken in the drafting of Department of Energy documents recommending Yucca Mountain as the nation's high-level nuclear waste dump.
Obituaries for January 4, 2001
Kathleen T. Alleman, 94, died Friday in a local care center. Born July 28, 1906, in New York City, she was a homemaker.
EPA requests records on Freon handling
Adrienne Packer
An internal audit that showed no wrongdoing on Clark County's part in a case of missing Freon didn't throw off the Environmental Protection Agency, which has requested copies of county records.
County OKs businesses at Kyle Canyon Road
Clark County commissioners voted to allow a controversial commercial development on the road that winds up Mount Charleston on Wednesday, despite appeals from environmentalists and neighbors.
Limits on halfway houses proposed
Kris Hill
One sentence may make all the difference in the fate of four halfway houses in a southeast Las Vegas neighborhood.
Crackdown proposed on tax break
The proposal by Robert Genzer would eliminate provisions in city code authorizing a developer to receive a refund of construction taxes already paid if that developer has built park facilities.
City's commitment to redevelopment tested
Erin Neff
Spending
Officer injured in wreck
Keith Paul
A Metro Police officer is waiting this morning to learn if he faces a possible lifetime of paralysis after a suspected drunken driver slammed into his patrol car on Interstate 215 Wednesday morning -- marking the second officer in the past two weeks facing long rehabilitation from a wreck.
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Local news briefs for January 4, 2001
A 13-year-old Yerington boy convicted of cutting the eyes out of a dog was ordered Wednesday to serve an indefinite term in a state facility for juvenile delinquents.
Controversial wall lands on agenda
Erin Neff
More than seven months after construction began on a block security wall, residents of Bonanza Village are still faced with torn-up back yards, shoddy temporary fencing and permanent neighborhood rifts.
Court approves Rudin DNA, writing samples
Jeffrey Libby and Kim Smith
Prosecutors Wednesday received permission to obtain saliva and handwriting samples from a Las Vegas woman suspected of killing her millionaire husband six years ago.
LV council briefs for January 4, 2001
Grocery and retail stores will have to retrieve their own shopping carts under a proposal by City Councilman Michael McDonald.
Equality urged in youth league dealings
Erin Neff
Hours before the Orange Bowl began to help determine a national collegiate football champion, the Las Vegas City Council moved to end its own disputed rankings of local football organizations.
OU better believe it!
Steve Guiremand
MIAMI -- As he accepted the Sears National Championship Trophy on the damp field at drizzly Pro Player Stadium here early this morning, second-year Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops couldn't help but shout out three words.
UNLV exhibit features nonconformist works by Russian artists
When: On display through Feb. 16; museum hours are 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
No. 5 Bonanza wins showdown with Centennial
Spencer Patterson
The prep basketball playoffs may be more than a month away, but the Bonanza girls probably wish they started tomorrow.
Del Papa seeks to beef up fraud unit
CARSON CITY -- Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa wants more staff in her nine-employee insurance fraud unit, and she wants the industry to pay for it.
Columnist Ron Kantowski: Split from WAC was great move
It wasn't that long ago where we in the media were hailing UNLV's impending move to the Western Athletic Conference as the greatest thing since sliced bread. With some of that ersatz pizza sauce sprinkled on top.
Good receives hefty pay hike
Steve Addy
When Max Good took over as UNLV's men's basketball coach on Dec. 12, the former assistant was rewarded handsomely for coming out of the bullpen.
Columnist Dean Juipe: Casamayor favored to get past Garcia
Dean Juipe
Still relatively untested but obviously a fighter with tremendous potential, World Boxing Association junior lightweight champion Joel Casamayor will step into the ring Saturday night at Texas Station with all eyes upon him.
Orange Bowl notebook: Bowden: Maybe we were overconfident
Steve Guiremand
MIAMI -- During the pregame press conferences leading up to Wednesday night's Orange Bowl, Florida State's players seemed much more relaxed and laid back while Oklahoma's appeared to be tense and all-business.
Beau Rivage to be expanded
BILOXI, Miss. -- The Beau Rivage hotel-casino in Biloxi has begun a five-month, $22 million expansion and remodeling of its casino, buffet and Cafe Jardin restaurant.
Regulators balk at $750,000 parachute for gambling-addicted Park Place exec
John Curran
ATLANTIC CITY -- Leery casino regulators balked Wednesday at approving a $750,000 golden parachute for former Caesars Atlantic City Hotel Casino President Gary DiBartolomeo, who was forced out of his job after admitting he is a compulsive gambler.
Prizes no longer offered on website, company says
The company offers a non-cash video poker game through its Flamingo Las Vegas website. When the game launched in August, Park Place offered such prizes as discounted rooms or free meals to top scorers, but these prizes were discontinued in mid-November, officials said.
Here's the kicker(s)
Victoria Sun
As the sun began to set Wednesday afternoon, Omar Cardenas and Marcus Williams took turns kicking field goals on a practice field just outside Sam Boyd Stadium.
Columnist Spencer Patterson: Local teams kept busy over holidays
Spencer Patterson
Conference season tips off this week for area basketball and soccer teams, but before we move forward, let's take a look back at all the action that took place during winter break.
Kambala-less Rebels win 5th straight game
Steve Addy
One of these days, we'll finally get to see how the Rebels fare with a fully healthy roster.
Catching up with: Richard Seigler
High School: Chaparral ('99)
Mother describes killer's tough youth
The mother of convicted murderer John Butler told a jury Wednesday that when she was pregnant in 1971, her husband told her to put the first child up for adoption and abort the second one.
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