Print edition for July 23, 2001

Teacher completes space class: Space Discovery courses conducted by the Space Foundation are designed to help kindergarten through 12th grade educators prepare students for the global workforce.

Editorial: History's sins offer us lessons: History unfortunately is replete with instances of man doing the unthinkable, committing genocide in the name of some "greater good." The most horrific slaughter of innocent men, women and children in the 20th century occurred in Nazi Germany during Adolf Hitler's drive to create a "master race." It's estimated that 6 million Jews were systematically killed during the Holocaust, which ended only when the Allies defeated Germany in World War II.

Letter: Amnesty for illegals not fair: How does this benefit Americans and Mexican-Americans who have earned their way to legal citizenship? It doesn't. It buys votes, but not mine.

Vegas dealer's fight with Lamborghini drags on: Grace Leong; A legal settlement between Exclusive Inc. of Las Vegas, a former sole U.S. distributor of Lamborghini luxury cars in the United States and Mexico, and German automotive giant Volkswagen AG has hit a snag.

Letter: Bush destroys what Clinton accomplished: Ririe is suffering from some sort of delusion when he speaks of the "honorable men who were religious and God-fearing" and who founded this country and who previously occupied the White House. With the DNA evidence in hand we know that Thomas Jefferson carried on an extramarital relationship with Sally Hemmings while he was president. Our beloved founder Benjamin Franklin was a known womanizer. As far as ethical lapses in the White House, there were none worse than by Republican Presidents Harding and Nixon: the latter having single-handedly destroyed Ririe's myth of the American President.

Trial to begin in sex assault case: Kim Smith; The trial of a Las Vegas man accused of drugging and sexually assaulting three women on videotape is expected to start Tuesday, one month after he backed out of a plea agreement.

Before second trial, girlfriend pleads guilty in killing of bookmaker: Kim Smith; A Las Vegas woman whose conviction in the death of her bookmaker boyfriend was overturned has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the case.

Letter: Beware of good grades, children: Has it even occurred to the "officials" that these kids may have engaged in the old-fashioned practice of (gasp) studying?

Birth announcements for July 23, 2001: July 8:

Columnist John Katsilometes: A memorable cheesburger in paradise: Last week I had the best burger in Las Vegas.

Woman claims to have been duped by Henderson psychic: Grace Leong; A Las Vegas woman sued a psychic, her husband and their landlord, alleging they preyed on her "fear and cultural background"' and allegedly duped her into handing over $20,000 in cash to them so the money could be burned in order to "remove the darkness in her life."

Still in orbit: Original Comet D'Ambrosio rocks on: Original members of Bill Haley and his Comets aren't getting any younger. Who knows how many more years the bedrock of rock can keep on blowin' and goin'?

Community briefs for July 23, 2001: Free picnicking will be offered Wednesday and Aug. 22 at the Cathedral Rock and Old Mill picnic grounds in the Mount Charleston area.

Trends for July 23, 2001: Lisa Ferguson; In the middle of the dog days of summer, we at Trends thought it was an appropriate time to pay homage to our four-legged friends real and electronic (more on that later).

Correction: The Sun corrects its errors. If you find a mistake, call 385-3111 to report it.

Driving ban is ordered: Fatal crash blamed on cell-phone use: Kim Smith; Saying she didn't believe the defendant purposely violated the spirit of a court order, District Judge Nancy Saitta did not revoke the bail Friday of a woman accused of causing a fatal accident while on her cell phone.

CART results: 1. (21) Patrick Carpentier, Ford Reynard, 250 laps, 171.498 mph.

Death penalty sought in rape, killing: Kim Smith; The Clark County district attorney's office intends to seek the death penalty against a 20-year-old Las Vegas man charged with raping and killing an elderly woman.

PCL box: New Orleans-Las Vegas: E -- Ginter. LOB-- New Orleans 2, Las Vegas 5. 2B-- Donnels. HR -- Barry.

Obituaries for July 23, 2001: Marguerite B. Cooper, 77, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local health care center. She was born Aug. 7, 1923, in Beaumont, Texas. A resident for 53 years, she was a retired cocktail waitress.

NHRA results: Top Fuel

News briefs for July 23, 2001: Metro Police homicide detectives are asking for the public's help in solving a murder inside a crowded bar early Saturday morning.

Winston Cup results: 1. (9) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 300, $238,027.

Lake Mead bridge slated for repair: A copy of the environmental assessment is available from Nancy Hendricks, resource management specialist at (702) 293-8756, or on the web at www.nps.gov/lame/pubicea.pdf

Stakes are high in vote on air quality: Clark County commissioners are poised to take control of all air-quality functions in the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday.

Officer ruled justified in slaying of motorist: Keith Paul; A Clark County Coroner's inquest jury needed only nine minutes to rule a Henderson Police officer was justified in shooting and killing a motorist who rushed him armed with a knife during a June traffic stop.

Share buyback announced: The company acquired 233,000 shares of stock in three private transactions earlier this month, leaving 3.5 million shares outstanding. Riviera paid about $1.5 million for the shares, or an average of $6.29 per share. About 88,000 shares were allocated to the company's deferred compensation program, under which executives have deferred payment of bonuses in exchange for stock.

Harrah's buyout of Harveys clears federal antitrust review: David Strow; Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s $675 million buyout of Harveys Casino Resorts cleared a key hurdle Friday, when the federal government said it wouldn't try to block the deal on antitrust grounds.

Kiefer throws 1-hitter: Victoria Sun; The 51s scored once in the first inning and once in the second, and Mark Kiefer tossed a one-hitter, striking out 14, to beat New Orleans on Sunday at Cashman Field. Jeff Barry hit his 11th home run of the year for the 51s, driving a 1-2 pitch from Brian Powell over the right-field wall.

Abuse at youth facility alleged: Kim Smith; Allegations of sexual misconduct and drug abuse at the Summit View Youth Correctional Facility were aired this morning during a hearing to determine whether 13 juvenile offenders charged in a June 1 uprising should be tried as adults.

Gay Democrats mobilizing to fight intolerance: Erin Neff; Dan Hinkley made quite a splash Saturday evening in organizing Southern Nevada's first gay Democratic club -- and not just by falling into the pool.

GOP seeks stronger women's vote: Erin Neff; Women are the focus of a concerted effort launched last week by the national GOP, hoping to win Republican candidates victory in future elections.

Columnist Ralph Siraco: 3 rivalries come down to photo finishes: Ralph Siraco; These days in racing, outside of the Breeders' Cup day showdown of champions, it is rare theater to be treated to a real one-day, one-race shoot-out.

Columnist Dean Juipe: British Open ends with a dull thud: Dean Juipe; It was a moment he had waited for all his life, and this was his opportunity to soak up the applause and share his good fortune with the huge crowd that surrounded him.

LV homeowners sue, say gas lights burn during day: Solitude is located near the intersection of Hollywood and Charleston boulevards.

Local testing lab APL changes name: Associated Pathologists Laboratories changed its name to American Medical Laboratories Inc., a company executive announced.

Loss widens for Vegas cable operator: Cox was expected to lose 21 cents a share, based on a survey of analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial.

Renewed Senior Rx program gets good response: CARSON CITY -- The revamped state program to help low-income senior citizens to pay for their prescription drugs has taken off.

Fired NLV officer's rights may have been violated: By Emily Richmond; A state Board of Pharmacy hearing Wednesday will determine whether patient privacy laws were violated by a pharmacist who called the North Las Vegas Police to report one of its officers filling numerous prescriptions for controlled substances.

More Vegas flights on time: By Richard N. Velotta; Federal improvements

Business briefs for July 23, 2001: Titanium Metals Corp., which operates a manufacturing plant in Henderson, reported second-quarter earnings of $29.6 million, 86 cents a share, on sales of $120 million.

School construction continues to boom: Terry Webster; When the Clark County School District opened 18 new schools during the 1991-92 school year, the effort made national headlines.

Seattle, New York earn top spot on airport delay list: Jonathan D. Salant; WASHINGTON -- More than one-quarter of flights into 11 of the nation's busiest airports were at least 15 minutes late during the first five months of the year, government figures show.

Police: Man shot to protect child: Police said the man raised a knife and moved toward a child.

Mexican deal struck: The first center operated under the agreement between Viva Gaming & Resorts Inc. and Phoenix Leisure Corp., located in one of Mexico City's busiest malls, will be completed in late August. The center will contain 460 token-operated lottery machines.

Hyundai wants damages from fraud suit tripled: Grace Leong; Hyundai Motor America won a $1.9 million award after a week-long jury trial in Las Vegas of a fraud and racketeering lawsuit it filed in 1998 against a former employee, a Lakeland, Fla.-based paintless dent repair company and its two executives.

Editor settles defamation suit: Court records say the case was settled at an arbitration conference on June 6, but details of the settlement weren't revealed.

Molasky, Park Towers developer in lien dispute: Kevin Ferguson; Park Towers at Hughes Center, a luxury condominium development just east of the Las Vegas Strip, is at the center of an ugly dispute between the developer and the project's general contractor.

Fox Family network sold: The deal announced today adds another major cable outlet to Disney's portfolio, which already includes ESPN, the Disney Channel and stakes in A&E and Lifetime. The Fox Family Channel, which Disney plans to rename ABC Family, reaches about 81 million subscribers in the United States.