Print edition for September 17, 2001

LV families share loss of sons in WTC tower: Diana Sahagun and Ed Koch; A pair of Las Vegas families have been bracing for the worst, awaiting news of their relatives who were co-workers at Cantor Fitzgerald brokerage firm at the World Trade Center.

LV casinos look at layoffs: David Strow; Resorts along the Las Vegas Strip are considering layoffs and some are already cutting workers' hours as business slows down in response to Tuesday's terrorist attacks.

Pedestrian bridge proposal heads to County Commission: Adrienne Packer; After five years of negotiations, Clark County officials say property owners are finally satisfied with the proposed placement and design of three new pedestrian bridges on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip.

Pharmacy college backs out of deal: Jeffrey Libby; Downtown Henderson has lost an anticipated redevelopment anchor tenant, the Nevada College of Pharmacy, due to planning delays.

Police arrest son of couple found dead in their home: Keith Paul and Angela Soo; The son of a Henderson couple found last week beaten and stabbed to death in their home was arrested in Texas Sunday.

Vegas loses one London flight: A company spokesman said today the cuts are part of the company's plan to reduce service by 20 percent and trim about 1,200 jobs.

Airport visitors stuck with higher parking fees: Adrienne Packer; McCarran International Airport visitors diverted to the long-term parking garage will still pay the higher rates, officials said today.

Nellis urges visitors to plan fewer trips to base: Nellis Air Force Base experienced a busy but solemn weekend, officials said today, and is asking that base visitors make fewer trips with combined purposes.

Religious leaders pray for peace: Stacy J. Willis; Nevada political leaders joined a diverse group of clergy to pray for peace yesterday afternoon outside the Clark County Government Center.

Report: Three firms to receive Internet gambling licenses: The Isle of Man in the British Isles will award the licenses as part of a drive by the British dependency to position itself as a center for investment by Internet ventures, the newspaper said.

No new dates set for Yucca hearings: No new date for the meetings, originally scheduled Sept. 12 in Amargosa Valley and Sept. 13 in Pahrump, has been set in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.

Assemblywoman says she watched police beat man: Keith Paul; A state lawmaker was to meet with Metro Police internal affairs investigators today over an incident she said she witnessed in which six officers held down a man and beat him.

Obituaries for September 17, 2001: Elicia Monique Diaz, 3, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Alabama. She was born Oct. 19, 1997, in Alabama.

State employees face higher health insurance costs: CARSON CITY -- Many state workers are blaming the state Legislature for financial problems of their health insurance system that are causing their costs to rise, but state officials say the employees are pointing the finger at the wrong people.

Attacks have many asking 'Is this the end': Stacy J. Willis; The Rev. Ray Christenson has been getting e-mails asking, "Is this the end of the world?"

Attacks alter celebration of holiday for local Jews: Stacy J. Willis; Gathered in synagogues and casino ballrooms, many of the more than 76,000 Las Vegas Jews will celebrate God's creation of the world beginning tonight at sundown.

National cuts workforce, reduces operations 20%: Facing a sharp decline in business after Tuesday's terrorist strikes, National Airlines has laid off 300 full- and part-time employees and cut operations by 20 percent.

Strip quiet enough to hear a cricket chirp: Jace Radke; Along with the electronic whine of slot machines and the clinking of coins into metal trays, a chirping sound greeted tourists strolling through the Bellagio Sunday morning.

Business briefs for September 17, 2001: DENVER -- Schwinn/GT Corp.'s bicycle and fitness business was sold to Pacific Cycles and Direct Focus Inc. in a bankruptcy court auction for $151 million.

Tourism officials to focus on Calif. visitors: Tourism officials, bracing for an unprecedented falloff in business, expect to go "back to the basics" when marketing Las Vegas to a nation that is nervous about flying after the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Many items confiscated at airport: The federal resolve to beef up security at the nation's airports has hit many passengers in the pocket and purse.

Guardsmen have new sense of purpose: Jeffrey Libby; It was an informal ceremony Sunday afternoon in a parking lot outside Floyd Edsall Training Center, an Army National Guard base about two miles north of Nellis Air Force Base.

States alerted to virus threat: By Emily Richmond; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has asked state and local health agencies to be on alert for symptoms from exposure to chemical and biological agents.

Feds boosting efforts to catch money launderers: David Strow; The federal government is apparently resuming efforts to tighten anti-money laundering efforts at casinos across the country.

Jury sides with man in suit: Hassan Sabir, 44, in his lawsuit, said state police beat and strangled him in a 1996 confrontation at the casino after he had gone to complain about a broken keno machine.

October event canceled: It was the second-largest event to cancel in Las Vegas after last week's terrorist attack. Late last week, the International Vision Expo West, a convention that was expected to draw 18,000 people to Las Vegas this week, canceled its event at the Sands Expo Center and the Venetian hotel-casino.

Fast start has Chaparral 'cautious': Spencer Patterson; Durango 28, Eldorado 14

Friday's results: Durango 28, Eldorado 14

Columnist Dean Juipe: Ibeabuchi case heads toward trial: Dean Juipe; Among America's most cherished rights is that of a fair and speedy trial.

Gaming, airline stocks fall: The hardest blow was taken this morning by MGM MIRAGE, the casino company most heavily concentrated in the Las Vegas market. This morning, MGM MIRAGE traded at $23.01, down $5.30 -- a decline of nearly 19 percent. That put the stock near its 52-week low.

Rebels' Wilson inspired by return to Tucson: Steve Guiremand; This Saturday night's game at Arizona has extra meaning for UNLV outside linebacker Shanga Wilson.

Singer Cherry to say goodbye to son lost at Trade Center: Diana Sahagun; Don Cherry, a local entertainer and professional golfer, plans to gather his family and travel to Connecticut this week to say goodbye to his son Steven, one of at least 670 employees of the Cantor Fitzgerald brokerage firm who are listed as missing after Tuesday's attack on the World Trade Center.

Memorial planned at Red Rock Canyon: A series of stone tiles mined from a quarry near Goodsprings will bear the names of people who donated $300 per tile to honor victims of the attacks, Bureau of Land Management spokesman Phil Guerrero said.

Vigil replaces party on Mexican Independence Day: By Timothy Pratt; Las Vegas's Freedom Park looked like any public square in Mexico on the country's independence day: Sept. 15, 11 p.m., when traditionally the crowd shouts " Viva Mexico," and the party begins.

Students see terrorism, war changing their generation: Terry Webster; They have read about war in history books, heard stories about it from their grandparents.

Letter: Go after real water wasters: We have all those man-made lakes to replenish, all those fountains to be filled, all those golf courses to be watered and another lake proposed by Mr. Steve Wynn. Here we are in the middle of a desert.

Letter: Grand day to honor our elders: I mentioned this very important day to my granddaughter last year and she had never heard of it. Grandparents are a very important part of every child growing up.

Letter: Fox trying to shirk burden of lawbreakers: To solve Mexico's image problem he is asking the United States to grant legal status to all of these lawbreakers. That makes the problem go away. This is blasphemy.

Art of Marta: Death Valley artist displays works at Las Vegas Art Museum: Jeffrey Libby; It's desolate, far from art galleries. Wild horses are restive. Creosote puts out hard, pungent leaves for miles. Shoshone, Calif., the nearest town with a post office, is about 30 miles away. Las Vegas is 100 miles away. Reception for National Public Radio faded to a dull crackle a few years back maybe because the the population has dipped to two.

Editorial: Ensuring eateries are clean: Hungry residents seeking ethnic food from the Far East now have a wide variety of cuisine to choose from. One cannot drive a short distance without passing an establishment that serves Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese or Korean dishes. But as Las Vegas Sun reporter Angela Soo wrote last week, a rift has developed between many Asian-American restaurant owners and the Clark County Health District, which inspects their establishments.

Birth announcements for September 17, 2001: Whitney to Angela and Derek Morrow; TeJai to Felicia Gaines.

Southern Nevadans open their hearts in many ways: Jace Radke; Autumn Terrell watched terrorism strike the World Trade Center and the Pentagon from her classrooms at Eldorado High School Tuesday and wanted to pitch in.