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Print edition for September 27, 2001

Community news briefs for September 27, 2001
The youth mentoring organization Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada will host a benefit honoring Pat Shalmy, retiring president of the local Chamber of Commerce, Nov. 3 in the Palace Ballroom of Caesars Palace.
Nation looks to Las Vegas for normalcy after attack
Stacy J. Willis
Rarely have the words "Las Vegas" and "normal" been mentioned together so often and by so many media outlets.
Drivers cold to New Hampshire date
Dick Brinster
Dale Jarrett doesn't want to throw snowballs at NASCAR, but he might get the chance.
Trading paint, punches becoming more common
Jenna Fryer
Upset with some on-track rubbing and wanting to discuss it with Chad Little, Kevin Harvick instead got a drink poured over his head and wound up in a shoving match that landed him on the ground.
Auto racing schedules, winners and points standings
Feb. 18 - Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Michael Waltrip)
Europeans learn about oval racing
Stephen Wade
ROCKINGHAM, England - Europe got a quick study in American-style oval racing, and CART weathered its first trip to the continent despite tragedies there and at home.
Tourism industry fights back
Mike Schneider
In Nevada
Prep football picks: Durango should stay perfect, dominate Gorman
Spencer Patterson
The preliminaries are over. It's time for the main event: conference play, when the number of games each week goes down and the stakes go up. A few tough calls on this week's slate, including several that should have major playoff implications.
Smoot new volunteer assistant for Rebels
Smoot pitched four years for Central Michigan, posting a career mark of 5-7 with an ERA of 5.19 and four saves. He was 0-2 with two saves and an ERA of 2.45 in 1999.
Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Patriotism should be permanent
Ruthe Deskin
America is on a patriotic binge. Let's hope it lasts, because the long haul ahead will demand sacrifices and unity of purpose.
Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Atoning for past sins
IT IS THE Day of Atonement. It is Yom Kippur.
Letter: Give children chance to give to relief effort
I'm sure our kids don't need the candy.
Prep boys soccer standings
CLASS 4A
Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: George Marnell now hungry for another win
Now that he has won his first NHRA national event, Las Vegas' George Marnell is hopeful the second win will not be far behind.
Editorial: Let's resist the urge to act rashly
Two ideas in vogue among Republicans are a capital gains tax cut (which many Republicans in Congress back) and a reduction in corporate income taxes (which the White House advocates). Supporters of each proposal say that these tax cuts would increase investment and get the economy moving again, but there isn't much guarantee that they would do the job envisioned. Members of Congress instead should heed the counsel of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. Both of these men, who were the principal architects of the boom the economy experienced during the 1990s, on Tuesday ...
Prep football standings
CLASS 4A
Sun Athletes of the Week: Quintin Jones and Whitney Welch
School: Bishop Gorman
Letter: There is no time for peace now
And this is a time for war. I see the college students around the country are starting anti-war rallies and give-peace-a-chance songs.
Terrorism doesn't deter city's zeal for high rises
Diana Sahagun
Drawings of a proposed Millennium Tower, which would rise 2,220 feet above downtown Las Vegas, reflected what city officials had been saying for months: The higher the better.
Hopkins likely to fight dirty against Trinidad
Dean Juipe
Provided the fight does not end in a draw -- or a no contest -- Saturday's bout at Madison Square Garden in New York between Felix Trinidad and Bernard Hopkins will result in the first unified middleweight champion since Marvin Hagler held all three major titles in 1987.
Eliminating deja vu
Spencer Patterson
The 2000 football season couldn't have started any better for Chaparral High School.
LV union tries getting workers back on the job
D. Taylor, staff director of the Culinary Union, said such a plan would have to be approved by each casino. If approved, all Culinary members at a property would take a reduction in hours through mid-November, or earlier if hotel occupancy rates rise above 80 percent for two consecutive weeks.
Wednesday's prep results
BOYS SOCCER
Columnist Joe Delaney: Agassi fund-raiser back in the spotlight
Joe Delaney
The "2001 Grand Slam for Children," hosted by Andre Agassi Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the MGM Grand Arena, features performances by Don Henley, Elton John, Tim McGraw, Brian McKnight, Dennis Miller and Ray Romano ... This is the sixth in a series of Grand Slams, which have raised more than $14 million for the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which benefits at-risk youngsters in this area.
Editorial: One more reason to end nuke dump
The Achilles' heel of Yucca Mountain always has been the dangers posed by transportation, whether from an accident or by an act of terrorism. And the ability of terrorists to orchestrate their attacks this month shows just how vulnerable the shipping of man's deadliest garbage along our highways and railroad tracks would be. It also deserves mentioning that Attorney General John Ashcroft acknowledged Tuesday that 20 people, including some who have ties to terrorists, have been charged with fraudulently obtaining driver's licenses to haul hazardous waste. Not exactly a comforting picture.
Letter: Radicals as bad as terrorists
The way they were all treated was really bad. Most of them were born and raised here, too.
Pledging Allegiance
Kimberley McGee
After the devastating terrorist attacks on America on Sept. 11, Americans have displayed their patriotism and hung the broad stripes and white stars of the U.S. flag from porches, cars and lapels.
Prep girls tennis standings
CLASS 4A
Nevada Guard trucks rolling in Egypt
Dick Benoit
Members of the 1864th Transportation Co., Nevada Army National Guard, raised the flags of the United States, Nevada and the 1864th in front of their tent in the Egyptian desert Saturday.
Prep boys tennis standings
CLASS 4A
Las Vegas area fishing report
Boaters have reported to the Nevada Division of Wildlife that they have had good success this week for stripers that are on or near the surface in the Boulder Basin. Las Vegas Bay, Government Wash, Callville Bay and Boxcar Cove have all been productive for stripers in recent days.
Catching up with: Ashlei Pendleton
High School: Green Valley ('99)
Prep girls golf standings
CLASS 4A
Sun Statewide Prep Football Top 10
Teams ranked jointly by the Sun and Sparks Tribune.
Valley's Afghan community falls on hard times
Times are difficult for Homayun Qudrat and the rest of the small Las Vegas Afghan community in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Prep girls volleyball standings
CLASS 4A
Speedway to trim jobs
Speedway Motorsports Inc., the publicly traded company that owns Las Vegas Motor Speedway, announced Wednesday it would lay off 150 full-time employees as part of a $12 million reduction in expenses amid uncertain economic conditions.
Guinn to talk about economy
CARSON CITY -- Gov. Kenny Guinn will deliver a statewide television address 6:05 p.m. today on Nevada's economy since the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington.
School district website revised
The new format includes a Web page for each of the district's five regions, along with e-mail addresses and a list of the schools in each.
Guard units won't help with Hoover Dam security
The dam's police force asked for extra guards to help check vehicles driving over the dam more than a week ago, and the tank unit had volunteered, reclamation spokesman Bob Walsh said.
Obituaries for September 27, 2001
Joel Aller, 50, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in a local hospital. He was born Aug. 8, 1951, in Kendallville, Ind. A resident for 12 years, he was a control manager for a construction firm.
Military to get reduced rates on mortgages
Reservists and members of the National Guard called to active duty will be able to save money on their monthly mortgage payments under a 61-year-old congressional action, federal officials said this week.
NHP told to inspect all trucks carrying hazardous materials
The Nevada Highway Patrol was ordered Wednesday to pull over and inspect all trucks carrying hazardous materials on the state's highways as part of a nationwide effort to avert additional terrorist attacks.
State urged to run youth prison
Kim Smith
Officials who oversee youth corrections in Nevada are likely this week to recommend that the state take over the privately run Summit View Youth Correctional Center, the state's only high-security youth prison.
Corrections
Corrections
City updates disaster plans
Diana Sahagun
Las Vegas has finalized its latest emergency operations plan, which includes the city's response should it be the target of a terrorist attack or is affected by some other type of disaster.
Landreth to head Metro Office of Policy and Planning
Keith Paul
Former U.S. Attorney for Nevada Kathryn Landreth next month will head Metro Police's newly created Office of Policy and Planning, department officials said.
Nevada military bases unlikely to face closures
WASHINGTON -- Nevada's six military bases, including Nellis Air Force Base northeast of Las Vegas, are in little danger of closure, the state's lawmakers in Congress said.
Mayor gives 'buy Vegas' message to nation
Diana Sahagun
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is garnering national attention as he strives to lure tourists back to the other city that never sleeps.
Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Young hunter's story touches your heart
Paula DelGiudice
A young man who is an eighth grader at the school at which I teach took a deer with his muzzleloader the weekend before last. He and his dad were hunting near Ely.
HMO complains state plan is unfair
CARSON CITY -- A health insurance company in Las Vegas that covers 4,600 state employees says the state is trying to drive it out of business through the use of discriminatory pricing practices.
Local news briefs for September 27, 2001
A 24-year-old man wanted in connection with the slaying of an elderly women in northwest Las Vegas was arrested Wednesday by Mexican authorities.
Veterans home gets new target date
CARSON CITY -- The opening of the $19 million state veterans home in Boulder City is now set for January -- a year after it was scheduled to begin receiving patients.
Some curbside baggage check-in is back
Procedures at McCarran International Airport took another step toward returning to normal today when the Federal Aviation Administration authorized airlines to allow curbside baggage check-in service.
State likely to run youth prison
Kim Smith
Officials who oversee youth corrections in Nevada are likely this week to recommend that the state take over the privately run Summit View Youth Correctional Center, the state's only high-security youth prison.
Aladdin stakeholder seen as takeover target
The move by Resorts World "could presage the start of a takeover of London Clubs," the Financial Times newspaper reported. The Aladdin's difficulties and demands for cash have savaged LCI's stock, sending it down from a 52-week high of 159 pence to 8.75 pence Tuesday. But news of the potential takeover sent LCI stock up 57 percent to 13.75 pence Wednesday.
ACLU prods Metro to delete records
Adrienne Packer
Three months after local governments amended work card ordinances to exclude dozens of job categories, civil rights leaders want a plan to expunge the records and are requesting that it be put in writing.
Columnist Ron Kantowski: Paterno deserves better
Sixty-six-year-old John Robinson is off to an 0-3 start at UNLV this season, but nobody has suggested the game has passed him by or that his first move upon becoming the Rebels' athletic director in January should be hiring a new football coach.
Cool hand Luke
Steve Guiremand
UNLV defensive end Anton Palepoi doesn't mince words when he's asked about BYU's all-Mountain West junior running back Luke Staley.
Reliant buys generator
HOUSTON -- Energy supplier Reliant Resources Inc. is buying Orion Power Holdings Inc., an East Coast electric power generating company, for $2.9 billion in cash.
Caesars sued by union over bootleg recordings
Local 369 of the Musicians' Union, an affiliate of the American Federation of Musicians AFL-CIO/Canadian Labor Council, and three of its members, sued Park Place, Concord Inc. and its subsidiary Neon Tonic Records, Act III Communications and Halcyon Entertainment in U.S. District Court.
HMO complains state plan unfair
CARSON CITY -- A health insurance company in Las Vegas that covers 4,600 state employees says state policies are driving it out of business through the use of discriminatory pricing practices.
Wal-Mart fires back at Vegas union organizers
Grace Leong
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the target of a nationwide organizing drive by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and accused of blocking its workers' right to vote, is accusing the union of selectively handpicking its supporters in its first request for a store-wide election in Las Vegas.
Columnist Dean Juipe: Forbes sees bout as pivotal
Dean Juipe
Fighting for the first time as a reigning champion, Steve Forbes comes into his Saturday fight with John Brown in Miami looking to remind boxing fans that he's a significant factor in the junior lightweight division.
Terror delays work on gaming issues
Kevin Ferguson
If there's going to be congressional action against Internet gambling or college sports betting, it won't be coming this year, says former Nevada Sen. Richard Bryan.
Billions in Strip debt may be downgraded
David Strow
Major credit agencies are considering downgrading big Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino operators, following a tourism slump triggered by terrorist attacks Sept. 11.
Metro officer in fair condition
Traffic Officer Frank Glasper, 46, underwent surgery Wednesday night as a result of the wreck, in which he slid into a concrete barrier. The accident occurred about 6:45 a.m. on northbound 95 east of the Las Vegas Boulevard exit, police said.
New hotel-casino gets gaming OK
The Palms, majority owned by the Maloof family of Albuquerque, N.M., had already received the unanimous recommendation of the state Gaming Control Board for a gaming license Sept. 12.
LV occupancy rising, rates remain depressed
Bear Stearns gaming analyst Jason Ader said there are encouraging signs for the city -- most notably, that demand for rooms at the lower prices is heavy, and that occupancy levels this weekend will be above 90 percent at several Strip properties, "albeit at lower room rates."
Hard Rock GM out
"We want to thank Rick for his contributions and wish him all the best in his new endeavors," said Chief Executive Peter Morton.
Culinary offers to cut hours
David Strow
In Nevada
Jobless claims hit 9-year high
WASHINGTON -- The Labor Department today said new claims for state unemployment insurance jumped last week by 58,000 to 450,000, the highest level since July 25, 1992. The increase was in part attributed to layoffs and job dislocations stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

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