Print edition for June 24, 2002

New Vegas timeshare planned: The $25 million Tahiti resort will be built by Consolidated Resorts Inc. on five acres one block east of the company's Club de Soleil timeshares on Tropicana Avenue near Decatur Boulevard.

Non-profits say commercial gambling hurts fund-raising: Charitable gambling has been in decline for seven years, and many who run those operations say allowing video slot machines will pull even more money from their efforts.

Cops supply blowtorch, burn coin truck holdup: Keith Paul; The plan to make off with a coin truck loaded with cash was nearly perfect. Its downfall was the need of a blowtorch.

Post: Delay vote on Yucca dump: The U.S. Senate should not approve the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project unless the Department of Energy first answers some hard questions that the Bush administration has sidestepped.

Gaming Board to hear Emerald settlement offer: The board scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday to hear details of the proposal.

Cell phone experts say call-crossing possible: Stephen Curran; While the chances of one cell phone user intercepting another call and hearing a terrorist plot seem slight, the crossing of calls does happen, especially during peak usage, experts say.

Yucca foes gain new support: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- The Denver Post on Sunday became the largest daily newspaper to oppose Yucca Mountain, as newspapers continue to weigh in on the controversial project.

News briefs for June 24, 2002: Metro Police are investigating a shooting at a nightclub Saturday that left one man dead.

Wynn signs deal to build hotel-casino in Macau: Verna Yu; MACAU -- Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn will bring a taste of Las Vegas to Macau with a deal signed today that's expected to put him in business right next to the hotel-casino operated by longtime gambling kingpin Stanley Ho.

Strong drug sales lift profits: The results met Wall Street's expectations.

Matching $1.5 million now available for nuke campaign: CARSON CITY -- The Legislative Counsel Bureau has reversed its decision that $1.5 million donated by Clark County to fight a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain could not be matched by state funds.

Boyd to broker Culinary deal with other hotels: Boyd Gaming, in the final stages of a contract agreement with the Culinary Union, plans to work this week at the union's request to broker an overall settlement downtown prior to Sunday's strike deadline.

UNLV names new women's golf coach: Victoria Sun; UNLV hired a new women's golf coach today after reviewing more than 30 candidates in the last month.

Couple bowled over by love: Victoria Sun; There has been John and Tatum. Brooke and Andre.

Obituaries for June 24, 2002: Mary E. Boos, 100, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. She was born April 8, 1902, in Wakonda, S.D. A resident for 12 years, she was a retired registered nurse.

Editorial: Ethics code should be revisited: Two members of the city's redevelopment board at that time, Chairman Barry Fieldman and Bob Unger, were minority owners and managers of Commerce Associates. This company owned 525 acres that were included in the redevelopment plan. It was the same company that had hired the lobbyist, Wood, to pitch the plan to city staffers. It was the company that stood to gain millions in public funding if the City Council approved the redevelopment plan, which included their proposal to build a master-planned community. If the two had resigned from the redevelopment board immediately after staff presented the proposal, there likely ...

Birth announcements for June 24, 2002: May 26:

LV student wins one of 520 worldwide military scholarships: Silverado High School Khristine Rodriquez was one of 520 winners out of 5,100 applicants worldwide. Rodriquez was active in student council, soccer, Special Olympics, Key Club and Art Club while in high school. She plans to attend UNLV.

Letter: Since Bush was elected, nation has melted down: The nation has melted down since that time. Sept. 11 happened because the government let it happen. The Minnesota FBI field office was presented one of the Sept. 11 hijackers with a complete explanation of what they could be planning. The FBI headquarters in Washington sabotaged the Minnesota field office's investigation. Under whose orders was this done? Why is there no outcry to find out?

After promises of prosperity, N.O. casino struggling: Alan Sayre; NEW ORLEANS -- Ten years after Louisiana's legislature created the New Orleans casino amid promises the city would benefit from gambling, the reality is far different.

Letter: Never give inch on Yucca dump: Up until the trucks laden with the most deadly material ever known to man actually pull through Beatty and Tonopah going to Yucca Mountain, and bringing hell's fire with 'em, we all must never give an inch! There must never be any compromise and no talk now of accepting their money tokens for training and responsive measures. For that only shows us to be weak in their eyes.

PCL box: Las Vegas - Colorado: HBP--Ross. T--2:52. A--2,984.

Third fight will have to wait a while: Dean Juipe; Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales may fight again, but it won't be soon and it won't be until Morales meets Paulie Ayala.

Settlement sought in Tuscany dispute: Jeffrey Libby; A Carson City developer sued in the alleged diversion of millions of dollars from a Henderson redevelopment project has asked that the dispute be settled out of court.

NRC extends comment period on draft plan: The comment time was due to end on Thursday, but the commission received requests for an extension. The new deadline is Aug. 12, according to an announcement published Friday.

Letter: Burial will ruin nuke industry: When mankind realizes the consequences of generating the now 500,000 tons of spent fuel, there will be no expansion, only demise.

Charles White's son shines at UNLV camp: Steve Guiremand; Like father, like son.

Lake Mead graduates first intern class: With increasing lawsuits and soaring premiums for medical malpractice insurance, many doctors say they are pulling out of the Las Vegas Valley. But a handful of young doctors at Lake Mead Hospital and Medical Center say they are ready to fill the ranks.

Thurston, Crosby lead 51s over the Sky Sox: Crosby, a second baseman, was 2-for-4 while first baseman Chin-Feng Chen was 2-for-5 with an RBI in the fifth. The 51s improved to 44-34.

Few legislators contribute to Yucca fight fund: CARSON CITY -- The Legislature gave $7 million in taxpayer funds to a public relations and legal fight against a proposed nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, but few lawmakers dipped into their own pockets to contribute.

Man shot to death in confrontation with Metro Police: Keith Paul; A Metro Police officer shot and killed a man early this morning after the man confronted officers with what appeared to be a gun as the officers were taking a toddler into protective custody.

EBay to offer health insurance to online merchants: Colleen Valles; SAN FRANCISCO -- Online retailer eBay Inc. will offer health insurance to merchants who make a living auctioning items on its popular site, a decision that may go a long way in keeping the site's smaller sellers content.

Blaze causes $3.25 million in damage at construction site: Las Vegas and Clark County firefighters responded to the construction site at Madre Mesa and Decatur Boulevard, near Smoke Ranch Road, about 7:30 p.m.

IRS seeking comments about form W-2G: The general public and other federal agencies are invited to submit written comments about the form by Aug. 19.

Trotters to play it straight here: Victoria Sun; At a glance

Workshops to help unemployed find jobs: HELP of Southern Nevada will provide that assistance to those who lost their primary source of income as a result of layoffs, divorce, a death in the family or disability.

Henderson's Macpherson loses tourney by one pin: Macpherson, who defeated Michelle Feldman and Kim Terrell in the preliminary rounds, lost the championship match to Leanne Barrette of Pleasanton, Calif., 237-236. Barrette won $10,000, Macpherson $5,500.

Community briefs for June 24, 2002: The Clark County Health District Office of AIDS will offer free oral HIV testing for National HIV Testing Day Thursday at these locations:

Editorial: Gun show loophole needs fixing now: This gun show loophole is the focus of a bill by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. They want the background checks extended to include the estimated 4,500 gun shows held every year in the United States. Republican and Democratic leaders are pressuring them to hold off on the bill, fearing it will generate a political uproar and distract from other important legislation. The leaders are partially right -- anything smacking of gun control inspires heated controversy. But McCain and Lieberman are right, too. There really is a loophole. And it should be plugged without delay. Unless ...

Columnist Dean Juipe: Golfer's tale is both sad, courageous: Dean Juipe; It was something of a sad weekend in sports, and not only because of the sudden death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile or my being on the wrong side in predicting the outcome of the Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera fight.

Indiana tax hike includes dockside gambling option: By Liz Benston; Indiana legislators over the weekend approved an increase in riverboat gaming taxes that allows casinos to choose between two methods of operation.

Blood drives scheduled: Wednesday: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Hughes Corporation, 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 150; 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., American Medical Laboratories, 4230 Burnham Ave., Suite 270; 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bank of America, 1351 Town Center Drive.

UNLV golfer finishes second in Public Links: With consistent tee shots and a deft touch around the greens, Thurman took an early lead over a tiring Lee and was never headed in the first scheduled 36-hole match in the championship's history.

Local sports calendar: Pro baseball: Las Vegas 51s at Colorado Springs, 6:05 p.m.

Trends for June 24, 2002: Lisa Ferguson; Nearly 10 months have passed since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, and a Florida company is working to make certain that those who perished that day will not be forgotten.

Vegas sports on TV/Radio: Monday

Columnist Ralph Siraco: McCarron rides off into sunset: Ralph Siraco; It was a Hollywood/fairy tale ending. Not even the greatest script writers from Tinsel Town could have topped fate. Jockey Chris McCarron retired from the saddle on Sunday with panache to punctuate an unparalleled racing career of which the great sport of kings could be proud.

Variety shows: From radio to TV, Bono captures wide array of talent: The television show debuted at 9 p.m. Sunday on UPN's KTUD Channel 25 (Cox cable channel 14). A few days earlier cameramen began taping the hourlong revue that mixes talk with entertainment from top-of-the-line performers, such as the Smothers Brothers, and also introduces new talent, such as Sharon Williams (the Singing Cabbie).

Labor chief: City came up short in wage investigation: Jeffrey Libby; Henderson officials acted slowly and conducted a thin investigation when workers complained of wage payment violations at a city job site, the state Labor Commission ruled late Friday.

Mayor's art depicts 'able-bodied' homeless: Diana Sahagun; A lithograph drawn by Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman for the grand opening of the new S2 Art Group gallery downtown drew some surprised looks, and not just because of the mayor's artistic talent.

Man says he would report threat again: The Henderson man whose story of an intercepted cell phone message describing a terrorist threat to Las Vegas was dismissed by the FBI said he would still report anything suspicious in the future, despite public criticism.

Vigoa pleads guilty in heists, killings: Jose Vigoa doesn't want to die.

Feeding frenzy: Schools, parents at odds over sales of snacks: By Emily Richmond; Debralyn Avelar always gets the Corn Nuts. Ashley Holifield prefers the Cheetos. Iris Bumgardener chooses the Hot Fries, even though her mother has told her to skip the junk food offered at Rowe Elementary School's Snack Shack.

Amusement tax weighed: Erin Neff; Taxpayers could be facing a blockbuster add-on to their $8.50 movie ticket or the DVDs, videos and games they pick up for the family's weekend viewing.

51s 6, Sky Sox 3: AP; Crosby, a second baseman, was 2-for-4 while first baseman Chin-Feng Chen was 2-for-5 with an RBI in the fifth. The 51s improved to 44-34.