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Print edition for May 13, 2002

Nellis jets to take off early for war games
Early morning flights between 3 and 6 a.m. began on Sunday.
News briefs for May 13, 2002
A woman found dead after a small fire in a second-hand clothing store Friday was stabbed to death.
C-M baseball coach resigns after 11 years
Spencer Patterson
The only head baseball coach Cimarron-Memorial has known is calling it quits.
'Guys and Dolls' rolls the bones at Aladdin
By Marilyn LaRocque
Nathan Detroit finds a Las Vegas home for "The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game" when multitalented Maurice Hines and the national touring company of "Guys and Dolls" roll into the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts on Tuesday for a six-day run.
Democrats buck rumors of demise
Erin Neff
One by one the state's Democratic leaders Saturday reminded their faithful that the demise of the party is greatly exaggerated by the press.
Centennial faces tough road
Spencer Patterson
The Centennial Bulldogs blitzed their way through last week's 4A Sunset Region Baseball Tournament, outscoring four quality opponents 51-13.
Editorial: Thumbs down on thrill ride
In the past the City Council has been cool to the project and receptive to the residents, an attitude we hope to see remain strong in the presence of pressure from the Stratosphere. The hotel's owner, Carl Icahn, has said plans for $100 million worth of improvements to his property are contingent upon the City Council's approval of this thrill ride, which would reach a top speed of 93 mph while zooming 510 feet down the hotel's exterior, over Las Vegas Boulevard and up a steel tower fronting Paradise Road.
Birth announcements for May 13, 2002
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Obituaries for May 13, 2002
Irene S. Andrews, 86, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Henderson. She was born Jan. 3, 1916, in Kanopolis, Kan. A resident for 12 years, she was a waitress.
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High court rejects appeal
CARSON CITY -- A Las Vegas man convicted of first-degree murder in the throat slashing of a prostitute has lost his appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court.
Law school complex pushes the deadline
CARSON CITY -- UNLV officials are worried that the accreditation of the Boyd School of Law may be threatened if construction on its new $11.5 million home is not complete by June 9.
Letter: Tax burden for schools should fall on everyone
First, anyone who owns real property in Las Vegas is subjected to property taxes, including landlords who owned apartments. The renter who pays rent to the landlord is also paying property taxes in the rent check. If property taxes increase then the landlord will increase the renter's rent. Therefore, those parents living in apartments with children attending school are paying the landlord's property taxes.
Friday the 13th could be unlucky for slaying suspect
Kim Smith
The fate of a Panaca woman accused of killing and sexually mutilating a Las Vegas homeless man may come down to this: There was only one Friday the 13th last year.
Court briefs for May 13, 2002
One of three men who pleaded guilty in connection with a gun battle that resulted in the shooting of an 8-year-old girl was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: War Emblem ready to take the next step
Ralph Siraco
Now that the 128th Kentucky Derby has been analyzed, broken down, replayed and reworked to justify the victory by winner War Emblem, the focus switches to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes.
Las Vegas taking over post office
Diana Sahagun
Las Vegas today was expected to receive ownership of the historic downtown post office, setting the stage for a potential museum -- with an emphasis on the mob -- and a downtown park.
Preps Regional, State playoffs
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Nevada Power defends alert status
Nevada Power Co's. sharply worded defense of its decision to issue a "yellow alert" to customers on April 14 represents the latest in a series of tiffs the utility has had with the state Public Utilities Commission.
Letter: Cloning has huge medical potential
I believe that the implications of cloning technology would become one of the greatest steps mankind has taken since landing on the moon. With that technology, organ transplant patients would no longer have to worry about their organs being rejected because their transplants would be exact copies of their previously healthy organs.
Columnist Jimmy Vasser: Heavy air costly in qualifying at Indy
Jimmy Vasser
I think we had improved the Miller Lite car on Friday when we clocked a 228.8 mph speed in preparation for qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. The car always felt very good last week and we were surprised our speeds weren't up with the leaders.
Trends for May 13, 2002
Lisa Ferguson
There's a whole lot of celebrating going on this month. But before you break out the party hats, know this: The bulk of the festivities are focused on safety issues.
BC councilman tries for Assembly
The 52-year-old Republican is a family physician who was elected to the City Council in 1999.
Editorial: Bail was too low for murder suspect
Three people died during this internationally publicized melee on April 27, two of them from gunshot wounds. We were stunned that during Schaefer's May 1 court appearance bail was set by Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Deborah Lippis at just $250,000. Last week Schaefer was able to make bail after two men, one with known ties to the motorcycle gang, posted $25,000, which was the requisite 10 percent of the bail. Schaefer is now out of jail.
Public meetings set on NRC's Yucca plan
President Bush has recommended the site, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, for burying 77,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste. The House endorsed the president's recommendation last week.
Replacement of bus drivers in possible strike decried
The Regional Transportation Commission should not allow its contract company to bring in replacement workers if there is a bus drivers strike, labor leaders said Friday.
Cutbacks hurt LV Alzheimer's program
The 9-year-old Safe Return program is a national identification and registration system that has returned more than 6,400 lost or wandering Alzheimer's patients to their families and caregivers nationwide.
Local sports calendar
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Senate panel OKs funds for training
As Congress hammers out its budget for the next fiscal years, the Senate Armed Services Committee last week approved $50 million for the training -- $40 million more than President Bush's budget proposal. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the No. 2 Senate Democrat who also sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee, negotiated to have the money increased.
Services set for producer Seybold
Services for Las Vegas producer/director Harry Seybold, who produced scores of local charity shows and in the 1980s was entertainment director at the old Dunes Hotel, will be 3 p.m. Saturday at the Gold Coast.
Burning of woman draws life sentence
Kim Smith
Despite sobbing for mercy, an Illinois crack addict will spend the rest of his life in prison for a daylong crime spree that left one woman burned and crippled and three others emotionally traumatized.
Petition seeks legal marijuana possession
CARSON CITY -- A drive started this weekend to collect more than 61,000 signatures on a petition to change the Nevada Constitution to allow adults to possess three ounces or less of marijuana without being charged with a crime.
Talent on tap: At 86, LeTang's list of legendary students includes Hines brothers
Marilyn LaRocque
Walls covered with theater posters, awards and photographs of celebrities from the tap dancing world Maurice and Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Sandman Sims, Savion Glover attest to his reputation as a tap guru.
Proposed apartments face stiff opposition
Residents of southwest Las Vegas are protesting a proposed apartment complex next to their homes.
Rhode Island legislative panel to study gambling
Michael Mello
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House lawmakers last week unveiled plans for a nine-month study of expanded gambling in Rhode Island, where casino interests are eager to be first to offer full-scale gambling.
Union loses Vegas election
The election, which ended Friday, is the second since 1999 and targets employees such as buyers, cashiers, clerical assistants, video technicians, radiology technicians and assistant nursing trainees.
Vegas executives reassigned
Frank Pankratz, regional president over Del Webb's eastern properties as well as the head of Del Webb's Nevada operations, has been named area president for Arizona under the newly structured Pulte. He will transfer to Phoenix within a couple of months. Pankratz has headed Del Webb's Nevada group since 1996.
Laughlin owner reports loss
The loss came despite a 15 percent increase in revenues, to $14.03 million, and a 77 percent increase in cash flow, to $6.03 million.
VIDEOGAME REVIEW: Web-slinger makes high-flying videogame
AP
Yes, it's "Spider-Man: The Movie Game," brought to your TV by developer Treyarch and publisher Activision - and it's as big a winner as the movie.
Columnist Ron Kantowski: Minor sports need some incentives
It's a good thing college sports aren't run like any other business. Because if they were, there would be only two -- football and men's basketball. The rest would be cancelled due to the most basic of economic tenants, that of supply and demand.
Teen driver in fatal crash dies; others improve
Ashley Troester, 16, was driving the 1987 car eastbound on Sahara Avenue with four friends riding back to Las Vegas High School from lunch on Thursday. Metro Police said she was the only one wearing a seatbelt. She had been in critical condition since the crash and died Sunday afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Gaming pioneer Exber, 78, dies
The two words that perhaps best described longtime Las Vegas Club owner and President Mel Exber were gambler and giver.
Edison Schools stock plunges
By Emily Richmond
Edison Schools Inc., which manages seven Clark County campuses, has seen its stock plunge more than 70 percent in less than a month, raising concerns over whether the private company will survive.
Rebels lose MWC game to Air Force
The Rebels fell to 27-26, 12-15 in Mountain West Conference play.
Three local drivers make Indy 500 field
Unser, a part-time Henderson resident, qualified for his 15th Indy 500 with a four-lap average of 229.058 mph. Unser is 12th in the provisional grid.
IGT wins top Nevada tech award
The awards recognize individuals and firms for advancing high technology in Nevada.
Permanent plan unveiled
The $150-million temporary Mandalay Resort Group casino now occupies 12 acres, but has locked up another 10 acres of undeveloped land to expand, The Detroit News reported Sunday.
Sentence upheld in laundering case
CARSON CITY -- An appeals court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a San Francisco woman who stole money from a bank where she worked and then laundered it through Las Vegas casinos.
Rebels battle tough situation at NCAAs
Victoria Sun
LOS ANGELES -- Two hours before the 18th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team should have been getting ready to play No. 39 Oregon, it found itself fatigued and bored.
PCL box: Las Vegas - Iowa
E--Lopez 2, Choi, Ordaz. LOB--Las Vegas 6, Iowa 6. 2B--Kinkade 2, Greene, Lopez. HR--Zuleta (6), Bass (6). SB--Thurston (2). CS--Thurston. SF--Chen, Coffie. S--MJohnson.
National announces plans for expansion
Las Vegas-based National Airlines announced one of the largest expansions in its history today, with new flights to Washington D.C., Reno and Miami beginning by November.
School cook was chef at White House
By Emily Richmond
The students at Lawrence Junior High School may not know it, but the man responsible for their pizza, salads and other lunch-time fare once whipped up a late-night dish of pasta for President Clinton in his West Wing offices.
PCL box 2: Las Vegas - Iowa
E--Lopez, Coffie, Weekly. DP--Iowa 1. LOB--Las Vegas 8, Iowa 4. 2B--Ingram, Bass 2. 3B--Prior. HR--Clapinski (3), Crosby (3). SB--Bass (2), Bartee 2 (9). CS--Bartee. S--Ordaz.
Crash prompts closing of high school campuses
By Emily Richmond
The number of open high school campuses, where students are free to come and go for lunch periods, will be reduced to six this fall, from the current 13, as a result of last week's deadly car wreck.
Culinary near deal with one firm
International Culinary Union President John Wilhelm said Sunday that the union expects to sign a new contract with "one or more" of the four major gaming companies on the Strip well before the June 1 strike deadline.
Sears is buying Lands' End catalog firm for $1.9 billion
Dave Carpenter
CHICAGO -- In a bold attempt to revive its long-struggling retail business, Sears, Roebuck and Co. is buying catalog retailer Lands' End Inc. for about $1.9 billion, the companies announced today.
Democrats to hold GOP accountable for Yucca
Erin Neff
Yucca Mountain, which supposedly unified state politicians in opposition, has become one of the top political issues for Democrats trying to pick up seats in this fall's election.
Mothers hold nuke protest at NTS
MERCURY -- Forget the flowers, chocolates or buffet brunches for Mother's Day.
Airline eyes Atlanta, new planes
And President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Conway said the airline hasn't finished expanding in 2002.
Accusations fly in malpractice issue
Stacy J. Willis
One national group is calling local obstetricians' refusal to take new patients "a grotesque exploitation and abuse of women and children," saying the move is a part of a nationwide political campaign to limit malpractice lawsuit payouts.
Percentage of average commute times by Nevada county
AP
Following is the average commute times by individual county:

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