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Print edition for May 14, 2002

K. Petty cashes in on team's Winston Cup improvement
The spring is back in Kyle Petty's step.
Mother, niece cling to life after Nevada crash kills five
AP
Two other family members, a woman and a 2-year-old girl, were clinging to life Tuesday at Washoe Medical Center in Reno, authorities said.
Tiny Calif. tribe at center of federal investigation
Don Thompson
BUENA VISTA, Calif. -- Most of the Me-Wuk Indians died during the original Gold Rush, killed by gold diggers or the diseases they brought to the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Wednesday's horse racing entries
Post Time 1:15 p.m.
Public defenders testify against corrections officer
Kim Smith
Jurors in a sexual misconduct trial this week will have the unique opportunity to hear three public defenders testify against a defendant.
PCL box: Las Vegas - Iowa
HBP-- Gissell.
Greene helps 51s win
Las Vegas took the lead in the first inning with Greene's home run. Iowa came back in the bottom of the first, with Hee Seop Choi hitting a single to drive in a run. Jayson Bass also scored on a fielder's choice.
Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
Wednesday's card
Chinese may be key to economic diversity
Adrienne Packer
In their effort to diversify Nevada's economic base while continuing to lure tourists to Las Vegas, state officials are looking to a relatively untapped source: China.
Medical school's genetics lab opens
University of Nevada Medical School researchers opened the door to a new genetics laboratory on Monday, one that will allow them to study the structure of chromosomes carrying the blueprints for life.
Legislators cast doubt on plan for expanded gambling
The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a bill to permit slot machines and other electronic gambling devices at five pari-mutuel racetracks. A version that allowed the machines at the tracks and one, unspecified at-large site if voters approved barely passed the House last week.
Nevada Test Site may have key role in dismantling nukes
Benjamin Grove
WASHINGTON -- The Nevada Test Site could play a key role in dismantling nuclear weapons under a new agreement announced Monday by U.S. and Russian leaders.
Accused stalker to face trial
Kim Smith
A 47-year-old man who claims he is resort developer Steve Wynn's half-brother has been deemed competent and is scheduled to be tried in July on charges of stalking and extorting Wynn.
Suit prompts BLM to delay auction
The Bureau of Land Management has put a property auction scheduled for today on hold indefinitely because of a lawsuit filed by an environmental activist.
Blissful thinking
Victoria Sun
Andre Agassi's blissful life got even better last October when he married fellow tennis sensation Stefanie Graf and celebrated the birth of son Jaden Gil.
Berkley files for a third term in House
Erin Neff
Rep. Shelley Berkley filed Monday for a third term in Congress representing Nevada's 1st District.
Obituaries for May 14, 2002
John N. Barratt Sr., 64, of Henderson died Sunday in Henderson. He was born Sept. 14, 1937, in Oberlin, Kan. A Clark County resident for 16 years, he was a retired federal government civil engineer.
Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Busch to compete in The Winston Saturday
Kurt Busch will compete in his second NASCAR Winston Cup all-star race Saturday when he makes his first appearance in The Winston at Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, N.C.
Officer fired for drug use
Keith Paul
A Metro Police academy training officer arrested in February on drug-related charges has been fired from the department, Sheriff Jerry Keller told the Sun Monday.
Columnist Ron Kantowski: Ferrari: red cars, red faces
Usually, somebody has to get killed in a race car before the mainstream media will donate valuable column inches to auto racing, especially the kind where the cars don't have doors.
Filing briefs
Plimpton, a major in the Nevada National Guard, was called to duty in April and will be dispatched in July to Egypt. He won't be home until January.
Lincoln County, Mesquite water hearing begins
CARSON CITY -- Big money is riding on the outcome of a water war between Lincoln County and its private partner on one side, and Mesquite, one of the fastest growing cities in the state, on the other.
Economy is picking up
Jeannine Aversa
WASHINGTON -- After a tightfisted March, U.S. consumers splurged in April and pushed retail sales up by 1.2 percent, the biggest increase in six months.
Dini's continued Assembly service hangs on health
CARSON CITY -- Assemblyman Joe Dini, D-Yerington, who has served longer in the lower legislative house than any other member, is unsure whether he will seek another term.
Clark grand jury to hear Weber case
Kim Smith
If an indictment is unsealed against double murder suspect Timmy Weber Wednesday, it will be handed down by a grand jury in Clark County.
Family, friends remember victims at auto crash site
Candlelight reflected off the tears of more than 100 students, parents and teachers gathered Monday night at the scene of an auto crash that claimed the lives of two Las Vegas High School students.
Hospital, doctor cleared in death
Kim Smith
A Clark County jury found Monday that Sunrise Hospital and a local doctor did not contribute to the death of a 14-year-old girl in 1995.
Standoff ends after five hours
Keith Paul
Two Metro Police SWAT officers were injured when an explosive charge accidentally blew up during a five-hour standoff Monday that ended without other injuries.
Culinary says strike would hurt economy
If workers strike Las Vegas hotels, the gaming industry could see a 10 percent drop in revenue, causing additional post-Sept. 11 budget shortfalls for the state, Culinary Union leaders warned Monday.
Pianist Miller spans Sinatra generations
The 87-year-old musician was a fly on Frank Sinatra's showroom wall for 43 years, playing piano for the legendary singer and watching headlines in the making as events unfolded before him.
Editorial: Enron's greed knew no bounds
Well, internal Enron memos, made public for the first time last week, make it clear that Enron all along was manipulating the market. The documents not only revealed Enron's use of trading schemes to create artificial shortages in the electricity market, but the company also took advantage of the situation by commanding outrageously high prices. Other Western states also were affected by Enron's gaming of the market. As the Sun's Steve Kanigher reported last week, Enron's actions could have pushed up the wholesale prices that Nevada Power paid for electricity.
Soar spots: Glider pilots, enthusiasts explain the allure of flying
It was a startling sound to someone unaccustomed to soaring like an eagle.
Editorial: Another company says 'bon voyage'
If the company carries through with this threat (Stanley Works announced Friday there would be a new vote after accusations that the first vote's notice to shareholders was confusing), other companies and individual taxpayers will have to make up for the loss created from the maneuver by Stanley Works and a growing number of other companies. These companies claim their tax rates are too high, putting them at a disadvantage with global competitors. But instead of renouncing their corporate citizenship, these companies should act like other Americans and make their case before Congress. Noboby, including a company's customers, likes a ...
Letter: Goodman fails on homeless issue
The whole idea that we are doing enough for the homeless is impossible to defend. The idea that we shouldn't bother because "some are service resistant" is a cop-out.
Community briefs for May 14, 2002
The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life fund-raiser event, in which teams take turns walking or running the track for 14 hours, will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at O'Callaghan Park, 601 Skyline Road, and continue to 8 a.m. Saturday.
Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Good scout and leader
That's what the Boulder Dam Area Council of the Boys Scouts of America said Monday when they awarded the Henderson mayor their 2002 Good Scout Award. And that is what the hundreds of Southern Nevadans said who arose from their chairs to applaud Gov. Kenny Guinn's tribute to the affable and very talented community leader.
Adelson joins council on Holocaust
Venetian owner Sheldon Adelson is one of 11 new presidential appointees to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said Monday.
Letter: Stem cell issue causing much confusion
When undifferentiated adult stem cells are taken from you, modified in a laboratory and returned to you, regeneration occurs, and in this Mr. Bostick is correct. This has been highly successful in treating some heart disorders and several cancers, among other things. George Bush is not opposed to that.
Letter: Reconsider Cuba policy
It would be seemingly impossible to address every concern, particularly those of some Cuban Americans, while sustaining policies that limit trade and travel. An open-door policy could set the stage for dialogue on the restoration of more normalized relations, including concerns expressed about human rights.
Columnist Susan Snyder: Meeting has us feeling glazed
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is going to settle for coffee Friday morning when he shows up at a Lamar's Donuts to talk with residents in what the event's announcement calls "a casual setting."
Doctors' insurance has paid $86 million in claims in 3 years
Stacy J. Willis
Insurance companies have paid more than $86 million in medical malpractice claims in Nevada in the last three years -- the majority of which came from settlements, not jury verdicts, insurance division records show.
Report: Nuke industry buying Yucca votes
Benjamin Grove
WASHINGTON -- Another report by anti-Yucca Mountain activist group Public Citizen charges that campaign contributions from the nuclear energy industry are buying votes on the controversial nuclear waste project.
Candidate filings
Congress
Winget tabbed for marshal
Ensign forwarded the nomination to President Bush Monday. Bush is expected to then nominate Winget, sending his name to the Senate for approval.
Sprint talking compromise on rate hike
Sprint Corp. would receive a smaller rate increase than it requested in Southern Nevada under a compromise proposal being reviewed by regulators and competitors.
News briefs for May 14, 2002
A 29-year-old man currently in a Nevada prison was expected to be charged today in the June 2001 slaying of an 84-year-old woman.
Expo promotes Hawaiian culture
Expo promotes Hawaiian culture
Union chief: No offers to protect health care
International Culinary Union President John Wilhelm said today that none of the four largest Strip gaming operators have put an offer on the table that will guarantee free health care insurance for his members.
Trial under way in suit against casino
Paul Witte said the August 1998 parking lot attack by at least three other men followed a confrontation with one of the men whose car had blocked other vehicles.
Binion under microscope by Louisiana regulators
Guy Coates
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Horseshoe Riverboat Casino owner Jack Binion -- of Las Vegas' legendary Binion gambling family -- entered into multimillion-dollar arrangements with his limited partners that could potentially lead to misconduct, a legal consultant told the state gambling board Monday.
Tech event in Vegas postponed
Invent 2002, a four-day technology event scheduled to begin May 28, originally had been booked at the hotel in November, but was postponed following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Ex Andersen partner knew destruction of documents was illegal
Mark Babineck
HOUSTON -- David B. Duncan, the former Arthur Andersen LLP auditor, hardly had settled into the witness chair before he implicated himself and his former employer in the shredding of Enron Corp. documents.
Auto shop owner sees new threat from old foe
Diana Sahagun
Buffalo Jim Barrier successfully fought one attempt to put him out of business, but he sees an even bigger threat of eviction from his biggest nemesis and new landlord, Rick Rizzolo -- owner of the Crazy Horse Too adult club.
Bus drivers, management continue talks
The counteroffer from Amalgamated Transit Union local 1637:
Energy giant admits manipulating markets
The disclosure follows an announcement late last week by Dynegy Corp. that it, too, had conducted such deals, called "round-trip" or "wash" trades. The other party in the Dynegy trades and in many of the Reliant trades was CMS Energy of Dearborn, Mich.

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