Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000 | 10:27 a.m.
Actress Hutton undergoes surgery
Actress and model Lauren Hutton underwent surgery at University Medical Center Tuesday to reconstruct her broken right leg which she injured in a motorcycle crash on Saturday, hospital spokesman Rick Plummer said today.
Hutton, 55, went into surgery early Tuesday morning and was in the operating room for several hours, Plummer said.
She was in serious but stable condition this morning in the trauma intensive care unit. "She's starting to get better, but she's got a long road ahead of her," Plummer said.
While on a ride with the Guggenheim Motorcycle Club on state Route 167 near Lake Mead, Hutton lost control of her motorcycle and it veered off to the right side of the road, Lake Mead National Recreation Area officials said.
The motorcycle slid for several hundred feet before stopping. Hutton also broke her wrist and suffered cuts and bruises.
"If there's a silver lining in the clouds, it's a good thing she was wearing a helmet," Plummer said.
The accident is under investigation and a report will be issued by the National Park Service next week.
Councilman wants title for northwest
Las Vegas City Councilman Michael Mack wants residents to name the area of the Las Vegas Valley that is commonly called the northwest.
Mack said names such as Summerlin, Spring Valley, Green Valley and historic West Las Vegas carry a cache that helps instill pride in those communities.
The boundaries for the area looking for a name are Lone Mountain and Moccasin roads to the north and south and Decatur Boulevard and Puli Road to the east and west.
Volunteers will review names and make recommendations. A special presentation will be made early next year announcing the suggested name.
Citizens can fax suggestions to 382-8558, e-mail them to mmack@ ci.las-vegas.nv.us or mail them to the councilman at 400 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101.
Suggestions should be submitted by Dec. 1.
For information, call Mack's office at 229-6405.
States want FTC to tighten rules
CARSON CITY -- Attorneys general from 37 states, including Nevada, are urging the Federal Trade Commission to draft tight rules to comply with a law that strengthens consumer privacy protection.
The law limits the circumstances under which financial institutions may disclose nonpublic personal information about a consumer to nonaffiliated third parties.
Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa said the states want the federal agency to give as much protection to individuals as possible.
"This letter is an important step in addressing the essential need for further ensuring that the privacy of Nevada consumers will be protected," she said.
City offers to help child-care workers
The city of Las Vegas is offering scholarships to child-care workers who want to earn national certification as trained child-development professionals.
Twenty scholarships worth $700 each are available through the Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program. The scholarships will go to area residents looking to improve their child-care skills and training.
Since 1971, the program has certified more than 100,000 child-care providers nationwide. Nevada has designated funding for the program for the city to use.
Three six-month sessions will begin next month.
Scholarships will be awarded on a random basis based on applicant response. The $700 covers session materials, assessment fees, packet fees, Clark County Health District/Child Care cards and FBI and Metro background checks.
For information, call Lisa Morris at 229-5450.
McCarran will be site of training
McCarran International Airport will be the site a countywide emergency exercise starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
It will stage a mock plane crash involving a Boeing 737. Various agencies such as Metro Police, Clark County Fire Department, Nevada Highway Patrol and Nellis Air Force Base will respond.
More than 200 local high school students will be play victims of the crash at the north end of Terminal 2. The plane will be on fire, but it will be controlled.
Victims will be taken by ground and air to local hospitals to complete the realism of the exercise, which will end around noon.
The Federal Aviation Administration requires airports serving commercial airlines to perform an emergency exercise every three years. McCarran's last exercise was in fall 1997.
Warden to develop inmate programs
CARSON CITY -- Warden E.K. McDaniel of the Ely State Prison has been temporarily assigned to develop programs that will better prepare inmates for release.
McDaniel will work out of the state prison system's Carson City office. His replacement in Ely will be Acting Warden Dwight Nevin.
McDaniel's job will be to improve coordination of programs in the prison system's 20 institutions and facilities. The system is working to find programs that prepare inmates for society so that fewer return to prison.
McDaniel will also help review and revise the massive regulations of the prison system. There is no timetable on how long he will be in Carson City.
61-year-old dies of wounds
A 61-year-old man who was found badly burned in a downtown alley Sunday night died Tuesday in University Medical Center.
Frederick Larrabee, who had second- and third-degree burns over 65 to 80 percent of his body, died in the hospital Tuesday about 10:30 a.m.
Las Vegas firefighters were called to 300 block of South 3rd Street about 7:30 p.m. Sunday for the report of a building on fire. Firefighters found what appeared to be a trash fire in between two buildings.
When the blaze was extinguished they found Larrabee on the ground and badly burned.
Metro Police are investigating the incident, but have not found any indication foul play was involved, said Lt. Wayne Petersen of the homicide unit.
Police suspect Larrabee, believed to be homeless, started the fire to keep warm.
Henderson police seek suspect
Henderson Police are looking for a suspect in Tuesday's bank robbery of the Bank of America branch.
The robbery, reported about 4:15 p.m. to police, occurred at the bank at 2638 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway.
Witnesses said a man approached a teller and demanded money. He then fled the bank with an undisclosed amount. The suspect is described as white, in his mid- to late-30s, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a medium build and a dark pony tail.
Anyone with information can police at 565-2000 or Secret Witness at 385-5555.
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