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Archive for January 10, 1997

College loan picture improves
The Education Department reported a fiscal 1994 default rate at 10.7 percent.
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Lehman opens PGA season with 66
Ron Sirak
"I don't know if I'm capable of winning six or seven times in a year," Lehman said Thursday with typical modesty after shooting a 6-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead in the season-opening Mercedes ...
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Rebels hit high gear
THE NUMBERS: San Diego State, which normally shoots 46 percent from the field, was limited to just 34 percent Thursday. Only Jason Richey made it into double figures for the Aztecs, scoring
It was a skirmish at times. But a war? Not Thursday night.
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Aladdin to host 'Jazz Explosion'
Tickets are on sale for $25 and $32.50 at the Aladdin box office and TicketMaster outlets, 474-4000.
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Once embattled parole commissioner to resign
"I hung tough for 20 months," said Wright, who has served on the Parole Board since August 1991. He will leave the post Feb. 11.
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Wells Fargo plans Las Vegas expansion
And the bank is working 24 hours a day to correct the myriad consumer complaints registered since it took over First Interstate Bank, said Kathleen Lucier, regional manager for Wells Fargo.
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Sports Briefs: Cigar and friends dominate Eclipses
For the second straight year, Cigar's connections -- owner Allen Paulson, trainer Bill Mott and jockey Jerry Bailey -- swept top honors on the human side of the Eclipse Awards, while Cigar himself was named ...
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Sal DeFilippo: Expansion long gone for Panthers, Jaguars
It was July 29, 1995 -- the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.
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Sources: Cops in bar after shooting
Bill Gang and Cathy Scott
By the end of the night, Officer Ron Mortensen was described as being so drunk that he was having trouble standing, the sources said on condition of anonymity.
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LV officials concerned over blood shortage
"You talk to any emergency room doctor and he'll tell you it's a zoo on Fridays and Saturdays," said Dave Denney, executive director of United Blood Services, which supplies blood to 18 area medical facilities.
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Board backs off fee hike for paratransit service
Jeff Schweers
Between the two, Peyton said she can volunteer at the courthouse and take extension courses at the Showboat.
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Georgia Tech has fallen on hard times
Paul Newberry
A year ago, the Yellow Jackets won their first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title and made it to the NCAA round of 16 with one of the best backcourts in the country.
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Rose tattoo a clue to woman's identity
The tattoo, alongside of which was the name "Danny Gibbons Sr.," was found during an autopsy on the lower right side of her abdomen. She was also wearing a silver metal ring with a red ...
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Dean Juipe: UNLV crowd got what it came to see
They want to see the Rebels win in a rout. The greater the margin of the lead during the game and the greater the margin of victory, the better.
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NFL Notes: Hall candidates led by Shula, 3 Steelers
Three members of the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl-winning teams and Don Shula, who coached two Super Bowl champions, head the list of 15 candidates for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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TalkBlaster phone moos when it rings
The Nickelodeon TalkBlaster Telephone introduced at Winter CES makes four fun sounds: It moos like a cow, honks like a Model-T, rings like a bell or says "Nick Nick Nick," like the Nickelodeon network's promotional ...
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UNLV 79, San Diego State 59
3-Point Goals: 8-24, .333 (Richey 4, Trenkle 3, Demirdjian)
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Lawmaker seeks change in billing laws
Art Nadler
Lee, D-Las Vegas, is planning to draft a bill when the Legislature convenes Jan. 20 that will closely mirror home improvement guidelines in California.
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Carson City prepares for the return of lawmakers
Until then, it's slow for some of the businesses located across Carson's main street from the lawmakers' home away from home for the next several months.
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UNLV women humbled by the Aztecs
The Lady Rebels trailed by 18 points at the half, 42-24, but SDSU outscored its guests 50-24 in the final 20 minutes to remain unbeaten in the WAC.
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Quiet Carson City braces for big business
Until then, it's slow for some of the businesses located across Carson's main street from the lawmakers' home away from home for the next several months.
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Dance company presents review of best works
"This beautiful state with golden sands and blue skies needed dancers to make it alive," Sulich says. "'A Vision in the Desert' is about that -- about bringing culture into Nevada. My memories of the ...
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Big, small companies love CES
Ken McCall
"It was in New York at the American Hotel," says the 68-year-old owner and chief of Electric Brands. "I was fairly new in the business -- our company was only 6 years old.
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Contractors Board waits for more powers
Art Nadler
Sen. Jon Porter, R-Boulder City, had conducted five town hall meetings over an eight-month period that brought consumers and governmental agencies together to help strengthen consumer fraud laws. His committee submitted six proposals to the ...
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Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun' to come to UNLV
Hansberry received the New York Drama Critic Circle Award for Best Play, making history as the first black playwright to receive that award, as well as the youngest playwright so honored.
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McCall, Lewis bout up for grabs
Dean Juipe
In fact, listeners were aghast not only that Thursday's call started 40 minutes late but that it immediately degenerated into an almost incomprehensible shouting match between rival promoters Don King and Dino Duva. Duva's promotional ...
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New grass down, 'decent' field set
"It was heavy, dirty, wet and cold," Brunner said Thursday after he and other workers completed the job of rolling 500 tons of new Kentucky bluegrass onto Lambeau Field.
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The Metallica evolution
David Renzi
Jason Newsted, the group's newest member with just over 10 years' service, says that careful listeners can trace the musical evolution to the group's second album, 1984's "Ride the Lightning."
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Editorial: Campaign reporting plan solid
That's why we applaud a bipartisan proposal by Gov. Bob Miller and Secretary of State Dean Heller to lower the reporting threshold to $100. Several Democratic and Republican legislators also have vowed to support the ...
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Columnist David Ehlers: Is NY-NY a Wall Street success story?
David Ehlers
Thoughtful observers and investors may wish to visit "the biggest city in Las Vegas" and formulate their own opinions, as I have following numerous visits following the opening. As of this writing, its owners, MGM ...
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Doctors say prognosis good for Sinatra's recovery
Jeff Wilson
Sinatra was being treated in a private room, not in the intensive care unit, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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Joe Delaney review: Better Midler - then and now
Meanwhile, Barry Manilow, on his own, signed a contract with Arista Records, had a mega-hit with "Mandy," and the rest is recording business history; he became a superstar in his own right.
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Three arrested in fencing probe
Undercover Metro Police officers posed as dealers of purported stolen property to crack the case, receiving rock cocaine in return, authorities said.
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Where I Stand: 'The Good Old Days' were years of terror and brutality
Well, it didn't take long to learn that the title, "The Good Old Days" ( "Schoene Zeiten" in German), had been taken from the cover of a photo album kept by the Treblinka concentration camp ...
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Another secret meeting on tax equity issue
Taxpayers living in the city currently pay 71 cents per $100 of assessed valuation while residents in unincorporated areas of the county pay 38 cents. The difference is $124 annually in taxes on a $100,000 ...
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Tanner has 'major' news on LV dome
When reports surfaced this week that Tanner would announce a major-college football game, similar to the annual "Kickoff Classic," to be held at the stadium, he denied the rumor in somewhat cryptic fashion.
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It's Packers and Jaguars
Dave Goldberg
Well, not quite.
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Discussions under way over rail routes to Yucca Mountain
Two unidentified DOE contractors met with eight Bureau of Land Management officials Thursday about biological and cultural resources in Southern Nevada possibly affected by building tracks to the mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
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Cartoon characters provide comic relief
Pauline Bell
That's why companies are coming out with designer computer accessories -- from cartoons to nostalgia to fine art -- anything to lighten up an otherwise somber office environment.
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RTC approves $2 billion transit plan
Jeff Schweers
The Regional Transportation Commission has approved a resort corridor master plan to take it to the year 2020, the centerpiece of which is a $1.5 billion monorail system linking downtown Las Vegas to McCarran International ...
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Columnist Muriel Stevens: Stars to turn out for Motown's grand opening
Fans are invited to join in the festivities outside. Entertainment by the Temptations, Diana Ross, Boyz II Men, the Four Tops and Queen Latifah is part of the grand opening.
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Grand Canyon fees to double or more
Additionally, the current $15 annual pass will rise to $40 and the Golden Eagle Passport now costing $25 will cost $50.
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Giovanni to give benefit concert
Joining Giovanni for this evening of music will be members of the UNLV choirs and orchestra, members of the Las Vegas Music Festival Orchestra, and many other Las Vegas professional musicians. The opening act will ...
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A V-chip for your old television
Bob Shemeligian
A year from now, practically all new televisions will be equipped with a V-chip, an electronic device that permits programs with certain codes or ratings to be blocked from the set.
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Silverado's girls off to fast start
Tim Graham
Different team.
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Legendary trombonist performs
Showtime is 2 p.m. Tickets are $17 general admission, $5 for seniors and Jazz Society members. The Winchester Center is located at 3130 Pecos. For information, call 455-7340.
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Box Score: Thunder 7, Dragons 6
Second Period -- 5, Las Vegas, Quinney 16 (Lefebvre) 32 1:36. 6, San Antonio, Loach 12 (Miller, Shank) 6:55. 7, San Antonio, Hollis 11 (Shank, MacIntyre) 7:11. 8, Las Vegas, Gendron 21 (Lefebvre, Dahl) 14:30 ...
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Nonprofit groups to submit new tax-exempt letters
Voters in November approved the exemption and the state department said it is now notifying organizations currently holding letters of exemption.
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Letter: Parties have different concepts of ethics violation
Now comes Newt. He finally admits he broke the rules, after lying and denying for months. This is a man with a college education and a college professor, and he didn't know what he was ...
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Damaged rail lines means increased train traffic through Reno
"We need all the capacity through Reno we can get right now," Bromley said.
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Corrections: Political contribution story and obituary
* A story on campaign finance reform in the early edition of Thursday's SUN contained an error. Gov. Bob Miller is supporting a plan to reduce the threshold to report contributions from $500 to $100.
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Yanks beef up their outfield with signing of Mark Whiten
Mark Whiten agreed Thursday to a $1 million, one-year contract with New York. The Yankees already had Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, Darryl Strawberry and Tim Raines for the three starting spots.
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Auditors: Despite accounting violations, city economically healthy
While statutes require all individual funds to stay within their budgets, the audit determined that general government expenses finished $63,312 over; public safety was $272,939 over; the medical clinic fund was $201,370 over, and the ...
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'Passion Play of Las Vegas' auditions begin Saturday
During the 1996 season, nearly 2,000 Las Vegans enjoyed three performances. The 1997 season will include several performances beginning March 23.
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Business tax change sought
Bryan Gresh, state director for the organization, said Thursday this tax -- $100 a year for each employee -- unfairly burdens small businesses.
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Casinos Illegal
But the 32-page order included a stay "pending final resolution of this matter, either in this court or the United States Supreme Court" that would allow the 11 casinos to remain open.
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NFL conference title games draw bettors
Sal DeFilippo
The Packers, who face the Carolina Panthers in Sunday's NFC Championship -- kickoff is at 9:30 a.m. on KVVU Channel 5 -- are the favorites to win Super Bowl XXXI in most books.
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Red alert ends, barely
Wood stoves were banned on Friday when the air quality edged into the unhealthful range. By afternoon, it had slipped a notch below to 98. It's unhealthful at 100.
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Box Score: SDSU 92, Lady Rebels 48
Gossett 1-9 2-3 4, Taylor 3-3 0-0 6, Wolfe 1-8 3-7 5, Webster 0-1 0-0 0, Girard 7-11 0-0 15, Wunderlich 0-2 0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 1-2 1, Dye 1-3 0-0 2, Randle 0-2 0-0 ...
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Hikers continue their southerly trek through Nevada wilderness
Nineteen days into their projected 35-day walkabout, they had traveled more than 160 miles on foot, said Mike Babcock, a spokesman for Bergthold's outdoors group, the Center for Wilderness Studies.
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Sampras to play Chang
French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov withdrew today from both the exhibition tennis tournament and next week's Australian Open because of a broken bone in his right hand.
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Bureau of Land Management accuses Navy of misusing land
But Navy spokesman Lt. Greg Hicks said Singlaub's comments were not being ignored and that the flights are being "redesigned" as a result of Singlaub's conversation with Smith.
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Authorities search for missing wife of NHP trooper
Deputies said she left the Jackpot school around 3 p.m. Thursday, but failed to show up at her home in Metropolis near Wells, some 70 miles away.
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Environmentalists sue over Grand Canyon flights
Luna I. Shyr
Seven environmental groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday, claiming the agency must do more to preserve tranquility at the natural wonder in Arizona.
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Two venerable actors put poetry in motion
Scott Dickensheets
"Roscoe Lee Browne," it identified itself -- unnecessarily, of course, for, from the first syllable, it could be no one else. You've heard it on TV, the movies, TV movies, "Barney Miller," "The Cosby Show."
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Letter: Not all can afford to be part of dust-control paving project
To participate in this program requires a 100 percent participation by home owners. If a single home owner cannot afford the upfront costs, the rest of the residents on the street can't take advantage of ...
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Water permits approved for two St. Louis casinos
The Commission on Environmental Quality, which approved the permits Thursday, will vote again after the next hearing. Approval at that time would clear the last serious regulatory hurdle for Circus Circus and Casino World.
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Chamber music on tap at UNLV theater
The concert features a work by Weait, "Ten By Three," for oboe, bassoon and piano. Other works include Beethoven's Sextet for Two Clarinets, Two Bassoons and Two Horns and "Bounce" by Michael Daugherty for two ...
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Officer called 'average, quiet'
Cathy Scott
Capt. Mark Medina, who heads the southwest substation where Mortensen worked, described him as "an ordinary guy."
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Thunder outslugs Dragons
Nevertheless, that's what it did Thursday night.
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Brokerage firm loses Nevada license
Stratton Oakmont, also disciplined in other states, is accused of engaging in "unethical or dishonest practices" in Nevada and by failing to supervise its sales representatives, Irving Stitsky and Jordan Shamah.
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Flood has staggering impact on farmers, ranchers
"Those next to the rivers have been washed out. Ditches are full of sediment, some fields are covered in sediment and debris four feet deep," said Dan Kaffer, fielding storm-related questions for the U.S. Department ...
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Tahoe advisory panel endorses ban on personal watercraft
The matter is scheduled to go to the full, 14-member TRPA governing board on Jan. 22.
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WAC Women
Mountain Division
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Deion might return to baseball
With an extra month of idle time after Dallas was ousted from the Super Bowl hunt Sunday by the Carolina Panthers, Deion Sanders is expected to strongly consider resuming his baseball career.
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Buddy system has Lazier in IRL -- for now
But when it comes to rival Indy car sanctioning bodies Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) and the Indy Racing League, Lazier seems to have found a unique groove -- the middle of the road.
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Columnist Ken McCall: 'New Lost 49ers' complete successful trek across West
Ken McCall
Much to their surprise, on the day before Christmas, people were lined up along the road to cheer them on. A few, including Utah historian Lavoid Leavitt and his grandson, joined them to walk the ...
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In Karrie's Webb: She is still on top in LPGA
Webb overcame windy conditions to shoot a 3-under-par 69 and take a three-stroke lead into today's second round of the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions at Weston Hills Country Club.
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Family opposes parole of convicted killer
Howard is scheduled to appear Feb. 24 before the state Parole Board in Clark County.
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Madonna's likeness joins Stratosphere's 'Superstars' team
That's why the Stratosphere picked up Coty Alexander for its new and improved impersonators show.
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Reputed mob captain, porn kingpin plead guilty to tax fraud
Richichi, the supposed confidant of John Gotti, head of the New York Gambino crime family, is accused of conspiring to hide money he allegedly took from Guarino in exchange for protection from other mob factions, ...
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Letter: Police shooting reveals a sickness infects Metro
Regarding the latest homicide by an off=duty officer, I have a question. When is the coroner's inquest going to be held? After all, it is standard procedure to provide any victim of police homicide a ...
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