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SPORTS BACK IN BLACK CALENDAR A'S WIN AGAIN Oakland beats Boston, 5-1 to take a 2-0 series lead, 1 Jack Black shows a flair for irony in "School of Rock," Inside v. 1 1 ft r- Huoucity pnoio enoGa OURNAL 50 PPMTQ Maytahioher FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 CARSON DOUGLAS EDITION WWW.RGJ.COM sjv uuinu outside meuo iru iiil Pronertv scheduled to close Dec. 1: pWs that the casino Casino unable to sustain more losses all be paid what is owed them, including vacation pay, but that no severance packages are planned. He added that all vendors also would be paid in full. Employees said they expected the closure.

See SUNDOWNER on 6A longer sustain the economic losses we have incurred and continue to incur." "Ever since the Silver Legacy came on line (in 1995) we have had some struggles," said Rob Whittey, the Sundowner's chief financial officer. "I think that the overall image of Reno and its ability to attract new tourists ana develop new markets just hasn't been there. And we, at our particular location, just really suffered from that." Whittey, who has been at the Sundowner for 15 years, said the 300 full-time and 75 part-time employees would cannot continue to operate in the gaming industry climate as it currently exists; therefore, I am directing its closure on Monday, Dec. 1,2003. "I wish it could be otherwise, but the Sundowner Hotel and Casino can no close Dec.

1, employees at the property were told Thursday. George Karadanis, co-owner of the Sundowner, wrote in a letter to his cm- By Thomas J. Walsh RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL The Sundowner Hotel Casino in downtown Reno is losing money and will t. RilckRtno Guttu-Joumil Nevada, UNLV to revisit rivalry Partial-birth abortion ban clears House Measure now heads to Senate: President Bush strongly backs bill; vote caps efforts to end procedure. 1 i- s.

By Jim Abrams ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON The House voted decisively Thursday for the first ban of an abortion procedure since the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling that women have a right to end their pregnancies. Strongly supported by President Bush, the bill could be on his desk for signature in days. The 28 1-142 vote culminated an eight-vear drive by the Republican-led House to end the procedure that abortion opponents call partial- birth abortion. The Senate could take up the bill as early as today and send it to the president.

"Today's action is an important step that will help us continue to build a culture of life in America," Bush said in a statement. "I look forward to the Senate passing this legislation so portant bill into law." Abortion rights groups, citing court rulings striking down similar state laws, say the legislation is unconstitu-tionalandtheywillchallenge it as soon as it becomes law. Doctors who violate the ban would be subject to as many as two years in prison. The law would not affect women having the operation. The legislation bans a procedure, generally in the second or third trimester, in which a fetus is partially delivered before a doctor punctures the skull.

The opposing sides differ on the medical necessity or the numbers of such abortions, but they agree the bill will have far-reaching ramifications. "Abortion will stay legal," said House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, a strong supporter of the restriction. See ABORTION on 6A Added security: Both schools aim to prevent rowdy behavior. By Dan Hinxman RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Volatile, tense moments intheUNLV-Nevadafoot-1 ball rivalry have prompted administrators and student leaders at both schools to develop a game plan for this weekend to avoid rowdy behavior by players and fans. Beefed up security including UNLV campus police at Mackay Stadium and an on-campus "Good Sport" campaign at the University of Nevada, Reno are among the steps taken this year to curtail possible violent encounters, officials said Thursday.

The rivalry will be revisited at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Mackay. "We don't want something outside the football field to wreck what is a fun and exciting game," Nevada athletic director and former football coach Chris Ault said. "We've taken extra precautions for two reasons one, for the security of our fans, and two, for the enjoyment of our fans." The rivalry's history has Erovided moments of du-ious distinction. Tensions were high after Jeff Horton, who coached at Nevada in 1993, left to take over the UNLV program.

Ault, who handpicked Horton to succeed him, returned to the sidelines for the 1994 season. A pregame fight between players and coaches began in 1995 when Rebel players crossed the 50-yard line to jaw at Wolf 1 PkotosbylkMargeinnReno Gazette-Journal NEVADA MASCOT. Alphie dances in front of the band Thursday during a pep rally at the University of Nevada, Reno. 4 TEAM SPIRIT. Victoria Holling, 9, of Sparks dances Thursday during a pep rally for the Nevada Wolf Pack football team at the University of Nevada, Reno.

that 1 can sign this very lm BATTLE FOR THE FREMONT CANNON What: UNLV (3-1) at Nevada (3-D. Where: Mackay Stadium (31 ,545, FieldTurt). When: Saturday, 7:05 p.m. kickoff. Crowd: An estimated 28,000, according to Nevada officials.

TVRadio: None in RenoKPTT AM 630. The radio pre-game show begins at 6:05 p.m. Weather: Partly cloudy with light winds and temperatures in the low 70s at kickoff. Series: Nevada leads the all-time series against the Rebels 1 5-13, but UNLV has won the last the three meetings, including last year's 21 -1 7 victory in Las Vegas. Trophy: The teams play for possession of the Fremont Cannon.

The winner of the game gets possession of the cannon until next year's game and paints it in the school colors. Last week: Nevada beat SMU at home, 12-9. UNLV had a bye week after knocking off Hawaii 33-22 in Las Vegas on Sept. 19. WMD search in Iraq has come up empty, chief researcher says Kay: Only limited evidence found of programs to develop weapons.

Nevada fans and UNLV fans threw plastic bottles at each other during the 2002 game at Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium. Ault said this situation isnotuniquetothe UNLV-Nevada rivalry. See RIVALRY on 6A throw his helmet at Pack coach Chris Ault. At that game, Horton and Rebel players received a beer shower as they entered the stadium. Fights between fans in the parking lot at Mackay Stadium marred UNLV's 27-12 victory in 2001.

Pack players at Mackay Stadium. Nevada put an exclamation point on a 55-32 victory with a last-second, in-your-face touchdown that touched off another on-field melee in which UNLV's Quincv Sanders, a Reed High graduate, appeared to .1 i.V Army sergeant on leave from Korea wins $150 million jackpot in lottery By John J. Lumpkin ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON ChiefU.S. weapons searcher David Kay reported Thursday he has uncovered no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and only limited evidence of secret programs to develop weapons, drawingfreshcongressional complaints about the Bush administration's prewar assertions of a serious threat from Saddam Hussein. Kay, reporting to Congress, describee! evidence of a possible small-scale Iraqi biological weapons effort and said searchers had substantial evidence of an Iraqi push to boost the rangeof its ballistic missiles beyond prohibited ranges.

But his team had found only limited evidence of any chemical weapons effort, he said. And there was almost no sign that a significant nuclear weapons project was under way. Taken together, the findings do not appear to so far validate most of the Bush v- administration's prewar assertions of widespread and advanced Iraqi weapons programs, critics said. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday "it will be unfortunate" if it turns out that intelligence used to justify the war in Iraq turns out to have been seriously flawed. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said, however: "This detailed interim report documents how Saddam Hussein's regime was in clear violation of U.N.

Security Council Resolution 1441." The resolution, threatened Iraq with "seri-ousconsequences" if it failed to show it had handed over or destroyed its weapons of mass destruction. tenance Company. His wife has served as a helicopter electronic technician with Company, 52nd Aviation Regiment. They are both staff sergeants. The couple was married in a civil ceremony eight years ago while stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y.

With the new infusion of cash, the 27-year-old from Tampa said she wants to renew their vows in a church. "It will be a party," Tirrell Moore said. f)lan to ask the Army for re-eases. "It makes no sense to stay in the Army," Tirrell Moore saidThursday. "Ihave loved it.

I'm just going to relax and get my head together." Danielle Moore added: "I love the military. I'm not so sure if it's as easy for me to give it up as it is for him, but I have to go with my heart and my husband." Tirrell Moore is a chemical decontamination specialist with the 520th Main By Elliott Minor ASSOCIATED PRESS FITZGERALD, Ga. Danielle and Tirrell Moore have 150 million reasons to quit the Army and return to civilian life. The couple bought the winning ticket for the Mega Millions multistate lottery and won a $150 million jackpot while on leave from South Korea. They chose to receive a lump sum payment of $88.9 million, and now l- Praia StuhrThe Tifton (Ga.) Gazette WINNERS: Army Staff Sgt.

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