Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 15

"Reno Gazette-Journal METROWATCH 26 BUSINESS 4-6B MARKETS 48 EVADA WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3, 1994 HARRISON. Cllt EDITOR PHONE, 788-6397: FAX, 788-6458 Gang file rase wil go to trial Detail I 100 mtfe BLACK ROCK DESERT Public tours of mammoth site offered Settlement broken off: Keyser-Cooper accuses Kirkland of 'playing She contends Reno Police Chief Richard Kirkland is "playing politics" in the case. Kirkland, a candidate for Washoe County Sheriff, denies it. The settlement, jointly announced by the city and Keyser-Cooper, apparently said that the police department would no longer include names and photos of gang members and associates in its gang files unless they had been convicted of crimes or police had good reason to believe they had committed crimes. The announcement also said police would set up a mechanism for those who believed they were wrongly included in the files to have their names removed.

Keyser-Cooper and the city never signed the settlement. But Kirkland, according to Keyser-Cooper, disavowed the agreement, meaning police would continue to include names and photos of Hispanic youth in the files regardless of whether they See TRIAL on page 3B have broken off negotiations over a suit they said last month had been settled. That means the case will go to trial Oct. 25 before U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben, Terry Keyser-Cooper, lawyer for the youths, said Tuesday.

i -M By Mlk f5 ML GAZETTE-JOURNAL Reno officials and the lawyer KP nEEEEKfflBlip representing Hispanic youths who ffl SyBEyS5u5I3? claim they were wrongly placed in the police department's gang file 1 rri 8 0 Slip of the gear spurs smashup on Second Street 1: I 2 a Summit vv I (1 A Lake Indian yji gi- Reservation jf Ml ''ft tr jTq) V', Jones issues income report Public tours of the Black Rock Desert mammoth excavation site in northwestern Nevada are scheduled this weekend. But officials for the Bureau of Land Management and Desert Research Institute, who will host the tours, said it is not known if additional animal remains will be uncovered this year. Scientists will be available to answer questions about the site. During the past two years, DRI scientists recovered parts of at least three mammoths, a camel and a large predator that might be a saber-toothed tiger. The bones have been removed to the Desert Research Institute but scientists suspect there may be more remains of ancient animals in what was once a pond within the course of a river.

Tours will begin at 1 0 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday through Sunday from the junction of Leonard Creek and Sulpher roads off State Route 140 north of Winne-mucca via U.S. Highway 95. The junction is about a two-hour drive from Winnemucca.

Because of the fragile nature of the environment in the region and the necessity of reducing traffic on the road to the site, travel from the Leonard Creek-Sulpher junction to the excavation site will be allowed only in the BLM's four-wheel drive vehicles. Reservations for the tours must be made in advance by call- ki wO county rsr-- I (3991 Lovelock i Mark NowllnGazette-Journal i I x3 "I IS ing the BLM's Winnemucca office, 623-1500. Staff reports Street sealing off to smooth start By Tim Anderson GAZETTE-JOURNAL Sections of 15 Sparks streets were treated Monday and Tuesday as the city's annual sealing project got under way. Many of the community's streets are scheduled to be treated with the slurry in a 1 0-day work period ending Aug. 12.

City officials recently accepted a low bid of $197,994 from Valley Slurry Seal of West Sacramento, Calif. Jinny Shirley, engineering technician for the Sparks public works department, said Tuesday the work is on schedule. If the weather remains dry as expected, she said there shouldn't be any problems completing the project on time. Shirley said workers have had to go around a couple of vehicles this week because they were improperly parked on the street. The crew later returned to those areas to finish the job.

"Most people cooperate," Shirley said. "Of course, there are special circumstances. We try to work with people as much as we can." Residents were previously notified by mail when the work would occur. Later, the contractor went by the homes affected to hand-deliver messages. And signs are placed on the streets to be resurfaced to further warn residents of the pending work.

Oiling schedule, 3B. Marilyn NewtonGazelle Journal decided on making office reports. However, as Aujero stepped on the gas and tried to put the car in gear, he hit reverse instead and the car went backwards into Yawn's motorcycle. Yawn was taken to Washoe Medical Center for treatment of an ankle injury. The accident was still under investigation.

INJURY: Reno motorcyle officer Will Yawn is helped onto a stretcher following an accident Tuesday afternoon on Second Street at Kietzke Lane. According to Reno police and the Nevada Highway Patrol, Yawn was stopped behind two vehicles involved in a minor accident. The drivers, including Reno Aujero of Reno, By Scott Thomsen GAZETTE-JOURNAL Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jan Jones has issued a statement of her personal income in response to Gov. Bob Miller's public release of his 1 993 income tax returns. DECISION shows U4 she 1 earned $757,215.44 in 1993.

It did not show what taxes she paid or any deductions she took. Miller had challenged Jones to provide copies of her income tax forms, but Jones' estranged husband, Fletcher Jones of Newport Beach, would not agree to the release of their joint tax return. Millerand Jan Jones are millionaires. Much of Miller's income comes from property holdings and investments started by his late parents. Ross Millejwas a wealthy casino executive who owned part of the Riviera hotel-casino.

Jones has worked as president of Fletcher Jones Management Group, the parent company for 11 automobile dealerships, as well as an executive for several restaurants and grocery stores. In Jones' statement of personal income for 1993, she lists: $41,621.84 from her salary as mayor of Las Vegas. $593.60 from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. 1 5,000 in salary from her position on the board of directors for Bank of America. $700,000 from a distribution of community funds, including Fletcher Jones Management Group, Warranty Co.

and the sale of Jan Mar Corp. No income as a member since February of the board of directors for the Las Vegas Housing Authority. During a Monday speech to the Reno Rotary Club, Jones agreed with a member of the audience who suggested that business people are looked upon favorably by the public until they become successful, when that perception changes-to one of crooked dealings. Jones said government must learn from private industry how to streamline operations and provide quality services without continually asking taxpayers for more money. "Their only purpose is to serve," Jones said of government.

"But there's no incentive to be creative, innovative because it puts you at risk." Trash station expansion raises stink Proposed renovation plan Reno Disposal Services garbage transfer station is looking to renovate its property by landscaping, adding new parking areas and expanding its buildings by 43: N. McCarran Smites Waste management plan: Planners to recommend halting growth. Existing 1 1 S.P.R.R. Employee srv 1 nommercia Row panona ot Paper .1 I CTtA r.Tnjek wash recyclinfl I Container) Tranaer f-Jtireshop storage Storage r- yardtruck 1 1 parking transportation costs would be passed on to consumers through higher garbage collection rates. John Champion, a "down-winder" from the garbage station who owns a block off the river, is one of the river's strongest advocates.

But he said the station shouldn't be moved any time soon because of the $25 million cost. Champion said Reno Disposal should be made to clean up its river bank immediately and the steel blue building should be camouflaged. In his report, Kloos said Reno Disposal should be moved off the river and transfer hubs in Spanish Springs or the southeast Truckee Meadows are warranted, given the expected growth in these areas. Disposal Services officials could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The planning commission meets at 7 p.m.

tonight. The city council will have the final say on the proposed plans. over four years, creating a complex. Garbage in all of the Truckee Meadows is trucked to the transfer station and then is transported to the landfill in Lockwood. City planner Vern Kloos said the city planning commission as well as river advisory boards want to see the garbage transfer station eventually moved off the river.

A proposed city plan for the Truckee River corridor calls for the area to be re-zoned from commercial and eventually be dotted with apartment buildings in a park-like setting to make better use of the river. But the site has been home to Disposal Services for 30 years. The addition would provide for anticipated growth in Washoe County for the next 10 years in a centralized location, according to the company's application. And if the transfer station is moved, higher operating and By Susan Voyles GAZETTE-JOURNAL A 43 percent expansion of the garbage transfer station on the banks of the Truckee River should be denied until a regional solid waste management plan is prepared. That's the recommendation city planners will give to the Reno Planning Commission tonight.

And if plans are approved, staff recommends 27 conditions ranging from stabilizing the river bank with vegetation, providing a public trail and putting sidewalks on Commercial Row before the first building permit is issued. Reno Disposal wants to expand its garbage transfer building, paper recycling and storage centers and build a new office, shop, and a truck wash and truck repair shop. In all, 64,300 square feet of building space would be added I Planning commission meets 7 p.m. tonight in the Reno City Council Chambers. Paul HomGazette-Joumal jlz Sufanville Magnitude 0 Pi Honey mm Seismo-Watch Quakes for week of July 24-30, 1 994 1-2 2-3 3-4 4 Total 1-2 2-3 3 not few somft most left felt fell left One symbol may indicate multiple events.

Portola YV-t i This week 34 16 0 I 50 Police seek robbery suspect Reno police were searching for a robbery suspect; who they said fled on foot after attempting to rob another man at the Old Reno Casino Tuesday at about 9:30 p.m. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male in his 30s, brown hair and brown eyes. No clothing description was available. The victim was transported to St. Mary's Regional Medical Center with lacerations on his arm.

The victim's name was not available from police Tuesday night. 0 4:45 nr. A Previous week 35 14 2 51 A Fernley 2.0 3.24 am 729 'fa City 1 Mammoth Lakes Region: 30 recordings, five over 2.0, with the largest a 2.6 centered one mile southeast of Convict Lake. Regional Selsmlclty: Mono Valley had a 2.4 centered on the east shoreline of Mono Lake. Three quakes measuring in the low 2.0s occured on Cowtrack Mountain, a few miles east of Mono Lake.

A 2.3 was recorded early Thursday morning just west of Donner Pass near Cascade Lakes. J. TBr noion Winden Lake1 Tahoe New $5.5 million National Guard Armory to be built at Stead Reno will be getting a new $5.5 million National Guard Armory at the Stead Airport, near the National Guard's helicopter aviation facility. The Guard's existing Wells Avenue facility, next to Fair Grounds, will soon go into a bidding procedure to interested government agencies, said Lt. Col.

Chris Anastassatos. That facility is 34 years old and can't handle the Guard's needs. "We were locked up in our current location," Anastassatos said. "This new space will give us more room for training. It will be ideal for our purposes." No date had been set for construction bidding of the armory yet, Anastassatos said.

Senate and House conferees Monday gave final approval to legislation funding the armory and the $55 million "Top Gun" training facility at the Fallon Naval Air Station. U.S. Rep. Barbara Vucanovich, said the legislation which made it out of the conference committee "is a good compromise in a year when our allocation over last year was reduced." 1.9 1 1 1 I if, Aiiwr i 1 1.9 Hawthorne 10:09 am 726 4:50 am 728 7.XJ 2.4 6:33 pm 1J fl Please turn to page 2C for a complete obituary listing and other news of record. Dorothy D.

Chisholm Bria, 84, Reno Adelbert L. Bye, 69, Reno Orus Lynville Bowles, 79, Hawthorne Roy E. Godecke, 72, Gardnerville Jack Richard Goldman, 68, Reno Albert Henry McElroy, 67, Fernley Edith T. Baughman Timm, 72, Yerington Jane Eileen Connelly Wilks, 64, Sparks -1 10 am Mono. n.

Lake 1 By Charles P. Watson, consulting geologist Hv 730 Send comments or requests (or a Free Trial issue Vallay 2.6 7:53 pm inf. 30 miles elder ot tne weekly Seismo-Watch Newsletter to: Advanced Geologic Exploration 3.5fi am iff 730 I Mammoth Lakes P.O. Box 18012 Reno Nevada 095ft 1-800452-1960 Approx. location of active faults Gazette-Journal Source: Nevada Seismological Laboratory at UNR, NBMG, USGS..