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Nevada Briefing SUNDAY 2B OCTOBER 6, 1991 A daily look at people and events making news in Nevada. una for a man charged in the robbery and murder of a Las Vegas cab driver. Justice of the Peace James Bixler set a Nov. 1 2 preliminary hearing for 32-year-old Daniel Beard, charged in the slaying of 63-year-old Joseph Nitti. Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty in the case.

Nitti was shot to death last month in an apparent robbery after he dropped off a fare at an apartment complex. Hotel addition challenged LAS VEGAS A carpet store operator is challenging Vegas World owner Bob Stupak's plan to build a 30-story tower adjacent to his resort. Imperial Carpet owner Paul Wolfsohn, who has occupied the building where Stupak wants to build the tower for 26 years, said he has a lease on the property through May 1 993. Wolfsohn said he has no plans to move unless Stupak comes up with enough money to buy him out. Stupak is the owner of the property, and contends he can force Imperial Carpet to move in 60 days under terms of the lease.

Stupak noted, however, that he can't do anything until he gets approval from Las Vegas city officials for the project. The City Council will consider the expansion plan Oct. 16. The Las Vegas Planning Commission recommended last week against the project because of a lack of parking. of Lovelock.

Troopers said the victim was a passenger in a westbound car driven by his wife, Sherry, 42. Troopers said the woman fell asleep at the wheel to cause the 1 1 :45 a.m. accident. She was injured and taken to a Lovelock hospital. Traffic reporting questioned CARSON CITY A spokesman for a drivers' group says a state report that less than half of the state's motorists exceed the 55 mile-per-hour speed limit amounts to "a statistical shell game." Chad Dornsife, Nevada coordinator for the National Motorist Association, said Thursday drivers really are traveling faster but the report is doctored so that the state complies with federal standards and doesn't lose federal funding.

Dornsife, who is advocating repeal of the 55 mph federal limit, said the state also makes its Highway Patrol troopers operate "government-sponsored ticket mills" as part of the compliance effort. The state Transportation Department said Wednesday stepped-up enforcement on Nevada highways slowed speeders and saved Nevada about $3 million in federal sanctions. The Transportation Department also said speed surveys conducted in areas that troopers targeted in the July-September quarter showed that only 46 percent of all motorists were exceeding the 55 mph limit. Bail set for accused murder LAS VEGAS A judge has set bail at $500,000 Fire destroys interior of historic i nner Station ELKO The historic Dinner Station 22 miles north of Elko was gutted by fire that swept through interior walls and false ceilings in the one-time stage-coach stop. The stone building was built in the 1 880s to replace the original station, which also was destroyed by fire.

Investigators said Thursday's fire started in a wall in a back room of the house. Although the interior was destroyed, firefighters were able to salvage many personal belongings from the house before the place was engulfed in flames. The original Dinner Station was built in 1 869 or 1 870 as part of the Elko-to-Mountain City stage line. A fire in the early 1 880s destroyed the station it was rebuilt in 1 884 out of stone quarried within a few miles of the site. Crash victim from Utah LOVELOCK Authorities have identified the victim killed in a solo traffic accident on Interstate 8Q as a Utah man.

The Nevada Highway Patrol said John M. Salevurakis, 45, ot Holliday was killed in the accident late Friday morning, about 2 1 miles east Ex-grid star pushes program LAS VEGAS Former pro football star Jim Brown received a mixed reception while trying to explain his gang rehabilitation program to a group of black and Hispanic youths. Brown gave few concrete details about his Amer-I-Can program to the youths, and drew criticism from Hispanics who noted the program would be set up in a black section of town. Brown, though, dismissed the criticism and insisted his program could make a difference. Mayor Jan Laverty Jones attended the meeting briefly, and said he was impressed by the mix of people who showed up.

Last week Jones announced that her private Committee for a Better Community had a $50,000 annual contract with Brown's group to help reduce the gang problem. The City Council earlier this week approved a $7,000 federal grant to help finance the organization. Murder suspect jailed LAS VEGAS A Las Vegas man has been jailed in connection with the death of a man whose body was discovered last week in a shallow desert grave. Richard Robinson, 49, was booked for investigation of murder in the shooting death of 27-year-old Randall Boudwine. Boud wine's body was discovered Monday by hikers in the desert.

James P. Carter Maez of Escondido, and six grandchildren. No funeral is scheduled. Cremation will be at FitzHenry's Funeral Home and Crematory. Adeline Videtti O'Shaughnessy "-James Polk Carter, 80, died Sept.

28 at his residence. A native of Virginia, he was born Dec. 27, 1910, and had been a Reno resident Carter graveside funeral for Louise A. Merrill Schulz, 90, who died Monday at Sierra Convalescent Center, was Friday at Lone Mountain Cemetery. A native of Loveland, Ohio, she was born March 30, 1 90 1 and had been a resident of Carson City since 1922.

Mrs. Schulz was a homemaker and a member of Meadow View Bible Church, Sacramento. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1989. Surviving are a son, Dimmitt Felesina, of Markleeville; a daughter, Gertrude Shaffer, of Hawaii, six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. FitzHenry's Funeral Home and Crematory was in charge of arrangements.

Visitation for Reno native Adeline Vietti O'Shaughnessy, 87, who died Thursday at Hearthstone of Northern Nevada, is scheduled from O'Shaughnessy noon to 5 p.m. secretary to Nye County District Judge Mann before her retirement. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church Altar Society, the Senior Citizens Center, Tonopah, and was honored as one of the 1991 Jim Butler Day Queens. Her husband, Robert, died in 1972; a brother, P.J.,died in 1 982, and a sister, Marie McDonald Mintermeister, died in 1984.

Surviving are a daughter, Joyce Cox, of Sparks; son, Robert, of Coos Bay, a sister, Catherine Wilson, of Tonopah; four grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial will be scheduled under the direction of Tonopah Mortuary. Nathan G. Leipold Reno native Nathan G. Leipold, 36, died Thursday at his residence.

Born Feb. 14, 1955, he was a lifetime Reno resident. A 1973 graduate of Sparks High School, Leipold was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa at the University of Nevada, Reno and a member of the Young Republicans. His brother, Corey, died in 1990. Surviving are his mother, Nancy, and stepfather Ben Pachnik, brothers Bill and Michael Leipold and Douglas and David Pachnick, and sister Karen Pachnik, all of Sparks; one niece and eight nephews.

A graveside funeral is scheduled for 1 :30 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain View Cemetery, under the direction of Walton Funeral Home, Reno. IlaM. Hardy Millick Ely native Ila Maxine Hardy Millick, 60, died Friday at her Reno residence. Born Aug.

15, 1931, to Franklin and Ila Hardy, she had been a Reno resident since 1 963, coming from Walnut Creek, where she lived for three years, and Ely. Mrs. Millick was an insurance broker for Keystone Insurance Agency for 20 years, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Reno Third Ward, the church relief society, and a visiting teacher for the church. Her father died in 1987. Surviving are her husband, James sons Brent Paul and Jason and her mother, all of Reno; sons Leslie of Alameda and James A.

of Wasalie, Alaska; brother Carl Hardy of Seattle; two grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Visitation is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Walton's Sparks Funeral Home. A funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the church, with burial at Mountain View Cemetery. Margaret Moyer O'Dell CARSON CITY Margaret Moyer O'Dell, 8 1 died Tuesday at her residence. A native of Marysville, she was born June 19,1910, and had been a Carson City resident since 1 987, coming from South Lake Tahoe, where she lived for 35 years. Mrs. O'Dell was a homemaker and a member of the South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club and the Women's League.

Surviving are her husband, Carl Leonard, of Carson City; son Carl of Torrance, daughters JoAnn Ebner of Sherman Oaks, Calif, and Carol Blanco, both of Gardnerville; brother Benoit and sisters Marie DeMichel and Clautilde Idiart, all of France; two grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at the church, with burial at Mottsville Cemetery, under the direction of Walton's Chapel of the Valley Cemetery and Mausoleum, Carson City. Milford L. Leadbetter Milford Lee Leadbetter, 68, died Thursday at Washoe Medical Center.

A native of Kansas City, he was born June 22, 1 923, and had lived in Reno for the past 20 years, coming from San Francisco. Leadbetter was an insurance salesman for Globe Life for 1 0 years'. He was a member of the American Legion and a Navy veteran of World War II. Surviving are his widow, Gina, of Reno, two nieces and one nephew. Visitation is scheduled from 9 a.m.

to 9 p.m., with recitation of the rosary scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at Walton Funeral Home, Reno. A funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with burial at Mountain View Cemetery. Delia Mae McHugh League TONOPAH Tonopah native Delia Mae McHugh League, 70, died Saturday in Sparks.

Born June 7, 1 92 1 to Patrick and Catherine O'Brien McHugh, she was a lifetime Tonopah resident. A graduate of Tonopah High School, Mrs. League was the Washoe Medical Center GEFFERT-MADDOX -To $mce 1987, coming from Newport Beach, Calif. Carter was a retired Merchant Marine purser and employed by Dubmaster, Reno. He was a member of the Reno Camera Club and the Four in One Club.

Surviving are cousins Mildred and Jason Carter, both of San Diego. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at the home of Dennis and Sandra Sskew, under the direction of Ross, Burke Knobel Mortuary, Reno. Pierre Idiart GARDNERVILLE jRecitation of the rosary for Pierre Idiart, 78, who died Friday at Carson-Tahoe Hospital of natural causes, is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at St.

jGall Catholic Church. A native of Lasse Basque Pyrenees, France, he was born Nov. 13,1912, and had been a jGardnerville resident since 936, coming from France. Idiart worked for the Douglas County School District for 1 5 years. He was also a sheep Jierder, rancher and camp tender.

He was a bartender at ithe Overland Hotel for 20 years, and at J. T. Bar and the Pyrenees Bar. He was also a jnember of the Catholic Church, i Surviving are his widow, Barbara, and daughter Jeanette today at O'Brien-Rogers and Crosby Funeral Home. Born Jan.

27, 1904, to Severino and Agnes Giacometti Vietti, she was a lifetime Reno resident. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was a receptionist at an optometrist office and a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, the church Altar Society, and the church choir for more than 50 years. In 1 927, she won the Atwater-Kent National Radio Audition Medal for singing.

Surviving are her daughters, Ruth McCoy and Francesca Pizorno and sister Margaret Barengo, all of Reno; son William P. of Round Hill, six grandchildren, 13 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 0 a.m. Monday at the church, with burial at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery. Louise A.

Merrill Schulz CARSON CITY A Ingrid Geffert and Benjamin Maddox of Reno, a son, Oct. 4, 1991. GIBBONS To Sandy of Reno, a daughter, Oct. 2, 1 99 1 HARRIS To Roxanne of Reno, a daughter, Oct. 4, 1 99 1 OSBORNE To William and Melanie of Sun Valley, a son, Oct.

4, 1991. REED-RUSHFORD To Donna Reed and William Rushford 1991. SAROD Y-STEEN To Robyn Sarody and Kelly Steen of Sparks, a son, Oct. 4, 1991. SA WRI To Terry and Lynne 5, 1991.

SI LVA-WAG AM AN To Lazell Silva and Robert Wagaman a daughter, Oct. 3,1991. SMITH To Steven and Kimberly of Reno, a son, Oct. 4, 1991. POLITICAL INSIDER Organizer finds Democrats in short supply on UNR campus political party, ballot question group or charity; that annual reports be submitted; and that government officials not accept honorarium.

Around the county Jud Allen, former Reno city councilman and president of the Greater Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce 1 958-8 1 has been considering a bid for the presidency. He describes hirhself as "a lone, weird voice in the night." Around the state New election laws passed by the 1991 Legislature took effect Oct. 1 They include requirements that unspent campaign donations be given to another campaign, a appointed to the Nevada Commission on Ethics by the Legislative Commission. Quote of the week "I have realized since I got this job the true meaning of capital punishment is serving in the Capitol in Carson City when the Legislature is in session." State Treasurer Bob Seale By Mike Norris GAZETTE-JOURNAL The difficulties Chris Wedge is facing while he tries to organize a Democratic club at the University of Nevada, Reno, make the campus a microcosm of the national party's problems. "The campus is completely dominated by the College Republicans," said Wedge, 24- year-old sophomore business major and son of Reno lawyer Virgil Wedge.

The reasons are clear. The "Reagan Revolution was the dominant fact of political life when most of today's college students were growing up. I Moreover, Republicans are more unified and better organized. "They're really tight-knit, plus they get a lot of backing from the fraternities." said Wedge. At the same time, Democrats Party says it's headed, read "The New American Choice," a booklet discussing resolutions adopted by party leaders this year.

Among them: win back the middle class, limit federal spending growth to the growth rate of per capita income, increase police street patrols, promote apprenticeships for non-college students, and support efforts to prevent job discrimination and quotas. Rep. Barbara Vucanovich, played an important role in helping win more than $9 million worth of federal grants to build houses on American Indian reservations in Nevada. Her name was left out of a recent Gazette-Journal story. Billy Jack is back.

Tom Laughlin, who played the angry outsider in a string of B-grade movies in the 1970s, is Western Democrats, moreover, are essentially conservatives and will cross party lines at the drop of a voting booth lever. With an election year near, Wedge believes Democrats need at least a forum for candidates to appear on campus. A summer aide for Sen. Harry Reid, Wedge began organizing early this semester with the help of sociologist Jim Richardson and the advice of Ray Martinez, Reid's chief of staff. Wedge is banking on his belief many students bought into Republicanism more out of political expediency "They thought that was the winning side" than out of any particularly fervid conservative creed.

But that he has a challenge isn't in doubt. On a campus with thousands of students, the club's first meeting drew 1 0 people. Around Capitol Hill To see where the Democratic Think of the Things You've Planned For. -'t are splintered into interest groups, such as the Black Student Union and Campus Greens, whose goals are sometimes nonaligned. Northern Nevada Memorial NOW, CREMATION THE SENSIBLE, ECONOMICAL ALTERNATIVE John Sparks Memorial 414 12th Street Sparks CREMATION Family Chvnmd Operated s425 NO ADD-ONS did so.

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