Sue Henley, a 47-year-old Las Vegas woman, flashes a $12.5 million smile Monday after she won the Megabucks jackpot at New York-New York. A construction inspector on the Desert Inn Road widening project, Henley spent $100 before winning the b
iggest slot jackpot in Nevada history.Related photos: Henley at the machine that delivered the big payout.(29k)
Sue Henley and her husband, Les, during the press conference following the big jackpot. (47k)
Photos by Jim Laurie.
A MEGAWINNER
Unknown thousands in Las Vegas have waited an hour and dropped $100 pursuing a hunch on a progressive slot machine.
The smiling face of Sue Henley being handed a cardboard replica of a $12.5 million check will be used to inspire thousands more.
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Tuesday, April 15, 1997
News
A MEGAWINNER
Judges order faster enforcement of juvenile sentences
PHOTO: IRS wants your money ... (29k)
Facilities
expansion
sought
OBITUARIES
Henderson man pleads guilty to helping plot robbery
Regents' phone discussion violated meeting law, court told
Air space vote
set for today
Lawmaker fighting order raising child support
IN BRIEF
Beltway's environmental impacts draw residents' concerns
Sportsmen's group again seeks to change wildlife panel
Abducted girl back home
Panel seeks to end ex-judge's bid to regain post
Longtime area resident
Ed Park dies at age 96
Vote on nuclear waste bill considered too close to call
Lawmaker seeks explanation for academic standards council
Vote on new sales tax
delayed by lawmakers
Law makes parents liable
for vandalism by children
Claims by
slot cheat
released
Nevada briefs
Nuclear check stations sought
Mind Frontiers
Sports
COLUMN: Joe Hawk
Thunder
wings reach
milestones
Association aims to make game better for women
MONDAY'S SCORES
Smith's pitching keys Stars' win
Cheyenne defeats Clark in volleyball
Business
Ad Man on the Run
Adelson breaks ground on Venetian
IN BRIEF
Utility posts triple jump in earnings
Inside business
Whiskey Pete's buys
Barrow's `death shirt'
Lifestyles
Strongman, actor Peter Lupus finds health his mission in life
Another Side of the Coin
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Las Vegas Gallery Association plans Artwalk '97
ABOUT TOWN
Author to appear at library society lecture
Businessmen's golf tournament to raise fund for Child Haven
SHOT CLINICS
BLOOD DRIVES
Henderson parks department plans Giant Garage Sale
REVIEW: "Barefoot in the Park"
REVIEW: Quartetto Gelato
Opinion
Setting priorities
Papers, please?
OUR READERS RESPOND
COLUMN: Jon Ralston
READERS WRITE: The dumbing of Las
Vegas
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