April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Facing increased demand, state lawmakers want to make room for up to 5,000 more students at state colleges and universities over the next two years. That’s not enough, say higher …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A Coeur d’Alene police officer backs up after another shot rang out from a camper at a Government Way RV park Tuesday evening. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Contrary to the image of women-owned businesses as small and struggling, a study released Tuesday shows that they are not only flourishing, but are more likely to succeed than the …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The continued growth in Coeur d’Alene area elementary schools has school officials engaged in its biennial dance of shuffling students. Inevitably, the district will step on the toes of a …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. President Roosevelt waves to a Spokane crowd from the back of a train in the autumn of 1937. With him is Sen. Lewis Schwellenbach. File/The Spokesman-Review 2. Franklin D. …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 From 6 a.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday, 12.2 inches of snow fell at Glasgow, Mont., establishing a new, alltime 24-hour snowfall record. Big snowstorms are rare in Glasgow. Situated …

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April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Clinton, praising Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for helping the United States combat terrorism and drug trafficking, said Tuesday he will ask Congress to soften the law banning U.S. …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman denounced legislation that would turn a federal nutrition program for mothers and infants over to the states, calling the health of America’s children “a national security …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Five years into a decade-long national health campaign, adult Americans are smoking less, having fewer drunken-driving accidents, exercising more regularly and eating less fatty foods, a new survey has found. …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Dennis Fung, the criminalist in charge of gathering blood samples and other evidence in the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, appeared almost punch-drunk Tuesday as he reeled under the hammering interrogation …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato was hospitalized Tuesday for tests after suffering chest pains. The Long Island Republican was “awake, alert and in good spirits” at St. Francis Hospital, his office …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A man who said he was defending himself from a group of menacing, rowdy juveniles was convicted Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter for shooting a 13-year-old boy to death. Nathaniel Hurt, …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The death toll from a deadly chainreaction freeway pileup rose to 10, police said Tuesday, with the deaths of two children. Twenty-two people were injured in the accident, which occurred …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two pilots have sued United Airlines, claiming they were illegally fired after the company learned they have the AIDS virus. “United forced two airline pilots into medical retirement based on …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A mother who claimed her 7-year-old daughter was abducted from a flea market and pleaded tearfully on television for the girl’s safe return was convicted of murder Tuesday in her …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Alisa M. Flatow, the Brandeis University student who died of wounds from a Gaza suicide bombing, was the focus of poignant testimony Tuesday after her father, Stephen, agreed to donate …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Most of the approximately 70,000 Rwandan refugees who fled camps in northern Burundi two weeks ago will probably be back in the camps by the end of this week, a …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Two imprisoned Americans are languishing in rough conditions in a cellblock with 200 inmates and three holes for toilet facilities, a Polish diplomat and a reporter said Tuesday. The diplomat, …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Documents purporting to link senior Serbian intelligence officials to atrocities in the former Yugoslavia have been smuggled out of the country and presented to a war crimes tribunal in The …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 A clash between armed men in rebel uniforms and villagers loyal to the government killed four people and wounded at least nine others, news reports said Tuesday. The burst of …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Yielding to U.S. and Israeli pressure, Yasser Arafat gave the go-ahead Tuesday for disarming his Muslim militant opponents despite fears it might unleash a civil war. Arafat’s security forces rounded …

April 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The government will no longer make pharmaceutical companies agree to set “reasonable” prices for new drugs they develop from research agreements with the National Institutes of Health. The NIH announced …