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Tuesday, August 15, 1995
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Air Force Punishes 7 In Friendly Fire Action Comes Amid Growing Anger Over Downing Of Helicopters In Iraq
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Air Force plans to announce today that it effectively is ending the careers of at least seven officers who initially had been given slaps on the wrist for their …
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Audio Tapes Dominate Simpson Trial Defense Lays Groundwork For Getting Interview With Detective Admitted As Evidence
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 O.J. Simpson, far right, listens as his defense team discusses tapes of detective Mark Fuhrman that may prove “chilling” to the prosecution. Photo by Associated Press
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U.S. Ignored Japanese Germ Tests File Shows U.S. Military Hid Reports Of Experiments On Pows
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 At the time, Greg Rodriquez did not think twice when a Japanese doctor held a feather under his nostrils. And Frank James was only a little suspicious when his captors …
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Art Auction Nets $3.44 Million Event Draws Bidders From Across U.S., Canada
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Joy Richards of Coeur d’Alene picks up her purchase. In foreground, another work of art awaits shipment. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
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Wiccan Inmates Claim Right To Worship
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Robert Savage, left, and other inmates discuss their plans to begin a Wiccan group. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review
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Agent: Thieves Had Buyers For Explosives Suspects Allegedly Planned To Sell Explosives To Militant Groups In Idaho And Canada
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Federal agents said Monday a man charged in the theft of 500 pounds of mining explosives planned to sell some of them to a Sandpoint resident tied to a militia …
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Hurricane Nears Bermuda
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 High waves from a raging sea pounded the south shores of Bermuda late Monday, knocking yachts loose from their moorings and battering oceanfront hotels as Hurricane Felix drew near. Residents …
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Lottery Numbers:
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 950. Monday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 2-6-7-11-16-17-22-23-25-28-40-45-49-57-65-66-67-73-75-77.
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Nepal Prime Minister Hurt In Copter Crash
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Nepal’s prime minister survived a helicopter crash in the nation’s southwest Monday, escaping with only a fractured shoulder. The 18-seat Puma army helicopter crashed soon after it took off from …
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Beheadings Follow Drug Convictions
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Saudi executioners on Monday beheaded two more Turks convicted of drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry said. A ministry statement identified the Turks as Ahmed Yousuf Mulayam and Fawzi Mohammed Dana. …
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Balkans’ Conflict Yields One Constant: Refugees Medieval Walled Port Dubrovnik Hit, But Little Shift In Battle Lines
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Croatian youngsters pass the time in Dubrovnik as Serb shells fall outside. Photo by Associated Press
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Saddam Loses Support Of King Hussein
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 In a harsh attack on Saddam Hussein from an unusual source, King Hussein of Jordan said it was “the right time for change” in Iraq’s leadership. “If a change occurs, …
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U.S. Decries Execution Of Hostage
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The United States denounced as barbaric violence the beheading of a Norwegian tourist by Kashmiri separatists and demanded Monday the immediate unconditional release of four other hostages. The State Department …
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Officials Accused In Peasant Killings
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The National Human Rights Commission on Monday accused Guerrero state officials of hiding, altering and manufacturing evidence after a June 28 massacre of 17 peasants by police. It recommended that …
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Greenpeace Strikes In Beijing Square
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The environmental group Greenpeace unfurled a banner this morning protesting China’s nuclear tests, and did so in the politically sensitive heart of the Chinese capital. Plainclothes police tore the 8-foot …
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Fda Approves Transplant Of Bone Marrow From Baboon
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The government has given the go-ahead for an experiment to inject baboon bone marrow cells into an AIDS patient to see if they help rebuild his ravaged immune system. The …
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Mother’s Milk May Guard Against Cancer
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A close new look at the substances contained in human breast milk is yielding a surprise: Mother’s milk may protect against cancer, a Swedish research team said Monday.
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Pennsylvania Road Buckles; Motorists Hurt
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 A section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike buckled Monday night, causing at least five accidents and several injuries, the state police said. The 2-foot-high bump in the road forced the closure …
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Retailers Told Slave-Labor Goods May Be On Shelves Labor Department, California Intensify Apparel Industry Probe
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 For some garment workers, it’s a slave-like existence. File/Associated Press
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Child Molester Is Captured By Subway Riders
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 About a dozen subway riders captured a 42-year-old man on Monday on a platform after a woman screamed that he had sexually molested her 4-year-old daughter, police said. They said …
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Clintons To Vacation In Wyoming Mountains
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 President Clinton is leaving the capital’s steam-bath heat, deficit deadlines and televised inquisitions for the mountain air of Wyoming. For the next two weeks, beginning today, Bill and Hillary Rodham …
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Curbs Sought On Phone ‘Slamming’ States Ask Fcc For Tougher Rules On Long-Distance Company Switching
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Sebastian Dunn received a call at his Middletown, Conn., business, asking for his address. Two weeks later he got a notice that his long-distance company was being switched. After an …
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Hewlett-Packard Sees Strong Earnings
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Hewlett-Packard Co.’s fiscal third-quarter, per-share earnings are expected to rise almost 34 percent amid an increase in sales of printers and computers, analysts said. Revenue from sales of personal computers, …
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Intel Discloses Another Chip Flaw
August 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Intel Corp. has a new flaw in some of its computer motherboards to deal with less than a year after the discovery of a bug in the Pentium microprocessor that …

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