August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Controversial attacks on federal law enforcement agencies and reports of cozy politics with Republicans appear to be costing the National Rifle Association its membership even as the organization gains favor …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Tom Perko leaves for Sarajevo and his new job in a week. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth, still facing a large campaign debt, saw her PAC contributions drop after her controversial comments on the Oklahoma City bombing. According to her finance report for …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 An Indian gambling initiative is worded to allow casino gambling not only on tribal reservations, but on trust lands throughout the state, including downtown Tacoma and Seattle. Initiative 651 permits …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A massive government study of more than 10,000 veterans of Operation Desert Storm in 1991 has found no evidence of any kind of mysterious “gulf war disease” despite claims by …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Rapid growth With prices as low as $69,000, the houses at Harmony Place, each build in about 13 days, are afilling a need for affordable housing in the area. …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Tuesday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 7-2-6. Tuesday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 1-10-11-13-19-20-24-25-26-27- 28-32-41-42-52-53-55-63-77-79.

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Nighttime driving and parking along 40 miles of Daytona Beach seashore sand, a tradition for nearly a century, was banned Tuesday to protect endangered sea turtles. The temporary injunction by …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Two former secretaries in the White House counsel’s office said Tuesday that tension was high the day Vincent Foster’s suicide note was found in 1993. Officials displayed surprise when torn …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Accusing the Republican Congress of taking its lead from extremists and special interests, President Clinton threatened House legislation with two vetoes, singling out a bill that would gut federal environmental …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Miami residents ride out the storm in a school gymnasium. Photo by Associated Press

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The Pentagon may block promotions, force retirements or take other disciplinary action against individuals involved in the 1994 friendly-fire downing of two Army helicopters over northern Iraq, officials said Tuesday. …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Philip Morris USA accused Rep. Henry Waxman of “misleading the American people” in charging on the House of Representatives floor Monday that the company manipulated nicotine levels in its cigarettes. …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Any postal employee - worker or manager - who brings a gun to work will be fired, the post office’s governing board announced Tuesday. “Guns won’t be tolerated in postal …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Harry Fukuhara remembers what it was like to find his family hours after the atomic bomb blast in Hiroshima. Photo by Associated Press

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two teenage girls together pulled the trigger of a rifle and killed an elderly man, then threw a party at his mobile home and showed the corpse to at least …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 A jury convicted a man Tuesday of murdering his 14-month-old twin daughters, who were asphyxiated by fumes one day after an $806 child-support payment was deducted from his paycheck. However, …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Secretary of State Warren Christopher meets Tuesday with Chinese counterpart Qian Qichen. Photo by Associated Press

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The new Korean War Veterans Memorial remains a work in progress. An example of the new wave of monument design that incorporates digitized data, the memorial is the first to …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 In a victory for O.J. Simpson, his murder trial judge cleared the way Tuesday for a wide-ranging defense attack on DNA testing at the police crime lab. Prosecutors, who have …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Former U.S. Rep. Mike Synar has been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, his spokeswoman said Tuesday. Synar, a former eight-term Democrat from eastern Oklahoma, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 At long last, the mystery of how aspirin relieves pain may have been solved. And the solution, scientists report, could reveal how to make a drug that can rid you …

August 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Women with silicone breast implants are not at a big risk of such diseases as lupus, the nation’s top drug regulator told Congress on Tuesday. But that doesn’t guarantee there …