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Wednesday, August 30, 1995
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Deputies Accept County’s Offer Lacking The Right To Strike, Deputies Take Pay Raise They Consider ‘A Slap In The Face’
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 After days of picketing and protesting, Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies have accepted pay raises offered to them by county commissioners. They had little choice.
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Nato Jets Retaliate For Massacre Allies Launch Air, Artillery Attack On Serbs
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 In their most massive attack yet on Bosnian Serbs, wave after wave of NATO warplanes bombed Serb targets around Sarajevo early today in retaliation for a marketplace massacre that killed …
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Different Goals Many Residents Of Quiet Lockhaven Estates Want Its Developer To Take His Soccer Field Plan And Go Home
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Fearing fields of screams. Some neighbors near a proposed soccer field complex want the overgrown area left as it is. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review
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Lying To Congress Is Legal Feds Can’t Prosecute Lobbyist For Allegedly Generating Phony Telegrams
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Federal prosecutors have declined to take action against a lobbying firm that generated hundreds of allegedly fraudulent telegrams to Capitol Hill, citing a Supreme Court opinion that, in effect, legalizes …
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Detective’s Words Return To Haunt Him Fuhrman Tapes Made Public As Judge Ponders Admissibility
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Mark Fuhrman 2. O.J. Simpson’s defense team huddles Tuesday as it prepares to argue the admissibility of the Fuhrman tapes. Photo by Associated Press
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New Dwi Law Puts Cases On Hold Court System Waits While Defense Lawyers Attack Merits Of Tougher Statute
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Hundreds of drunken-driving cases in Spokane County are in limbo while defense attorneys attack the constitutionality of the state’s get-tough law. Law enforcement officials are confident the law will survive …
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Danger Zones Federal Grant To Help Drivers Learn Difference Between Green And Red
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A driver in a red pickup truck appears to be either too late or too early for a green light on North Lincoln at Third Avenue. But as most anyone …
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Lottery Numbers
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Tuesday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 0-2-7. Tuesday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 3-5-8-10-17-23-24-29-45- 47-51-56-61-64-65-67-71-74-75-80.
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Mom Killed Saving Her Daughter
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 A mother was killed when she dashed in front of an oncoming truck after her 6-year-old autistic daughter ran into the street, police said. Rosa Babakhamov, 33, dashed to the …
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Mail Worker Arrested After Shooting 2 Clerks Workplace Pressures, Union System Blamed For Festering Problems
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 In a scene similar to more than a dozen deadly outbreaks of violence in post offices across the country, a U.S. Postal Service clerk walked into a crowded mail distribution …
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Judge Apologizes To Maids But Maintains That Mom Must Use English
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Marta Laureano holds her daughter, 5. Photo by Associated Press
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Overdosing On Antacids Can Be Fatal, Doctors Say
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Mindlessly downing antacids could put your life at risk from magnesium poisoning. Fourteen deaths, 31 hospitalizations and four cases of disability were linked to magnesium-containing products from 1968 to 1994, …
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Study: Hiv Virus Survives Medical Disinfectant
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A chemical disinfectant used on some medical and dental devices can fail to kill the AIDS virus, posing a potential risk of infecting patients, a study suggests. Researchers found that …
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Zaire Sets Deadline For Refugees’ Ouster
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Frustrated by the United Nations’ inability to get more than 1.2 million Rwandan refugees to go home, Zaire said Tuesday they’ll be forced to leave if they don’t go voluntarily …
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Plantation Workers Shot By Armed Group
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Sixteen workers at a banana plantation in northwestern Colombia were killed on Tuesday by armed men and women dressed in police fatigues, military authorities said. Military and civilian spokesmen in …
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Rights Group Speaks Out In Beijing
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Amnesty International criticized China’s human rights record Tuesday. So what’s new? The venue. This attack was mounted in the Chinese capital, marking the first time the worldwide human rights organization …
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U.S. Spy Plane Crashes, Killing Pilot
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 An American U-2 spy plane that was part of the NATO operation in Bosnia crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday, and the pilot died later at a hospital, the U.S. Air …
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Male Appointee Dooms Political Leader
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Philippine senators ousted their leader on Tuesday after he chose a conservative man to head the Senate Committee on Women. Senators gave different reasons for Edgardo Angara’s ouster, but most …
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Bomb Hits Motorcade Of Georgia’s Leader
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Eduard Shevardnadze suffered cuts in the bomb attack. Photo by Associated Press
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Plan Offers Classes At Housing Projects
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 The Clinton administration proposed converting public housing projects into “learning campuses” where tenants would take courses or participate in job training as a condition of living there. The idea is …
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Fuhrman Moved Out After Media Moved In
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Mark Fuhrman was back in Los Angeles on Tuesday, far from his new north Idaho home, on the day his racially explosive tape recordings were played at the O.J. Simpson …
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Aids Halts Gains In Life Expectancy Disease Wipes Out Benefits Of Falling Infant Mortality, Analysis Indicates
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 The rise in AIDS-related deaths has effectively stalled the nation’s century-long increase in life expectancy, wiping out the longevity benefits from a continuing decline in infant mortality, according to an …
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Fire Burns 15 Acres In Ritzy Oakland Hills
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 A fire roared up a canyon toward ridgetop homes in the exclusive Oakland Hills and burned up to 15 acres Tuesday before firefighters apparently brought it under control. The fire …
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Windows 95 Sales Hit 1 Million Microsoft Customer-Help Lines Swamped With Calls
August 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 After a week of unprecedented fanfare, Microsoft’s new Windows 95 operating system sold an estimated 1 million copies at retail in its first four days on the market, Microsoft said …

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