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Saturday, December 2, 1995
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Chief’s Ouster Sparks Spirit Lake Revolt Outraged Residents Call For Mayor’s Resignation
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Law and disorder: 1. Spirit Lake residents Kayla Fergeson, 5, John Erdahl and Curt Miller protest the firing of Chief Jeff Alexander outside the police office Friday. Photo by Jesse …
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Wife Says Marriage Counselor Stole Husband Lawsuit Claims Therapist Broke Up Couple’s Home
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A Spokane doctor is suing her marriage counselor for stealing her husband. Dr. Linda Hole, 42, said months after she started going to Susan Quackenbush with her husband, he left …
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Christmas Fund 1995 Defuse Holiday Stress With A Laugh And A Gift Donations Can Spread Smiles To Both Giver, Recipient
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 There’s nothing quite like a smile or a chuckle to relieve stress. And where better than the desk of The Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund to relieve stress? Len and Clare Randall, …
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Idaho Flooding Knocks Out Wells As Flood Recedes, Residents Clean Up And Scramble For Drinkable Water
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Coeur d’Alene River receded Friday while Silver Valley residents flocked to stores to buy water. Two days of flooding damaged several public wells in Shoshone County. Facing a long …
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Senators Jump Ship Of State Mark Hatfield Joins At Least 10 Others In Announcing Retirement From The Senate
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Oregon’s Mark Hatfield is the 11th senator to announce retirement and, with Sen. Alan Simpson expected soon to follow, there’ll be more Senate vacancies in 1996 than in any election …
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Dams Must Spill As Flood Recedes Rural West Side Residents Face More Flooding From Reservoir Overflow
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 WSP Trooper Earl Smith looks at damage to Highway 2 by the rampaging Wenatchee River west of Leavenworth. Photo by Associated Press
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Mud Closes Panhandle Forest Roads Slide Causes Washout Of U.S. Highway 12
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Back-country roads across North Idaho are treacherous as heavy rains and high creeks undermine roadbeds and mudslides close byways. Idaho Panhandle and Clearwater national forest officials are asking people - …
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Galileo Space Probe To Explore ‘Giant Ruin’ Of Jupiter Next Week
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 The human race will reach a half-billion miles across space and touch the colossus of the solar system next week when NASA’s Galileo space probe parachutes into the atmosphere of …
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Lottery Numbers
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Friday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 109. Friday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 2-3-6-7-10-21-24-34- 37-40-53-57-58-62-65-68-69-70- 75-77.
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No Money For Bosnia In Budget, Nethercutt Says
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 There’s no money in the Defense Department’s 1996 budget for Bosnia, no matter what the president suggests, U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt said Friday. The Spokane Republican, who serves on a …
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Europe Helped Us, Clinton Says, Now It’s Our Turn President Tells Irish Why U.S. Is Sending Troops To Bosnia
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Clinton chats with Irish President Mary Robinson in Dublin Friday. Photo by Associated Press
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Nato Approves Sending Advance Troops To Bosnia Spanish Foreign Minister Picked To Be New Leader Of Alliance
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 NATO gave the go-ahead Friday for sending advance units of a 60,000-strong international army to Bosnia and, after weeks of deadlock, picked a new civilian head for the alliance. After …
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First Lady Accused Of Hiding S&L; Role Republicans Cite Law Firm Bill For Work On Madison Guaranty
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton File/ Associated Press
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Judge Removed From Bomb Trial
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 The judge in the federal building bombing trial was removed Friday by an appeals court that said his close ties to the deadly attack could raise doubts about his impartiality. …
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Gingrich’s Colleagues Prod Him To Pipe Down
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 With many of his colleagues fearful that he is hurting the Republican revolution he helped create, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., has decided to lower his public profile in favor …
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Papandreou Stable, Still On Respirator
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Premier Andreas Papandreou remained in stable condition on life support for a fourth day Friday, suffering from lung and kidney failure after being hospitalized with pneumonia. “In the past 24 …
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Aristide Will Marry D.C.-Based Lawyer
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 President Jean-Bertrand Aristide acknowledged on Friday that he plans to marry. “I can’t say no to you,” Aristide said at a news conference when asked about widespread rumors that he …
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‘Western Front’ Brings $425,800 At Auction
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 A handwritten manuscript of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” one of the great anti-war novels, sold at auction Friday for $425,800. The manuscript of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1928 novel …
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Former Gi Gets Life For Murder Already Charged With Other Crimes, Man Eluded Lax Army Security To Rape, Kill
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a Korean woman while he supposedly was under arrest for other violent …
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Yeltsin Recuperating, Press Spokesman Says
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Boris Yeltsin is steadily recuperating from a heart ailment and now takes several outdoor walks a day, his press spokesman said Friday. Yeltsin, 64, was hospitalized on Oct. 26 with …
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Survey Shows Peas, Lentils Suffer From Identity Crisis Many Grocers, Food Dealers Clueless About Source Of Legumes
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 At a time when the Inland Northwest dry pea and lentil industry is sitting on a record crop, a new survey finds that many of the nation’s supermarkets and food …
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Wismer Martin Accepts Payoff, Drops Lawsuit Deal Means Software Company Won’t Pursue Allegations Against Eds
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Wismer Martin Inc. agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Electronic Data Systems Corp. Thursday, and assigned rights for the use of its software to Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska …
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Washington Urged To Improve Credit Union Insurance
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 If Washington credit unions start to fail, the state is wide open to the same financial disaster that hit Rhode Island in 1991, Rhode Island’s former governor warned Friday.
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Morrison Knudsen Settlement Approved
December 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 U.S District Judge Edward Lodge on Friday essentially approved a $62 million settlement of Morrison Knudsen Corp. shareholder lawsuits accusing the company of mismanagement while William Agee was chairman. The …

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