December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Trucker Harvey Temple promises to take his business to Idaho if Spokane County bans smoking in restaurants like Saks in the Broadway Flying J. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Remember the movie “The Littlest Angel,” from the 1960s? The entire heavenly host was gathering gifts to present to the baby Jesus, who was about to be born. Some angels, …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Justice Department investigators want to know if Microsoft Corp. deliberately designed Windows 95 software to hamper rival services that let users connect to the global computer network known as the …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Catherine Harmon

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Kootenai County deputies survey the damage to docks and and a boathouse on Blackwell Island. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review 2. Marvin McDonald clears limbs Monday after two trees …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Spokane city residents won’t get a second chance next March to vote on a Pacific Science Center in Riverfront Park. The center isn’t interested. Not now, anyway, said Ric Odegard, …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 170. Monday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 5-6-7-9-11-17-21-25-26-31-35- 42-48-51-56-61-65-69-73-74

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Almost half of those who died in the Kobe earthquake in January were elderly, and among the elderly the disaster killed nearly two women for every man, an official report …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Avoid greeting civilians with a peace sign. Don’t interrupt anyone in prayer. And never lie to a reporter. So advises the military in a green, 16-page pocket-sized pamphlet for soldiers …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Clinton administration on Monday began deploying an advance party for the 20,000-member U.S. ground force headed for Bosnia-Herzegovina and started calling up as many as 3,800 reservists for duty …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Forget visions of sugarplums: While Hillary Clinton showed off the White House Christmas tree and holiday decorations Monday, she said her Christmas wish was for Americans to show their support …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Ex-president Salinas in 1992. File/Associated Press

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Daisey and Denitrease Harp, the mother and wife of rape case defendant Rodrico Harp, leave court in Naha, Okinawa Monday. Photo by Associated Press

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 An army sergeant was indicted Monday in the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, a day after the confessed gunman fed conspiracy rumors by implying he got help from a Rabin bodyguard. …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 A jet overshot a runway at Cameroon’s largest city and crashed into a swamp, killing 72 of the 78 people aboard, officials said Monday. The Cameroon Airlines Boeing 737 was …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Most of its 3,000 residents abandoned the island’s capital Monday as a volcano two and a half miles to the east threatened to blow its top. Police blocked entry to …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Death penalty aimed at HIV-positive rapists Lilongwe, Malawi President Bakili Muluzi plans to institute the death penalty for rapists who infect their victims with the HIV virus that causes AIDS. …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Matityahu Shmuelevitz, a close aide to the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin, died Sunday after collapsing during a chess game with a comrade from a pre-state underground militia. He was …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The Pillowcase Rapist, linked to 200 sex crimes in Southern California in the 1970s, was released from prison Monday even though officials still consider him dangerous. Reginald Muldrew, 47, took …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 ABC is expected to announce today that it plans to launch an all-news network aimed at competing with CNN, sources said. Capital Cities/ABC president Robert Iger and ABC News chief …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas has sent some supporters a letter asking for “emergency donations” to cover a “cash shortfall” that threatens his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. “The …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Blacks cannot sue the federal government for damages or an apology for slavery and racial discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in …

December 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider whether California courts could allow damage suits for invasion of privacy over news articles that, while accurate, in a jury’s view lacked sufficient …