February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 First it was Brock Adams, then Bob Packwood followed by Bill Clinton. Now Gov. Mike Lowry, too, stands accused of sexual improprieties. Once again, women’s groups are left to wonder: …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Chip Roos, Bonner County sheriff

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Evangelical Christians worship at the First Slavic Baptist Church, one of seven Russian-language congregations established in Spokane by religious refugees. Photo by Anne C. Williams/The Spokesman-Review

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Parents sign their kids up for language classes at Jefferson Elementary. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 (From For the record, Thursday, February 23, 1995:) A chart with Sunday’s story on congressional campaign contributions incorrectly linked two organizations. House Speaker Tom Foley received a $5,000 contribution from …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 No Art

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter. File/Associated Press

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Majority Leader Bob Dole: “This is for real.” Photo by Associated Press

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The world’s 6,000 languages are dying off quickly, and up to half of them will probably become extinct during the next century, experts predicted Saturday. “I call this a catastrophe …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 It was, first and foremost, a forbidding, otherworldly place to fight - eight square miles of lava, ash and cinders belched up by the still-roiling volcanic violence of the west …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Struggling through rain and wind, five U.S. veterans of World War II scaled an Apennine ridge Saturday to reenact their conquest of the mountain 50 years ago in a campaign …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Police Detective Mark Fuhrman. File/Associated Press

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 President Clinton ticked off a list of differences with the Republican Congress on crime, education and national security Saturday. But he pledged to work with Republicans on other issues, saying, …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The Regal Princess at the Fort Lauderdale dock Saturday. Photo by Associated Press

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 The assassins of a prominent women’s rights advocate have been killed by security forces in raids on suspected Islamic extremists, security officials said Saturday. In all, 39 suspected extremists were …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Politicians appealed on Saturday for new efforts to avoid a metalworkers’ strike likely to begin in Bavaria next Friday, and the union prepared for a vote Monday to seal its …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations are at a “dangerous and delicate” stage, Yasser Arafat said Saturday as he began three days of high-level talks in Paris. Arafat and Israel’s chief negotiator, Foreign …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Government troops killed 23 rebels during a six-hour battle in the southern town of Tihun, government radio said Saturday. It quoted army commander Lt. Col. Tom Carew as saying Thursday’s …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 President Nelson Mandela launched a government-funded council Saturday to arbitrate labor disputes and prevent economically damaging strikes. To help South Africa recover from white minority rule, Mandela hopes to build …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Relatives of 64 people who died in a nightclub fire vented their anger at a city mayor Saturday, overturning tables, shouting and even hitting the mayor during a meeting over …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 A church-backed mediation commission called on Saturday for new talks to end a rebellion in southern Mexico, but said army troops must withdraw from newly recaptured Indian villages first. In …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 After years of frustration, a U.N. effort to bring peace to Afghanistan reached a critical point Saturday when an envoy began a round of shuttle diplomacy aimed at bringing the …

February 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A11 Government troops and the forces of a renegade Muslim warlord battled Saturday for control of Bosnia’s northwestern Bihac enclave, ignoring a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire. The fighting began …