February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Chris Bailey faces federal charges he beat his wife, who remains in a coma. Photo by Associated Press

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Scheduled opening: September of this year.

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Renovation of Government Way south of Interstate 90 begins Wednesday in Coeur d’Alene. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Ryan Nguyen was moved from Spokane to Portland’s Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in December. File/The Oregonian

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Neither side in the weeklong strike against Kaiser Aluminum Corp. takes for granted the outcome of today’s vote on a new contract. United Steelworkers of America pickets at the company’s …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Spokane business and political leaders were pleased Monday with early reports of military bases the Pentagon wants to close. Fairchild Air Force Base isn’t on a preliminary list of targeted …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 017.

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 The District of Columbia government shut down Monday. There was no trash pickup, no street cleaning, no city business, no open recreation centers - services that have eroded and then …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today is scheduled to consider asking court officials to halt telecasts of the O.J. Simpson trial unless the media agree to reimburse the …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 NASA began the countdown Monday for this week’s space shuttle launch despite a dismal weather forecast. Meteorologists expect only a 20 percent chance of favorable conditions for Thursday’s scheduled Endeavour …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 For the first time in a year, more people approve than disapprove of both the way President Clinton is handling foreign policy and the economy, a CBS News-New York Times …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 With more than 300,000 visitors in town for today’s raucous windup of Mardi Gras, city officials tried to reassure revelers Monday that the party is safe despite two shootings near …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 1. The unannounced: Sens. John Breaux, Byron Dorgan, Kent Conrad, Wendell Ford and Sam Nunn, left to right, have declined to say how they will vote today. Photo by Associated …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Brentwood maid Rosa Lopez testifies for the defense Monday. Photo by Associated Press

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 An Irish priest caught with part of the loot from a $7.4 million Brink’s armored-car robbery was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in prison. The Rev. Patrick …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The world’s largest opal, a fistsized stone from Australia called “Halley’s Comet,” was bought for $300,000 at an auction Monday. The price was lower than the $1 million hoped for …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Six Russian immigrants were found shot dead Monday at a house in a Paris suburb, and authorities said a teenage son confessed to the killings. Those killed, according to police, …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 About 2,000 ultra-Orthodox demonstrators threw rocks and bottles at police Monday to protest construction of a parking lot and housing complex on what they claimed was an ancient Jewish burial …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A woman whose 5-year-old daughter died after a beating by three playmates will seek $30,000 from the government, a newspaper reported. Silje Marie Redergard died in October on a snowy …

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Marines patrol the airport in Mogadishu after their arrival. Photo by Associated Press

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Pope John Paul II is sending an envoy to South America to back peace efforts in the border war between Ecuador and Peru.

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Reporters view the art treasures taken from Nazi Germany after the war. Photo by Associated Press

February 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 The Internal Revenue Service already has delayed 1.5 million refunds this year and millions more will be snagged by the agency’s anti-fraud crackdown before the April 17 filing deadline, congressional …