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Thursday, January 19, 1995
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Americans Thankful To Be Alive
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Four English teachers from Spokane shared a potluck dinner and toasted their luck Wednesday as nighttime sirens reminded them that they had survived Japan’s worst earthquake in 70 years. “Kampoi!” …
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Stone Age Art Gallery Found In French Cave 300 Paintings Well-Preserved Although 20,000 Years Old
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Animals resembling a hyena, top, and a panther, right are among those found painted on the walls of a cave in southern France. Photo by Associated Press
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Charges Called Assault On Black Unity
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Louis Farrakhan proclaims Malcolm X’s daughter innocent. Photo by Associated Press
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Fox Searches Phone Logs To Find Leaks Schools Superintendent Wants To Know Who’s Been Talking To The Media
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 State Schools Superintendent Anne Fox on Wednesday acknowledged that her chief deputy is checking department telephone logs to find employees who have been contacting newspapers and state lawmakers. “We have …
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Dellwo Sees Gop Reverse Health Reform ‘I Spent Two Years Giving Birth To This, And They Are Killing My Baby’
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 It’s not much fun being Denny Dellwo these days. The Spokane Democrat ran the health care reform debate in the House for the past two years. But now, Dellwo’s on …
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Judge Allows Evidence Simpson Abused Wife Prosecution Now Free To Establish A Pattern Of Domestic Abuse Before Nicole’s Murder
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 In a stunning defeat for O.J. Simpson, Superior Court Judge Lance Ito ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can try to make a case that Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder was part of …
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Quake’s Human Toll Shakes Confidence Amid Rising Death Rate, Thousands Of Homeless Japanese Grow Critical Of Government Inaction
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A Japan Railways commuter train lies off its tracks in Nishinoniya on Wednesday. Photo by Associated Press
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Lottery Numbers
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 No Art
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Executive Gets His Mechanic To Fix Jury Duty
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 A Wall Street executive accused of getting his mechanic to do his jury duty for him has agreed to give up 500 hours of future free time as punishment. Andrew …
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‘Surrogate’ Dad Charged In Baby’s Death Single Man Had Hired Surrogate Mother To Bear His Child
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A single man so eager for a family he paid a surrogate mother $30,000 to bear his child was charged Wednesday with beating his 5-week-old son to death. James Alan …
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Senate Rejects Standards For Teaching History Western Civilization Presented Poorly, Gorton Resolution Says
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Senate voted 99-1 Wednesday to repudiate proposed new standards for teaching children history, saying they present Western civilization in an unflattering light. The resolution, introduced by Sen. Slade Gorton, …
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Gop Stifles Criticism Of Gingrich Raucous Session Harks Back To Days Of Ousted Speaker Wright
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Gingrich with Sen. Bob Dole. Photo by Associated Press
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Rose Kennedy Feeling Better
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Rose Kennedy, the 104-year-old matriarch of the Kennedy family, was reported feeling better Wednesday, two days after she had trouble breathing. “Mrs. Kennedy’s condition is improved and her family feels …
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Rattlesnake Bite In Church Kills Man
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A man died after being bitten by a rattlesnake, which he had taken to church because the Bible says believers “shall take up serpents.” Dewey Bruce Hale, 40, was bitten …
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Whitewater Partner: Foster Had Small Role
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Hillary Rodham Clinton’s former investment adviser, not White House lawyer Vincent Foster, oversaw the first family’s sale of the troubled Whitewater venture, a former partner says. James McDougal’s assertion challenges …
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Two Kids Survive Shooting By Mother
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Shot in the neck and paralyzed, 11-year-old Adam Fowler managed to roll off the bed - and onto his dead mother. His sister, Jessica, was able to crawl into the …
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Ruling Allows Frequent Fliers To Sue American
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The Supreme Court gave frequent fliers a lift Wednesday by permitting a group of them to sue American Airlines over changes in American’s frequent flier program that reduced the value …
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Twins Born A Record 95 Days Apart
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A record 95 days after her twin brother was born, Celeste Keys poked her head into the world Wednesday. She and brother Timothy were expected to go home from the …
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Wendy’s Founder Promotes Adoption
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Dave Thomas, founder of the Wendy’s restaurant chain, took a day off from selling sandwiches on television to urge Congress to approve a $5,000 tax credit to defray adoption expenses. …
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Rabin Vows To Slow West Bank Settlement
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Attempting to defuse a crisis over Jewish settlements, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin promised Wednesday that all new housing starts in the occupied West Bank must get full Cabinet approval. Rabin …
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U.N. Peacekeepers Stuck In Aid Dispute
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The U.N. commander for Bosnia failed Wednesday to solve a dispute with the Bosnian government that has left nearly 1,000 U.N. peacekeepers short of food and heat in bitter mid-winter. …
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Pope To Beatify Missionary In Sri Lanka
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 When Pope John Paul II finishes his visit to Australia, he travels to Sri Lanka to beatify an Indian missionary credited with rescuing Catholicism from Calvinist Dutch colonizers 300 years …
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Yeltsin Spurns Cease-Fire Negotiations With Dudayev Or His Emissaries Rules Out
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 A Chechen fighter, wounded in the foot, receives a hero’s welcome after being exchanged for a Russian. Photo by Associated Press
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Dispute Over Auschwitz Ceremony Resolved
January 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 After months of bickering over the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a resolution has been reached: A rabbi will say prayers during the main commemorative ceremony. Jewish groups …

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