January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Republican Gov. Phil Batt apologized to members of the Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Friday, calling last week’s letter seeking their resignations “premature and ill-conceived.” Batt met with five …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A stranger brutally attacked a 73-year-old woman in her West Central home Thursday, raping her and slashing her throat. The victim, who lives alone on the 1700 block of West …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 US West telephone company is bringing in an army of technicians this weekend to repair water-soaked cables that have left hundreds of Spokane customers without service for up to 10 …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Democrats said Friday that 69 of them in the House will support a balanced-budget amendment when it reaches a vote next week, all but assuring the measure will pass a …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 In a fierce speech to a friendly crowd Friday, House Speaker Newt Gingrich angrily defended his controversial book deal, denounced the national press corps as “despicable” and ridiculed his Democratic …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 (photos of Evel Knievel and Clarence (Cip) Paulsen)

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Two women bled to death when their pacemaker cables snapped, puncturing their hearts. Now doctors are struggling with what, if anything, to do for 42,000 others around the world who …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Friday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 814. Friday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 1-2-3-4-5-6-13-17-24- 35-40-42-43-45-46-57-59-67-71-72.

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Young earthquake survivors eat rice balls at an emergency shelter Friday evening in Ashiya in western Japan. Photo by Associated Press

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Sitting beside his truck Friday on the winding Jammu-Srinagar highway, Daya Singh warmed his hands, stirred a pot of vegetables and placed a chicken over a scrap wood fire. There …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Two women clear their battered apartment in Grozny on Friday. Photo by Associated Press

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The Smithsonian Institution has cut off all public access to a collection of nude photos taken of generations of elite college students, some of whom went on to become leaders …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Heiress Doris Duke in 1981. Photo by Associated Press

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The daughter of Malcolm X signed a statement last month incriminating herself in a plot to assassinate Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, sources confirmed Friday. One source familiar with …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Detective Mark Fuhrman File/Associated Press

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 More than 2,000 Italian servicemen departed for Somalia on Friday to help U.N. peacekeepers withdraw from the strife-wracked East African nation. Five ships carrying Italian soldiers and marines are expected …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Shelling shook northwest Bosnia on Friday, but a prisoner exchange between Serbs and the government provided a small sign of hope for an increasingly fragile truce. “I have a feeling …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga glances toward a very weary Pope John Paul II during welcoming ceremonies Friday. Photo by Associated Press

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 A thief tore a battle ax from a 17th century sculpture and slipped out of the Louvre during visiting hours in the museum’s second major theft this month. The ax, …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 An executive jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Le Bourget Airport on Friday, killing all 10 people on board including the head of a leading French food company. One engine …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 John C. White, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and deputy agriculture secretary in the Carter administration, died Friday after a lengthy illness. He was 70. White, who also …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 For the first time since imposing an embargo against North Korea in 1950, the United States eased trade restrictions Friday, announcing that it would allow direct telephone calls between the …

January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Dr. Teresita V. Costello Photo via Associated Press