January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Hope Diamond Photo by Associated Press

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 George and Mary Beth Nethercutt greet supporters outside his congressional offices after he was sworn in Wednesday. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

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January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Newt Gingrich seizes the day on Capitol Hill. Photo by Associated Press 2. Speaker Newt Gingrich addresses the House of Representatives on opening day of the 104th Congress. Photo …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 After presenting a vivid, blue-sky New Year’s Day to the world via television, Southern California got its weather comeuppance Wednesday as the second day of an Alaskan storm knocked out …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 A blue-ribbon panel appointed by the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine said Wednesday there is no evidence that chemical or biological weapons were used in the Persian Gulf …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Wednesday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 682. Wednesday’s winning Washington Lotto numbers: 10-12-17-22-30-38.

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 James Newsome walked out of court a free man Wednesday, 15 years after he had been locked up for a murder he didn’t commit. “The easy part is over with. …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted John C. Salvi III on charges he carried across state lines the rifle he allegedly used to shoot up three abortion clinics in Massachusetts …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Kathleen Gingrich during her interview with Connie Chung of CBS. Photo by Associated Press

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A man who used a Monopoly piece to escape from custody is headed the same place as a player who rolls six while on Illinois Avenue. Directly to jail. Donald …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A veterinarian and three family members were killed by a pickup truck after stopping on a dark country road to examine an injured bobcat. A motorist had gone to Dr. …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two semi-trucks jackknifed on a snowy interstate Wednesday, causing a series of chain-reaction wrecks with about 50 vehicles, police said. One person was killed and 14 others injured. The wreck …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Eduardo Mata, music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for 16 years and renowned as one of Mexico’s greatest maestros, was killed Wednesday when the plane he was piloting crashed …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train Wednesday, and a man chased down by an onlooker was charged with murder. Witnesses told police that …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The new Marilyn Monroe stamp. Photo by Associated Press

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 O.J. Simpson’s lawyers dropped their effort Wednesday to keep DNA evidence from the jury, putting the murder trial on the fast track by conceding that genetic testing is scientifically valid. …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Four men and a woman were charged with smuggling at least a dozen women from Thailand into this country and forcing them to work as prostitutes at a heavily guarded …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Tracy Lippard was sentenced to two years in prison. Photo by Associated Press

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Zimbabwe will sell or kill 5,000 elephants this year to stop ecological destruction in its largest nature preserve, an environmental official said Wednesday. There are 31,000 elephants in Hwange National …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Chechen Muslim women women weep at a funeral for a man killed during Tuesday’s bombardment of the town of Shali. Photo by Associated Press

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Oil royalty could take on a new meaning, as a Canadian entrepreneur tries to strike it rich under Windsor Castle. Oilman Desmond H. Oswald won permission Wednesday to sink a …

January 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The revolution may have hit Congress on Wednesday, but lobbyists were still picking up the tab for the food and drinks. A sumptuous spread covered tables in the House Ways …