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Saturday, July 29, 1995
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Marks And Treppiedi Go At It Again Adversaries In Gypsy Lawsuit File For Same Spokane School Board Position
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 In another bizarre twist to the $40 million Gypsy lawsuit, two of its main characters will face off in a Spokane School Board election. Jimmy Marks, a colorful Gypsy leader …
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If You Time It, They Will Hurry Baseball Hopes New Rules Will Speed Games, Pick Up Interest
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Hurry up! Yeah, you with the bat in your hands. Get moving!
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Commuters Say Sta Missed Bus
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Bus riders now face longer commutes because Spokane Transit Authority’s new downtown station can’t handle all the buses at once. Buses used to pull into downtown - and leave - …
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Smith Gets Life For Killing Sons Defense Says Life Of Remorse Will Be Torment Enough
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Susan Smith escapes the death penalty, but not her memories. Photo by Associated Press
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Work Center Won’t House Juveniles
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Michael Johnson tells local residents Friday that the Shoshone Work Center won’t be used as a work camp for juvenile offenders. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review
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Croatian Troops Enter Bosnia Balkan Nightmare Just Got Worse As Croatia Intervenes Against Serbs
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Punching their way into Bosnian Serb territory, Croatian government troops Friday captured key towns in western Bosnia in an apparent effort to relieve their floundering Muslim allies. The campaign could …
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Shuttle Flight Delayed
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 NASA has delayed indefinitely its next space shuttle flight because of heat damage to critical O-ring seals in booster rockets used in the last two launches. Endeavour was supposed to …
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Lottery Numbers
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Friday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 662. Friday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 2-4-11-12-13-15-19-22-27-28-30-31-37-41-55-58-63- 73-78-80.
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Epa Power Upheld In House Vote Gop Likely To Force Another Vote Next Week
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Environmentalists scored a rare and unexpected victory Friday in the conservative-dominated Congress as the House narrowly voted to uphold the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce many major …
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Senators: Suddenly, They Come Barring Gifts Unanimous Vote Sets Strict Limits On Accepting Cash, Meals
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 McCain
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Mcveigh’s Sister Has ‘Cut A Deal’
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 McVeigh
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Koresh Responsible For Deaths, Experts Say
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Residents of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, intentionally set the fire that destroyed their building and then remained inside despite having ample time to flee, arson experts told …
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Again, Fewer Using Food Stamps
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The number of Americans collecting food stamps fell again in May, continuing a trend that began in mid-1994 after four years of growth swelled the rolls of the government’s largest …
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Man Arrested At White House
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A man trying to enter the White House with a group of people invited to a staff party Friday was arrested by the Secret Service and charged with unlawful entry, …
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Man Held In Clinic Killings Hauled Out Of Courtroom
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Manacled and his legs in irons, a man accused of killing two receptionists at abortion clinics was carried feet-first from the courtroom Friday after yelling that he was competent to …
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Police End Bloody Tour Bus Hijacking
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 A masked man armed with a high-caliber weapon staged a bloody hijacking Friday of a sightseeing coach carrying 24 German and foreign tourists, intensifying concerns about security in European cities …
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Old Cathedral Falling To Booters, Not Looters
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Soccer is bringing down the church. A city councilor advanced that theory after a marble chunk of Naples’ main cathedral broke off Friday.
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Italy Seeks Extradition Of Former Prime Minister
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Italy has asked Tunisia to extradite Bettino Craxi, the former Italian prime minister facing corruption charges at home, Italy’s ambassador said Friday. The 61-year-old Craxi, citing health reasons, has refused …
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Foot Bones Stoke Evolution Debate Find Shows Our Ancestors Both Walked Upright And Climbed Trees, Pair Claim
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Sifting through a bag of discarded animal fossils last year, Ronald Clarke came across something decidedly human and possibly historic. The find: a foot bone that Clarke says shows humans …
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Arms Depot Explodes, 15,000 Evacuated
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 An explosion at Turkey’s second-largest military arms depot Friday touched off a fire that forced the evacuation of about 15,000 people. Footage broadcast by the private ATV television channel showed …
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Euro Disney Sheds Goofy Image
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 When it opened three years ago, Disneyland Paris seemed as hopelessly out of place as the Burger King on the Champs Elysees. Not any more. Boosted by its new Space …
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Economy Skids To Slowest Gain In Four Years But Little Likelihood Of Recession Seen, And Further Rate Cuts Are Unlikely
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Slowing abruptly, the economy posted its weakest advance in nearly four years during the spring. Home building was down sharply and so was output at the nation’s factories. Still, the …
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Guinea (Or Is That Porky?) Pigs
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 They want to be human guinea pigs. They want leptin, a protein that in early tests was said to cause genetically obese mice to lose one-third of their weight in …
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Egghead Job Fairs Begin On Monday
July 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Egghead Software will conduct the first of three series of job fairs next week to fill positions in Spokane as the company prepares to transfer its corporate headquarters from the …

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