July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Heatstroke The bright orange color of the trees shows they are dead or dying. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Troublemakers and weekend revelers helped set a record for crowding at the Kootenai County Jail last weekend. So many people broke the law that by Sunday the jail was crammed …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 In the next few weeks, Congress will consider legislation drastically altering food safety rules. The changes, which have been called “an assault on 40 years of consumer protection,” have been …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 When Pat Franck went to work at Spokane’s new blood bank 50 years ago, she kept a gun-cleaning rod handy. The former barmaid didn’t clean guns, but instead snaked the …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Larry Craig speaks at the Kootenai Room at NIC on Monday. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The first clue that Monday wasn’t going to be a normal workday came during the morning rush hour. There wasn’t one.

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Birthday party The Spokane Patriots practice their drum and fife skills Monday in Riverfront Park. The group will perform in Coeur d’Alene’s parade today. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 947.

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides that killed at least five people Monday and inundated more than 1,600 homes in southern and western Japan. More than 16 inches of rain …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Adding his own defiant twist to fragile peace talks, Dzhokhar Dudayev, the rebel president of Chechnya who remains in hiding, has told a top Russian negotiator that he would step …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Outraged at the early parole of a British paratrooper who killed a Roman Catholic woman, IRA supporters rioted Monday in Catholic areas of Northern Ireland, attacking police and filling the …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 No offense, guys, but NASA astronaut Norman Thagard would have preferred different company during his record-breaking four months in space. “If I could have brought my wife along I probably …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday played down reports of nuclear smuggling in Russia. “There are of course cases which are very serious,” Hans Blix, director …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Ex-Prosecutor Donald Ferguson. Photo by Associated Press

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 An abrupt stop by a cable car slipping backward down a hill Monday tossed 10 passengers off the trolley and left them with cuts and bruises. The car, hooked to …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A Grateful Dead concert was canceled Monday because of a rock and bottle-throwing melee in which hundreds of ticketless fans tore down fences and were confronted by police using tear …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 One person died and two were injured Monday when their hot-air balloon tour ended with a hard landing that threw them from the gondola. The pilot, with nine clients aboard, …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 House Speaker Newt Gingrich, taking advantage of a congressional break to begin selling his new book, said Monday that he would not rule out a run for the White House …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Rabbis in a religious town near Tel Aviv have ruled that women must sit at the back of public buses going through town. The rabbinical court in the town of …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Challenger John Redwood kisses his wife, Gail, after addressing a news conference Monday. Photo by Associated Press

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 First the good news: The stocks of two companies with significant Spokane operations ranked in the top 10 of 100 tracked by a regional index. The bad news? Two others …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Boeing Co. shares dropped after the company said Friday that it will produce fewer jets in 1996. The stock fell $1.00 to $61.62 in a shortened, pre-holiday session during which …

July 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Shaquille O’Neal, shown playing against himself in a Reebok commercial, beat Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in the NBA playoffs. But Michael’s shoe team, Nike, is still trouncing Shaq and Reebok. …