July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Dick Acker, right, and Bill Fisher are co-founders of People for Christ. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Spokane-area Promise Keepers join in prayer Friday at Whitworth College before taking a bus to the Seattle meeting. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Harry Wu

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Former prisoner Frank Guastella, left, and John Pelle married area women and settled down in Spokane after the war. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers are: 632. Saturday’s winning Washington Lotto numbers: 4-14-16-27-28-30.

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July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Millionaire publisher Malcolm S. Forbes Jr. said Saturday he will decide by September whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination, and will pay initial campaign costs out of his own …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Marion Hawkins has waited for months for Susan Smith to come back to Union to face murder charges, but he’s more concerned about keeping his drinks cold than learning why …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Clinton accused conservative Republican senators Saturday of trying to hold welfare reform hostage to extreme political views in demanding that unwed teen mothers be denied assistance. “This approach would …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Looking for ways to lessen economic pain for California and Texas, President Clinton directed Pentagon officials Saturday to provide more answers about prospects for privatizing jobs at military bases in …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A Special Olympics athlete from the Dominican Republic has disappeared and may be seeking asylum in the United States, a spokesman for the games said Saturday. Juan Carlos Balbuena, a …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Wind that had been driving a desert brush fire eased Saturday, allowing evacuees to return to luxury homes that had been threatened by the flames. The fire got no closer …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A 2-year-old fell through the window screen of a motor home going 55 mph on Saturday, sending her to the hospital in serious condition. Jordan Davis of Muncie, Ind., was …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Lawerence Shields, 10, holds his 1,061-carat sapphire. Photo by Associated Press

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Students can expect more ham and ground pork at the school cafeteria this fall because a hog surplus is helping write the menu. Following pleas to Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A jury awarded $90 million to a woman who was paralyzed from the neck down when her friend’s Suzuki Samurai rolled over on a highway. Katie Rodriguez’s lawyer said the …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 She logged on to the Internet and said her name was “Jessica,” that she was 14 and of the opinion that “older guys treat you grown-up.” This piqued the interest …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has objected to recent Congressional requests for the personnel records of all employees who were involved in the government raid …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Russian cosmonauts were shocked by U.S. astronaut Norman Thagard’s “whining” about life aboard the Mir space station, a newspaper said Saturday. In interviews from space during his nearly four-month voyage …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 An American tourist who was kidnapped by separatist rebels in Kashmir escaped early Sunday, five days after his capture. “I took advantage of darkness and bad weather, and escaped at …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Choi Myong-Suk flashes a victory sign from a hospital bed in Soul after he was rescued. Photo by Associated Press

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 A man reputed to be one of Colombia’s most violent cocaine traffickers surrendered to police Saturday, the fifth alleged kingpin of the Cali cartel to wind up behind bars in …

July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Customs officers seized 615 pounds of speed, or amphetamine sulfate, hidden in a vanload of silk flowers on a ferry from Belgium and arrested a Dutch man, the government said. …