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Friday, June 16, 1995
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Play Ball! Spokane Indians Make Their Home Opener This Weekend
June 16, 1995 in Seven FOR THE RECORD CORRECTION: The potential prize in a Frisbee toss tonight at the Spokane Indians baseball game is $10,000. The amount listed in Friday’s Weekend entertainment section was incorrect. …
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National Talent Featured At ‘Hills Alive’ Festival
June 16, 1995 in Seven Julie Miller
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Twilight Time As The Summer Sun Slowly Sinks Into The Horizon, It’s Time To Find A Place To Sit Back And Relax
June 16, 1995 in Seven There’s nothing like summer. The weather is warm. The sun lingers in the western sky late into the evening. It’s the season in which people can go and spend some …
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White Zombie: The Long Wait Is Over
June 16, 1995 in Seven For more than a year, White Zombie fans have been waiting, almost impatiently, for a new album, the third sequel in the White Zombie sci-fi/horror B-movie series. In 1992 White …
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Take Me Out To The Ballgame (And Then Pizza And Beer)
June 16, 1995 in Seven Fans might be cynical about post-strike major league baseball (just check attendance at most parks and the letters section in last week’s Sports Illustrated), but softball can still inspire warm, …
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No Mutual Admiration When Makers Met A Legend
June 16, 1995 in Seven On their way to Canada after being kicked out of the Garageshock festival in Bellingham - an annual gathering of garage bands and surf bands - the Makers, who play …
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‘Congo’ Nabs Best Showing Of ‘95
June 16, 1995 in Seven ‘Congo’ topped box office sales this week with a take of $24.6 million.
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‘Batman Forever’ Filling But Not Quite Satisfying
June 16, 1995 in Seven Tommy Lee Jones (as Two-Face, left) and Jim Carrey (as The Riddler) give Batman plenty to do in “Batman Forever.”
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Enough Is Enough, Even For A Veteran Movie Critic
June 16, 1995 in Seven When the curtain dropped Sunday night on John Schlesinger’s comedy “Cold Comfort Farm,” the 21st Seattle International Film Festival finally ended. And those of us who had seen as many …
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Mcmanus Stories Back On Stage
June 16, 1995 in Seven Tim Behrens portrays Rancid Crabtree in “Misery II: McManus in Love.” Rick Singer photo
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Militia Witnesses Try To Convince Senators Testimony Ranges From Bizarre To Scary At Senate Hearings
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Bob Fletcher, founder, Militia of Montana
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Appeals Tax The System Property Owners Are Taking Issue With Assessments In Kootenai County
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Kootenai County Commissioners Dick Panabaker, Dick Compton and Bob Macdonald review one of many property tax assessment appeals to come. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review
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Senate Approves Communications Deregulation Bill Backers Say Measure Enhances Competition, Cleans Up Internet
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Senate on Thursday broke a decade-long impasse over telecommunications reform and approved a sweeping measure that lawmakers said will spur competition and profoundly affect every American who watches TV, …
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Judge Blasts Armored Car Firm For Firing Hero Employee
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Gardner
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Girl’s Body Found; Uncle Arrested Dead 9-Year-Old Found Near River Day After Disappearance
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Rachel Carver
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Columbia Chronicles Don’t Miss The River Boat Keller Ferry Martha S. As Lovely In Function As Its West Side Cousins
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. The Columbian Princess, one of three ferries remaining on the Columbia River system, cut across Lake Roosevelt between Gifford and Inchelium. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Pilot Daryle …
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‘Human Error’ Kills Cancer Patient
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 A patient with a usually curable type of cancer died after a doctor mistakenly gave him a chemotherapy overdose. “We deeply regret this human error,” University of Chicago Hospital president …
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Lottery Numbers
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 No Art
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Eavesdropping Leads To Official’s Departure
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Spain’s top intelligence official resigned following revelations that his agency eavesdropped on telephone conversations of dozens of public and political figures, including King Juan Carlos, the government said Thursday. Deputy …
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U.S. Hasn’t Sought Vesco’s Extradition
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The United States has not sought extradition of fugitive financier Robert Vesco, nor has Cuba offered to extradite him, a Cuban government spokesman said Thursday. But there have been “contacts …
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Clinton Won’t Shift On Japanese Autos President Fails To Win Concessions From Prime Minister Murayama
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Clinton refused to back down from his threat to slap punitive tariffs on Japanese luxury cars if Japan does not open its markets to American auto firms, but he …
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Attempt To Overthrow Saddam Hussein Fails Rebel Army Brigade’s Attempted Coup Reportedly Crushed
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 An attempted coup against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was crushed Thursday after government tanks and helicopters battled the rebels at an army camp near Baghdad, diplomatic sources said. The coup …
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Princess Diana Visiting Russia
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Britain’s Princess Diana began her first visit to Russia on Thursday with meetings on charity work and women’s issues, followed by an evening at the Bolshoi Ballet. On a muggy, …
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U.S. Rangers Killed Guerrillas In Secret Raid, Newspaper Says
June 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 U.S. Army commandos killed 83 leftist guerrillas in El Salvador in 1985 in a secret raid carried out in retaliation for the massacre of six Americans, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported …

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