June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Brenda Auld wants to save a Silver Valley smokestack. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Millions of computer users can peek at a government investigative report so secret a U.S. senator can’t pry it loose. A legal newspaper Wednesday released into cyberspace all 542 singlespaced …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Spokane County Sheriff’s Department identification officers Dorothy Blyton, left, and Deb Rowles collect a blood sample in front of the house that was the site of gun battle. Photo by …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Once again, the United States and Japan have gone to the brink in a trade dispute and, at the last gasping moment, tiptoed back from it. Once again, Washington and …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 FBI’s Jim Freeman gestures at sketch of bomber. Photo by Associated Press

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Flooding rivers chased thousands of people from their homes Wednesday as rain soaked Virginia for a sixth day. One death has been blamed on the flooding and divers and boaters …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 No Art

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Life in Orange County seemed thoroughly routine on Wednesday. But the appearance of normalcy masked deep doubts about the bankrupt county’s future after voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed sales …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A Seattle resident burns the flag in 1989, moments after a federal anti-flag burning law went into effect. File/Associated Press

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Affirmative action programs started without congressional approval are particularly vulnerable to legal challenge under a far-reaching Supreme Court ruling, the Justice Department said Wednesday. In a 37-page legal analysis, Assistant …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A father whose daily tutoring rallied his son to pass seventh grade was convicted Wednesday of illegally yanking the boy out of study hall for the sessions. But District Justice …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The government pension insurance agency issued rules Wednesday requiring employers with underfunded retirement programs to notify their 4 million plan participants of the size of the shortfall. The pension reform …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A slip-and-fall artist got 20 months in prison for his part in a family ring that roamed the country bilking insurance companies by faking falls in stores, driveways and restaurants. …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 One of at least 20 protesters is arrested at the Smithsonian. Photo by Associated Press

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 O.J. Simpson’s judge, seething at a prosecutor for springing surprise evidence, abruptly recessed the murder trial Wednesday and threatened sanctions on the prosecution for withholding pictures allegedly linking Simpson’s clothes …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Dr. Steven Scher’s best friend was killed 19 years ago in what Scher claimed was a skeet-shooting accident: The victim supposedly shot himself in the chest while chasing after a …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The government is recommending that people at risk of the liver virus hepatitis A seek a new vaccine. Hepatitis A infects about 138,000 Americans annually and kills about 100. However, …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Sick people in managed care plans had more complaints about their doctors and felt they had more hassles getting treated than their counterparts in fee-for-service plans, said a survey released …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Eleven Chinese forced to work as slave laborers for the Japanese construction giant Kajima Corp. during World War II went to court Wednesday seeking compensation for their suffering. The action, …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 President Hosni Mubarak, who blames Sudan for an attempt on his life, boasted Wednesday that Egypt could topple its radical Islamic regime in 10 days. Sudan, which borders Egypt to …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Cosmonaut Gennady Strekalov, right, points to colleague Vladimir Dezhurov, center, and American Norm Thagard aboard the Mir spacecraft. Photo by Associated Press

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 Companies that set up booths at trade shows may find it a worthwhile investment, Penn State researchers say. Professors at the university’s Smeal College of Business Administration studied the sales …

June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 Canada’s celebrated Mounties have taken some ribbing for signing a deal with the Walt Disney Co. to oversee the licensing and marketing of their image. Photo by Associated Press