March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Dick Russell will soon have to abandon his cabin on Bartoo Island. Russell was supposed to leave in 1986, but had to stay in order to use up $8,000 in …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Rescue workers dig out a vehicle Saturday that plunged from an Interstate 5 bridge into Arroyo Pasajero Creek late Friday. Two people are believed to be in the car, which …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 FOR THE RECORD: (March 14, 1995): The weapons pictured with a Sunday story on the Militia of Montana are legal. The cutline under the photograph may have suggested to some …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers are: 287. Saturday’s winning Washington Lotto numbers: 12-17-20-22-25-46. No winner. Next jackpot: $10 million.

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 New nominee John M. Deutch. Photo by Associated Press

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Some of President Clinton’s choices who have had problems in the confirmation process: Zoe Baird: The attorney who was Clinton’s first choice to be attorney general also became the first …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Three surveys show that a year after the Brady law was passed a significant number of criminals have been stopped from buying handguns by the required background checks. The surveys …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A study of 73,029 women found that those who were most active had about a 40 percent lower risk of heart attacks and strokes than the least active, and even …

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March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 House Speaker Newt Gingrich wrapped up his stint as a college teacher Saturday and said a 10-week course, which critics charged was used as a partisan forum, had accomplished its …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Having bogged down on their efforts to pass a constitutional amendment limiting the number of years lawmakers can serve, House leaders will take a break this week on their “Contract …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 A man who hammered an award-winning goose to death was sentenced to up to two years in prison. A judge Friday also ordered mental health counseling for John Segriff, 18.

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 An electrical fire caused extensive smoke damage to IBM’s corporate headquarters, the company said Saturday. There were no injuries in the fire that began about 7:30 p.m. Friday, after most …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The leader of the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party arrived Saturday in the United States for a fund-raising trip that will include a meeting with President Clinton on St. Patrick’s Day. …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Fire swept through a bedroom at a homeless shelter Saturday night, killing four children. The fire broke out about 8 p.m. on the second floor of the Salvation Army’s Red …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Like detectives piecing together clues to an ancient mystery, astronomers used Endeavour’s ultraviolet telescopes Saturday to gauge the effects of a star that exploded 20,000 years ago. Astronauts pointed the …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Broadcasters should be required to provide a minimum amount of nonviolent children’s programming, says Reed E. Hunt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. An FCC rule-making proceeding on the issue …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 A surprise witness in the O.J. Simpson trial is expected to testify that she heard Detective Mark Fuhrman make racial slurs and introduced him to a woman he claims he …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 A parade of national leaders railed in unison against poverty at a global summit Saturday, but offered few hard promises to tackle the planet’s worst ills. In an array of …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Cuba’s President Fidel Castro dines with Denmark’s Queen Margarethe Saturday in Copenhagen. The woman in the center is an interpreter. Photo by Associated Press

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 The leader of the U.S. Militia Association says civil war could be coming, and with it the need to shoot Idaho legislators. “Go up and look legislators in the face, …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A15 Iraq opened its first international oil conference since the Persian Gulf War on Saturday with an appeal for the lifting of U.N. sanctions that have crippled its economy. The meeting, …

March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A15 Soldiers with land mine detectors searched Saturday for metal stakes buried more than 50 years ago by Japanese colonial rulers to disrupt Korea’s “life force.” The weeklong operation near Andong, …