March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 If St. Aloysius Gonzaga would have had any foresight four centuries ago, he might have taken a few moments off from battling the black plague and changed his surname to …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The controversial Spokane lawyer planning to sue a hospital over the Baby Ryan case is seeking personal bankruptcy protection. Ten days before Ryan Nguyen was born, Russell Van Camp was …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A U.S. Senate report concludes Congress must grab control of the mismanaged Hanford cleanup before it squanders billions of tax dollars. “The federal taxpayer is paying far too much at …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros follows his wife, Mary Alice, into a news conference to announce he won’t resign over allegations he lied to the FBI. Photo by Associated Press

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 “I have to admit I was pretty scared,” says Marc Ostman, 22, who says he saw three helicopters hovering over his car after he was stopped by men in camouflage …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Clinton administration agreed Tuesday to cover the bulk of the new costs to save Northwest salmon, sparing electric ratepayers in the region additional increases in their power bills. The …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 No Art

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 House Republicans say the tax-cut package approved Tuesday by the Ways and Means Committee will be a boon to middle-class families. But Democrats say the plan is a giveaway to …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 House Republicans pushed their “Contract With America” tax cuts through the Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday after Democrats declared the package hopelessly flawed and abandoned efforts to change it. …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Several critical nuclear bomb tests in the early 1950s were moved from a remote Alaskan island to Nevada so fallout could be measured more easily, even as some scientists worried …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Simpson defense attorney F. Lee Bailey gestures as he cross-examines Mark Fuhrman on Tuesday. Photo by Associated Press

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Frank Blair, an anchorman on NBC’s “Today” show for 22 years, died at his home Tuesday at 79. The cause of death was not disclosed.

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Vets Norman Steyer, right, and his brother, Vernon, both of Kelso, Wash., examine a bas-relief of the Iwo Jima flag-raising photo at the battle site. Photo by Associated Press

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 President Clinton announced Tuesday that he will bar U.S. oil companies from developing Iranian oil fields, thus killing a pending $1 billion deal and reasserting the United States’ hardline policy …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Britain announced Tuesday its first troop reduction in Northern Ireland since the Irish Republican Army declared a cease-fire six months ago. The removal of 400 of the 18,000 soldiers stationed …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Investigators have found new evidence suggesting that the 1993 shooting of a Mexican cardinal was a premeditated assassination and not an accidental slaying, a government source said Tuesday. The revelation …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Israel and Syria on Tuesday agreed to resume face-to-face peace talks after an interruption of three months, although the two sides remain so distrustful of each other that it took …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Six “roach bombs” caused an explosion that injured two people and wrecked the French Quarter apartment where Tennessee Williams wrote “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Flames from a water heater ignited …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Children under 2 in large daycare centers are 36 times more likely than stay-at-home children to catch pneumococcal infections, a leading cause of earaches, pneumonia and meningitis, Finnish researchers report. …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 A new storm moved into Northern California Tuesday, causing fears of more flooding as already swollen lakes and rivers rose to dangerous levels in some areas. Farther south, a slackening …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The federal judge who rejected the Justice Department’s antitrust settlement with Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday delayed a hearing while his ruling is appealed. But he also issued an unusual 12-page …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Rodeo is coming to North Idaho with major events attracting thousands of spectators and participants throughout the spring and summer. The location, now under construction, is Kelly’s Arena, next door …

March 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 ‘This community has a very strong affinity to the unique character and quality of downtown,” observes William Stacey Cowles, chairman of the Downtown Action Committee. “Just about everywhere we turn,” …