March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 A Florence prosecutor says he suspects the Mafia bombed two churches in Rome to get back at Pope John Paul II. The pope denounced the Mafia during a visit to …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 For more than a generation, Giulio Andreotti, now slated to go on trial as a godfather of the Sicilian Mafia, was ranked among the West’s most respected political leaders, a …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Iraq denied Saturday that it had amassed troops in the Kurdish region or shelled Kurdish positions as claimed by an alliance of opposition groups. Iraqi radio, monitored in Cyprus, quoted …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Hinckley

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Astronomers in space and on the ground cheered Saturday when ultraviolet telescopes aboard Endeavour zoomed in on a quasar near the edge of the universe, an incredible 60 sextillion miles …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A11 Relatives and friends say farwell to TV journalist Vladislav Listyev cemetery Saturday. Photo by Associated Press

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A11 President Jiang Zemin could fortify his status as the prime successor to senior leader Deng Xiaoping when the National People’s Congress convenes its annual session today. Political promotions are expected …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A11 Fresh fighting in Chechnya imperiled a preliminary cease-fire Saturday, when Russian and Chechen military leaders canceled a meeting to work out technical details. The truce was drawn up Thursday between …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 House Speaker Newt Gingrich videotaped a fundraising pitch for public television Saturday and challenged viewers to match the $2,000 annual donation he’s pledged for the next five years. “As we …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 A recent meeting of the Spokane City Council caused some residents to feel left out in the cold - literally. The council scheduled a special meeting for last Sunday evening …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 Officer Frank

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 Some scientists fear a planned underground dump for the nation’s high-level atomic waste might erupt in an explosion, scattering radioactivity into the wind and water, The New York Times reported …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A13 At the risk of sounding like those stereotyped old persons who lament that things were better when they were young, I must say that certainly one thing WAS better much …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A13 Cathy McMorris, a newly-elected legislator from Colville, used to play the piano for Woodlands community theater productions in Kettle Falls. Yankee Doodle was one of her better shows.

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A13 “Every thing is going to the dogs these days; it looks like the end of the world.” I hear these things so often lately that I’d like to tell how …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A14 Try to imagine America as a cavernous and rather popular restaurant. You walk through the doorway on any given day and the maitre d’ immediately asks your preference for the …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A14 1. (Photo of Wanda Wilson) 2. (Photo of Bob Dole) 3. (Photo of a statue of James Madison)

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A14 Fair is fair. The Idaho Legislature no longer can justify allowing only local governments in Ada County to assess impact fees when growth is strapping communities throughout the state.

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A14 For three decades, adults have argued over the quality of television programming and its effect on children. Now the children have spoken and, as usual, their perception differs from the …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A15 Co-location of state agencies is the concept of grouping them in a common facility to improve delivery of state services and save taxpayers money. Whether co-location across the state will …

March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A15 Several readers objected on Thursday to a photo of two boys playing with toy rifles in their West Central neighborhood. “Thirty years ago, a picture like that would have been …

March 5, 1995 in City on Page B1 Nate Preston takes time out at Northtown Mall to praise Antonio, a golden retriever he is training to be a guide dog. Preston is a member of the Fernan Hill …

March 5, 1995 in City on Page B1 Tom Lamar of the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review