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Monday, March 6, 1995
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Ralph Zzyyztzburger Takes First For Being Last It’s Not Easy Being At End Of Phone Book
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 After years of striving for fame, Ralph Zzyyztzburger is looking forward to going out on the bottom. He’s earned the last slot in the Spokane phone book, and he’s not …
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Baby Ryan Scheduled To Leave Hospital Today
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Four months after doctors in Spokane told his parents they could do nothing to save him, Ryan Nguyen is scheduled to leave the hospital today. Born eight weeks prematurely with …
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Staying The Course Man’s Passion For His High-School Sweetheart Rivaled Only By Love Of Golf
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. His appointed rounds. No one loves golf more than Lloyd Rumford, 79, shown teeing off on the second hole of Esmeralda. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Rumford prepares …
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Shoshone County Booming Big Increase In Construction, Average Price Of Homes
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Mountain Meadows developer Jim Hedberg, left, visits the 217-lot site with engineer Michael Hunt. “There hasn’t been a housing project like this here in 20 years,” says county official Bob …
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Fbi Official Contradicts Boss In Idaho Killings Ruby Ridge Commander Says Chief Ok’d Unusual Open-Fire Policy
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A sworn statement by a senior FBI official contradicts acting deputy FBI director Larry Potts’ account of his role in the 1992 Ruby Ridge shootout, according to a legal newspaper. …
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Land Swaps Deter Ugly Development Negotiations Last Year For Liberty Lake Property Went Nowhere Until The Owner Threatened To Start Logging
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Three recent examples show that government is most motivated to swap land for top value when it fears owners are about to do something awful to their property. Spokane County …
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Priest River Fire Kills Two Sleeping Children
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Two children were killed early Saturday when fire engulfed the small guest house where they were spending the night with their mother. Priest River Police Sgt. LeRoy Rasmussen said the …
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Lottery Numbers
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 No Art
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Usair Jet’s Wheels Pop Off
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The two left wheels of a USAir jet popped off as the Fokker F-28 was landing, sending the plane skidding about 600 feet. None of the 17 passengers or four …
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Sen. Hatfield Offered To Resign Before Key Amendment Vote Faces Possible Recriminations From Gop Fellows, Dole Says
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Sen. Hatfield
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Gop Wants Food Stamps Cut $16.5 Billion The Proposal Represents A Fundamental Shift In The Design Of The Program
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 House Republicans said Sunday that they wanted to cut $16.5 billion from the food stamp program over the next five years by establishing strict new work requirements for recipients and …
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Buchanan Moves To Steel Position On Religious Right
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Looking to solidify his support among religious conservatives, Patrick J. Buchanan has hired a former top Christian Coalition official to manage his presidential campaign. For Guy Rodgers, the first mission …
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Panetta Critical Of Lawsuit Limits
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta criticized Republican plans to set federal limits on lawsuit damages, saying Sunday it would usurp authority that belongs to the states. Panetta said …
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Fumes Sicken Many At Disney World Pool
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Noxious fumes from pool chemicals sent more than two dozen people at a Disney World resort to the hospital with nausea, coughing and breathing trouble. They were sickened when an …
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Mysteries Remain In D.C. Zoo Death
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The medical examiner was still trying to determine Sunday what killed an unidentified woman whose partially devoured body was found in the lions’ pen at the National Zoo. And police …
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Noted Piano Teacher And Performer Dies
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Leonard Shure, a distinguished piano teacher and performer who played with Leonard Bernstein, William Steinberg and other great conductors, died at age 84. Shure appeared as a soloist with nearly …
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Something Is Killing Our National Symbol Wildlife Scientists Are Trying To Discover What’s Going On
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A juvenile bald eagle is examined for illness in Wisconsin. Photo by Associated Press
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Marchers Retrace Historic Path On ‘Bloody Sunday’ Anniversary
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Led by four black members of Congress, about 2,000 marchers retraced a historic path across a bridge to mark the 30th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march. The …
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L.A. Cops Use Batons Far Less Often
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Police officers used the once-popular baton a lot less often after the Rodney King beating. Batons were used in just 41 arrests last year - a 92 percent drop from …
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Hill Shifts, Threatening More Homes Tons Of Earth Have Loomed Over Coastal Town For Decades
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Residents carry belongings from wrecked homes Sunday. Photo by Associated Press
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More States Favor Laws For Concealed Handguns
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A powerful movement to allow ordinary citizens to obtain permits easily for carrying concealed weapons is taking hold across the country, a product of both the new Republican control of …
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Investigator Tied To Coverup Of Brother’s Murder Mexico’s Attorney General Says Ruiz Massieu Could Be Extradited
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Even as former Special Prosecutor Mario Ruiz Massieu prepared to face a U.S. magistrate in New Jersey today on currencydeclaration violations, investigators in Mexico were laying the groundwork for his …
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Critic Of Mainland China Wins Hong Kong Election Vote Indicates Low Prestige Of Communist Government
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Election winner Szeto Wah greets voters as he stands near a poster promoting his opponent, Elsie Tu. Photo by Associated Press
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U.S. Dollar Continues Its Free Fall Yen, Mark Jump Despite Action By Bank Of Japan
March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The flagging American dollar continued its free fall against the Japanese yen and the German mark Monday in morning trading in Tokyo, brushing aside continuous intervention by the Bank of …

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