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Saturday, May 13, 1995
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Remains Of Civil War Sub Located Near Charleston Powered By A Hand Crank, The Hunley Launched Modern Age Of Submarine Warfare
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 On a February night in 1864, nine Confederate sailors climbed into the submarine CSS Hunley and steered it toward a picket line of Union ships blockading Charleston Harbor. The sub, …
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Dylan Fans, They Are A Chargin’ Show In Riverfront Park Sells 1,600 Tickets First Day
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Bob Dylan
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Suits By Inmates Wear Down Jailers Federal Lawsuits By Idaho Prisoners A Growing Phenomenon
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A prison inmate who turned state’s evidence claims that riding a bus chained to an angry drug-dealing colleague could have killed him. So convicted cocaine trafficker Joe Pennazoli wants the …
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Federal Marshals Arrest Chemist
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Steven Garrett Colbern 2. Federal marshals arrest Steven Colbern Friday. Photo by Associated Press
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Graduation Celebrates Woman’s Will School Helped Recovery From Tragic Accident
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 After surviving a fatal wreck, Alycia Jones will graduate with honors. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review
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Porn Bill Vetoed, But Override Likely Bill Intended To Keep Sexually Explicit Material From Minors
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Calling it censorship, Gov. Mike Lowry on Friday vetoed a measure intended to keep sexually explicit material out of the hands of minors, but the veto faces the strong possibility …
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Tornado Rips Through Western Kansas
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 A fast-moving tornado Friday night spit baseball-sized hail, toppled grain bins and damaged farm houses in western Kansas. The twister touched down near Sheriff Tom Jones’ patrol car in Thomas …
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The Dead Are Helping Spread Death In Zaire City Despite Public’s Awareness, Culture, Tradition Spread Ebola
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Fearful children wiating for a relative outside a Kikwit, Zaire, hospital protect themselves from the deadly disease as best they can. Photo by Associated Press
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Gold Miners Mourn Crushed Mates
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Their faces creased with anxiety, some weeping openly, scores of miners looked on Friday as rescue workers pulled the badly crushed remains of dozens of their colleagues from the bottom …
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Conference Had Hidden Agenda
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and immigration officials are investigating whether a business conference in Ontario was a ploy to help Chinese businessmen enter Canada. The investigation was launched after …
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Clinton Encourages Ukrainians
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Clinton concluded a five-day visit to Russia and Ukraine on Friday by urging Ukrainians to be patient, despite the pains they suffer as their country undergoes its economic transformation. …
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U.N. Tells Its Troops To Shoot Back
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Pushed by Bosnia’s combatants to choose between getting tough and getting out, the United Nations on Friday told its beleaguered peacekeepers to shoot to kill to protect themselves. Although all …
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Babbitt Will Pay Fines For Campaign
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has agreed to pay a $21,000 penalty to settle charges he accepted excessive contributions during his unsuccessful 1988 presidential campaign.
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Lion Leaps Fence At California Zoo
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A 320-pound lion scaled a zoo fence, forcing the evacuation of about 560 visitors. “A zoo director’s worst nightmare is a predator’s escape,” said Joel Parrot, director of the Knowland …
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Court Backs City’s Denial Of Gay Rights
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A federal appeals court Friday reinstated a voterapproved City Charter amendment that denied gays special protection against discrimination. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that sexual orientation is …
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Poker Players Accept Settlement
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Four commuters who were arrested for playing poker on a train have agreed to drop their $4 million lawsuit against MetroNorth in return for a cash settlement, their attorney said …
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3 Arrested In Plot To Tunnel Into Vault
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Police said Friday they had arrested suspects accused of building a 68-foot-long tunnel in a plot to steal $3 million from a bank vault in Arecibo. The robbery was to …
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Congress Moves Toward New Hearings On Waco Raid But Plans Stumble Over Accusations Of Political Opportunism
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Amid lingering public suspicion, the Republican-led Congress is moving fitfully toward new hearings on the fatal federal raid on an armed Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas. Leaders in both …
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Kevorkian’s Latest Suicide Assist Delivers A Message To Officials
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Loving
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Gop Lawmaker Apologizes For Using The Term ‘Homos’
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham wasn’t invited to the news conference called Friday to condemn his comments about “homos in the military.” But he showed up anyway, silently absorbed the criticism …
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Defense Tries To Discredit Expert But Sustained Objections Soften Cross-Examination
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Defense attorney Peter Neufeld questions DNA expert Robin Cotton. Photo by Associated Press
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Sharply Higher Food Costs Fuel Jump In Consumer Prices
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The biggest surge in food costs in five years pushed consumer prices up 0.4 percent in April, cramping family budgets and all but killing chances the Federal Reserve will soon …
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Politicians At Odds Over Future Of Sba Office
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The planned closure of the Small Business Administration office in Spokane is prompting a reversal in political arguments by two Washington members of Congress. Both Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, …
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Gasoline Prices Headed Higher Record Summer Demand, Lower Stocks Contribute To Increase
May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Gasoline prices will be on average a nickel higher and supplies may be tighter this summer than a year ago as more Americans take to the road, the Energy Department …

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