October 12, 1995 in City on Page B1 Washington lawmakers will gather in special session today to consider financing a new outdoor ballpark for the Seattle Mariners. Gov. Mike Lowry called the special session Wednesday after lengthy meeting …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 An inmate who had to sleep on the floor at the Kootenai County Jail wants more than $700 for each day he spent behind bars. Richard J. Updegraff, 38, says …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B2 I. Gladys Shockley Coeur d’Alene Graveside service for I. Gladys Shockley, 72, will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene. English Funeral Chapel of Coeur d’Alene …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B2 These Coeur d’Alene students attending the University of Idaho have received scholarship awards ranging from $100 to $6,000 for the 1995-96 academic year. The students and their scholarships are: Angie …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B2 Births recorded in the Spokane area during the 24-hour period ending at 1 p.m. October 11, 1995: Holy Family

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B2 Matthew Melcher, a 1988 Lewis and Clark High School graduate, received the $8,000 Floyd A. Naramore Architectural Memorial Scholarship from the University of Washington’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning. …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B3 A Spokane man, identified by police as a major drug dealer, has been arrested on drug charges after meeting with a police informant. Michael Urann, 37, was charged with drug …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Two new multimillion-dollar lawsuits were filed against Louisiana-Pacific this week, charging the company knowingly sold defective siding which caused extensive damage to apartment complexes. At least 14 suits have been …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B3 A proposal to cut off federal funds to non-profit groups that get involved in politics could break up coalitions to build low-income housing, teach homeless children and feed the hungry, …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 News reports about 11 cases of E. coli bacteria infection linked to a Chili’s restaurant in Boise have prompted six more people to step forward with symptoms. The suspected new …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 A car repair shop may become the second business in Post Falls to benefit from special financing help from the city’s Urban Renewal Commission. B&B; Automotive needs a sewer line …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B3 Test scores improved this year for college-bound seniors in the Spokane School District. Scores were higher on both the Scholastic Assessment Test and the Advanced Placement Exams given to seniors …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B3 Washington State University police Wednesday arrested a student suspected of setting a series of fires in a residence hall over the past three weeks. The student, Nathan Wynn, 22, of …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The owners of the Ligertown Game Farm whose escaped African lions terrorized the community have been barred from their mobile home as unfit to occupy. “I imagine we will (appeal …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B3 All-4-One Wednesday, Opera House “This was one of the few concerts where the headliners were rivaled closely by the radio music played during the intermission. Watching the drummer twirl her …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B3 A south Spokane bank was robbed Wednesday afternoon by a man who handed a clerk a note demanding money. The robbery occurred at the Seafirst Bank on East 29th just …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 A U.S. District Court judge has thrown out a $1 million lawsuit filed by former Bonner County School Superintendent Lorence Simonsen. Simonsen resigned from the district in May of 1992 …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The Bureau of Land Management is seeking volunteers on Saturday to help beautify Blackwell Island. BLM staffers will have nearly 800 shrubs to be planted on portions of Blackwell Island …

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B4 Two years since the disappearance of his 9-year-old daughter, Ben Crane still has his doubts about who did it. The question haunts him daily.

October 12, 1995 in Idaho on Page B5 The revived and expanded coalition of state education interests is seeking a 7 percent increase in state aid to public schools for the 1996-1997 school year. The proposal, to be …

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October 12, 1995 in City on Page B5 The city of Spokane will receive nearly $500,000 in federal taxpayer money aimed at programs that help children and teenagers stay away from drugs and gangs. Money from the U.S. …

October 12, 1995 in City on Page B5 Social and fiscal conservatives have to work together for the good of the country, former congressman and one-time Republican presidential candidate Jack Kemp said Wednesday. “You can’t have a strong …