October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 O.J. Simpson looks at his attorney Carl Douglas as testimony is read back to jurors early Monday. Photo by Associated Press

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Wildlife agents charged a Ukrainian immigrant with snaring at least three bears in northeastern Washington following an investigation that used hidden videocameras to help identify the alleged poacher. Agents found …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Spokane residents say they want elected officials to eliminate sacred cows, streamline services and provide a leadership spark sorely needed in the city. They want streets paved and protected, their …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Mariners fans Dan Franklin, Jay Sporn and Shelly Storey react to Luis Sojo’s “Little League gand slam” in the seventh-inning at Finnerty’s Red Lion. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Earthquakes rocked southwestern Japan for the fourth straight day on Monday, stirring up fears that a major earthquake might be imminent. More than 5,700 quakes have been registered since Friday, …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 582. Monday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 1-4-6-14-15- 17-20-25-29-31-36-39-41-53-55-62-63-73-74-75.

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Cries for help rose from collapsed buildings Monday as rescuers searched in a heavy downpour for survivors of an earthquake that toppled nearly half the buildings in this Turkish city. …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 An earthquake hit southern Colombia Monday night, shaking windows and briefly cutting phone service in the Colombian capital of Bogota. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A day after being convicted of conspiring to wage holy war against the United States, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman was moved Monday from New York to a medical prison in Missouri. …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Fifty state troopers arrived Monday in a convoy of 25 squad cars, emergency lights flashing, to patrol violence-wracked Gary. The police presence, including a helicopter and a blue-and-white mobile command …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Supreme Court cast aside a broad challenge to federal limits on abortion-clinic protests as its 1995-96 term began Monday with a blizzard of paperwork but without the chief justice. …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 An industrialist who lost his parents to cancer donated $100 million towards a cancer institute Monday, in the largest single financial contribution ever to medical research. Jon M. Huntsman Sr., …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 South Dakota’s Sen. Tom Daschle. File/Associated Press

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The number of seriously overweight children and adolescents in the United States has more than doubled during the past three decades, with most of the increase occurring since 1980, according …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Food and Drug Administration Monday approved the first nonhormonal drug to treat osteoporosis, a progressive and often crippling bone disease that may afflict as many as 25 million Americans. …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Margaret Gorman Cahill, who was crowned the first Miss America in 1921, has died of cardiac arrest and pneumonia. She was 90 years old. Cahill died Sunday at a nursing …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Rep. G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery, D-Miss., who has zealously protected veterans programs during 15 terms in the House, announced Monday he will retire from Congress next year. “It’s time for me …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A veteran French mercenary who led a coup in this African island nation slipped into his familiar backstage role Monday with the announcement of a power-sharing arrangement among three opposition …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A fringe party led by an expatriate with links to the German extreme rightists came in second in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, partial early results showed Monday. Center-right parties did not …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 The world’s first democratically elected female head of state, President Vigdis Finnbogadottir, announced Monday she will not run in next year’s election. The widely popular leader, who has been president …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A man wades out of his storm-flooded home in Oxiacaque, Mexico. Photo by Associated Press

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Emboldened by lukewarm reaction to its second nuclear test in the South Pacific, France reaffirmed its commitment Monday to press ahead with more underground blasts. The environmental group Greenpeace called …

October 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Police arrested the director and choreographer of the world-famous Kirov Ballet and accused them Monday of taking bribes totaling millions of dollars. Anatoly Malkov, director of the 212-year-old company, was …