August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Vern Henry 2. A mother and daughter were found shot to death in this Athol home early Monday. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Firefighters knock down hot spots around homes on Whispering Pines Road. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Colin Powell offers a message of moderation. Photo by Associated Press

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Kathy Matlock held her two children like crutches as she walked up the driveway to her home. It was twisted metal, carved into grotesque modern art by a wildfire that …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 To call Zack Strenkert a big kid is an understatement. He looks like a miniature sumo wrestler, a puffy pink cumulus cloud of flesh. At 17 months old, Zack weighs …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s Washington Triple Choice: 204. Monday’s Washington Keno: 2-3-6-7-8-10-12-15-19-25-27- 28-29-37-43-58-62-63-73-78.

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Pat Buchanan speaks on Sunday.

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Half an hour before sunrise, dozens of women walk from neighboring Tijuana, Mexico, to the trolley station here, careful not to crease the uniforms they will wear as hotel maids. …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Ronald Reagan is at home up in Bel Air, his memory diminished by Alzheimer’s disease. But while the former president is missing his first Republican convention in three decades, he …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 As they sift through puzzling and often contradictory evidence, federal investigators looking into the crash of TWA Flight 800 said Monday that they believe the explosion that broke the plane …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Gov. Mike Huckabee said Monday that he remains bound by a state constitutional ban on most abortion funding, but would let a third party pay for the abortion of a …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Cuban refugees clinging to an overturned boat were rescued off the Florida Keys on Monday, but help came too late for a woman and infant found floating nearby. Meanwhile, a …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Now that the hunt for extraterrestrial life is heating up, fueled by last week’s release of tantalizing, if ambiguous, clues that Mars may once have harbored primitive microbes, scientists are …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Newsman David Brinkley has told TV Guide he will retire from his long-running Sunday morning ABC news series, “This Week With David Brinkley,” after the presidential inauguration in January. Brinkley, …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A7 By the time the firefighters reached the house on Rambo Road, they thought it was too late. Flames danced within 75 feet of the home and moved at lightning speed. …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A7 Federal taxpayers may reimburse part of the cost of fighting the 2,000-acre Bowie Road fire, provided Washington state spends more than $1 million to fight it. The Federal Emergency Management …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 The assets of Fidelity Investments’ flagship Magellan Fund fell 6.4 percent, or $3.5 billion, in July, a record monthly mutual fund decline, said research group Lipper Analytical Services Inc. “It’s …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Forget cars, wine or Faberge eggs: The hottest collectible today is a pen. Not 59-cent ballpoints, of course. We’re talking expensive or vintage fountain pens - Montblanc, Cross or Waterman. …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 People pass in front of the New York Stock Exchange’s 93-year-old home on Broad Street Monday. Photo by Associated Press

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 FOR THE RECORD: August 15, 1996 CORRECTION: The prospectuses and proxy statements regarding the acquisition of Wismer Martin Co. by Physicians Computer Network inc. were mailed to Wismer Martin shareholders …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Just look at the names: Houston Industries, NorAm Energy, Delmarva Power & Light, Atlantic Energy. It’s hard to think of utilities as sexy, particularly when compared with marquee names like …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Union Pacific Corp.’s proposed $5.4 billion acquisition of Southern Pacific Corp. gained final approval from federal regulators, clearing the way for the creation of the largest railroad in North America. …

August 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Bob Dole’s choice of Jack Kemp as his running mate could be good news for U.S. financial markets, especially if it helps Dole narrow the gap in the polls with …