February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Flood waters are splashing up against uninsured homes in Washington and Idaho. “I would hazard to guess that most of them didn’t have insurance,” said Les Ruhs, a Colfax agent …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A7 Ken Cahill rescues Calvin, his father’s cat, from a landslide in Dodson, Ore. Photo by Associated Press

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Levi Strauss & Co., the world’s largest brand name apparel maker, is moving ahead with a stock buyback program that would value the company at $14 billion and ensure that …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 A shopper picks up a cheap David Bowie CD for a closer look at shop in downtown Tokyo on Friday. Japan grants only 25 years of copyright protection to music, …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 When the Senate voted this week to phase out farm subsidies, some investors might have assumed the move would depress agricultural stocks. But, while the possible impact would be gradual, …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Pier 1 Imports Inc. fired Chief Financial Officer Robert Herndon for hiring and failing to monitor the activities of money manager Jay Goldinger, whose trading resulted in losses of $19.3 …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 International Business Machines Corp. stock climbed to its highest level since April 1991 this week and stayed above $110 all week for the first time since August. The stock’s strength …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Lee Hames went searching Friday for a vehicle he could fit his 6-foot-4-inch frame into without bumping his head. The lanky Rosalia farmer found only a few options at the …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Two idled North Idaho silver mines will roar back into production in coming months, the mines’ operator announced Friday, shocking the world silver market and pleasantly surprising the long-depressed Silver …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 In the year since Morrison Knudsen Corp. ousted William Agee as chairman, the company that built the Golden Gate Bridge and Grand Coulee dam remains under a mountain of debt. …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 General Motors Corp. said Friday it will equip its Cadillacs with a new satellite-linked car security system that will automatically summon help if the car’s air bags are deployed in …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Maytag Corp. said Friday it will close its kitchen-range plant in Indianapolis and realign its major home appliance businesses under one unit to improve efficiency and become more competitive. The …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Tel-West Communications Inc. Friday became Nextlink, just in time to ride the wave of change in telecommunications that legislation signed Thursday by President Clinton will unleash, the head of the …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Stocks ended Friday’s whirlwind session barely higher, but enough to push several market indexes to record levels for the fifth consecutive session, and one to a sixth straight high. The …

February 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 Capital Cities/ ABC Inc. is no more. The Burbank, Calif.-based Walt Disney Co. completed the $19 billion acquisition of the broadcast and publishing concern Friday. Now all that’s left in …

February 10, 1996 in City on Page B1 A second victim of the 1994 shooting spree at Fairchild Air Force Base has sued for damages, arguing the Air Force is liable for allowing the attack to happen. Spokane …

February 10, 1996 in City on Page B1 Rep. George Nethercutt talks with an environmental studies class Friday. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

February 10, 1996 in City on Page B1 Nobody likes getting a speeding ticket - especially from a mechanical cop. But a bill authorizing Spokane police to use automatic ticketing machines is headed for the Senate floor next …

February 10, 1996 in City on Page B1 A state audit of Spokane city government suggests a few minor weaknesses but no major flaws in the way the city handles cash. “This report indicates how well-run the finances …

February 10, 1996 in City on Page B1 The Spokane City Council is in retreat - a weekend retreat, that is.

February 10, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 1. Listen and learn. Middle schooler Miranda Fisher, left, practices listening as classmate Kristi Merch expresses some of her feelings during an exercise in a peer mediation class Friday. Photo …

February 10, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 Credit Steve Forbes, Eastman Kodak Co. or your local jeweler. For a variety of reasons, silver demand is soaring and now is the time to reopen silver mines, analysts said …

February 10, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 Just how did it happen that the pet bill of one of the most powerful Republican committee chairmen in the Legislature got killed in the Senate? By one vote? Rep. …