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Monday, June 10, 1996
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Panetta Offers Apology Says Gathering Of Fbi Files On 341 People Was An ‘Inexcusable’ Mistake By White House
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Chief of staff Leon Panetta
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Council Will Consider City’s Expansion Plans Tonight
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 A growth management plan to accommodate some 23,000 new residents over the next 20 years is up for consideration by the Spokane City Council tonight. Establishing an interim urban growth …
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Sonics Near Final Resting Place
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Dennis Rodman, left, thanks the referee after a call against Shawn Kemp. Photo by Associated Press
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A Glaring Loophole In Domestic Violence Law Task Force Wants State To Allow Protection Orders For Abused Dates
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Kim was 17 years old when her mother found her beaten and frightened on a street corner. The girl’s blue eyes were ringed with black. Dark imprints lined her arms. …
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City Trying To Move Ahead Despite Uncertainty
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Political uncertainty hangs over Spokane City Hall like a thick winter fog, but those in charge say they aren’t going to wait for it to lift before they act. Hiring …
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Making Us Gasp Researchers Find Shocking Number Of Cockroaches, Surprising Link To Childhood Asthma
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 USDA cockroach expert Rick Brenner. Photo by Associated Press
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Australian Ends Bid To Swim Florida Straits Havana To Key West Swim Halted Just Inside U.S. Waters
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 An exhausted Australian distance swimmer, battered by a stormy night inside a shark cage, ended her attempt to swim unassisted from Havana to Key West when she reached U.S. territorial …
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Lottery Numbers
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Sunday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers are: 116. Sunday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 1-6-7-12-17-20-21-23- 34-37-38-39-52-53-59-60-69- 75-78-79. Saturday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 884. Saturday’s winning Washington Lotto numbers: 2-3-15-19-25-30. No …
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Senator Seeks Back Pay For Vietnamese Commandos
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Pentagon should live up to its word and pay up to $11 million to hundreds of Vietnamese commandos who were recruited by the United States in the 1960s, then …
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Sergeant Goes On Trial In Deadly Sniper Attack
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 An Army sergeant goes on trial today in last fall’s deadly sniper shooting on soldiers from his own unit. Sgt. William J. Kreutzer’s defense is expected to focus on his …
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Hydrogen Chloride Leak Forces Families To Evacuate
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Hydrogen chloride leaked Sunday from a Dow Corning Corp. plant, sending a cloud of acid into the air and forcing 15 families to evacuate temporarily. No injuries were reported. The …
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Black Ministers Say Agents Grill Members Like Suspects
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A group of black ministers whose churches have been torched by arsonists complained to Attorney General Janet Reno Sunday that they have been intimidated by law enforcement officials probing the …
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Clinton Takes Campaign West President Faces Criticism From Gays, Gaming Industry
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Clinton speaks with reporters in Las Vegas. Photo by Associated Press
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Minority Student Enrollment In Colleges Rises 5 Percent Despite Gains, Gaps Still Exist When Compared To White Rates, Report Says
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Minority student enrollment at U.S. colleges rose 5 percent in 1994 - nearly double the increase of the previous year - yet a new report says gaps still exist in …
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‘Most Influential’ Range From Rock Star To Vice President
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Time magazine’s list of the 25 “most influential” people in the country includes Vice President Al Gore, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and rock star Courtney Love. The magazine …
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Lamm Willing To Run On Reform Party Ticket
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm said Sunday he is willing to run for president on Ross Perot’s Reform Party ticket and would increase by tenfold the Medicare savings proposed by …
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Biological Weapons Plant Being Torn Down
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Iraqi officials and U.N. experts have begun dismantling a major biological weapons factory near Baghdad, a move called for under international sanctions imposed after Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Thanks …
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Thousands Flee Flooding In Ethiopia
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Floods have forced 50,000 people to flee their homes in northern Ethiopia, Ethiopian media reported Sunday. The flooding in the Afar region began Friday when the Awash River overflowed its …
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Japanese Protest U.S. Warplanes
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Nearly 4,000 people protested Sunday a proposal to transfer U.S. warplanes to a Marine base in this western Japanese city from an Okinawan base slated for closure. The proposed transfer …
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Northern Ireland Talks Facing Huge Obstacles
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 One the eve of new talks, a child prays during a Catholic Mass Sunday in west Belfast. Photo by Associated Press
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Five Israeli Soldiers Die In Clash Two Lebanese Men Killed By Retaliatory Artillery Strikes
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 At least five Israeli soldiers were killed and six wounded today in clashes with Muslim guerrillas in south Lebanon, security sources said. Two Lebanese men were killed in the Israeli …
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Woman Shot After Valley Car Chase Five Rounds Fired At Her Vehicle; Deputies Arrest Estranged Husband
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 A 42-year-old woman was shot several times in the chest Sunday after her estranged husband chased her in his pickup truck and ran her car off the road, according to …
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City Studies Zoning For Cellular Antennae
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 The city recently ordered a freeze on new cell phone antenna transmitters like this on on east Third near Eagle Hardware. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review
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Gays Go All-Out At Parade About 1,000 Celebrate, Commemorate Ongoing Fight For Equal Treatment
June 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 ‘Freedom to love’ 1. Zack St. John, 7, right, and his grandmother Gladys Keating turned out to support the gay pride parade in Spokane on Sunday. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The …
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