June 21, 1996 in Seven “Heat” stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

June 21, 1996 in Seven 1. Luna Restaurant on the South Hill features a large dock where diners can enjoy their meals in the open air. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. The Cedars in …

June 21, 1996 in Seven Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the title role in “Eraser.”

June 21, 1996 in Seven A kind-hearted Gypsy girl, Esmerelda, offers compassion and friendship to Quasimodo in “The Hunchback.”

June 21, 1996 in Seven Ever since the Iranians tossed out their Shah, began living under a strictly religious government, took some Americans hostage for 444 days and embarked on a 10-year-long war with Iraq, …

June 21, 1996 in Seven (Photo of Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage.)

June 21, 1996 in Seven Have a ball with the Indians

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Joyce Bowman gave birth to 13 pounds and 11 ounces of baby Thursday morning, in five separate packages. Clint Eugene, Randi Michelle, Sierra Nicole, Rachel Elizabeth and Danielle Marie are …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Out in his yard. Seafirst Stadium groundskeeper Chad Mulholland fertilizes the infield as his basset hound, Chief, tags along. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review <

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Idaho Republicans are gearing up for a party, while Democrats are focusing on rebuilding. As both parties kick off their state conventions today, it’s clear which one is in power. …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The stability of heavy metals on the bed of Lake Coeur d’Alene is still an open question, according to a critique published in journal Northwest Science. The critique’s author, Tom …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Some Bonners Ferry children may be left with scars from chemical burns they received on a school playground slide. Vandals poured an acidic drain cleaner, stolen from the Mount Hall …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The head of Eastern State Hospital billed state taxpayers for at least 98 personal, out-of-state telephone calls, the state auditor’s office reports. Investigators also found Steven Covington, CEO of the …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Jane Schelly, wife of Hutchings

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Faced with declining sales of Lotto tickets, the state Lottery Commission is preparing to take a chance by offering players the opportunity to double their winnings for $1. The new …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Triple Choice: 971. Thursday’s Washington Keno: 2-3-4-5-10-24-25-26-30- 33-42-48-53-54-58-63-74-76-78-79.

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The state Supreme Court has reversed a lower court order and ruled that the Texas Republican Party does not have to provide a homosexual Republican organization with an information booth …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Attorney General Janet Reno reversed course Thursday and asked that Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr be allowed to investigate the Clinton administration’s improper acquisition of FBI security files. Meanwhile, a …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Crippling California’s “three strikes” law, the state’s highest court said Thursday that judges don’t have to impose life sentences on repeat criminals if they think the punishment is too harsh. …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 The militant Islamic group Hamas has offered to halt attacks against Israelis if Israel’s new government agrees to stop pursuing its fighters. After a string of Hamas bombings killed 59 …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Boris N. Yeltsin sacked his trusted chief bodyguard and two other hard-liners from his administration Thursday, after a long-simmering Kremlin power struggle burst into the open on national television just …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 U.N. weapons monitors have destroyed a huge Iraqi weapons plant used to manufacture botulism, anthrax and other germ warfare agents, the United Nations said Thursday. A U.N. video showed workers …

June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 A year after becoming the first state to bring back chain gangs, Alabama has yielded to pressure to end the practice. “They realized that chaining them together was inefficient, that …