March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 ‘Goosebumps’

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Campaign chairman Skip Hissong tries to get out the vote Tuesday for Post Falls school levies. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 People around the world would like more women running their countries but prefer to have men in charge of their offices, according to an international Gallup Poll of attitudes toward …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Election workers feel like the Maytag repairman Tuesday as they wait for voters at the South Hill Woman’s Club. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Freemen guard an approach to their ranches from a Chevy Suburban on Tuesday as negotiations with federal agents continued. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review 2. FBI agents warned motorists …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 A 23-year-old college student fell off a cruise ship and apparently swam four miles to shore early Tuesday morning, arriving near San Juan, Puerto Rico, exhausted but otherwise fine. John …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Tuesday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers: 0-8-6. Tuesday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 6-9-14-18-23-28-29-30-31-41-45-47-57-58-59-61-62-64-67-75.

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A woman who was reunited with her mother 40 years after being given up for adoption was convicted Tuesday of breaking the woman’s neck. Constance Agnes Miller was found guilty …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A jury Tuesday convicted New York City Police Officer Peter Del-Debbio of second-degree assault, finding he “recklessly” fired his gun into the back of undercover Transit Police Officer Desmond Robinson …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 In a struggle drenched with presidential politics, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole intervened Tuesday to block Democratic demands for an immediate vote on raising the minimum wage. “On the day …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 U.S. Postal Service processing centers across the country may follow the lead of the Seminole County plant in banning employees from wearing most jewelry to work, including wedding rings. Joseph …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Proposals to set up a no-fault auto insurance system and discourage shareholder lawsuits were soundly defeated in California’s primary Tuesday but voters were narrowly favoring a plan to cap lawyers’ …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Dole speaks at a victory rally Tuesday. Photo by Associated Press

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A measure to cap lawyers’ fees in cases that settle before trial was ahead in California’s primary Tuesday while proposals to set up no-fault auto insurance and discourage shareholder lawsuits …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Freemen throughout the West and Midwest are snubbing courts, baffling attorneys and trying to govern themselves based on common law. Common-law courts that recognize only the U.S. Constitution, state constitutions …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 In the West, the quickest and trickiest wins. That became clear Tuesday as details surfaced about the arrests of freemen leaders LeRoy Schweitzer and Daniel Petersen.

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 A woman discovered a body thawing in her former roommate’s locked freezer after prying it open in search of some missing clothes, police said Tuesday. The owner of the freezer, …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 It’s nice to have a woman around the house, er, space station. That’s because they like to clean, a top Russian space official said. As U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid settles …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Packard in 1989. File/Associated Press

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A7 As dawn’s light filtered into the sandstone gorge 600 feet below the lip of Glen Canyon Dam, a cannonade of water blasted out across the Colorado River, a cheer went …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 As a result of mammography, the number of non-invasive breast cancers diagnosed has risen dramatically in the past decade. But in many cases these early tumors are being overtreated, according …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Under heavy army and police guard, former President Bush arrived Tuesday for a visit that raised Lebanese hopes of Washington lifting a nine-year ban on travel here. Bush traveled to …

March 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 This time, the rats were chasing the cats. Police raided the home of an elderly woman in the southern city of Toulouse on Tuesday and discovered she was living with …