May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 Under pressure from relief groups and foreign governments, Ghanaian authorities allowed more than 3,000 Liberian refugees to come ashore Tuesday, ending a hellish journey aboard a rusting freighter that tested …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 As tensions along the Israeli-Lebanese border increase once again, the State Department said Tuesday Hezbollah militiamen have been receiving stepped-up financial assistance and weaponry from Iran. Spokesman Nicholas Burns said …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 An alliance of leftist and lower-caste politicians named a Socialist as its prime ministerial candidate Tuesday, as maneuvering to form India’s next government moved into the final stages. H.D. Deve …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Hewlett-Packard Co. and Netscape Communications Corp. teamed up Tuesday to take the lead in the hot new market for intranets, internal computer networks used increasingly by business. The companies said …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Most American investors, particularly women and the elderly, are financial illiterates and sitting ducks for investment fraud and abuse, according to a national survey made public on Tuesday. The Investor …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Would you bank with the Costanza family, the dysfunctional television tribe of “Seinfeld” fame? Of course you wouldn’t, and that’s why Sterling Savings Bank’s newest radio and television ads feature …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Surging gasoline prices were a major factor in April’s 0.4 percent increase in consumer prices. File/Associated Press

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Crop Growers Corp., a Montana-based insurance company whose Coeur d’Alene chairman stepped down in March amid a federal investigation, posted record earnings for the first quarter. For the quarter ended …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 MedPartners/Mullikin Inc. said it will acquire Caremark International Inc. in a transaction valued at $2.5 billion, creating the largest U.S. manager of doctors’ groups. This is the fourth acquisition announced …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Insurance agents and brokers will be able to start earning commissions July 1 by signing up people for both group and individual coverage under the Washington State Basic Health Plan. …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 ‘Tis the season. For North Idaho, “the season” isn’t Christmas. Most seasonal restaurants, campgrounds and activities open their doors, kick out the kinks and tune up their cash registers this …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Corning Inc. opted Tuesday to steer out of the highly competitive health-care arena by spinning off its lab-testing and drug services units, which account for nearly 40 percent of its …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 ConAgra Inc. announced Tuesday that it will eliminate about 6,500 jobs and close or reconfigure 29 plants in a restructuring designed to make the huge food company more efficient. Omaha, …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 The dollar rose Tuesday against the yen and other major currencies after the Bank of Japan drove down short-term interest rates. The dollar’s rise against the yen and German mark …

May 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 Another mild reading on inflation reinforced optimism on Wall Street, sending interest rates lower Tuesday and boosting many leading stock indicators further into record territory. The Dow Jones industrial average …

May 15, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 Traveling minister Jim Bean in 1995. File photo

May 15, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 A forester and a carpetlayer, both Republicans, are facing off May 28 to decide who will challenge veteran state Sen. Marguerite McLaughlin this fall. John Ferris, 55, is a forestry …

May 15, 1996 in City on Page B1 Larry Boulger

May 15, 1996 in City on Page B1 A convicted child molester once deemed a good candidate for a sex offender treatment program is back in jail on new charges, accused of raping his live-in girlfriend’s daughter. Ronald …

May 15, 1996 in City on Page B1 Citing a “public health crisis,” Spokane doctors are urging county commissioners to support swapping the coroner system for one run by a medical examiner. The Spokane County Medical Society wants …

May 15, 1996 in City on Page B1 Natalie Hintz

May 15, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 Colleen Kelsey, head teacher at New Vision Alternative School, got a bit choked up as she accepted an award Tuesday from the Idaho Education Association. “There are days when I …

May 15, 1996 in City on Page B1 Biomedical technician Nathan Taylor, right, explains an infusion pump to a group of Japanese visitors Tuesday. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review