November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Clinton shakes hands with David Brinkley on Brinkley’s TV news program. Photo by Associated Press

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 President Clinton said Sunday his top priority with Congress is passage of a balanced budget that “opens the doors of college to all Americans” and continues incremental progress on health …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Unnerving heights. Paul Thornton’s crew in action somewhere over Europe during World War II. 2. Paul Thornton’s experiences in World War II left him with many memories. Thornton flew …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Sunday’s Washington Triple Choice: 664. Sunday’s Washington Keno: 1-2-5-11-13-15-16-17-20-24-34- 40-44-46-49-52-55-64-69-75.

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Army instructors charged with raping and harassing female recruits at a training center are also accused of threatening them - sometimes with death - to keep quiet. “I’m going to …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Rep. Steve Largent, a member of Newt Gingrich’s loyal supporters from the 1994 class of House freshmen, recommended Sunday that Gingrich give up his speaker’s seat until ethics charges against …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A hot rod flew out of control into the grandstand during a drag race Sunday, killing a woman who used her body as a shield to protect her 5-year-old son. …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 A woman trying to climb between two sixth-floor hotel balconies fell onto a concrete sidewalk and lived. Police say she survived because she landed on her feet. Marilyn Lopez Whitehorse …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Nine popular vans fared poorly in 5 mph bumper crash tests, with the worst a 1996 Ford Aerostar averaging more than $1,400 in damage, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Eddie Harris, a tenor saxophonist whose compositions brought him early popular success, died on Tuesday at the University of Southern California Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 62 and lived …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Aid workers will try to bring truckloads of badly needed food and medicine into the eastern Zairian cities of Goma and Bukavu, a U.N. official said Sunday, a day after …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded 11 others Sunday when a protest against the expansion of this Jewish settlement turned into a violent clash. It was the …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 A remote-controlled bomb set off at a crowded memorial service in a Moscow cemetery killed 13 people and wounded two dozen others Sunday in what police and news reports described …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 A pilot deliberately crashed his single-engine plane into Germany’s highest mountain Sunday, ignoring pleas from police and army officers in pursuing helicopters not to take his life. Authorities evacuated tourists …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Heavy fighting Sunday triggered an exodus of refugees from the combat zone north of Kabul in trucks, bicycles, on foot and in carts piled high with belongings. The Taliban religious …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 The caretaker government of Pakistan said Sunday that it is preparing criminal charges against former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband in connection with the avalanche of corruption allegations …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 A car bomb exploded in an Algiers suburb early Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 30, some of them children, security officials and hospital sources said. Hours later, …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 As Frank Sinatra recovered in Los Angeles on Sunday after eight days of hospitalization, 500 fans gathered at his birthplace here to honor the 80-year-old singer and pray for him. …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 A plea bargain in federal court is expected to change the War Bonnet Tavern in Nespelem from a drug-dispensing scourge in the heart of the Colville Indian Reservation to a …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 It’s going to be a long, hard battle back for Idaho Democrats. The party is almost wiped out, reeling from its third straight defeat in Idaho elections. Worse yet, there’s …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Spokane residents can expect a small increase in their city utility bills next year - but not nearly as high a jump as in past years.

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Objections so noted Councilman Jeff Colliton suggests the City Council should pull the City Cable 5 program that scrolls the names of those arrested for drug dealing and convicted of …

November 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Teenagers with pull. Lance Cpl. Feissinger, 15, and Brandon March, 13, pull with their team in a tug-of-war challenge during the Young Marines of North Idaho meeting at the VFW …