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Tuesday, November 26, 1996
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That Powerless Feeling Darkens Residents’ Spirits Some Residents Threaten To Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Michele Petrilli tries to stay warm with a cup of coffee she made on her propane stove. Her home north of Spokane has been without power since last Tuesday. …
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Giving Thanks
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Many acts of kindness, large and small, have graced our community since last week’s ice storm. The SpokesmanReview would like to provide the space for you to say thank you. …
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Neither Snow Nor Rain, But This Is Too Much Mail Service Stops While Tree Hangs On Wolf Lodge Power Line
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Some residents of the Wolf Lodge area are peeved at the postman. “From what I gather, the carrier just refused to come up the road,” resident Thom Pace said. “I …
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County Investigates Fairgrounds Corruption Manager Paul Gillingham Ousted Amid Mismanagement Charges
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Spokane County is investigating reports of corruption and missing equipment at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds. And fairgrounds Manager Paul Gillingham was forced to resign for exceeding his budget, making unapproved …
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Regulators To Evaluate Wwp’s Performance ‘We’d Ask Them About Their Response Time, And How They Planned For These Weather Emergencies’
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 State utility regulators are likely to ask Washington Water Power Co. to explain its handling of Spokane’s worst natural disaster in decades at a public meeting early next year. Plans …
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All’s Fair In Love And Relativity Einstein’s Letters Both Kind, Callous
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Albert Einstein and his first wife, Mileva Maric. Photo by Associated Press 2. Einstein
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Weary Region Girds For More Another Storm In Inland Northwest Forecast
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. A pine tree impales Jennifer and Joe Beery’s uninsured 1986 Mercury Sable on Third Street in Coeur d’Alene. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review 2. Rep. George Nethercutt checks on …
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Lottery Numbers
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s Washington Triple Choice: 179. Monday’s Washington Keno: 1-7-10-14- 20-28-29-34-39-43-48-51-54-58-59- 63-64-67-75-76. Monday’s Idaho Hot Lotto: 1-9-20-22-23.
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‘Bore’ Apology Uncalled-For, Cronkite Says
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Walter Cronkite said Monday he’s disappointed that his fellow broadcast veteran David Brinkley apologized for calling President Clinton “a bore.” As a commentator, Brinkley is entitled to express his opinions, …
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Tropical Storm ‘Refused To Die’
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Tropical Storm Marco, a weak hurricane that lost its strength over the weekend, rejuvenated itself on Monday and raked western Cuba with 50 mph winds and heavy rains. “It has …
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Crew Blamed In Fatal C-130 Crash
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 An Air Force crew transporting a White House vehicle did not adequately prepare for the difficult flight and crashed their C-130 transport plane into a mountain Aug. 17, the service …
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Simpson Can’t Explain Evidence No Answers To Blood, Finger Cut; Sticks To Story Under Scrutiny
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Simpson leaves court Monday. Photo by Associated Press
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Digital TV Moves A Step Closer
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The computer industry and U.S. broadcasters, who have been at odds over development of a new generation of digital television sets, agreed Monday on how digital signals would be transmitted …
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Cobra Owner Faces Charges After Panic
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The man whose poisonous Egyptian snake slithered away from his front yard and remained on the loose for three months before being caught inside a nearby school now faces federal …
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Hillary Clinton To Get Limited Welfare Role
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The White House, dismissing suggestions that Hillary Rodham Clinton will have a “formal role” in welfare policy, said, however, on Monday that she will travel widely to see how states …
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Mother’s Return May Have Led To Fatal Leap
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Chicqua Roveal holds her son Shando. Photo by Associated Press
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Bridge Inspections Planned After Crash
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Federal regulators said Monday that they planned to inspect all of the nation’s 200 or so moving railroad bridges after a misaligned rail on a moving bridge across the Hackensack …
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Administrator Who Revived Fda Resigns
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Kessler
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Insurance Adjusters Busy Settling Claims
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 State Farm insurance adjuster Tammi Marshall talks with John Roberts about damage to his north Spokane home. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review
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Heavy Snowfall Could Make Holiday Travel Dangerous
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Travelers are being warned to expect snow on Thanksgiving Day. The National Weather Service on Monday issued a special statement warning of potentially heavy snowfall Thursday and Friday. The heaviest …
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First Day Of Class Since Storm A Success
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Even after a week without electricity some residents managed to keep their sense of humor as this sign at 11th Avenue and Thor Street demonstrates. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review
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Storm Journals Trees, Tempers Continue To Snap
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 1. Spencer 2. Hart 3. Bledsoe
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Teens Held In Cemetery Vandalism Boy And Girl, Both 14, Part Of Occult-Linked Group At High School Where Witchcraft Movie Filmed
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 A 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy said to be members of a local set of teens known as “Gothics” have been arrested for the recent macabre case of vandalism …
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Exterminators Rid Homes Of Hundreds Of Residents
November 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Mississippi state entomologist Robert McCarty checks the bottles that exterminators used to spray dangerous pesticides. File/Associated Press

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