November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 In a sign that China’s new economic freedoms have eaten away at traditional mores, nearly 70 percent of couples surveyed in Shanghai said they had had premarital sex, a newspaper …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Police have arrested the man who was in charge of ticket booths and gate personnel at a soccer stadium where a stampede last month left 84 people dead. It wasn’t …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 Putting a polarizing campaign behind them, Californians moved decisively Tuesday to dismantle state affirmative action programs, passing a ballot measure that bans racial and sex preferences in public hiring, contracting …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 1. Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour waits to be interviewed Tuesday at a Washington hotel as vote results point to a victory for Bill Clinton. Photo by Associated Press …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 (photo of President Clinton)

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 Dole waves goodbye after concession. Photo by Associated Press

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 1. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., watches election results on television with his daughters Vanessa, right, and Alexandra. Photo by Associated Press 2. Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, kisses his wife Wendy …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A14 Psst! Hey lady, before you vote, wanna know who won the election? “No, I do NOT want to know!” Jacqueline Arlow said emphatically. It was 6:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A15 To hear rebel chieftain Andre Ngandu Kissasse tell it, the civil war boiling in eastern Zaire is not about ethnic Hutus or Tutsis, or about regional secession or even about …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A15 Prompted by France, U.S. officials are considering sending some U.S. troops to Central Africa for logistical support in an international force to protect and feed up to 1.4 million refugees …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A17 President Boris Yeltsin underwent a seven-hour operation Tuesday to circumvent five clogged arteries supplying blood to his heart. Surgeons and Kremlin officials announced that the operation had been a success …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A17 A Spanish Civil War veteran unveils a monument to the international brigades outside Madrid on Tuesday. Photo by Associated Press

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A17 Spain’s Supreme Court voted by a narrow margin Tuesday to clear former Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez of involvement with death squads blamed for killing Basque separatists in the 1980s. The …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A18 Simpson enters court on Tuesday. Photo by Associated Press

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A19 The top-ranking political dignitary in Quebec resigned Tuesday after provoking a furor with his admission that he wore a swastika while a student in Montreal during World War II. Jean-Louis …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A19 Unpublished correction: The headline should say Hungary instead of Romania.

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A20 The new Albertson’s store at the intersection of Government Way and Prairie Avenue won its building permit from the City of Hayden last week. But the 51,000-square-foot store is just …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A20 As the economic acceleration epoch led by Momentum draws to a close, efforts to rally Spokane businesses behind a new agenda to boost the region are a bit confused. New …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A20 W.T.B. Financial Corp. will fold its Idaho and Washington banks into a single entity, the Spokane holding company announced Tuesday. Northern State Bank will become the North Idaho Region of …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A20 Washington Water Power Co. wants to sell its share of the Centralia Power Station, the executive in charge of the utility’s thermal operations said Tuesday. George Perks said the Spokane …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A20 US West Media Group Inc. got U.S. antitrust approval for its $11.8 billion purchase of Continental Cablevision Inc. after promising to sell Continental’s stake in Teleport Communications Group Inc. Without …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A20 General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative settlement that would end a week-old strike at a Janesville, Wis., truck plant. Negotiators reached an agreement about …

November 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A20 In a time of lackluster metals prices, Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. turned a profit last quarter by lowering its costs. Coeur earned $1.9 million in the third quarter compared with …