October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The man whose job is to help steer Spokane County government away from potential lawsuits will be sent home for four weeks for alleged sexual harassment. It is the second …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Hope Elementary School has an incredible back yard. Trees with green, orange and yellow leaves flank the little school. Dark hills loom above, their slopes swathed in the cotton of …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Worried about those electronic scanning machines that ring up your groceries? Don’t be. A new report by the Federal Trade Commission shows that consumers are charged the correct price 95 …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 E. Michael Kahoe

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The surge of snow dumped on Inland Northwest mountains this past week awakened snowboarders and skiers. But don’t break out the ski wax just yet. Mother Nature, it seems, has …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Conservatives should love the state Growth Management Act because it makes good economic sense, according to Steve Wells. “It’s all about money,” says the state’s growth management guru who oversees …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Defense Department announced Tuesday it is quadrupling to 20,800 from 5,000 the number of veterans it will contact about possible nerve gas contamination during the Persian Gulf War. The …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 A small plane crash-landed on the roof of a supermarket Tuesday morning, injuring the pilot and causing minor damage to the roof. No injuries were reported in the store after …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Triple Choice: 2-6-4. Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 2-3-6-7-9-10-11-34-35-37-40-41-43-45-46- 58-59-69-71-76.

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 In a sudden turnaround, a U.S. envoy who had announced that he planned to leave the Middle East decided instead to delay his departure and resumed brokering peace talks into …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 The government flooded the capital’s two main markets with low-priced goods Tuesday in an unorthodox move to counter rampant inflation brought on by six years of crushing economic sanctions. The …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 French president Jacques Chirac pushes away an Israeli bodyguard at the entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Photo by Associated Press

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Calling the existence of sweatshops a moral issue, Labor Secretary Robert Reich introduced 36 religious groups Tuesday that have volunteered to help combat the problem. “The power of the pulpit …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Bowing to the wishes of families of bombing victims, the Oklahoma City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to permanently close the street in front of the blast site. The council’s vote …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 General Motors settled a three-week strike with its workers in Canada on Tuesday, resolving a power struggle over job security that had idled more than 46,000 workers across North America. …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A7 Bringing satire to foreign policy, two lawmakers introduced a parody of the controversial Helms-Burton bill on Tuesday in the latest show of Canadian disdain for U.S. efforts to deter foreign …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 With the grim realities in Bosnia outweighing an optimistic U.S. political calendar, Western officials bowed to the inevitable Tuesday and postponed next month’s Bosnian municipal elections until at least next …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Afghan forces clashed north of Kabul on Tuesday, and a northern warlord declared he would not sign any cease-fire until the religious Taliban army moved out of the capital. Rashid …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Prompted by the Sandinista candidate’s charges of a miscount, election workers agreed Tuesday to double-check ballot tallies before declaring a conservative businessman Nicaragua’s next president. Official results still trickling in …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 South Africa’s truth commission Tuesday said it will subpoena former president Pieter W. Botha if he does not voluntarily come forward to respond to allegations that he ordered the bombing …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 A U.S. proposal to back an all-African rapid response force has been well received by African leaders. But the only such force on the continent already has failed in its …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Flames consumed a cell in an overcrowded downtown prison early Tuesday, killing at least 26 inmates. It was unclear whether guards or prisoners started the fire. Three guards were detained …

October 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A10 A fraud case involving Gov. Jim Guy Tucker was assigned on Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Stephen M. Reasoner - its fifth judge. Three others had stepped aside and one …