August 29, 1997 in Seven Nia Long stars as Nina and Larenz Tate as Darius in “Love Jones.”

August 29, 1997 in Seven The September issue of Bon Appetit rates Spokane’s Mizuna right up there with vegetarian restaurants in Los Angeles and New York.

August 29, 1997 in Seven 1. The annual Spokane Symphony Labor Day concert often attracts more than 10,000 people for picnicking or just sitting on the grass and listening to the alfresco performance. File/The Spokesman-Review …

August 29, 1997 in Seven 1. Sean Penn’s character Eddit tries to reclaim his wife, played by his real-life wife, Robin Wright-Penn, in “She’s So Lovely.” 2. John Travolta is an exasperated palooka who just …

August 29, 1997 in Seven Kevin Sorbo is better known as TV’s Hercules.

August 29, 1997 in Seven “Career Girls” is Mike Leigh lite. Coming off the much-lauded, emotionally taut “Secrets & Lies,” the acclaimed filmmaker cleanses the artistic palate with another tale of two women, only this …

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August 29, 1997 in Seven Director Bill Duke has a solid gangster film in the badly titled “Hoodlum,” but there’s little doubt that this familiar crime movie would be a lot more impressive if Francis …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Karla Cativo of San Francisco sings “We Shall Overcome” just before joining thousands on a protest march across the Golden Gate Bridge. Photo by Associated Press

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Harry Haight, being led to court in a 1994 photo, spent two years in prison and has had months of counseling. File/The Spokesman-Review

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Debt-ridden Schweitzer Mountain Resort will open this winter thanks to a last-ditch infusion of $750,000 from U.S. Bank. Despite being sued and owed $21 million by the resort owners, the …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Tensions mount U.S. soldiers keep an eye on hostile Serbs in the eastern Bosian town of Brcko. NATO troops were attacked Thursday when they tried to calm a factional dispute. …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Newt Gingrich and congressional members Mike Crapo and Helen Chenoweth tour Boise National Forest on Thursday. Photo by Associated Press

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The new operators of Mt. Spokane Ski Area want to calm the fears of skiers worried about who’s running the resort this year. Arbitrators decided late Wednesday that Mount Spokane …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Aburo Ienaga is an old warrior now, so fragile, it seems, a stiff breeze could easily knock him down. But the quiet, reedy voice and halting steps mask his dogged …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Triple Choice: 892. Thursday’s Washington Keno: 13-1415-17-18-19-21-24-25-34-36-39-4651- 53-54-56-60-67-79.

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1533: The last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders from Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. In 1758: The New Jersey Legislature established the first Indian reservation on …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 When is it safe to switch a baby from a rear-facing car seat to a seat that faces forward? The official answer has changed recently, creating problems for parents and …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 (Photo of Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II)

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: Academy Award-winning actor Lee Marvin died in Tucson, Ariz., at age 63. Five years ago: The U.N. Security Council agreed to send 3,000 more troops to Somalia …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Lawyers for Terry Nichols, who will stand trial next month in the Oklahoma City bombing, were rebuffed on two fronts Thursday. They lost in bids to block the possibility of …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Ex-Gov. Jim Guy Tucker’s former business partner pleaded guilty Thursday to a Whitewater fraud charge that he and Tucker conducted a sham bankruptcy that saved them $2 million in taxes. …

August 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 The son of late Commerce Secretary Ron Brown pleaded guilty Thursday to making illegal contributions to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s 1994 re-election campaign. In a brief federal court appearance, Michael …