July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 High radiation levels have been detected deep under yet another cluster of old nuclear waste tanks at Hanford. The radiation was recently found under the BX Tank Farms, where a …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 In a rare sighting, Canadian tourists Kareena Cram and Tyler Bell, with camera, were spotted at Silverwood Theme Park. Few Canadians vacation here these days. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Ron Glackin says fishermen need more information to be aware of possible health risks from eating fish caught in Coeur d’Alene River Basin lakes. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Amy Patterson, 7, with her mom, Liz, and sister Rachel from Lynnwood, Wash., meet others from the United States and Canada who have the genetic syndrome 4-P Minus during an …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Hanford whistle-blowers Casey Ruud, left, and John Brodeur. Photo by Bob Baker/Special to The Spokesman-Review

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday’s Washington Triple Choice: 315. Saturday’s Washington Lotto: 7-13-30-34-37-46. One winner. Next jackpot: $1 million. Saturday’s Washington Keno: 3-5-10-11-21-27-30-33-34-35-38-45-46-48- 52-5556-58-60-63. Saturday’s Quinto: A, J, 9, A, 10. No winner. Next …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1787: The Continental Congress barred slavery in the Northwest Territory. In 1863: Massive anti-draft riots broke out in New York City. More than a thousand were killed. Union troops, …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 1. Sojourner sits face to face with a lumpy martian rock “Barnacle Bill.” The Pathfinder mission’s robot rover analyzed the rock and found it much like ones here on Earth. …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 (Photo of mold sample)

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 1. Richard Sullivan’s pleasant demeanor aided the Democrats’ defense strategy. Photo by Associated Press 2. (Photo of Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn.)

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Jewell: “Every time somebody walks up to me, I’ve got to wonder what they want.” Photo by Associated Press

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two men who fell from a New Jersey amusement park ride Friday night were trying to help a 4-year-old boy who was stranded on the ride after his mother got …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Facing a crisis in the schooling of black children, NAACP President Kweisi Mfume called Saturday for a broad discussion of educational reform at the civil rights group’s 88th annual convention. …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Did Pathfinder and Sojourner really land on Mars? Well, maybe. If you believe what NASA says. Ever since the “alleged” landing, talk has been fast and furious on Usenet, the …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 Karenna Gore and Andrew Schiff. Photo by Associated Press

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 Dr. Sam Sheppard’s body will be exhumed to provide DNA material that his son hopes will clear Sheppard’s name in the 1954 murder that inspired the movie and television series, …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 Seven dogs ate the body of their owner, who died in his apartment over the Fourth of July weekend. The discovery was made Thursday night at the man’s Manhattan apartment, …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 A gunman robbed a convenience store of less than $100 - and then gave it back because his car wouldn’t start. In return, the two clerks at the 7-Eleven gave …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 Officials restricted pesticide spraying for the Mediterranean fruit fly after residents complained it was getting into water. The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday expanded the no-spray zone around specific bodies …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 In a pine forest north of St. Petersburg, investigators have discovered a mass grave of victims of Joseph Stalin’s 1937-38 purges. More than 1,100 people, many of them among the …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 Members of Hinduism’s lowest caste burned buses, hurled stones at police and blocked trains in southern India in widespread rioting Saturday to protest police killings and the desecration of a …

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 A Bolivian girl places candles at a vigil for Che Guevara outside the hospital where his remains were examined. Photo by Associated Press

July 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 Pattaya, the beach resort city that was the scene of one of the worst fires in Thailand’s history, is known less for sun and sand than for sin. Crime, drug …