June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Equity worker Mona Mendoza seeks a more diverse city. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Mediating to the end, Mona Mendoza helps two girls in a physical education class …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Strong feelings run deep. Mark Ufkes descends the White Bluffs toward the Hanford Reach on the Columbia River. “Why give it away? We (the public) already own it. Why …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 President Clinton challenged the nation Saturday to confront ingrained prejudices and stereotypes and join him in a conversation to mend relations among all racial, ethnic and religious groups. Thirty years …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 A new government report has harshly criticized the Pentagon and a special White House panel over their investigation of the illnesses reported by veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Weather-weary Priest Lake residents finally got a break this weekend. The floodwaters receded, the sun made an appearance Saturday, the county lifted its emergency no-wake rule and boats are back …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday’s Washington Triple Choice: 068. Saturday’s Washington Lotto: 12-20-30-37-46-49. No winner. Next jackpot: $8 million.

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: The Supreme Court struck down a Maryland law allowing use of “victim impact statements” at sentencing hearings of a capital case. Five years ago: Russian President Boris …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 1. Timothy McVeigh’s defense attorney Stephen Jones holds the word of the day Friday. Photo by Associated Press 2. Nez Perce ride through the mist to a homecoming ceremony in …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1215: King John put his seal to Magna Carta (“the Great Charter”) at Runnymede, England, granting his barons more liberty. In 1775: The Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Stephanie Bynum, 6, of Houston, listens to a tour guide Saturday. Her grandfather, Alanson G. Bynum, died in Vietnam in 1967. Photo by Associated Press

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 McVeigh jury members answer questions Saturday in Denver. From right are Ruth Meier, John Candelaria, and Martha Hite. Photo by Associated Press

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Bumpers

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 New mothers weary of stationary bike saddle sores, bored with their treadmills and exhausted from stair-climbing machines are starting to feel the burn behind baby strollers. Fitness trainer Kristen McAuliffe …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 America Online is not liable for customers who use the service to peddle pornography in cyberspace, a state judge has ruled. Federal law leaves it up to parents to police …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 George Bush relived boyhood memories with old classmates Saturday at his 55th prep school reunion. As a traditional bagpipe and drum band marched past graduates across campus at Phillips Academy, …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 When a bank teller told Myung Ho Lee he had an extra $1.2 million in his account, the news sure got his interest. He knew all those zeros weren’t his, …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 Environmentally sensitive lands in the United States face a range of threats, from oil drilling and military exercises to suburban sprawl, the Wilderness Society said in listing lands it considers …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 Millions of Americans are getting pension payments smaller than they have earned because of their employer’s indifference, ineptitude or confusion about the United States’ complex pension laws, according to a …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 When the Pentagon last fall raised the price of discounted cigarettes sold in military supermarkets in an effort to cut consumption and improve troops’ health, medical experts cheered. But a …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 Rival factions of the disintegrating Khmer Rouge squared off Saturday near the Thai border, where Pol Pot, the movement’s leader, was reported trapped, ill and unable to walk. Cambodia has …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 Weary of leaders they say are bent on uniting Europe for profit, 30,000 demonstrators marched against unemployment and poverty Saturday - two days before an EU summit on plans for …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 Nevermind the mousetrap, Japanese scientists have built a better mouse. Touted as the world’s first fluorescent mammal, the glow-in-the-dark rodents are the result of a technique that could be a …

June 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 Hong Kong police show off their skills at removing protesters during a drill Friday. Photo by Associated Press