November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A10 Music and wine go together, no? Maybe more than you think, a study suggests. Psychologists say that by serenading supermarket shoppers with either French accordion music or German oom-pah-pah, they …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A12 Supreme Court justices strained to recall their law school studies of contracts Wednesday in an important case for older workers who think they were illegally pressured to quit. At issue: …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A12 The FBI has formally ended its criminal investigation into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, saying that it had “found absolutely no evidence” of a criminal act, according to …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 Nordstrom Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings rose more than 6 percent from a year ago, boosted by strong sales at the upscale retailer. For the three months ended Oct. …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 An Egghead Inc. subsidiary that has gained recognition for having strong potential as an Internet provider is being sent off to find its way in the world of venture capitalism. …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 Riven is on track to become as popular as its predecessor. Myst.

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 The number of single-family home sales in Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls continued to decline in October, compared with year-to-date figures for 1996. Sales in the Dalton/Hayden and Rathdrum/Twin Lakes …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 Faced with a jittery stock market, the Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to leave short-term interest rates unchanged despite fears the robust economy soon will fuel inflation. The central bank said …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 ITT Chairman Rand Araskog, left, fields questions during a news conference Wednesday in New York after shareholders spurned a hostile takeover bid by Hilton Hotels Corp. Photo by Associated Press

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 Washington state ranked 20th and Idaho 39th in 1995 for domestic and international tourism spending. The rankings were released by the Tourism Works For America Council. The 1995 data is …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 Levi Strauss & Co. paid its outgoing president and chief operating officer $105.8 million for his stock options when it held its second leveraged buyout a year ago, the San …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A14 Boeing Co. said Wednesday it received a $450 million contract from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to help upgrade the alliance’s surveillance planes. Boeing will enhance the communications, navigation and …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A15 The global financial fire flared up again Wednesday, burning 157 points off the Dow Jones industrial average as investors dumped banking and technology shares perceived as most vulnerable to the …

November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A15 The dollar on Wednesday surged past 126 yen for the first time in more than six months on concerns that the Japanese economy isn’t recovering from its lengthy slump. The …

November 13, 1997 in Idaho on Page B1 Gov. Phil Batt will make his prison reform recommendations a legislative priority this year, and he said Wednesday he’s finding legislators receptive. “I’ll be pushing hard for those in the …

November 13, 1997 in Idaho on Page B1 1. A library love story. Boosters of the Wallace library, left to right, librarian Bernie Ludwick, Joseph Grismer, Mary Zeller and Genevieve Paroni are hoping to get the ball rolling …

November 13, 1997 in City on Page B1 To help prosecute FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi, Boundary County officials have paid $1 to hire a Los Angeles lawyer who specializes in police brutality cases. Stephen Yagman was sworn in …

November 13, 1997 in City on Page B1 Spokane County Sheriff’s Detective Cal Walker offers up evidence in picture form showing how difficult it would be to see shapes beyond 20 yards in Lincoln Park. Photo by Dan …

November 13, 1997 in City on Page B1 Vern Loland, president of Spokane Falls Community College, has accepted a $110,000-a-year job heading the largest community college in Texas. Loland will become president of San Antonio College, a school …

November 13, 1997 in Idaho on Page B1 If a city or county gives someone a permit to build in a flood plain, it shouldn’t expect the state to help out later when the property is flooded, Gov. …

November 13, 1997 in Idaho on Page B1 It’s every neighborhood for itself. A cross-town feud is brewing over the two boundary options on the discussion agenda at the Coeur d’Alene School District’s public forum tonight. The complex …

November 13, 1997 in City on Page B1 Think you’ve got it bad? Meet a man who was robbed at gunpoint in his own home. Twice in one night. K.C. Haight, 41, complains that he’s being held up …

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