October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Participants weren’t shy about showing their faith. Photo by Associated Press 2. Hundreds of thousands of men and boys prayed among the monuments of the nation’s capital Saturday. Photo …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 If the geniuses running the Mattel toy empire had more brains than their Barbies they’d give Spokane’s Barb and Dan Miller a Malibu beach house. A real Malibu beach house. …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Neatly dressed men took off their shoes and spread out on church floors throughout Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, asking God for forgiveness and strength to be better men. “This has …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Charlotte Dotson nodded her head approvingly as the judge spoke. Police, who found drugs in her car during a routine traffic stop, should not have searched the vehicle without probable …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday with the issue of race in the case of a white teacher who was fired to promote “racial diversity” in a …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 (photo of cover of book)

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Saturday’s Washington Triple Choice: 431. Saturday’s Washington Lotto: 15-18-33-42-45-49. No winner. Next jackpot: $5 million.

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1892: The Dalton Gang, notorious for its train robberies, was practically wiped out while attempting to rob a pair of banks in Coffeyville, Kan. In 1962: The Beatles’ first …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 1. Al Gore’s fund-raising to get s another 60 days of scrutiny. File/ Associated Press 2. Ratigan

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 DEATHS Roy Lichtenstein, the artist whose classic paintings of comic strips were a defining factor in the Pop art movement that exploded in the 1960s, died Monday at New York …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork suffered new setbacks as Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd and Republican Sens. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. of Connecticut and John H. …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 A leading Republican opponent of campaign finance legislation backed by President Clinton accused the White House of trying to divert attention from its own fund-raising scandals. “Bill Clinton and Al …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Dr. William Paul, the top federal AIDS researcher, is leaving his position to work full time seeking a vaccine against the disease-causing virus. Since February 1994, Paul has been in …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Vice President Al Gore on Saturday challenged Republicans in Congress to support campaign finance reform just a day after Attorney General Janet Reno extended a probe of his own fund-raising …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Highway builders have lobbied hard over the years - with hard cash - for government money to finance road projects. In the last six years, they gave more than $3 …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 A rocket that federal officials hoped would demonstrate the safety of future shots crashed 10 minutes after launch Saturday, scattering debris in the desert. No buildings were in the area …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Led by Grandmothers For Peace, 500 protestors march to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Saturday to oppose the launch of a plutonium-powered spacecraft. Photo by Associated Press

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 Orvis Co., well known as a retailer of outdoors merchandise and as a company with a strong conservation ethic, is trying to reach an accord with state wildlife officials to …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 The nation’s murder rate is lower now than at any point since the late 1960s, and other serious crime also is continuing to decline, the FBI reported Saturday. For the …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 Like the women it celebrates - warriors, nurses, astronauts and spies - Washington’s newest monument had to crash through a wall. A long-neglected, Depression-era granite edifice near the entrance to …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 The government has established federal standards on the sniffing skills of M dogs, but the specific requirements are too sensitive to be made public. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 The U.S. military’s health care system is a magnet for problem doctors, employing physicians who failed multiple state medical board exams, had their licenses revoked or suspended, lost their malpractice …

October 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 Mormon church President Gordon B. Hinckley on Saturday told the world’s nearly 10 million Mormons not to worry if it sometimes appears in the media that he doesn’t understand church …