October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Friendly competition. University of Idaho ROTC members, from left, Kelly Boian, Mike Baldwin, Rhonda Powell, Jayne Ahles and Justin Hopkins can’t camouflage their joy during competition Sunday. Photo by …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Bill McCartney

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Judge Philip Thompson is leaving appellate court for Gonzaga University. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Halloween parade could stop traffic in Worley, but tradition is in transition. File/The Spokesman-Review

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 A group that believes there is room for a third political party is moving forward with its agenda minus billionaire Ross Perot as its leader. About 100 delegates of the …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Opinions differ over the crew of this cruise ship. Photo by Associated Press

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Sen. Strom Thurmond has been released from a Washington D.C. hospital after suffering minor dehydration, his spokesman said. The 94-year-old Thurmond was admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center Saturday …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Microsoft Corp. has risen to the top of a poll that asks Americans which major companies they think of most highly. Other companies mentioned most often are IBM, General Motors, …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Tremors continued to shake central Italy as prefabricated housing arrived Sunday to house some of the thousands left homeless by a pair of strong earthquakes on Sept. 26. There were …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 (Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn)

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In, 1927: The first talking pictures, “The Jazz Singer,” starring Al Jolson, opened. In 1949: Japanese wartime broadcaster Tokyo Rose, Iva Toguri D’Aquino, was sentenced in San Francisco to 10 …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Sunday’s Washington Triple Choice: 299. Sunday’s Washington Keno: 2-3-6-10-15-18-21-22-25-29-30-35-36-39-46-54-58-69-76-77.

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 George McGovern in 1972 with short-lived running mate, Thomas F. Eagleton. File/Associated Press

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Opposition protesters clashed with pro-government supporters and police across Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving one activist dead and injuring more than 250 people. Violence was reported in more than a dozen …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Donations to the Catholic Church from drug traffickers should not be rejected on the ground that the money has been earned illegally, a Mexican church official said. “If we take …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 The controversial Andrew Morton biography of Princess Diana was withdrawn from sale at Harrods department store on orders from its owner, Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son died with the princess …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 After 144 days away from his family and planet, astronaut Michael Foale’s return from Mir was delayed Sunday because of thick clouds that prevented a safe landing by space shuttle …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Perhaps the most difficult problem to be addressed at the conference on climate issues concerns India, China, Brazil and other major developing nations. They generally argue that under the mandate …

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October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 When President Clinton sits down today to hear scientists, environmentalists and business leaders discuss how to deal with emissions from power plants and other industries, he might find trouble wherever …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 As attorneys in the second Oklahoma City bombing trial head into their second week of jury selection Monday, they hope to find more civic-minded and less selfish prospects. Much of …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 The schedule called for President Clinton to meet with his advisory board on race for an hour. But as they sat around a table in the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel last …

October 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Wisconsin-grown ginseng may not be as pure as customers expect. Photo by Associated Press