February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 A sign outside the Great Harvest Bread Co. announces that the restaurant’s employees have been immunized. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Contract talks between nurses and management at Sacred Heart Medical Center have broken down. A federal mediator ended negotiations at midnight Tuesday after 15 hours of talks. No more bargaining …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Protesters display a banner at a town meeting at Ohio State University, where Clinton’s national security team tried to drum up support for military action against Iraq. Photo by …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Protesters display a banner at a town meeting at Ohio State University, where Clinton’s national security team tried to drum up support for military action against Iraq. Photo by …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Ely

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Tailgating, running red lights, giving other drivers dirty looks - the American Automobile Association says it’s time for a change in attitude behind the wheel. The AAA launched a national …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Clinton administration took its Iraq policy to the heartland on Wednesday, and the heartland responded with a raucous mix of cheers and jeers. As a global television audience watched …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Wednesday’s Washington Triple Choice: 1-9-0. Wednesday’s Washington Lotto: 1-4-24-27-29-41.

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 (photo of Rocki)

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: A group calling itself the “Organization of the Oppressed on Earth” claimed responsibility for the kidnapping in Lebanon of U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William R. Higgins. Higgins …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 This picture of a canyon on the Martian surface was taken Jan. 8 from the Mars Orbiter Camera during the 87th orbit around Mars of the Mars Global Surveyor. Photo …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 1803: Congress voted to accept Ohio’s borders and constitution. However, Congress did not get around to formally ratifying Ohio statehood until 1953. 1945: During World War II, some 30,000 U.S. …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Robecca and Bruce Cleland were married in January 1997. She was charged in a murder-for-hire plot in his death. Photo by Associated Press

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Ads are popping up around the country that remind people why they hate HMOs: doctors with their hands tied, bean counters making medical decisions, patients having difficulty seeing a specialist. …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 A recliner sold at a rummage sale harbored a secret treasure for 14 years. When Mark Lange tipped the chair in search of a lost toy last month, he found …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 The armed forces last year violated in record numbers a Pentagon policy designed to make it easier for homosexuals to serve in the military, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 An Air Force B-1B bomber, flying unmanned after its crew ejected safely minutes earlier, plowed into a muddy cow pasture and exploded Wednesday in rural western Kentucky. The plane barely …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Democratic fund-raiser, Maria Hsia, on charges that she laundered illegal contributions through a Buddhist temple in California to the re-election campaigns of …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A5 As a drug dealer in Kane County, Richard J. Lamb accepted a prehistoric American Indian skull as payment for a customer’s debt - and then tried to sell it for …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A5 1. Donna Yeaney 2. Stephen Yeaney

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 The Promise Keepers, an evangelical Christian men’s movement, is nearly broke and will lay off its work force March 31, officials said Wednesday. The crusade’s financial troubles also could jeopardize …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 The rain bombarded the pavement, and the wind bent trees along the street in Georgetown, when one of the city’s newer residents decided to take a walk. Out the door …

February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 Bob Merrill, one of Tin Pan Alley’s most prolific tunesmiths who wrote music or lyrics or both for several popular Broadway musicals including “Funny Girl” and had the nation tapping …