March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Survivor 1. James Cameron accepts his award for Best Director on the night his film, “Titanic,” won 11 Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture. Photo by Associated Press …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Boris Yeltsin, right, hugs Victor Chernomyrdin on Chernomyrdin’s birthday last April. File/Associated Press

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Bitter, contentious and dominated by the abortion issue. The 1998 legislative session didn’t turn out the way anyone had hoped - with the exception of a few dedicated backers of …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Coeur d’Alene city workers, who packed council chambers Monday, applaud fellow employees who took turns lambasting the General Services Committee. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Confronted with its first opportunity to take up the controversial issue of late-term abortions on Monday, the Supreme Court chose instead to sidestep the subject, prompting an angry dissent from …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Spokane City Council put approval of a federal loan for the River Park Square project on a fast track Monday, vowing to hold two public hearings this week and …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: Former national security aides Oliver L. North and John M. Poindexter and businessmen Richard V. Secord and Albert Hakim pleaded innocent to Iran-Contra charges. North and Poindexter …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s Triple Choice: 581. Monday’s Washington Keno: 5-13-21-24-25-29-37-38-44-45-47-48-49-51-60-68- 72-73-78-79.

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1765: Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide housing to British soldiers. In 1958: Rock-and-roll singer Elvis Presley was inducted into the ARmy in Memphis, Tenn. …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ever since President Boris Yeltsin was re-elected in 1996, the battle for Russia has been portrayed as a bitter struggle between a small group of tycoons who bankrolled his campaign …

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March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 A judge gave a British company and its tobacco subsidiaries a five-day reprieve Monday so they can appeal his order that they turn over more than 2,000 confidential documents. Judge …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Oscar Reyes, 9, shows forum the pruning shears he has used to cut paprika. Photo by Associated Press

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 A burned-out shell is stark testimony to a mountain cabin fire that killed 11 young people early Sunday in Pennsylvania. Photo by Associated Press

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Boy Scouts are not a business covered by California’s anti-discrimination laws and can exclude homosexuals and boys who don’t believe in God, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday. …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 A one-armed man was accused Monday of killing a 12-year-old boy whose body was cut into pieces and encased in chunks of concrete. Six other people who had been taken …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 Cheering Palestinians gave a hero’s welcome Monday to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, urging the man who resolved the Iraq crisis to break the deadlock in Middle East peace talks. “I …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 Hands reach out to President Clinton on Monday during his visits to Ghana. The president hailed “the new face of Africa.” Photo by Associated Press

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 The U.S. Supreme Court ended a challenge to California’s term limit law for state legislators on Monday when it refused to consider a lawsuit filed by opponents. “This victory is …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 Nicolas Winton, visiting Prague, is receiving praise for his efforts to save Czech children during World War II. Photo by Associated Press

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A5 Northern Ireland’s major Protestant leader came under fire from both sides Monday as talks on the future of the British-ruled province resumed in Belfast. As leader of the largest of …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 “Titanic,” the movie that can’t stop breaking records, was tops at the box office for an unprecedented 14th weekend in a row. The previous best runs atop the weekly box …

March 24, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 Academy Award winners Monday night: Best picture: “Titanic.” Director: James Cameron, “Titanic.” Actor: Jack Nicholson, “As Good as It Gets.”