March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Mayor John Talbott speaks against the loan Monday night. Photo by Torsten Kjellstrand/The Spokesman-Review

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Farewell salute. Framed by the salute of a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman, Omak police Officer Don Eddy salutes fallen fellow Officer Mike Marshall at Monday’s funeral service. Photos by …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Officer John Kelly nails a speeder with a radar gun Monday on U.S. Highway 95 as a patrol car goes after another violator near the Wilbur Avenue turnoff. Photos by …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Local Republican women are super mad over Superfund. It’s leading to a war-room session with U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth, officials from U.S. Sen. Larry Craig’s office, the Kootenai County Commissioners …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 In a decision that left little room for surprise, Spokane City Council members on Monday voted 5-2 to approve a $22.65 million federal loan to the developers of River Park …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Jacklin Seed Co., which plans to phase out bluegrass burning on the Rathdrum Prairie, wants to shift some grass seed production to the Yakama Indian Reservation. The move would put …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 House leaders designed a plan to defeat campaign finance reform Monday night - and it worked resoundingly.

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 In 1492: King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued an edict expelling Jews who wouldn’t convert to Cristianity from Spanish soil. In 1968: President Johnson stunned the country by …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Monday’s Washington Triple Choice: 736. Monday’s Keno: 4-8-9-15-17-22-30-33-39-40-41-42-52-58-62-65-67-68-75-78.

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: The novel “Beloved” by Toni Morrison was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, while the Charlotte (N.C) Observer won the prize for public service for its coverage …

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March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Preschool children in Aruba don special glasses for February’s solar eclipse. File/Associated Press

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 St. Peter’s Catholic Church in St. Peter, Minn., suffers severe tornado damage. Photo by Associated Press

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 A dentist did not illegally discriminate against an HIV-infected woman when he refused to treat her in his office, the Supreme Court was told Monday in the first major test …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 The sale of products containing any body part from a tiger or rhinoceros would be prohibited in the United States under legislation the House passed Monday. The bill, passed by …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Judi Buenoano, known as the infamous “Black Widow,” was executed Monday in Florida’s electric chair. Photo by Associated Press

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 Cabbies Rhazi Nour, left, and Barry Hajek talk with an unidentified neighbor about their colleague’s death Sunday in Denver. Photo by Associated Press

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 House Speaker Newt Gingrich say he’s made a series of bad decisions since the GOP takeover of Congress. Photo by Associated Press

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 A man who spent 19 years in prison for killing Malcolm X said Monday that the Nation of Islam has appointed him to head the Harlem mosque where the civil …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 President Clinton’s lawyers on Monday said Paula Jones’ legal team should be cited with contempt for violating a gag order and disclosing the identity of a woman allegedly assaulted by …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 He’s won the Oscar, has the highest-grossing film in Hollywood history and stands to collect a $100 million bonus. And yet “Titanic” writer-director James Cameron isn’t completely at peace: He …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A7 Representatives of 50 Christian evangelical groups have agreed to make an unprecedented joint statement promising not to carry out missionary activity in Israel. As a result, Israeli legislator Nissim Zvili …

March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A7 Negotiators in Northern Ireland’s peace talks turned to their American chairman Monday to crack the whip and force results in the final critical days of debate. Former U.S. Sen. George …