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Sunday, December 5, 2004
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Diocese steps into uncharted territory
December 5, 2004 in City on Page A1 Catholic leaders of Eastern Washington are guiding their churches into the unknown. On Monday, the Diocese of Spokane will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – a legal arena fraught …
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Regrettably, sobering nature of loss didn’t extend to Ralph
December 5, 2004 in City on Page A1 CHENEY – We came all this way just to Coug it? A near-perfect day of college football was spoiled for my brother Ralph and me Saturday when Sam Houston State …
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Fate of parishes may rest with courts
December 5, 2004 in City on Page A1 In the end, the actions of a few priests have finally hit home. With the threat of bankruptcy looming over the Diocese of Spokane, Catholics in Eastern Washington are coming …
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Iraq bombings target police, Kurds; four U.S. soldiers die
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Suicide car bombs struck Iraqi police and Kurdish militiamen in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens, while four U.S. …
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Bidding’s fearless on eBay – for a ghost
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 HOBART, Ind. – A woman’s effort to assuage her 6-year-old son’s fears of his grandfather’s ghost by selling it on eBay has drawn more than 34 bids with a top …
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Study: Walking may be hazardous
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 What is the deadliest mode of transportation in the United States? If you said trains, planes or cars, guess what? You’d be wrong. The answer: walking.
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Briefly
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 Bush lauds help given by Pakistan Washington President Bush on Saturday defended Pakistan’s cooperation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden despite the inability of U.S. and Pakistani troops to …
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Japan hammered by winds up to 107 mph
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 TOKYO – Gale-force winds pounded eastern Japan early today, knocking out power to homes, stirring coastal waves that caused a tanker ship to run aground and injuring at least 13 …
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Campaign begins again with rally in Kiev
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 KIEV, Ukraine – Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko relaunched his presidential campaign with a massive but relatively somber rally Saturday evening after failing to win a deal in Ukraine’s parliament to …
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Filipinos get some supplies
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 REAL, Philippines – Helicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up casualties as the weather cleared on Saturday in villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that have left 640 people …
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Nurse, author known as ‘baby whisperer’ dies
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 Tracy Hogg, a British-born nurse and best-selling author who was dubbed the “baby whisperer” for her ability to sooth prickly newborns and their anxious parents, died of melanoma Nov. 25 …
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In passing
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 Verona Johnston, 114, oldest person in U.S. Worthington, Ohio Verona Johnston, America’s oldest person, died Wednesday, her daughter said. She was 114.
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Intelligence bill is test for Bush
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – A showdown in Congress this week over plans to overhaul the nation’s intelligence network is shaping up as a crucial test of President Bush’s clout and his approach …
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50 cities to share $850 million for security
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Fifty cities will share a fresh infusion of more than $850 million under a Homeland Security program for places at high risk of terrorist attacks, officials said Thursday. …
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Elephants get to retire in California
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A6 DETROIT – Winky and Wanda, two aging, arthritic elephants, will spend their retirement in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, away from the cramped, cold Detroit Zoo. After months …
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Captive elephants live as long as in wild
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A6 FORT WORTH, Texas – Elephants in zoos are living as long as those in the wild, but their population in captivity is dwindling because it is so difficult to breed …
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Scientist: Prairie dogs use ‘words’
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A6 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different “words” for …
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Action sought against phony skin doctors
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A7 Dermatologists on Wednesday called for a nationwide crackdown on fake physicians who are injecting, burning and maiming people seeking to erase stigmatizing blemishes and the vagaries of age. Experts at …
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Medical professor drugged, assaulted woman
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A7 PHILADELPHIA – A noted medical school professor pleaded no contest to sexual assault and drug violations more than a year after a young woman testified that he had drugged her, …
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Fine worth a pretty penny – and he agrees
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A7 SALT LAKE CITY – Grant Petersen tried to give officials his two cents – in the form of 8,200 cents. Petersen withdrew $82 worth of pennies from his bank and …
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Meth users hooked by aphrodisiac powers
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A7 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – At a recent task force meeting on the epidemic of methamphetamine use in Appalachia, Gov. Phil Bredesen winced when a federal prosecutor described the illegal drug as …
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Shot helps dogs recover from spinal cord injuries
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A8 INDIANAPOLIS – Dogs with paralyzed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged …
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Chile paper lets readers choose the news
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A9 SANTIAGO, Chile – It was 102 years old, boring, unpopular and basically, as economist Marta Lagos puts it, “a middle-of-the-road piece of nothing.” Now, it’s a phenomenon. Las Ultimas Noticias, …
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Miss Peru to reign as Miss World 2004
December 5, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A9 SANYA, China – Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, an aspiring high school teacher, was crowned Miss World 2004 on Saturday night in this southern Chinese beach resort. Miss Dominican …
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