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Friday, July 16, 2004
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House cat moves out after hungry cougar moves in
July 16, 2004 in City on Page A1 Republic, Wash., used to be the kind of place where residents could leave their front doors open on hot summer nights. Cleve Ives, the Ferry County juvenile services coordinator, won’t …
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BMW riders’ return rallies economy
July 16, 2004 in City on Page A1 Kyle Steen first experienced the gentle rumble of a BMW motorcycle 13 years ago, long before he started liking girls, growing chin hair or working as a nurse at Cedars-Sinai …
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Allawi vows to destroy rebels
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – After a second massive car bombing in 24 hours, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi vowed Thursday to “annihilate” militants and announced his interim government was forming a …
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White supremacist groups gathering
July 16, 2004 in City on Page A1 Three white supremacy groups, tied to a religion called Christian Identity, will host gatherings this weekend at two locations in North Idaho and a third site near St. Regis, Mont. …
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Premera won’t get for-profit status
July 16, 2004 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – Premera Blue Cross, one of the state’s largest nonprofit health insurers, on Thursday lost a high-stakes gamble to raise millions of dollars by becoming a for-profit company owned …
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Buyout has $12 billion for tobacco
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a plan Thursday to put new restrictions on cigarette makers and pay tobacco farmers $12 billion to give up federal quotas propping up their prices. …
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at a glance
July 16, 2004 in City on Page A1 Idaho Larry Craig (R) Yes
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Lottery numbers
July 16, 2004 on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 5-8-4. Thursday’s Lucky for Life: 8-25-67-68.
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Mandela appeals for funding to fight AIDS worldwide
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 BANGKOK, Thailand – Democracy icon Nelson Mandela called on governments, businesses and citizens Thursday to donate generously to the war on AIDS, saying “no amount is too small,” as the …
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Emissions may also affect oceans
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The oceans have soaked up nearly half of the carbon dioxide released by industrial activity during the past two centuries, researchers say, and changes in ocean chemistry could …
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Air passenger screening to be scaled back, delayed
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration has decided to scale back and delay the debut of a vast airline passenger screening program until after the presidential election, federal officials said Thursday. …
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Auditors say White House withholding records
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 UNITED NATIONS – The Bush administration is withholding information from U.N.-sanctioned auditors examining more than $1 billion in contracts awarded to Halliburton and other companies in Iraq without competitive bidding, …
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Woman dies from fire caused by prank
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 CALUMET CITY, Ill. – An elderly woman has died after lit fireworks were slipped into the mail slot of her home, sparking a fire over the Independence Day weekend. Police …
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Feds say obesity can be disease
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Medicare is discarding its policy that obesity is not a disease, potentially throwing open the door for millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims for treatments such …
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HBO leads list of Emmy nominees
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – “Angels in America,” “The Sopranos,” “Deadwood,” “Sex and the City” and even a program or two not appearing on HBO led the nominees for the 56th Primetime …
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Cassini photographs two-faced moon
July 16, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A5 PASADENA, Calif. – The international Cassini spacecraft has taken new images of Saturn’s two-faced moon Iapetus, possibly offering clues to why the moon has a dark hemisphere and another that …
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Stewart faces day of reckoning
July 16, 2004 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK — Martha Stewart faces a federal judge Friday to learn her sentence for lying to investigators about a stock sale – completing her downfall from paragon of domestic …
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County retail sales increase
July 16, 2004 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s taxable retail sales increased 6.7 percent during the first quarter of 2004, slightly outpacing growth statewide, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported Thursday. Statewide, retail sales increased …
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Enron bankruptcy plan OK’d
July 16, 2004 in Business on Page A10 HOUSTON — Enron Corp.’s plan to emerge from one of the most expensive and complicated bankruptcies in history — and to sell off most of its remaining pieces — received …
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How wineries stave off trouble
July 16, 2004 in Business on Page A10 NAPA, Calif. — THWACK, THWACK, THWACK! The sound of master cooper Douglas Rennie hammering metal hoops off a leaky barrel thunders down the long corridors of the Stag’s Leap Winery …
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TECH PREVIEW
July 16, 2004 in Business on Page A10 The World Wide Web experience is becoming less and less worldwide: What you see and what you are allowed to do these days can depend greatly on where and even …
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It’s the ultimate cushy job
July 16, 2004 in Business on Page A10 SANDPOINT – Michael Daugherty’s custom, upholstered furniture is made for whimsical touches. Take the tot-sized couch in his shop, for example. Red-and-yellow daisies blaze across the back. The armrests are …
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Dow Jones
July 16, 2004 on Page A11 Dow Jones HighLowCloseChange30Ind10275.2710115.2210163.16-45.6420Trn3151.373069.823125.39+40.1715Utl281.80278.59279.99+0.1665Stk3039.622985.823011.09+3.67
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Stocks mixed in volatile trading
July 16, 2004 in Business on Page A11 Uncertain investors sent stocks lower Thursday, as the market’s uneasiness over terrorism and future earnings overshadowed an unexpected drop in wholesale prices and another series of upbeat profit reports. While …
