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Tuesday, June 8, 2004
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U.S. plans troop cut in S. Korea
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEOUL, South Korea – A U.S. plan to cut the number of American troops in South Korea by one-third by the end of next year will force the South to …
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Sandpoint gets commercial air service
June 8, 2004 in Idaho on Page A1 SANDPOINT – Gary Ballew kissed his wife goodbye Monday morning. Then he walked about 50 feet across the Sandpoint Airport’s tarmac to board a nine-passenger airplane to Seattle. There were …
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Judge to let spy suspect out of jail
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 Deborah Cummings, a special-education teacher who has been in jail for 16 months on espionage-related charges, was ordered released on bond and electronic monitoring Monday by a federal judge. U.S. …
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Valley Fire moves into Millwood
June 8, 2004 in City on Page A1 The town of Millwood needs help. Less than two weeks ago, nearly all the town’s volunteer firefighters quit to protest Chief Bill Clifford being put on administrative leave.
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Nine Iraqi political parties to disband militia fighters
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq’s new prime minister announced an agreement Monday by nine political parties to dissolve their militias, integrating some of the 100,000 fighters into the army and police …
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Public bids farewell to Reagan
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Nancy Reagan touched her cheek to the flag-covered casket, then made way for Americans by the thousands to pay respects Monday to Ronald Reagan before a …
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Study links carcinogens, products
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 One in three personal-care products has at least one ingredient classified as a possible carcinogen. And one in 100 has ingredients certified by the U.S. government as known or probable …
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Cancer treatment improves
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW ORLEANS – Early low-dose chemotherapy appears to substantially improve short-term survival in patients with the most aggressive and common form of brain cancer, offering the first significant advance against …
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Cassini craft nearing orbit of Saturn
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 PASADENA, Calif. – Saturn and its rings are growing large in the view of the international Cassini spacecraft, which is nearing a rendezvous with the giant planet after years of …
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Lottery numbers
June 8, 2004 on Page A2 Monday’s Washington Daily Game: 1-4-9. Monday’s Lucky for Life: 18-32-51-66.
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Woman may sue for stolen art
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Americans can sue foreign governments over looted art, stolen property and war crimes dating to the 1930s, a victory for an elderly …
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Security increases for G-8 summit
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Military aircraft drowned out the sound of surf, gunboats cruised a historic riverfront and Secret Service agents guarded a beach road as security tightened with …
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Briefly
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 Toy-train maker must pay rival $40 million Detroit A U.S. District Court jury decided Monday that model-train maker Lionel LLC and others should pay $40.8 million to rival Mike’s Train …
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Paper: President can order torture
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A group of lawyers in the Bush administration argued in a paper last year that the president has supreme authority over the questioning of terrorist suspects, and can …
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Court removes ban on Mexican trucks
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court removed the last legal roadblock to Mexican trucks rolling across U.S. roadways, siding with the Bush administration Monday in a long-running dispute with labor union …
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Saudi Arabia not stable, Clarke says
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 MADRID, Spain – Former U.S. counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke said Monday that instability in Saudi Arabia deserves special attention and warned of a repeat of the situation in Iran following …
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Sharon passes no-confidence vote
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Ariel Sharon survived no-confidence votes in parliament Monday, a sign that his coalition is in no immediate danger of collapse, despite Cabinet approval of a divisive …
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Al Qaeda cell threatens Saudi Arabian attacks
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO, Egypt – An Internet statement signed by an al Qaeda cell in Saudi Arabia warned Monday that the terror network will target Western airlines, military bases and residential compounds …
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Israelis strike Lebanese base
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIRUT, Lebanon – Israeli warplanes struck deep into Lebanon, blasting a Palestinian militant base south of the capital in what Israel said was retaliation for a rocket attack on an …
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Kurds threaten boycott over rights guarantees
June 8, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A6 IRBIL, Iraq – In an angry letter to President Bush, Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq have threatened to derail the newly formed Iraqi government by withdrawing their ministers from the …
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Stewart sentencing pushed back
June 8, 2004 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK — A federal judge has delayed the sentencing of Martha Stewart until next month, giving lawyers for the celebrity homemaker time to prepare new legal papers aimed at …
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CdA Mines urges Wheaton revolt
June 8, 2004 in Business on Page A8 COEUR d’ALENE — Rebuffed a second time by opposing management, Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. on Monday called on stockholders of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. to reject another merger deal and …
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Bellingham firm to buy Peyton Building
June 8, 2004 in Business on Page A8 A Bellingham, Wash., real estate company is buying the Peyton Building in downtown Spokane. The company, Daylight Properties, will pay $5.8 million for the seven-story building, one of the oldest …
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Calling Olympia: Why no rush to help Spokane?
June 8, 2004 in Business on Page A8 Washington’s top legislators, Gov. Gary Locke and his would-be successors say they will renew in next year’s Legislature a near-miss effort to approve a sales tax exemption that would apply …
