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Sunday, January 9, 2005
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Tsunami aid effort making progress
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Two weeks after the tsunami hit, the official death toll continues to rise, topping 150,000 Saturday as bodies were uncovered during the massive clean-up on the Indonesian …
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Getting it down cold
January 9, 2005 in City on Page A1 About a dozen people from Spokane will be watching closely this week in Portland as more than 250 of the world’s best skaters compete for medals and high-profile future careers. …
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Democrats gain control in Olympia
January 9, 2005 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – For years, Democrats in the Statehouse have been telling friends, allies and constituents that if they ran the show, things would be done a lot differently. Now’s their …
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Norwalk-type virus sickens 116 people on Royal Caribbean cruise
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nearly 120 passengers and crew members became sick with a stomach virus aboard a ship that returned to port Saturday after a five-day Caribbean cruise, Royal …
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Syndicate drops commentator over payment from administration
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – A conservative columnist has been dropped by a major syndication service because he accepted a payment from the Bush administration to promote the No Child Left Behind law …
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Afghan judge arrested in car-bombing
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan authorities have arrested a judge in connection with the car-bombing of a U.S. security firm that killed at least 10 people, and a senior official alleged …
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Palestinians head to polls
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 HEBRON, West Bank – This weekend’s election to replace Yasser Arafat has the potential to usher in the Arab world’s first genuine democracy with a peaceful transfer of power that …
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Shiite cleric ambushed in Pakistan
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A Shiite Muslim cleric was ambushed Saturday as he drove through the once serene Himalayan tourist destination of Gilgit, setting off a rampage of sectarian violence and …
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New first puppy joins the family
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington The White House got a new resident Thursday with the arrival of Miss Beazley, the first lady’s Scottish terrier puppy. President Bush gave the dog to his wife for …
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China says it will outlaw selective abortions
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING – China is planning to make selective abortions of female fetuses illegal as a way to close the widening gap between the number of boys and girls in the …
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Nine arrested at FDA for Plan B protest
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Nine women protesting the Food and Drug Administration’s position on the emergency contraceptive Plan B were arrested Friday when they blocked entry to the agency’s Rockville, Md., headquarters. …
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Ridge unveils emergency response plan
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Trotting out a new plan to improve federal-local coordination in cases of terrorism, outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Thursday his department is also working on better …
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CIA’s probe into pre-9/11 lapses late
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Friday the release of an internal CIA investigation into pre-Sept. 11 failures may be more than six weeks away …
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Atheist challenges inauguration words
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAN FRANCISCO — An atheist who sued because he did not want his young daughter exposed to the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance has filed a suit …
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In passing
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A6 Dr. S. Paul Ehrlich Jr., 72, former surgeon general Boynton Beach, Fla. Dr. S. Paul Ehrlich Jr., who served as acting surgeon general for four years under Presidents Nixon, Ford …
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Danny Sugerman, major devotee of the Doors, dies at 50
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A6 LOS ANGELES – Danny Sugerman, who as a teenager followed his fascination for the classic ‘60s rock band the Doors into the group’s inner circle, where he found a surrogate …
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Death toll now 17 in Italian train crash
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 BOLOGNINA DI CREVALCORE, Italy – Rescue workers on Saturday pried apart the mangled remains of two trains that collided head-on in northern Italy, finding four more bodies one day after …
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Peacekeepers not punished over sex abuse
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 UNITED NATIONS – An initial investigation into widespread sexual exploitation and abuse of Congolese women and girls by U.N. peacekeepers and officials has resulted in punishment for only a few …
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War-time bomb sparks evacuation
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 Berlin Some 5,000 residents of a Berlin suburb were evacuated from their homes Saturday while explosives experts defused a 550-pound U.S. bomb believed dropped during the last months of World …
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Japanese fingerprint cards to speed traveler reentry
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 TOKYO – To expedite reentry procedures for Japanese who travel abroad, the Justice Ministry has decided to introduce cards with fingerprint data and an express immigration control system that will …
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Congolese watch the aid go elsewhere
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 KINSHASA, Congo – Even now, as thousands of children die each week from drinking dirty water and not having enough food, and the people of once-thriving communities hide like the …
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Firm says it acted ethically in obtaining brain specimens
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A9 BETHESDA, Md. – A company that collects brains for medical research says it did nothing wrong in paying a six-figure sum to a onetime Maine state employee who supplied dozens …
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Medical bills spur auction
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A9 RICHMOND, Va. – David Dingman-Grover decided Frankenstein would be a good name for his tumor. The 9-year-old figured if he could get over being scared of a monster, he could …
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Sergeant sentenced for Iraqi’s drowning
January 9, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 FORT HOOD, Texas – An Army platoon sergeant who ordered his soldiers to throw Iraqis into the Tigris River was sentenced Saturday to six months in military prison, but will …
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