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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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WSU fraternity faces illegal camping charges
July 18, 2006 in City on Page A1 A Washington State University fraternity is facing a federal misdemeanor charge over something that’s become a regional rite of summer for some Greek houses: rafting parties on the Salmon River. …
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Westerners escape Lebanon
July 18, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A1 BEIRUT, Lebanon – Westerners fled by land, sea and air Monday as Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon briefly and Hezbollah rockets knocked down a three-story house in northern Israel. …
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Mayor looks outside
July 18, 2006 in City on Page A1 Bowing to public pressure, Spokane Mayor Dennis Hession said Monday he will hire an outside expert to examine the Police Department’s handling of two recent scandals that have sparked outrage …
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Graze ban ignores science, suit says
July 18, 2006 in City on Page A1 COLVILLE — Stevens County cattle owners and the county government say in a lawsuit that a decision to eliminate most cattle grazing on the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge …
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Lots of candlepower for Mandela’s 88th
July 18, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Staff members presented former President Nelson Mandela with a cake Monday and sang “Happy Birthday,” as gifts and tributes poured in from around the world on …
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Swan Upping a rite of summer on Thames
July 18, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 SHEPPERTON, England – “All up!” goes a cry, and the scarlet-clad boatmen close in on a family of swans. Two white adults and their brood of fluffy gray cygnets struggle …
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World in brief: Police won’t face charges in killing
July 18, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 Police officers who shot and killed an innocent Brazilian they mistook for a suicide bomber will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Monday in a decision a relative called “unbelievable.” …
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Senators push stem cell bill
July 18, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – In an emotional session marked by tales of death and hope, the Senate debated on Monday whether the government should pay for new embryonic stem cell research, pushing …
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Tsunami kills scores in Indonesia
July 18, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 PANGANDARAN, Indonesia – A tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Java island Monday, killing at least 262 people and leaving more than 160 missing after bulletins failed …
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Discovery flight deemed success
July 18, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 HOUSTON – To some, the choice to launch the shuttle Discovery over the objections of the safety director and chief engineer was an anxiety-provoking, audacious gamble. To the man who …
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Market killings feed cycle of reprisal
July 18, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Gunmen sprayed grenades and automatic weapons fire in a market south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 50 people, mostly Shiites. The sectarian attack drew an …
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Realities of Mideast conflict hit home on visit to relatives
July 18, 2006 in City on Page A4 JERUSALEM – While traveling in Israel, it was impossible to miss the news last Wednesday that eight Israeli soldiers had been killed and two abducted. People talked about it everywhere, …
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Timeline recounts statements by police officials in Zehm case
July 18, 2006 in City on Page A5 A look at the statements Acting Spokane Police Chief Jim Nicks and department spokesman Cpl. Tom Lee made to The Spokesman-Review regarding the March 18 encounter with 36-year-old Otto Zehm … 1
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Unfazed Sheriff’s Office stands by investigation
July 18, 2006 in City on Page A5 The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office apparently couldn’t provide the “independent” review that Mayor Dennis Hession now believes is necessary to oversee the investigation into the death of Otto Zehm. The …
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Beyond the gaming table
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A6 PLUMMER, Idaho – Eight months ago, Andy Barrett and Chief Allan looked each other over, and liked what they saw. Barrett is managing partner of Berg Integrated Systems, a small …
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New boats are a real stretch
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A6 MANITOWOC, Wis. — David Ross slips off his loafers and climbs aboard the giant boat floating on the Manitowoc River. Shoes can scuff the deep red onyx flooring on the …
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Partners to open Kendall Yards project
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A6 Black Rock Development is partnering with an affiliate of The Staubach Co. to develop the first 20 acres of Kendall Yards. The affiliate, Cypress Equities, specializes in retail development, portfolio …
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Online hangouts face an ageless problem
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A6 NEW YORK — At MySpace.com and many other popular online hangouts, a 30-something woman can celebrate her Sweet 16 over and over with just a click of the mouse. A …
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Bert Caldwell: Living wage plan might kill jobs instead
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A6 If not changed, a proposed initiative that would require Spokane’s “big box” retailers to pay workers a living wage should itself be put in a big box, and buried. A …
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Business in brief: Visa can be used for business taxes
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A6 Washington companies can now pay state business taxes with Visa credit cards, and MasterCard soon will follow suit, the state’s revenue department said Monday. For seven years state businesses have …
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Microsoft files 26 U.S. piracy lawsuits
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A7 Microsoft Corp. has filed 26 lawsuits accusing U.S. companies of selling pirated software, the latest move in the company’s ramped-up efforts to boost its software sales by cracking down on …
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Investors wait on Middle East news
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A7 Wall Street limped to a mixed finish Monday as uncertainty over the situation in the Middle East and a disappointing earnings report from Citigroup gave traders little impetus to buy …
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Airbus acknowledges crisis, will revamp A350
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A7 FARNBOROUGH, England — Airbus scrambled to revive its sagging order book and credibility Monday, announcing a costly and ambitious revamp of its troubled A350 program to take on two of …
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Bonneville expects wholesale rate cut
July 18, 2006 in Business on Page A7 PORTLAND, Ore. — Citing strong cooperation among utilities, the Bonneville Power Administration announced Monday it expects to cut wholesale power rates for the fourth year in a row. The BPA …
