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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Milestones

Ten years ago: U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar met twice with Iran’s foreign minister in the first formal talks about a cease-fire for the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq.

Five years ago: President Clinton launched a harder sell for his budget at a conference in Chicago, accusing Republicans of gridlock. Ret. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway died in Fox Chapel, Pa., at age 98.

One year ago: President Clinton visited Lake Tahoe, bringing with him $26 million worth of postal trucks and sewage pipes to help preserve the lake.