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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Milestones

Ten years ago: Funeral services were held in Indianapolis for AIDS patient Ryan White, who had died three days earlier at age 18. Among the 1,500 mourners were first lady Barbara Bush and singers Elton John and Michael Jackson.

Five years ago: President Clinton expressed sympathy for Pakistan’s anger over the blocked sale of American fighter jets, telling visiting Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto that it was “not right” for the United States to keep the planes and refuse to give the money back.

One year ago: The Justice Department reported that more than one-third of the women in state prisons and jails said they were physically or sexually abused as children. Jose Maria Olazabal won the Masters. Davis Love III took second.