This day in history: Hitchhiker accused of murder arrested near Liberty Lake. Spokanites had lots of ideas where to build a civic auditorium From 1976: Judith Kirsten, 18, a waitress at the Country Kitchen on Apple Way, noticed a man in the restaurant act... See more
This day in history: New-to-Spokane cable TV already weighing price increases. Chronicle launches new advice column From 1976: Spokane did not yet have cable TV, but a soon-to-be familiar problem – cable TV price increases – was already making the news. C... See more
This day in history: A heroic pool rescue and a controversial pardon were making headlines From 1976: Roger A. Furman, 26, walked onto the balcony of his apartment in Browne’s Addition and saw an alarming sight. He saw a child, motionless, in the apartmen... See more
This day in history: A presidential tide was shifting for Spokane, and an unlikely suspect was named in a police scuffle From 1976: Spokane County Republicans made it clear: They were backing Ronald Reagan for president, not the current Republican preside... See more
This day in history: Federal judge halted 7 Spokane Prohibition cases. Zoo official proposed way forward for Walk in the Wild From 1976: The president of the Inland Northwest Zoological Society planned to recommend that the “society be dissolved and the (... See more
