The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 11, 1994 - -Clinton heads to Motor City to discuss job re-training By DAVID SHEPARDSON DAILY NEWS EDITOR Making only his second visit to Michigan since stopping in Ann Ar- bor 18 months ago, President Clinton begins a two-day whirlwind trip to Detroit Sunday afternoon. He will spend about 24 hours in Michigan's largest city to kick off the G7 Jobs Summit with an introductory address Monday morning at the or- nate Fox Theatre. The G7 is a group of the world's largest economic nations: Japan, Brit- ain, France, Italy, Canada, Germany, the European Union and the United States. Russia will also participate the meeting. Clinton will arrive at Selfridge Air Force Base outside Detroit Sun- day afternoon. He will then travel to the Focus: HOPE center in Detroit to meet with Father William Cunningham, direc- tor of the nationally-recognized job re-training and community service program. But earlier this week, Cunnigham repaid the favor by going to visit Clinton in Washington. Cunningham and a student mem- ber of Focus: HOPE were in the Oval Office Wednesday to support Clinton's new proposal to reform the way the federal government hands out money for job re-training and unemployment benefits. After spending the night at the Renaissance Center Hotel, Clinton will deliver a major address on jobs and economic growth Monday morn- ing to the economic ministers of the assembled nations and to select De- troit-area residents and state politi- cians in the Fox Theatre. Jeff Eller, an assistant White House press secretary, said the president would talk about the prospects for recent college graduates going out into the job market. "The president knows that many college graduates face a very difficult time getting a job after graduation. And he plans to talk about it," he said. Clinton will visit a Diesel engine factory in Detroit before returning to Washington. After Clinton leaves, the foreign ministers plus half a dozen Clinton Cabinet secretaries will meet in closed sessions on developing strategies to keep unemployment down and open global markets. Also on the agenda will be bilat- eral efforts by the United States and Japan to avert a trade war. Secretary of State Warren Christopher has been meeting in Tokyo to lay the ground- work for an agreement at next week's summit. More than 250 different newspa- pers and television stations from across the globe will cover the two- day job summit. C-SPAN and CNN will have extended live coverage of the event. -- The Associated Press contributed to this report. F :s:x ............... . Schwartz advocates :.........::::.: , s f lill ving ................ .:..:......... . , . ......:::.:::.. . pro status , j:. F offor n w., omen h 4 l J I i Clinton aides testify about Whitewater By SAM T. DUDEK DAILY STAFF REPORTER Felice Schwartz, an advocate for working women, detailed a set of goals to improve the status of women in the workplace yesterday. Speaking at an annual lecture, Schwartz told approximately 150 about the changes she would like to see in corporate America, to give women equal opportunities in the business world. Schwartz founded Catalyst, an organization aimed at improving career and leadership opportunities forwomen, in 1962..She stepped down as president nine months ago. "Business leaders don't seem to realize that a competitive position in -the world economy depends on how well they harness the talent of every individual entering their management plans, including those who are female," she said. Schwartz added that having a woman on the board of a corporation is a win-win position because of the positive statement her presence sends. "Women face barriers in the work- place that men don't face ... and are different from men because they are outside the circle of power." Schwartz added that one major prob- lem is most women adhere to these rules, instead of trying to change them. "If we fail to talk about these is- sues we will perpetuate the status quo, or worse, we will regress," she added. Schwartz advice to the young women is to strive for the top, but to "do it your own way," and that couples should discuss who will raise the chil- dren and if either spouse's career should take priority over raising chil- dren. Schwartz also advisedwomen how to approach management with regard to taking time-off to raise children. Women should emphasize their productivity during the time they can spend working, versus the time it takes others to do the same work, she said. First-year MBA student Andy NEWSDAY WASHINGTON -A federal grand jury investigating the Whitewater affair yesterday heard from two top aides to first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and was handed nearly 1,000 pages of subpoenaed documents, including some an offi- cial said had come from President Clinton's files. As the White House handling of the Clintons' Arkansas land dealings more than a decade ago took center stage yesterday in a U.S. District Court grand jury room, Joel Klein, the deputy counsel, said about 400 members of the White House staff, including the president and first lady, had worked to comply with the grand jury sub- poenas served on the White House last Friday. The day had all the trappings of Washington political theater includ- ing protesters, an unruly media mob and officials skirting reporters who followed them in a swarm. Special counsel Robert B. Fiske Jr. was be- sieged by camera crews that formed a circle around him, jamming cameras and video equipment to within inches of his face as he pushed his way across the courthouse plaza. "I'm not. going to talk about anything," he re- plied to questions shouted at him by reporters. Klein would not characterize the documents he turned over to the grand jury or answer questions on whether the president and first lady had turned over any material. No documents were withheld on a claim of executive privi- lege or attorney-client privilege, he said. "Everyone has complied with the subpoena, including the president and first lady," Klein said in a briefing before he left to deliver the doeu- ments, which fit in his briefcase. Officials said the fruit of the White House search was 30 to 40 documents from about three dozen people. Lloyd Cutler, named to take over as White House counsel, said the facts of the meetings that prompted the dramatic grand jury appearances would show "no wrongdoing" by White House officials Included in the material were notes, telephone logs, memos, some outside correspondence to the White House concerning the issue and other paperwork. The subpoenas called for any material concerning meetings or discussions between White House and Treasury officials on Madison Guar- anty Savings & Loan, the failed thrift with connections to the Clintons. The status of the Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC) investigation into Madison's collapse was the subject of the con- versations, from September to Febru- ary, that were revealed last week and instantly produced a Fiske subpoena. An official familiar with the See WHITEWATER, Page 7 Felice Schwarz gives a lecture about women's rights yesterday afternoon. Chien also said he felt strongly about women's roles in the workplace. "(It) is in line with what companies have been doing nowadays in terms of streamlining to just make sure every- one is actually adding value." FBI says CIA questioned Ames 3 years ago THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON - An FBI offi- cial said yesterday that the CIA ques- tioned alleged spy Aldrich Ames about his sudden wealth three years ago, but Ames did not become the target of a criminal investigation until last May. The questions were asked in a 1991 background investigation, given regu- larly to long-term CIA employees, that also included a polygraph test, accord- ing to FBI agent Leslie G. Wiser, who testified at a hearing in federal court Thursday. CIA officials raised the money issue in part because of Ames's cash payment for a $540,000 house in North Arlington, Va., he said. "The subject of his wealth came up, and he said the money came from an inheritance," said Wiser, adding that the FBI was not involved in the interview. Other sources said Ames claimed that he had inherited money after the 1982 death of his Colombian father-in-law. Wiser's testimony shed more light on what is becoming a major question in the Ames saga, an issue that has been the source of some friction be- tween the CIA and FBI: Why did it take so long for the CIA to uncover what may have been the worst secu- rity breach in U.S. history? CIA Director R. James Woolsey has promised angry House and Sen- ate members that the agency will con- duct three major internal probes to figure out what went wrong in the case and recommend a series of ad- ministrative or legislative reforms. The probes will include a sweeping review of counterintelligence and secu- rity practices at the CIA, a detailed study of the damage caused to the CIA and U.S. security by Ames's alleged work, and an independent review by the CIA inspector general of how the espio- nage escaped detection for years. "This espionage case is serious," Woolsey told reporters on Capitol Hill yesterday. It "is not an episode or a single incident, but a serious prob- lem which we need to fix." The 1991 questioning of Ames took place about the same time the FBI was brought in by the CIA to search for a mole suspected of turning over classified information to Mos- cow and causing the unexplained deaths and disappearances of Ameri- can-paid Soviet agents during the pre- ceding six years. Former CIA officials have main- tained that Ames passed the 1991 polygraph test, but FBI sources have said the results were inconclusive. Ames was among a number of CIA people under some suspicion, and he was transferred that year from his super-sensitive counterintelli- gence post to counter-narcotics. De- spite the transfer, he continued to gather and, apparently, deliver top- secret documents to his Russian han- dlers, according to prosecutors. Ames continued to receive substantial amounts of money until he was ar- rested on Feb. 21 along with his Co- lombian-born wife, Maria del Rosario Casas Ames, on espionage charges, they said. The new details about the ques- tioning of Ames emerged yesterday at a hearing in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. that focused on the whereabouts of what remains of the more than $2.5 million that prosecu- tors allege Aldrich Ames received from the Russians since 1985. Pros- ecutors said that they can account for only $600,000 in assets in the United States, including the Arlington house, and that the Ameses "squandered in- credible amounts of cash." Judge Claude M. Hilton perma- nently froze the Ameses' domestic bank assets and ordered them to move any holdings they have overseas in Swiss, Colombian or Italian financial institutions into a special account in this country that will be under the court's control. In announcing his decision, the judge said there is a "substantial prob- ability" that Ames and his wife will be convicted of espionage, which car- ries a penalty of life in prison. The judge agreed with the prosecution's argument that in the event they are convicted, the Ameses probably will be required to forfeit the gains from their alleged spying activities. Prosecutors sought the judge's order because the Swiss gov- ernment has refused to freeze three accounts. The Swiss, Italian and Co- lombian governments do not recog- nize espionage as a crime under which forfeiture proceedings would apply. The judge's ruling puts the burden on the Ameses to bring the money back. The judge's order covers 12 ac- counts, including one in Colombia and one in Switzerland in the name of Rosario Ames's mother, Cecilia Dupuy de Casas. Although the prosecutors won in yesterday's two-hour hearing, defense lawyers highlighted problems the government could face if the case goes to trial. Women unite to share concerns as minorities By SHARI SITRON DAILY STAFF REPORTER Black, white, Hispanic, Asian - women from all different backgrounds will come together to participate in the first Women of Color Symposium tomorrow at Campus Inn. The symposium, titled, "Voices and Visions," is sponsored by the Minority Affairs Commission of the Michigan Student Assembly, the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives and Student Affairs. The purpose of the symposium is to discuss issues that affect women of color in a multicultural atmosphere. While most conferences focus either on issues of gender or race, this symposium is unique in that it combines the two. ISA senior Jong Han, chair of the Minority Affairs Commission of MSA, said the symposium is important because it is the first time such an inclusive event has been planned for women. "What's really wonderful about it is that we will have a variety of different perspectives on issues," she said. To be fully inclusive means that not only will the symposium try to represent various cultural groups, but it will offer educational workshops to cover many areas of women's lives, Han said. The symposium will feature workshops on topics such as religion, regulations on women's reproductive health and sexuality, multidimensional relationships and sexual assault ani sexual harassment. Guyan Chan, an LSA senior and committee member for the symposium, said she hopes the Women of Color Symposium will be an annual event. "Previously, there hasn't been an opportunity for women of color to come together to share their experiences and perceptions," she said. "This is a chance to build cohesiveness for women." 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