r rid This hAinhirtann nni(v - AAtnrinti A nri# I I nna - -- c ig ua--- rly, Rpra, NATION/WORLD - Yeltsin orders cease-fire in Chechnya The Washington Post MOSCOW - Russian President Boris Yeltsin ordered a unilateral cease- fire yesterday in the shell-shattered southern region of Chechnya and a phased withdrawal of some Russian forces as part of what he cast as a milestone peace plan to end the 15- month-old conflict. In a sharp departure from recent Rus- sian policy, Yeltsin declared on na- tional television that Moscow is pre- pared for mediated talks with Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev, whom the Russian leader just weeks ago said should be shot as a criminal. Yeltsin, who is trying to remove the war as an issue in his reelection cam- paign, also said he is prepared to offer Chechnya more autonomy than any other region in the Russian Federation, a status he termed "very close to independence." He declared that at midnight last night (4 p.m. EST yesterday) "military op- erations on Chechen territory will stop." But Russia's top commander in Chechnya, Gen. Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, said that would not be possible. "For some reason, everyone thinks that March 31 will be a border- line when everything will stop and peace and accord will come," he told indepen- w dent NTV television. "I hope you un- derstand it is impossible to do so." After more than 30,000 mostly civil- ian deaths and an exceptionally violent March offensive by Russian forces, Yeltsin's peace plan amounted to an eleventh-hour attempt to rescue his strug- glingpresidentialcampaignjustI11 weeks before the election on June 16. The war, deeply unpopular through- out Russia, dominates the television news night after night with its ghastly images of charred bodies, smashed homes and weeping refugees. Yeltsin has said his reelection pros- pects are doomed as long as it continues. He currently lags behind Communist leader GennadyZyuganov in all thepolls. However, Yeltsin's plan fell short of meeting two ofthe Chechen separatists' core demands: complete independence from Russia, and the total withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechen territory. Yeltsin once again ruled out sover- eignty for Chechnya and acknowledged the issue remains "the main stumbling block" to a settlement. He further cast doubt on the scope and chances for success of his own proposal by declar- ing that Russian troops would be with- drawn only from parts of Chechnya that Moscow considers "peaceful." Mont. Freemen prepared for long siege JORDAN, Mont. - The fugitive Freemen militants holed up on an isolate wheat farm have built bunkers and openly stockpiled food, fuel and weapons.- possibly including military armaments, neighbors said Saturday. "We know they've been planning a siege for a long time because they've talke. constantly about Ruby Ridge and Waco and said they were going to be bette prepared," said Kenneth Coulter, a neighboring rancher. The Washington Post reported yesterday that the FBI is considering an offe from white separatist Randy Weaver, whose wife and son were killed by fed agents in 1992 at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, to mediate an end to the standoff. Friends of Weaver told the Post he made the offer through an attorney because he wanted to avoid more bloodshed. However, sources told the paper it was unlikely the FBI would accept Weaver' offer because some bureau leaders worry his presence could draw more medi attention and encourage armed supporters to converge on the site. A Justice Department spokesperson, Gina Talamona, said Saturday night tha she could not comment. U.S. Attorney Sherry Scheel Matteucci said she heard o the offer but could not verify it. "I can tell you that we're reaching out to anybody that we think can help us bring this to a peaceful resolution," she told The Associated Press. AP PHOTO Russian President Boris Yeltsin ordered a cease-fire and partial wirhdrawal of troops from Chechnya yesterday. An unspecified number ofthe 40,000 fires have been ignored altogether or federal troops in Chechnya will remain violated within hours, if not minutes. behind to deal with what he called "ter- Yeltsin acknowledged there is no guar- rorism" in the breakaway region 1,000 antee of success this time either, saying miles south of Moscow. he is simply "hoping this (proposal) has Yeltsin'slatestcease-fire order there- a very strong effect on events" in fore looks shaky at best. Previous cease- Chechnya. From Texas L ttle Sister 112 price drinks HOCKEY Continued from Page 1A as it seems. They had a sign above the door in their lockerroom that read, "Something to prove." All the talk of ghosts and jinxes motivated Michigan to silence the cynics and critics. "I'm sick of hearing the rumors that we can't win the big game," Muckalt said. "I think we proved them wrong." "The ghosts are gone," said Michi- gan goaltender Marty Turco. No one is more satisfied than Berenson. He didn't win a title in his three years as a Michigan player. After his profes- sional career, he came back to his alma mater to rescue a floundering program. Saturday's win was his 300th and the culmination of more than a decade of rebuilding the Wolverines. When Berenson took the Michigan job in 1984, the Wolverines finished ninth in the CCHA. Now, 12 years since his start, Michigan finished the season No. 1 in the nation. And Berenson, a proud, stoic former Stanley Cup champion, cried. "There is no comparison (to this)," Berenson said. "I've played on teams that have won big series, but this is much, much better. There is nothing .'; :7ti ra<:;:y"; ,t::: w, ." n £4t {: x?,ii>; a;::{::;:n:a: {:C h ... .,,. f: ....... DEE e e¢r s e iR THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN You Are Cordially Invited The University of Michigan-Dearborn cordially invites you to be a guest student for the Spring/Summer semester. We have three terms to accommodate students who are home for summer vacation. close to it.... "I have a memento that sits on my desk that says, 'Our day will come.' We've worked for that day, and we've earned that day, and our day has come." The day came with good defense, timely offense and a little help from Marty Turco. Michigan gave up only 23 shots to Colorado College, one of the most prolific scoring teams in the nation. Other than a two-minute stretch in the second period, in which Peter Geronazzo and Colin Schmidt scored, the Tigers couldn't capitalize on their chances. Turco came up with several big stops, including a monster save of Chad Remackel's drive in the second period. He kept Michigan in the game when he had to, but the Wolverines were mostly strong on the blue line. "(Michigan) is a much better defen- sive team than people give it credit for," Berenson said. "You have to play good defense when the games come down to a mistake or a break." Michigan jumped into the lead at 11:33 of the first period, when Muckalt rifled Morrison's feed through Tiger goaltender Ryan Bach's pads. But after Geronazzo and Schmidt struck in the second, the Wolverines found them- selves down, 2-1. Michigan came out flying in the third, and Mike Legg tied the game at two on the power play at 6:54. His goal, scored off ofa rebound of Steven Halko's slapshot, was the last in regu- lation. Three and a half minutes into over- time, Morrison ended the game, the season and the waiting for the Wol- verines. Michigan's day had come. FIRES Continued from Page 1A Breslin said that although he was not at the scene, the residents -were probably not let back into the build- ing until the site was secured and properly ventilated. Engineering first-year student Jenny Mittelstadt said many residents went to the Pierpont Commons until they were allowed to return to the residence hall. She and her friends waited on a University bus. "We got on the bus and rode around to kill time," she said. "We rode the entire route." AAFD officials said the fires are un- der investigation. ROADWAY PACKAGE SYSTEM PACKAGE HANDLERS PERFECT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Saving for tuition? Find part-time work, Year-round at RPS! Roadway Package System, a small package delivery service, hires package handlers to load and unload package vans and semi-trailers. if you are not afraid of hard work, are at least 18 years old and want to work 4-5 hours per day, Mon.-Fri., we can offer you $.50/hr. plus $1/hr. tuition assistance after 30 U.S. soldiers to aid war crInes investigators TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina -For the first time, U:S. troops this week will provide security and other limited sup- port for U.N. war crimes investigators, the commander of the NATO-led peace force in Bosnia said yesterday. Adm. Leighton Smith told reporters he did not expect any major confronta- tions when investigators from the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal search for mass graves and other evidence of atrocities near Srebrenica, in eastern Bosnia. The U.N. search, which is expected to start tomorrow, will be in Serb terri- tory at sites of alleged massacres of thousands of Bosnian Muslims last sum- mer. "There may be some demonstra- tions," Smith said. "This obviously is a very emotional issue. But I don't antici- pate that there will be problems" for the U.S. troops. Smith was escorting Defense Secre- tary William Perry on a visit with U.S. .2;, , troops at Comanche Base, just west o here, where attack helicopters of the 4th Aviation Brigade are based. Hong Kong residents get last chance to apply for passports HONG KONG - Britain's i55 year government of Hong Kong expires June 30, 1997. While the approach ol Chinese rule has had many worried about the future of Hong Kong's demo- cratic freedom, the issue yesterday was getting a passport. Just 400 people attended a pro.- mocracy rally here yesterday, wh 1 down the road, some 30,000 peoplt lined up outside the immigration of- fice. About half of Hong Kong's 6 mill ior people already have British citizenship Another 2 million residents who wer not born in Hong Kong mainly Chi. nese immigrants - are eligible for the British colonial passports. Clinton deposition has critics pondering WASHINGTON - A court order for President Clinton to give video- taped testimony in a Whitewater criminal trial has producers of Re- publican attack ads pondering poten- tial uses of the footage in the fall campaign. Whether Clinton's testimony ends up appearing in GOP ads depends on its public release by a federal judge in Arkansas, a likely scenario if it is played before jurors, legal experts say. "I'd love to get my hands on the president on the stand," says Alex Castellanos, a Republican political ad man who most recently worked for the presidential campaign of Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas). Floyd Brown, maker of the infa- mous 1988 Willie Horton ad against Michael Dukakis, promises to "take a serious look" at any segments of Clinton's videotaped deposition that become public. The White House dodged a poten- tially embarrassing spectacle by con- vincing the judge in the Little Rock tria to allow Clinton to testify by videotape instead of in person. But the videotape arrangement has on< disadvantage: It will leave behind a per manent videotaped record of Clinton be ing grilled under oath about Whitewater Talk show hoax angers producers CHICAGO - "Scam Artists Who Pose as Dysfunctional Guests." Of course, that wasn't the real title o an episode of "Jerry Springer," in which a man was said to reveal to his wife tha he'd been sleeping with their children' teen-age baby sitter. It turns out the philandering husband was really a Toronto comic, as were purported wife, the baby sitter andc baby sitter's boyfriend, all of whom appeared on the show. 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