2A - The Michigan Daily - - flAnnrlrrsttt Cahrttnrtt *3 4tl(%7 -- monaay, r-earuary i, ~eltsin woos Ls Angeles Times MOSCOW - Employing the time-tested rule of Mvide and conquer, Russian President Boris Yeltsin ysterday sought to woo France to the Kremlin's side in a dispute over NATO expansion by praising French President Jacques Chirac's dis- cordant positions within the it Western alliance. , Yeltsin, still recovering from quintuple heart bypass surgery imnres and a bout of double pneumo- hia, looked frail in the brief fast r e footage shown on television of his meeting with Chirac, his .- first foreign visitor since his R release from the hospital two weeks ago. But accounts of the meeting provided by Yeltsin's spokesperson, Sergei Yastrzhembsky, suggested that the ailing president held up his end in what has become a full-scale Kremlin offensive to dissuade NATO from expanding into Eastern Europe without deeding Russia's concerns. "Yeltsin is extremely satisfied with the results of the talks," Yastrzhembsky told reporters after the Russian and French presidents discussed official business for 75 minutes. A luncheon kept the two leaders together for nearly two more hours. NATION/WORLD Chirac on NATO expansion A .. .. ':.:IK~ ':J fx: _:aa ..: ;: :;ta J c. ia . ~ z ez "' i P "Russia's and France's positions coincide on many problems, particularly the problem of European security," Yastrzhembsky said, quoting Yeltsin. The mini-summit very ed bvy his Avery. " Jacques Chirac rench President followed harsh warnings about NATO expansion from Kremlin officials taking part in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, over the weekend. Prime Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin con- ceded that Russia is powerless to veto NATO membership for countries that were once in Moscow's orbit - Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are expected to be promises that expansion to Eastern Europe will not advance the West's nuclear arsenal to Russia's doorstep. "I have become convinced that if we try we will be able to reach an agreement between Russia and NATO that would help create an architecture of European security" Chirac told reporters. Kremlin foreign policy advisers had said earlier they would use Chirac's meeting with Yeltsin to try "to tease the French away from the hard-line NATO camp" the Interfax news agency reported, quoting an unnamed top official. The French and U.S. governments have been spar- ring over command of NATO's southern flank, with the French insisting that a European take over the headquarters post in Naples, Italy, traditionally occu- pied by an American officer. France also has advocated conditions for extending alliance membership to Eastern European countries much more to Moscow's liking than the vague and nonbinding assurances being offered by the United States and most other NATO allies. Answering reporter's questions about Yeltsin's health, Chirac said: "I am very impressed by his fast recovery after such a difficult operation." The Russian leader, who turned 66 on Saturday, has spent only 11 days in the Kremlin since his re-election to a new four-year term last July. Clinton officials push tax relief plan WASHINGTON - As President Clinton prepared to unveil his proposed 1998 budget, administration officials yesterday began promoting plans for a $98-billion tax cut over five years, targeted primarily at families raising children and students going to college. The tax relief proposal drew measured approval from Republican congressional leaders, who voiced hopes that Clinton's State of the Union address tomorrow and the budget he is to deliver Thursday will promote bipartisan agreement leading a balanced budget by the year 2002. Promising to tell the president "it's time that we stop the little pigeon steps around here," Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said he and House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) would invite Clinton to the Capitol this week to "talk seriously about areas where we do have some degree of agreement." Lott identified education and crime as issues that could produce bipartisan cooperation. An area certain to generate debate in the coming weeks is the exact size and shape of any tax cuts. Appearing on several talk shows, senior administration offi- cials emphasized Sunday that they favored tax relief aimed at specific goals, while Republicans on the shows spoke in favor of broader cuts. Clinton's proposal includes a $1,500 credit for the first two years of college and u to $10,000 in deductions for families paying college tuition. invited to join later this year - but warned of "the danger and fallacy of this step." "We have not felt any transformation of NATO so far as compared with the Cold War period when the bloc was established," Chernomyrdin said, suggesting that the alliance is still hostile toward Moscow. "NATO has not shown any new goals, and the advance of this structure to the Russian borders will mean nothing good." France has voiced more support than other alliance members for the Kremlin's demand for RACISM Continued from Page 1A hired by the University Building Services Department. Isabelle said last Monday that because Sanders and other co-workers were "prepped," the environ- ment on the new job was uncomfortable. "I felt I had been labeled," she said. Sanders refuted Isabelle's claim Friday, saying no one told him anything about Isabelle's reinstatement. "I could only assume he was dis- charged at some point and brought back (to the University)," Sanders said. Friday morning, the jury watched the videotaped deposition of Dental School Assistant Patient Services Dean and clinical associate Prof. Dennis Turner. Turner said that before the firing, DeMarco and another supervisor spoke with him about an insubordination inci- dent involving the three plaintiffs fill- ing sterilization bottles. "Delano Isabelle became, in (DeMarco's) words, violent and bang- ing on the table, yelling that he did not have to fill the sterilization bottles," Turner said. "They were clearly upset. They were agitated and expressed the agitation ... they felt they could have been hurt." In cross examination, Turner said he had no knowledge about past incidents or the possibility of racist conditions during the three workers' shifts that led to the suspension of the workers. Washington claimed the allegations made against his clients were biased because DeMarco did not tell Turner that Cardew and another employee said they did not like the workers and "were glad they were gone."' The final witness was Bruce Pringle, University director of employee rela- tions, human resources and affirmative action, who took the stand Friday. World leaders meet at bang summit WASHINGTON - World leaders opened a microcredit summit yesterday with calls to support an innovation in banking that may strike a blow against poverty - loans to poor people to start businesses in the United States and abroad. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a co-chair, said the world has taken too long to realize that charities and handouts help maintain and deepen poverty, are invented to avoid giving the poor equal opportunities and deny them the initiative to improve their lives. "This summit provides the perfect opportunity for practitioners, non-gov- ernment organizations, savings and credit cooperatives, foundations, edu- cational religious institutions, govern- ments and leaders in finance and busi- ness to take a pivotal next step in creat- ing a poverty free world and help human potential bloom," she said. Hasina was the first of 18 speakers that included three presidents, a prime organizations, private companies and the World Bank. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin will address the meeting, attended by more than 2,000 people from l countries, today. Third pipe bomb found in California CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Police evacuated a neighborhood surrounding- the home of a federal employee who received a pipe bomb in the mail Saturday, the third such device found in the San Diego area in as many days. The bomb did not go off when t man opened the package at 4:28 p.m Saturday, said Sgt. Tom Keblish. "When he opened it, he realized it was a pipe bomb and threw it down on the bed," he said. The package contained two pipe bombs, both of which were disarmed without any injuries. minister, Queen Sophia of Spain representatives of international and aid AD AIDS Continued from Page 1A out of his shell and begin speaking out with the help of a hospital program. "(When) I look back, I wasn't speak- ing out about ... what was bothering me," Barnes said. "There was no one I felt I could talk to. I felt like I was the only one. Today, I'm doing quite well." Barnes explained how he was the only person of color at the support groups he tried to attend and how for many years he "hadn't talked at all (about the disease)." This lack of awareness has to be combated by minority communities, Anderson said. Anderson said positively diagnosed people must be able to live safely with the disease, physically and emotionally, and people without the disease must take the responsibility to help. "The community has to step up," Anderson said Without a group effort, other people of color will "shut down," as Barnes said he did. Barnes expressed his belief that sup- port and understanding within the minority groups will prevent other peo- ple from going through the same feel- ings of loneliness. Anderson said communities must work together to defeat this disease through a "breakdown" of barriers in community understanding. "The disease is moving faster than the breakdown," Anderson said. Barnes said discussions like this will help start the breakdown Anderson hopes for. "I'm really glad to share, glad to have the nerve to speak out about these issues." Barnes said. Polly Paulson, AIDS Awareness Week coordinator, said the event's small turnout "won't have a reflection for the rest of the week" and attributed the "basketball game as probably hav- ing the biggest impact" on the low attendance. Barnes commented that his personal stories would hopefully help others avoid the pitfalls he could not avoid. Barnes was diagnosed with HIV in 1983. "I don't understand why I'm here today," Barnes said. "There has to be a reason, but I'm just grateful to be living. There is a positive side of AIDS. It's made my appreciation of life. ... I don't like the cold weather, but at least I'm around to feel it," Barnes said. Catholic priest murdered in Rwanda RUHENGERI, Rwanda - A gun- man killed a Roman Catholic priest who was delivering communion to parishioners in a small settlement in northwestern Rwanda yesterday, church officials said. The priest, who had worked in Rwanda for more than 35 years, was killed in the Kampanga settlement and his body was brought to the bishop's residence, said an official with the Roman Catholic diocese in Ruhengeri. He spoke on condition he not been identified. No Rwandan officials were available to comment and details were sketchy. The priest was identified by his Missionaries of Africa order in Rome as the Rev. Guy Pinard, originally from Trois Rivieres, Quebec. "He was distributing communion and at that moment was shot, and died immediately," said the Rev. Pedro Sala. Kampanga is about 9 miles north of Ruhengeri, which is 60 miles northwest of the capital, Kigali. Pope John Paul 11 first announced the priest's death at the end of his weeko ly appearance from his window over- ],oking St. Peter's Square. Two weeks ago, three Spanish workers were killed and an Americo colleague wounded in an attack on. their compound in Ruhengeri. Corsica bombed by power-seeking group AJACCIO, Corsica - In the largest wave of attacks in recent years, more than 50 bombs exploded early yest day on this French Mediterranean island wracked by nationalist violence The Corsican National Liberation Front-Historic- Branch, which seeks greater autonomy from France, claimed responsibility for the 56 pre-dawn attacks in a statement sent to local media. The attacks damaged banks and gov- ernment offices but caused no injuries. - Compiled from Daily wire repo A 1 SpringBrea'k- 97 Jj i MICHIGAN ,,1 ww re OU ereal msc EFEBEM# - $36900 CancuneiamaicasBahamas Book before February 10 th and Receive e 3 Hours of All-U-Can-Drink EVERY NIGHT! 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