ATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 - 7 Nichols shown as terronst, Sffamilyman I Albright cuts peace talks short DENVER (AP) - Terry Nichols "This ise helped mastermind the Oklahoma City conspired t bombing and arranged to be "at a very Mackey sai safe distance" at home in Kansas when The bomb v the deadly explosion went off, a prosecu- Nicholsi tor said in opening statements yesterday. Arkansas g f Nichols and Timothy McVeigh left a bombing h ail of evidence from Arizona to components Oklahoma, lead prosecutor Larry and explos Mackey said, emphasizing Nichols Kansas qua "was there at the beginning and there at Nicholsf the end."' convicted o But attorneys for Nichols countered weapons-re that he was "building a life, not a convicted o bomb,' describing him as a committed and senten family man. pending. Nichols sat with his jaw taut, his On a co ance bouncing between the prosecu- before the tor and jurors, who sat in rapt attention. McVeigh cc Nichols' mother, Joyce Nichols Wilt, Ryder renta sat quietly in the front row. Park near HE The prosecutor described McVeigh "Terry Ni and Nichols as two Army buddies who with Timoth shared a hatred of the government and Accordir plotted the April 19, 1995, bombing to remainedi avenge the FBI raid on the Branch delivered t Davidians compound near Waco, Texas, Murrah Fe( two years before. the explosii *RIAL Continued from Page 2. that the people of the state of Michigan have access to our expertise, and in the instance we were providing impartial and objective evaluation, which is a public service' Faller's attorney would not comment about the specifics of the case. Attorneys on both sides have said that the roller- oaster ride of divorce papers, allegations of sexual abuse, custody battles and court hearings has taken a toll on the little girl. Champney has had custody of his daughter since 1995. Demosthenes Lorandos, Champney's attorney, said this case is not the only one filed against Faller. Lorandos is using the complaints of the Bielaska family, who allege that Faller falsely accused Edward Bielaska of sexual abuse, as part a case about two men who o murder innocent people"' d. "Their plan succeeded, went off and people died." is accused of robbing an gun dealer to finance the helping McVeigh acquire s, such as ammonium nitrate ives that he stole from a rry, Mackey said. faces the death penalty if of murder, conspiracy and ated counts. McVeigh was f identical charges in June ced to die. His appeal is ld rainy morning the day bombing, Nichols and onstructed the device in a i truck at Geary Lake State erington, Kan., Mackey said. ichols had been side by side by McVeigh," Mackey said. ng to the plan, Nichols in Kansas and McVeigh he truck to the Alfred P. deral Building and set off on, the prosecutor said. l~o *ngV.Tines \\ASHINGTON -The long-await- ed resumption of Middle East peace talks stumbled yesterday when U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright cut short the first meeting, complaining that the Palestinian delegation does not include the technical experts needed for detailed negotiations with Israelis. Albright convened a preliminary meeting in her office with the delega- tion chiefs, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy and Mahmoud Abbas, a deputy to Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat. But when Albright tried to turn the talks to such nitty-gritty issues as estab- lishment of an airport, seaport and industrial park to serve Palestinian-con- trolled areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, she found that the Palestinian technicians were not pre- sent. The developments were promised as part of the 1995 Israeli-Palestinian peace accords, but the two sides have been unable to agree on details. "They're not here and ... without them we won't be able to make any progress;' State Depairtment spokesper- son James Rubin said of the mid-level Palestinian negotiators. Arafat sent two of his top aides, Saeb Erekat and Nabil Shaath, along with Abbas. Selection of that trio, among the most important Palestinian officials after Arafat, indicated that the Palestinian leader wanted the Washington talks to concentrate on major issues such as the further with- drawals of Israeli troops from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and a freeze on the building of Israeli settlements. Rubin said those issues are on Albright's agenda, but that the secretary of state also hoped to make progress on lesser issues that would give average Palestinians a greater stake in the peace process. The procedural disconnect is only the latest symptom of the mutual mistrust that has plagued the Middle East peace process for more than a year. Last week, Albright had chided Israel for failing to send any negotiators at all. This week, with the Israeli delegation in place, she judged the Palestinians to be short-handed. AP PHOTO U.S. attorney Larry Mackey, lead prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing trial of suspect Terry Nichols, leaves the Federal Courthouse in Denver on Friday. ._. of the argument for his case against Faller. "The Bielaska case is another case in where Judge Edward Bielaska is suing Faller for what she has done to him and his family by creating memories in the minds of little girls," Lorandos said. "It has taken Bielaska years to repair rela- tionships. This case is still in progress." According to documentation in the state's Court of Appeals, Thomas Kavanagh, former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and two other judges spent an entire year reviewing the Bielaska case and watching six hours of videotaped interviews conduct- ed by Faller and her staff. Kavanagh and his colleagues concluded that "there were numerous inaccuracies and deficiencies in Faller's group work.' Elissa Benedek, a former president of the American Psychiatric Association, testified in 1990 before Kavanagh and his colleagues that Faller did not meet the standard for unbiased interviewing in sexual abuse cases after reviewing a videotaped interview of a child by Faller. Benedek stated that Faller's interview was "replete with leading questions, and that Dr. Faller engaged in repeated questioning while giving the child rare opportunity to tell her story." Benedek stated in a 1990 deposition for a different case that Faller is a biased investigator. "Kathleen Faller began the interview with an agenda to prove sex abuse," Benedek stated. "Faller was not satisfied with 'No,' and asked the same question repetitively. Faller is coercive, and puts words in the child's mouth. She suggests her own ideas, thoughts and feelings to the child repetitively." The trial will resume today at 8 a.m. and is expect- ed to run well into this month. Sinigers, Singer/Dance, Musicians & D.J.'s Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 18,1997 University of Michigan MichiganUnion- Welker Rooms Auditions: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Rochester, Michigan Wednesday, November 19, 1997 Oakland University Vamer Recital Hall Auditions: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Kalamazoo, Michigan Thursday, November 20, 1997 Western Michigan University Dalton Center - School of Music Auditions: 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. -PfS/fNSALSGAVA/IABLE- " Technicians* " Assistant Choreographer " " Costumed Characters " (Berenstain BearsTM) * Costume Shop Personnel " 40C IAL Continued from Page 2. said that besides being fun, the drum social allowed Native Americans to share their culture with all members of the local community. "In a lot of ways, this opens up our culture," Smith said. "Sharing with everyone is what we really need to do to let people know we're still Sere." By inviting people of all cultures to events like the drum social, people who might be curious or want to understand a heritage that is not their own can learn, Reilly said. "I think it's going really well," Reilly said. "It's nice to get together with peo- ple and share your songs and food. It's a good way to start Native American Heritage Month." Music senior Rosanna Tavarez said she attended the drum social because she wanted to hear the drum, which is essential to many cultures in different ways. "I really think it speaks to people's hearts," Tavarez said. "It's one thing that's constant across many cultures. I think it gives people a sense of commu- nity." Tavarez said she heard the drum in a similar context once before during Indigenous People's Day, which took place on campus last month. "I just think it's reaffirming how much I love to hear it and how impor- tant it is," she said. Adams said singing with Treetown is an integral part of his life. "By me participating in my cul- ture, it helps my sanity;" Adams said. "It's more than relieving stress from homework, it's my way of pray- ing." Although not in the setting of a drum social, Treetown sings at Trotter House every Monday, Adams said. Near the end of the event last night, Treetown played an honor song for the birthday of 3-year-old Maricela Vargas, whose father is a member of the group. "They're always really nice" said Pat Vargas, Maricela's mother. "It's always good to come because it gets all of the community together" Shannon Martin, Native American coordinator in the Offfice of Multi- Ethinic Student Affairs, said the consenus of the attendees seemed to be a request for more events that bring together everyone in the com- munity from elders to young chil- dren. "This is really the first one we've done and I've heard comments from the communtiy that we need it, that we should come together more," Martin said. 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