2A - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 20, 1998 NATION/WORLD PANELS Continued from Page 1A tion, followed the keynote address. Members of the first panel agreed that although women have advanced greatly in the political arena, there is a long way to go before equality is reached. Helen Thomas, dean of the White House Press corps and a 39-year veteran of Washington D.C. reporting, said she remains outraged that women did not get the -right to vote until 1920. "The discrimination against women in journalism has been fantastic," Thomas said. "But I think the atti- tude of the government has had a lot to do with the women's movement," Both Anne Wexler, an assistant to former President Jimmy Carter, and Liz Carpenter, who previously served as press secretary to former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, echoed the journalist. They said they believe the movement has come a long way, but total success has not yet been achieved. In contrast to the morning panel, the afternoon discussion considered issues that will face the women of the future. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R- Texas) said the inclusion of a wide range of women in the political process is imperative to the future of this nation. "I think this is the best time in the history of the world to be a woman," Hutchison said. "And America is the best place in the world to be a woman." Former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, the first female to hold the position, said she hopes the time of the "first woman" to do something is coming to an end. "We have to be grateful for the strides we've made but also recognize the steps we still have to take," Myers said. University President Lee Bollinger said he was honored the panel members came to campus, and that he believed it was due in great part to their deference to Ford. AROUND THE NATION I ml,.. 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Ranked No. I from the onset of the season, the Buckeyes dropped fol- lowing a stunning defeat at the hands of Michigan State two weeks ago. Ohio State is still considered the best team in the country by many Michigan players. "Well, I think that they weren't ranked No. I in the country for all those weeks for nothing," Carr said. With last week's triumph over the Badgers, the Wolverines are in the dri- ver's seat to the Rose Bowl and Ohio State needs a little help to get to Pasadena. Now, after three straight years of disappointment, the tables may be turned in favor of the Buckeyes. Will they be the spoiler instead of the spoilee? "It is hard to explain. I guess we just happened to play better on those given days"Michigan senior wide receiverTai Streets said. "Ohio State has had some great teams over the past few years, so it is something that is difficult to explain. Both ofourteams are well-prepared and it is always a tight game, but somehow we have been lucky enough to come out on top lately." Surplus may not save Social Security WASHINGTON - The chairperson of the House tax-writ- ing committee pressed the Clinton administration unsuccess- fully yesterday for details of how the president envisions using government budget surpluses to fix Social Security. Republicans are still eyeing at least some of the money for tax cuts. "What do we do out of the general Treasury to save Social Security?" Rep. Bill Archer, (R-Texas), chairperson of the House Ways and Means Committee, asked assistant Treasury Secretary David Wilcox at the first congressional hearing on the nation's retirement system since the Nov. 3 elections. Clinton "There is no administration plan," Wilcox said, "and there- fore I can't speak to how they could be used." Congressional Republicans abandoned plans for a major tax cut this year in the face of a politically popular challenge from President Clinton to "Save Social Security First." Archer said earlier this week, however, that GOP lawmakers would push next year for both Social Security changes and a large tax cut and that both are possi- ble. The University of Michigan School of Music Friday, November 20 BFA/BDA I Performance Dance students perform dance repertory Betty Pease Studio Theatre, Dance Bldg., 8 p.m. Saturday, November 21 Musicology Lecture/Recital (rescheduled from 11-15) A lecture/recital about music, politics and popular culture McIntosh Theatre, E. V. Moore Bldg., 5:30 p.m. Women's Glee Club Sandra Snow, conductor Hill Auditorium, 8 p.m. (free) BFA/BDA I Performance Dance students perform dance repertory Betty Pease Studio Theatre, Dance Bldg., 8p.m. Sunday, November 22 Arts Chorale David Fryling, conductor . music by Bernstein, Copland, Erb, Persichetti, Rutter Hill Auditorium, 8p.m. Brave New Works: by and for concentration camp inmates; * music by Klein, Haas, Suk, Thomas Britton Recital Hall, E. V. Moore Bldg., 5:30 p.m. Monday, November 23 Michigan Youth Ensembles Hill Auditorium, 7p.m. University Philharmonia Orchestra Nan Washburn, guest conductor * Beethoven: Overture to Prometheus * Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 Winter Dreams McIntosh Theatre, E. V. Moore Bldg., 8p.m. Tuesday, November 24 University Symphony Chamber Orchestra " music by Mozart, Copland, Ravel, Beethoven, Debussy McIntosh Theatre, E.V. Moore Bldg., 8 p.m. Events are free, no tickets required and are wheelchair accessible unless otherwise specified. The E.V. Moore Bldg. Is located at 1100 Baits Drive, North Campus. For more information phone (734) 764-0594 Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. USDA defends exports after bad meat found WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department tried to allay concerns yesterday about contaminated meat being shipped overseas after a report that foreign officials found seri- ous violations while inspecting U.S. processing plants. The violations of poor handling, bad employee hygiene and improper sterilization are detailed in an internal memo sent by Mark Mina, deputy administrator of the department's Food Safety and Inspection Service. Mina charges that some unidenti- fied plants are operating with serious deviations from U.S. standards as well as those of the importing coun- try. Some of those deviations include "direct carcass contamination from careless dressing procedure,' Mina wrote. During careless dressing, stom- ach contents and feces can be scattered through the carcass, contaminating it with E. coli and other bacteria. USDA officials said yesterday any problems found were immediately cor- rected. "Several problems were noticed but they were immediately corrected," said FSIS spokesperson Linda Swacina. "No contaminated or adulterated prod- ucts left any of these plants." Feds look for ideas to get kids to buckle up WASHINGTON - The older chil- dren get, the more likely they are to die in auto crashes because they are not buckled up, government safety offi- cials said yesterday. To try to increase the number of older children who are properly restrained i vehicles, Transportation Departmeo officials are enlisting a panel of experts from industry, the medical profession and government to map out a strategy. Children ages 4 through 15 are most likely to die in auto accidents while riding unrestrained or improperly restrained, said Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater. 'I . s °'} ?a. ,;;.. AROUND THE WORLD 7CO~r 6 .- c alls ,..... :....- A L- F *PIXAR life november 25 EO i1.t ( DISNEYPIXAR PISigma Alpha The National Political Science Honor Society presents IMPEACHMENT 101 A brown bag discussion on President Clinton's impeachment by: Professor Vincent Hutchings (American Government) Professor Michael Traugott (American Government/Communication Studies) Professor Paul Huth (International Relations) Professor Christina Fastnow (American Government--Congress) All students and faculty members are welcome to join our panel of speakers from The University of Michigan's Political Science Department in exploring the dynamics of the impeachment process frm nhctnriral international_ nnhlic oninion and auun tO me -h ighlights of Amazing full color copies with many options including reductions, enlargments, & spot color additions. colr copies Dollar Dill 611 Church Street behind Amer's 665-9200 R~IGIOUS $J3RVICS AVAVAVAVA CANTERBURY HOUSE JAZZ MASS Episcopal Center at U of M 721 E. 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Worship 10 am, Bible Study 9 am Tuesday 7 pm: Issues of Faith Group Wednesday 7 pm: Evening Prayer Thursday 7 pm: Conversation on Race Clinton urges Japan toward revival TOKYO - President Clinton offered measured praise today for Japan's strategy to end the nation's longest recession since World War II but said he was "quite worried" about trade battles unless Tokyo opens its markets to American-made goods. The president also suggested that Japan might have expand its recovery programs "to jolt the economy back into growth." Clinton, in a speech to business leaders, said the world may resort to retaliatory protection unless Japan low- ers trade barriers and opens its markets. "I'm quite worried about this." He complained in particular about a 500 percent increase of Japanese imports of hot-rolled steel into the United States. He warned that the lack of market access for American goods "will create in our country the poten- tial for a retrenchment here in a way that will not be good for Asia or Japan or for the United States in the long run." "We want to keep our markets open, but we need fair, rule-based, dis- ciplined expansion," the president said. He pressed Japan to vigorously implement its programs to save failing banks and to cut spending and taxes $196 billion. He said that rapid action is crucial. Study tracks smoking epidemic in China Smoking causes about 750,000 pre- mature deaths in China each year and will kill 3 million a year by the middle the next century if present trends contin- ue, according to the largest-ever studies of tobacco's risks released yesterday. 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