2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 8, 1998
NATION/WORLD
Yeltsin fires
advisers in
bref break
MOSCOW (AP) - Boris Yeltsin roused himself
from his sickbed for three hours yesterday, fired sev-
eral of his top aides and then returned to a Kremlin
hospital where he is recuperating from pneumonia.
It was a classic performance from the ailing
Russian president, who rarely is so energized as when
he is firing someone. The dismissed aides included
'officials who had commented recently on the presi-
dent's poor health.
"You can see how vigorous I am," Yeltsin told his
staff as he delivered the news, according to presiden-
tial spokesperson Dmitry Yakushkin.
Among those fired was Presidential Chief of Staff
Valentin Yumashev, one of Yeltsin's closest and most
loyal aides. A former journalist who was the ghost-
Writer of Yeltsin's memoirs, Yumashev had served as
chief of staff for nearly two years - an eternity in
Yeltsin's Kremlin.
"The president has found a way to revitalize his
staff - by firing it," observed Alexander Shokhin,
leader of the pro-government bloc in parliament and,
until recently, a steady Yeltsin ally.
Shown on television, Yeltsin appeared animated and
robust as he delivered one of his patented tirades.
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Clinton visit to Palestine questioned
WASHINGTON - Amid widening differences. Israeli Foreign Minister Ariel
Sharon cautioned President Clinton yesterday against raising "false expectations"
among Palestinians on his three-day visit to the area early next week.
"We would like to see him as much as possible," Sharon said. But, he said, Israel
would stand firm and not proceed with the second phase of its partial withdrawn
on the West Bank unless the Palestinians stopped violence against Israel.
"All of us have to be careful not to create false expectations, which only add fric-
tion and tension," Sharon said at the end of a busy day in which he met with Secretary
of State Madeleine Albright and separately with several senior House members.
Clinton also met with Sharon, by dropping in on the Israeli leader's meeting with
National Security Adviser Sandy Berger. They spent an hour discussing Clinton's
upcoming trip to Israel and the obstacles to implementing the Wye River accord,
said national security spokesperson David Leavy.
"It did move the ball forward in setting up what we hope will be a productive
trip," Leavy said.
While offering Clinton this advice, Sharon also warned that Israel would exten
its law to effectively annex areas on the West Bank still under Israeli control if wh
he called a Palestinian "intifada, using the Arabic word for rebellion, did not sub-
side.
AP PHOTO
Russian president Boris Yeltsin left his bed yesterday long enough to fire many of his top aides before he
returned to the hospital to recuperate from pneumonia.
"Tough discipline, order and reform is what we
need," Yeltsin said slowly and sternly as he glared at
his staff from the head of a long table. Aides looked
down and scribbled notes.
Besides firing Yumashev and three of his deputies,
Yeltsin announced that he was personally taking
charge of "all power ministries ... including the
Justice Ministry and the tax police."
"Power ministries" are usually defined as those
related to national defense and security. The Justice
Ministry and tax police are at the forefront of the fight
against crime and corruption, which has taken on new
importance following the killing of a top liberal law-
maker, Galina Starovoitova.
Yeltsin's announcement was seen as mostly sym-
bolic, however, since the president already wields
authority over all the ministries he mentioned and the
ministers who head them were left in place.
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year. "I think it would be in everyone's
best interest to have the federal and
state law be conducive," Dalton said.
But for now, he said, they do not noti-
fy parents at all, although violators
must pay fines and do community ser-
vice.
Violations such as possession of
open containers of alcohol, demonstrat-
ing intoxicated behavior, or driving
under the influence warrant both a cir-
cuit court date and proceedings in the
university's judicial system, Dalton
said.
"One third of all judicial cases
involve alcohol violations," he said, and
several hundred cases a year are related
to minors in possession citations.
Jim Vick, vice president of student
affairs at the University of Texas, also
said they have not yet changed their
policy.
They do not notify parents of viola-
tions, but he said if underage students
furnished alcohol or were found guilty
of more serious violations, they will
report the illegal activities to parents.
"We're debating it internally," Vick
said.
The university recently implemented
a new system of notifying parents, he
said, although it is limited only to first-
year students under age 21.
Radford University authorities in
Virginia notified parents of 16 alcohol
and drug violations so far this semester,
said Dean of Students Bonnie Hurlburt.
"We do it only when it reaches a cer-
tain level of seriousness," Hurlburt said.
The distinction of serious offenses
includes any drug offense, a first-time
alcohol violation if the student must be
hospitalized and any second-time alco-
hol offense.
Hurlburt said a meeting with students
last year explored "what things would
make a difference in alcohol abuse."
"Basically, our philosophy is that col-
lege students need to be given an oppor-
tunity to develop their independence ...
but this is an exception," she said.
Although it is too early to know the
full effects of Radfords policy, she said,
other second-hand effects from alcohol
such as assaults and property damage
have reduced in frequency.
Roland Smith, vice president for stu-
dent affairs at the University of
Delaware, said bingedrinking dropped
6 percent and residence hall vandalism
dropped 31 percent after their parent
notification policy took effect. He said
it is a strategy to curb high-risk drinking
behavior. 4
"I think that it's estimated that 50 stu-
dents a year die in alcohol-related inci-
dents;' Smith said. "We're trying to
avoid that on campus."
Smith said the university sent home
1,500 letters over a period of one year
after strengthening sanctions against
alcohol violations last September.
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season a bit brighter for women and
their children in the home.
Jennifer Mitchell, transitional coor-
dinator at the home, encourages volun-
teers to come in and wrap presents.
On Christmas Day, the Ann Arbor
Hunger Coalition, along with the
YMCA, the Food Gatherers and the
Downtown Merchant Association are
planning to throw a dinner party at the
YMCA. Susan King, director of the
coalition, encourages volunteers to
come and lend a hand.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs
Medical Center in Ann Arbor is wel-
coming students for caroling or helping
at its Christmas parties.
"We're also in desperate need for
escorts to take people to and from their
appointments," said Beverly Leneski,
volunteer coordinator at VA Medical
Center.
Most of the volunteer organizations
continuously look for volunteers - not
just during the holidays.
"Although the holidays are very
important for volunteering, we needI
help all year round," Mitchell said.
The Ann Arbor Fire Department is
sponsoring four families from Mott
Hospital for the holidays. AAPD
Lieutenant Brennar said volunteer
spots are available.
"We'd never turn anyone down for
volunteering" Brennar said. "That is
always appreciated..
Those interested in volunteering can
contact Motor Meals at 763-2377;
AAFD at 994-2772; Washtenaw
Literacy at 769-0099; VA Medical
Center at 761-7995; Home of New
Vision at 913-9003; Ann Arbor Hunger
Coalition at 662-4060.
Project SERVE, at 936-2437, also
offers many volunteer opportunities.
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Suit challenges use
of fake applicants
CHICAGO - When Lolita Pierce, a
black woman, applied for a job as a
receptionist at a Chicago business in
1995, she was told selected applicants
would be called later for second inter-
views.
A few hours later, Eve Loftman, a
white woman with similar credentials,
was tested, interviewed and offered the
job.
But the women weren't really look-
ing for work.
They were employment testers, hired
by the Legal Assistance Foundation of
Chicago, a not-for-profit agency, to find
out whether businesses discriminate.
Now the strategy is being tested in
court in cases that ask whether it's legal
to misrepresent yourself to an employer
in an effort to document discrimination.
Business advocates say no. Guardian
Security Services Inc., the target of the
1995 race-bias sting, is suing two black
testers, Ms. Pierce and Kyra Kyles, and
the Legal Assistance Foundation,
N. Korea accuses
U.S. of inciting war
UNITED NATIONS - North
Korea's military leaders accused the
United States of looking for a pretext
for a second war in the divided Korean
Peninsula and warned they will strike
Japan and any other nation that helps
U.S. forces, according to a U.N. docu-
ment released yesterday.
The general staff of the North
Korean People's Army said Washington
has recently gone "beyond the danger
line" with increased military prepara-
tions and a reported new five-stage
plan to wage war against the North.
The military leaders said warnings
by conservative hard-liners in the
United States that Washington would
break its nuclear agreement with
Pyongyang if it can't inspect a suspect-
ed nuclear weapons site were "like a
declaration of war."
Under the 1994 agreement with the
United States, North Korea agreed to
abandon its suspect nuclear weapons
program. In return, it is to receive two
nuclear reactors worth $4.6 billion,
plus other economic benefits.
North Korea's U.N. Ambassador Li
Hyong Chol asked the Security
Council to circulate the stateme
issued Wednesday from an unidentifid
spokesperson for the army's general
staff. Parts of the statement were car-
ried Friday by the North's officpal
Korean Central News Agency.
Gulf leaders focus
on oil at meeting'"
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirate
- A widely watched oil-price bench-
mark sank to an all-time low shortly
before six Arab Gulf leaders opened an
annual summit yesterday expected to
focus on falling oil prices that have
shaken their economies.
The Gulf oil producers, who control
about half of global oil reserves, have
been hard hit by the oil market crisis,
which has been blamed on the reces-
sion in Asia and warmer-than-usual
winters. Oil exports account for abo*$
75 percent of their revenues.
- Compiled from Daily wire repots.
claiming that presenting fake qualifica-
tions and feigning interest in a job
amount to fraud. Guardian is suing for
unspecified damages.
The company in September won a
victory when a federal judge threw.
a discrimination lawsuit filed by th
black testers.
Study says kids'
cholesterol lower
WASHINGTON -Teen-agers'c~hb-
lesterol levels are inching downward,
says a study comparing today's teens to
those of the late 1960s. The govern-
ment calls the 4 percent drop impres-
sive because it gives teens a bett
chance at healthy adulthood.
Even so, only one in six children eats
a heart-healthy diet.
"The drop ... doesn't necessarily
knock your socks off;' acknowledged
Dr. James Cleeman, the study's co-
author and the cholesterol coordinator
for the National Institutes of Health.
"But if (teens) maintain a seven-point
lower cholesterol for a lifetime, that can
make a big difference."
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