lvi] Weather Tonight: Chance of light rain, low around 35% Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, high around 48. ~42v Thusda One hundredfve years of editoralfreedom t -~ Thursday November 30, 1995 Pres.: 'Let us wage our peace' ,; k. f"': ?:' The Washington Post LONDON - President Clinton yes- terday saluted "this hopeful moment" in the violent histories of both Bosnia and Northern Ireland at the start of a European tour aimed at promoting U.S.- brokered solutions to both conflicts. After a year of irritants and occa- sional angry exchanges between Washington and London over Bosnia and Northern Ireland, Clinton and Prime Minister John Majorjoined to- gether yesterday in a common cause: making the case that taking risks to find peace may be momentarily po- litically unpopular but is worth the effort. Clinton arrived here only hours after Major and John Bruton, Ireland's prime minister, announced an agree- ment aimed at launching negotiations among all parties involved in North- Troubled Regions Ireland and Bosnia- two of the longest-running world conflicts - are now nearing peace agreements. Northernw For 25 years, Ireland Be Northern Ireland Ifa s has fought to Ireland the United t r.andKingdom. Dublin Nationalist, mostly Catholic forces, have tried to forge a' united Ireland. Bosnia- Herzegovin' Sarajevo, Since the breakup of Yugoslavia, rebel Serbs have fought; to regain ancestral lands from the mostly Muslim Bosnian government. Daily Graphic Ireland effort and international attempts to implement the new peace agreement in Bosnia and noted that the United States and Britain had "helped shape this hopeful moment in our history. We have some more work to do ... but I am confident that our people are up to those challenges and that that work will be done." The central reason for Clinton's over- seas trip had been to promote a peace process in Northern Ireland, an effort the White House joined two years ago that helped produce a cease-fire 15 months ago. Tuesday's agreement be- tween Major and Bruton was attributed in part to a push to make progress on stalled talks before Clinton's arrival. Asked what role the presidential visit played, Major said, it "concentrated the .' See PEACE, Page 7A ern Ireland to end a quarter-century of bloodshed between Catholics and Protestants. The leaders agreed to name a three- man international commission on dis- arming Catholic and Protestant para- military groups, the issue that has held up scheduling the talks that now will be handled in a dual-track negotiating pro- cedure. In a news conference with Major, Clinton referred to both the Northern AP PHOTO President Clinton meets British Prime Minister John Major in London yesterday. Clinton will sign defense bill if items are saved Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - With a deadline for action looming at midnight tonight, President Clinton is offering to sign a defense appropriations bill if congressional Republicans will shift several billion dollars to fund administration domestic priorities they have proposed to kill or cut back. Such a deal would assure funding for the first phase of Clinton's proposed U.S. troop deployment in Bosnia- Herzegovina, financing that Republicans have threatened to block if he does not accept their $243-billion defense bill. And by helping to clear away more of the tardy appropria- tions bills, the deal could reduce the threat posed by the expiration ofthe law that provides temporary federal funding until Dec. 15. As more of the pending appropriations bills are signed into law, more federal agencies are assured of funding through Sept. 30, 1996, and the threat of a federal shutdown recedes. Clinton has until midnight today to sign or veto the bill, or it automatically becomes law. Late yesterday, officials said talks were continuing, but some predicted that they would not end until today because Clinton is traveling in the United Kingdom. Clinton has indicated that he believes the defense bill spends about $7 billion too much. And he has signaled he wants funding, restored on four big appropriations bills that fund a range of programs dear to his heart, including: the national service program, Americorps; the Environ- Lisa Tiger, an HIV- positive Native American, speaks to students about her life and her experiences talking to children about AIDS. Tiger spoke to more than 250 members of the University community last night in the Michigan Union Ballroom. ELIZABETH LIPPMAN/ Dai ly Spending President Clinton has agreed to sign all seven outstanding spending bills and accept a majority of GOP cuts. In return, Clinton is seeking restoration of $6.8 billion of the $22 billion Republicans cut from his request in four of those bills. GOP leaders, in an effort to end imapsse ofspennding bills, proposed restroing about $4 billion of the domestic funds sought by the President. mental Protection Agency; the Goals 2000 and other education programs; tech- nology development; and Clinton's program to supplement local police agencies with additional police officers. White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta appar- ently opened the negotia- tions on the defense appro- priations bill this week tell- ing Republicans that the President believed domestic programs were underfunded by $22 billion, and asked for a shift of some $8 billion. The Republicans countered at one point by offering a shift of $4 billion. Late yes- terday one Republican source said $6 billion was "a good number." Panetta was quoted as describing the talks as DPS says more than 150 duped in ticket scandal U No suspects yet in counterfeiting and scalping of Ohio State- Michigan passes By Jodi Cohen Daily Staff Reporter More fans than originally sus- pected were duped into buying coun- terfeit tickets for this past Saturday's Michigan-Ohio State game, police said. Although only the Wolverine fans cheered as their team defeated the Buckeyes, up to (50 Ohio and Michi- gan residents faced a disappointment when they were unable to stay in the stadium. Originally, the Department of Pub- lic Safety said about 40 people had purchased the counterfeit tickets. There are no suspects, but police are checking with the owner of the two season tickets that were dupli- cated. Capt. James Smiley said the num- ber of scam victims increased after more people contacted DPS yester- day after reading about the fraudu- lent tickets. He said the callers did not leave their names because they were in- volved in buying scalped tickets, which is illegal. He also did not know if any University students were in- volved in the scam. The fraudulent tickets were copies of Section 36, Row 69, Seats 11 and 12. "We are trying to trace the tickets back," Smiley said. Police said the tickets were sold for more than the $25 face value. "They paid scalper prices for them, which on Saturday ran between $75' and $125," said DPS spokeswoman Elizabeth Hall. Police said tickets were sold at multiple locations, including the cor- ners of State and Simpson streets and Stadium and Main streets. Smiley added that this has been one of the largest ticket scams in University history. "There was one small deal two years ago," he said. "But nothing of this magnitude." Scalping is a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $100 fine. There is also an ordinance against selling tickets on University property. Native American speaks of AIDS, culture By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter The drumming that shook the walls of the Michigan Union Ballroom last nightexpressed a pride in Native American heritage, yet the evening's message aimed to crossed cultural, sexual and gender boundaries. It was the voice and story of Lisa Tiger, a nationally known HIV-positive Native Ameri- can woman, who delivered the message - a personalized plea for AIDS awareness through self-confidence and cultural pride. Tiger, 30, spoke to a gathering of more than 250 students and activists last night to bridge the University's celebration of Native Ameri- can Month and AIDS Awareness Week. Tiger speaks on campuses and reservations across the country about AIDS and living with the disease. She stresses pride in her Muscogee Nation heritage as part of her progress by relying on faith in Native American medicine rather than Western treatments. Tiger acquired the disease as a result of a three-year relationship that she considered monogamous. One year after the relationship ended, however, Tiger discovered from a ho- mosexual friend that herex-lover, Ronnie, was bisexual and unfaithful. "I saw (Ronnie) and he looked really thin and he looked really sick," Tiger said. As in previous conversations during Tiger's relationship with RonnieTigerasked her friend whether he thought Ronnie was gay or bisexual. "He said, 'Yes Lisa, I know he is.' '"How do you know?' I asked. "6The second- riskiest kind of sex is regular, heterosexual sexl" - Lisa Tiger '"Lisa, I was with Ronnie."' The friend did not contract the virus. How- ever, Tiger decided to have herself tested due to a worry that Ronnie "may have been very promiscuous," she said. Tiger said she was in the second-riskiest situation for contracting HIV. "The second-riskiest kind of sex is regular, heterosexual sex and it's riskiest for the woman," Tiger said. "Receiving anal sex, re- ceiving vaginal sex are the two most risky ways to get it, of course, breaking the skin - sharing needles is very risky." On July 4, 1992, Tiger found a message on her answering machine from her doctor, a family friend. "She said, "Lisa, you need to call me. I'll be in my office all day.' For the first time I thought, 'Oh my God, that test might be posi- tive,"' she said. Before her results were even confirmed, Tiger said she was at peace and viewed the disease as a reassurance that she would soon join her brother, who had been murdered sev- eral years earlier. "I thought of this as a way out. I was O.K. with it," she said. After Ronnie's hospitalization due to the deterioration of his immune system, another discovery about him increased her dedication to education and protection, Tiger said. "I found in Ronnie's medical records that he was tested in 1988. [ie knew he was HIV- positive the whole time." Tiger's goal now is to "encourage individu- ality among the youth" so young women will have the courage to abstain from sex or protect themselves as much as possible, she said. There were warning signs of an unhealthy relationship with Ronnie, including his heavy drinking and insensitivity, Tiger said. "Some girls think, 'If I love him enough, or if I stick with him enough I can change him,"' Tiger said. "The only thing I changed was from not being H IV-positive to being IIIV-positive and that's all I got out of that relationship." Tiger's "down-to-earth" presentation was touching and effective, students said. "She touched from her own experiences and she was able to express a very universal mes- sage," said Kathy Wilt, an Engineering gradu- ate student. LSA senior Laura Kota described Tiger's speech as "very effective"and "inspirational." "It was nice to hear a native voice speaking on an issue that crosses cultural groups," she said. "She's the epitome that it is not a gay disease," said Ryan LaLonde, a member of the Native American Student Association, which sponsored the event along with the University Activities Center and othergroups. "serious," and a GOP leadership aide said at least some Republican officials considered the talk "construc- tive." At the same time, GOP aides voiced optimism that Clinton would sign the measure, in large part because vetoing it would risk a cut-off of funds for the Bosnia mission he regards as essential. The Republican leadership has warned that if Clinton vetoes the measure they will send it back with language blocking him from spending any money on the peace-implementation mission without congressional ap- proval. Meanwhile, Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) said an ideologi- cally diverse group of Senate Democrats was trying to devise its own comprehensive budget bill in hopes that the Demo- crats in the House and the White House would later sign on to it as a vehicle fora compromise ifthe budget reconciliation bill is stalemated. Supreme Court debates seizure of woman's car WASHINGTON (AP) - A Michigan woman's fight over a family car - seized by authorities after her husband used it for illicit sex with a prostitute - sparked a spirited Supreme Court debate yesterday. Mich. case concerns power to confiscate quired. The lawyers for Mrs. Bennis and Michigan disagreed on the answer. Justice David Souter asked what Mrs. Bennis lice saw him pick up a known prostitute, park on a city street and begin receiving oral sex. $600 about a month before it was seized. But Larry Roberts, a Wayne County prosecutor, urged the justices to "reaffirm the police powers of the state in this type of nuisance abatement." Other Court Cases Challenging convictions on rights violations The Supreme Court made it easier yesterday for people to challenge convictions they say are tainted because police violated their rights during questioning. Ruling 7-2 in an Alaska case, the court