The Observer VOL. XXV. NO. 97 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Clinton challenges critics to offer spending cuts SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — that he would stress increased Clinton said, referring to criti­ talk about doing better,” he said President Clinton, stepping up high-technology partnerships ■ See Panetta/ page 5 cism from conservative in reference to his critics. an attack on critics who say his between government and indus­ environmental protection. lawmakers and many The plan outlines about $1.5 economic plan doesn’t contain try to help convert lost defense “Unless California is revived, economists that his plan trillion in government spending enough spending reductions, jobs to civilian employment. the nation cannot recover eco­ designed to reduce the federal in the fiscal year that begins said Sunday his opponents He also announced he was re­ nomically,” the president said. deficit by $325 billion in four Oct. 1. should offer more cuts and “not leasing $500 million in federal Speaking with students in the years is weighed too heavily in On his first trip to the West talk about doing better.” funds to help defense industries gymnasium of Santa Monica favor of taxes. Coast as president, Clinton was “It’s one thing to talk like a convert to civilian projects. College, Clinton cited his steps Clinton said that, in addition flying later Sunday to San Jose, conservative and another thing Aides said the money had been in cutting the White House staff to deep spending cuts in many in California’s high-tech Silicon altogether to live like one,” held up by the Bush by 25 percent, government areas, including the Star Wars Valley, for a private dinner with Clinton said as he brought his administration. administrative costs by 14 anti-missile program in the de­ about 30 business leaders. sales show for his economic Clinton said his new technol­ percent over four years and fense budget, he had produced On Monday, he w ill tour S ili­ program to the West Coast, ogy proposal includes more job advocating a one-year freeze in 150 specific cuts in his con Graphics in Mountain View, where defense-related retraining programs for laid-off the salaries of government economic plan. Calif., then fly to Seattle and a industries are particularly defense workers and a shifting officials. “That’s not bad for four weeks Boeing aircraft plant — just suffering. of government research and de­ “Every time I go someplace, on the job. I think we can do days after Boeing announced it Clinton told several thousand velopment from defense pur­ they say cut more and tax less,” better. But I think what we will eliminate 23,000 jobs this students at a community college poses to civilian causes like ought to do is do better and not see CLINTON/ page 4 Yugoslavia SMC participates receives aid, in little siblings weekend not Sarajevo By LAURA FERGUSON News Writer SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegov- ina (AP) — A U.N. convoy held While students on the Notre up for days by hostile Serbs and Dame campus participated in mined roads finally delivered Junior Parents Weekend activi­ food to a besieged eastern town ties this past weekend, students on Sunday, but there was still on the Saint Mary’s campus no aid distribution in shattered spent time with their younger Sarajevo. brothers and sisters during A unilateral, nationwide Little Siblings Weekend. cease-fire called Saturday by This annual event, sponsored Bosnia’s Muslim president, by the Residence Hall Associa­ Alija Izetbegovic, appeared to tion, gave students the opportu­ be holding around the capital, nity to spend time with their but already was fraying younger brothers and sisters elsewhere. away from home, according to As the commander of U.N. coordinator Katrina Winiecki. peacekeepers in Bosnia headed Activities for the weekend in­ for consultations with Bosnian cluded recreation time in the Serb leaders to try to Angela Athletic Facility and the consolidate the truce, at least The Observer/Brian McDonough Regina swimming pool, T-shirt 18 people were reported killed Dinner on Park Avenue decorating, watching Saturday in fighting in northern and morning cartoons, trips to the eastern Bosnia. Notre Dame juniors and their parents enjoy an evening of catered food, songs by the Glee Club, and moving speeches by Dan Connolly, junior class president, and Rev. Edward Malloy, president of the mall, and watching “Beauty Muslims, Serbs and Croats university. Junior Parents Weekend began Friday night with a celebration Gala and concluding Sunday with and the Beast” and “The were all reported to be massing a farewell brunch. troops or digging in for more see SIBS / page 4 fighting around the former Yu­ goslav republic. Efforts to deliver aid to be­ Husband, wife charged with air piracy in hijacking sieged enclaves in eastern 500 mites Bosnia have caused frictions STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — had told passengers she was to America. They had no money Air piracy charges were filed within the United Nations and 500 km surprised when her husband to buy tickets on their own.” have been manipulated for Sunday against a man who used Barents Sea took out the grenades and Alexander Mylnyakov, 19, an political reasons by Serbs and grenades to hijack a Russian ordered the plane flown to New economics student from St. the Muslim-led Bosnian govern­ airliner and his wife, suspected Stockholm York. But during questioning Petersburg, said he never felt ment. of helping to plan the takeover. Sunday, she confessed to help­ that he was in the grip of a The U.N. high commissioner The two, accused of comman­ ing plan the takeover, a Swedish madman. He said the hijacker for refugees, Sadako Ogata, deering an Aeroflot jet on investigator said. was “very reassuring” and let canceled aid to most of Bosnia Saturday with roughly 72 Tyumen The plane made stopovers in people smoke or go to the bath­ last week, frustrated that Serbs people aboard, were jailed ES TO N IAN, Estonia and Sweden after au­ room. were blocking convoys in the pending appearances in a LATVIA A thorities convinced Musayev the There was only one moment east and that city authorities in Stockholm court. © Moscow jet didn’t have enough fuel to fly when the student feared for his LITHUANIA Sarajevo were refusing to There were no injuries, and BELARUS directly to the United States. life, he said. deliver relief unless U.N. passengers on Sunday ex­ Path of “It looked like the grenade hijacked convoys got past the Serbs. pressed sympathy for the hi­ UK R A IN E Musayev admitted the hijack­ suddenly seemed too heavy for plane On Friday, U.N. Secretary- jacker, who had demanded to ing but denied the charge of air him, I was afraid he would drop ROM.) rv-z - j c GEORGIA General Boutros Boutros-Ghali go to the United States. piracy, a felony that involves it,” Mylnyakov said. “That was rebuked Ogata and rescinded It was not immediately clear Black Sea ' Az e r b a ij a n threats of violence against the worst moment.” her order. Ogata said Sunday in w hether the couple w ould be others and carries heavier The Musayevs, with their 8- ARMENIA Geneva she had received assur­ extradited to Russia or prose­ penalties. He said he armed one month-old daughter, boarded a ances from the warring factions cuted in Sweden, where the TURKEY of his two grenades in the air twin-engine Tupolev 134 on a that they would not hinder man, who initially appeared to not to threaten anyone but so domestic flight to St. Petersburg shipments. Her office said full be acting alone, surrendered. guards on the plane would not on Saturday. Musayev ordered aid operations could be Officials said no request for ex­ smiling, told magistrate Gunnar shoot him. the plane to Tallinn, Estonia, restored as early as Monday. tradition had been received Carstenson he commandeered where it was refueled and some The U.N.-escorted convoy of from Russian authorities. the plane because he wanted to Passengers interviewed after of the people on board were 10 Belgian aid trucks carrying The couple were identified as go to the United States. their return to Russia on freed. flour, other food and medicine Tamerlane Musayev, 27, and his “ It would have cost 50 to 100 Sunday said they were never The aircraft (lew on to Stock­ arrived in the town of Zepa on wife, Marina, 26. They were re­ months’ wages to buy a ticket,” threatened. holm, where Musayev released Sunday afternoon to a portedly from Baku, the capital he said. “They weren’t the sort of ter­ more passengers and eventually “tumultuous welcome,” said of Azerbaijan, a former Soviet rorists who demanded dollars, surrendered. Tony Land, head of U.N. relief republic torn by an ethnic war His wife, who was sitting in a gold, or murder,” said Igor Musayev said he obtained the operations in Sarajevo. with neighboring Armenia. rear seat with their infant Drizhon, 56, a chemistry profes­ grenades from a friend who had Musayev, appearing calm and daughter throughout the ordeal, sor. “They had one goal, to get deserted from the military. see AID / page 4 page 2 The Observer Monday, Febraury 22, 1993 INSIDE COLUMN Cloudy and cold Diversity might Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. today with a 80 percent chance of snow. Highs in the be essential to mid 20s. Snow showers tomorrow with highs in the low ND’s future 20s. Is true cultural diversity TEMPERATURES possible at a university City H L like Notre Dame? Anchorage 38 32 Is it really possible for Atlanta 63 41 people of many races, Bogota 68 43 Cairo 63 45 nationalities and Chicago 30 23 backgrounds to relate at a Cleveland 32 28 Dallas 40 32 University that is Detroit 32 27 traditionally Catholic, David Kinney Indianapolis 32 28 white and male? A News Editor Jerusalem 50 37 London 54 52 University that in many ________ Los Angeles 59 52 ways prides itself in being just that? Madrid 55 36 At the heart of the discussion over cultural Minneapolis 08 00 FRONTS Moscow 18 09 diversity issues lies the question of whether Notre Nashville 50 34 Dame would lose something essential if the New York 50 34 Paris 46 37 University was truly diverse — that is, an Philadelphia 51 33 COLD WARM STATIONARY © 1993 Accu-Weather.