European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4. A b the stars and stripes us. Thursday january 21,1993 Washington a the Senate convened three hours after president Clinton was sworn in wednesday quickly confirming by voice vote Warren m. Christopher As Secretary of state sen. Lloyd n. Bentsen As Treasury Secretary and rep. Les Aspin As defense Secretary. Majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine planned other votes wednesday on As Many other Cabinet nominees As possible. But they would not include attorney general designate Zoe Baird of whom the judiciary committee was continuing hearings. In testimony tuesday Baird apologized for breaking Federal Laws in hiring a peruvian couple for child care and other chores. Although the disclosures were not Likely to imperil her nomination they were causing delays. On tuesday Senate committees approved a University of Wisconsin Chancellor Donna Shalala to head the health and human services department. A former South Carolina gov. Richard w. Riley As education Secretary. A Harvard scholar Robert Reich As labor Secretary. A rep. Mike Espy d-miss., As agriculture Secretary. A and Utility executive Hazel o Leary As Energy Secretary. In addition to the Cabinet positions Carol w. Browner was cleared to head the environmental Protection Agency a Job Clinton has said he will raise to Cabinet level Clinton Campaign chairman Mickey Kantor was endorsed As . Trade representative and Roger Altman was approved As Deputy Treasury Secretary. The finance committee earlier approved Bentsen its former chairman for the top Treasury department Job. The armed services committee met wednes girl held u Bay Shore . A a 10-year-old girl held captive in a Tomb like chamber for 16 Days told investigators that her alleged captor planned to hang himself and leave a note directing police to her. The suspect John Esposito instead went to his lawyers and gave police instructions on How to find Katie Beers in the vault below his Home. In a statement made hours after her release the girl described being chained at the neck and sexually molested. She said she pounded on the ceiling when she saw police nearby on a surveillance camera connected to a television in her cell but  could t hear her. An official speaking on condition of anonymity read attorney general designate Zoe Baird is sworn in before testifying on Capitol Hill. Day afternoon and sent Aspinw a nomination to the full Senate for approval. While quickness seemed to be the main goal in the democratic controlled Senate some of the nominees tuesday found time to give glimpses into future administration policy. A Kantor in his testimony said the administration would consider tougher retaliation against countries that erect unfair barriers to the Sale of american products. He stopped Short however of revealing any policy action he would take. Rather than talking Tough and then failing to act Kantor said he hoped to a do the opposite and not make any statements we can t stand  a former Arizona gov. Bruce Babbitt under fire from republicans As too ant business for a position As Interior Secretary said he would try to strike a balance Between environmentalists and the miners ranchers and Timber companies that make their profits off Federal lands. A Baird said her Justice department would push for legislation to reaffirm that the government needed a a compelling interest before interfering with religious practices. A supreme court Ducci Sion has weakened that Long held. Standard. Gets choked up Washington a Pete Williams the Pentagon spokesman who became familiar to americans during the persian Gulf War ended his final news briefing tuesday with an emotional recollection of his father s military service. Williams 40, who was never in the military left his Job As part of the change Williams in administrations. He recalled that 50 years ago an army officer from Laramie wyo., was about to be called into a unit known As Merrill s marauders. It gained Fame in world War ii for opening the Burma Road resupply route across the Himalayas to the chinese City of Kunming. A the is my father As you might imagine and he has always spoken of his association with his fellow officers of the military with a great Deal of respect a Williams said referring to maj. Louis Williams. A now certainly dodging questions is nothing like dodging bullets and i m certainly not trying to make an invidious comparison out i would say that these last four years have Given me the Opportunity to serve my country in the department of defense. Says Man the associated press excerpts from a transcript of the statement tuesday. The excerpts provide the most detailed account so far of her Captivity. A last night i told John that i was sick and i had to see a doctor. He said you re going to have to wait and he left a she said. A before he left he told me that tie was going to hang himself and leave a note on him and the police would find me  on tuesday a prosecutor told a judge that a grand jury had indicted Esposito a 43-year-old building contractor who is being held on $500,000 bail. The charges were not immediately made Public but a source said r the indictment includes kidnapping and sexual abuse charges. Katie told police that on dec. 28, she and Esposito a family Friend bought a doll. They then went to a convenience store and then to his House where she played a video game. She said he then made a sexual Advance which she rejected. A then he started kissing me. He started unrolling the rugs and then i was in like a Cave. I was in a Tunnel. John was pulling me through. He said he was going to Kidnap me a she said. Beginning two Days after her abduction Quot he would handcuff me and had a Chain around my neck. He did this because i was banging on the  a i saw on the to that the police were at the House. He had a camera that showed the outside a she said. A i was banging on the ceiling but they did no to hear  Hatch links to Bocci probed Washington a authorities arc investigating links Between sen. Orrin g. Hatch a Utah and the scandal plagued Bank of credit and Commerce International according to a published report. The Washington Post quoting unidentified sources reported wednesday that the inquiries by the Justice department Fri and new York prosecutors were Broad. The paper said the matters under investigation included hatches acknowledged dealings with a former Bocci shareholder now reportedly dead who is believed to have served As a front Man to conceal Bocci s illegal ownership of first american ban shares inc. Of Washington also being examined the Post said Are Hatch s request to Bocci to lend $10 million to a Friend in Texas and a Senate floor speech he gave in 1990 defending the Luxembourg based Bank after it pleaded guilty to Money laundering. Hatch could not be reached for comment and his spokesman Paul Smith would not comment the Post said. Bocci was closed by banking regulators worldwide in 1991 following the charges of Money laundering and other fraudulent activities. First americans former chairman sex defense Secretary Clark Clifford and its former president Robert Altman Are awaiting Federal and new York state trials in the Case. The two have been accused of lying about by Cir a control of the Washington based Bank holding company. They have denied the charges. Sun in fatal train crash inquiry hints Gary ind. Apr Federal investigators found no immediate evidence of signal or other mechanical trouble in a deadly crash of two commuter trains and raised the possibility that sunlight interfered with an Engineer s vision. John Lauber of the National transportation safety Board refused to blame the monday crash on human error. A it s much too Early to Tell. What was appropriate and what Wasny to he said tuesday. The crash killed seven passengers and injured 69. It occurred when one train sideswiped another near a trestle where two tracks converge and overlap. According to newspaper reports both engineers said they Hau a Green Light to Cross the trestle. Lauber said the Engineer of the train travelling East David Riordan told investigators that he received a Green Light then saw a second signal go dark or turn red and he hit the emergency brakes. His train stopped 250 feet from the end of the Bridge and was hit by a westbound train Lauber said. Riordan told investigators he had sunglasses on Lauber said. The Bridge is on a Rise so visibility is poor from both ends he said. Investigators planned to run test trains wednesday partially to determine whether sunlight reduced visibility he said. The Nosb also planned to Complete checks wednesday on electrical relays connecting signals