European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 8, 1993 . The stars and stripes a Page 5 Perot campaigns to build political clout by John Kin Gap political writer Orono Maine Ross Perot vowed saturday to recruit millions to his political organization promising it would be dedicated to populist causes rather than personal gain or attacks. Vet he aimed several pointed barbs at the new i Clinton administration and its search for an at Torney general. Perot staged three ral lies in Maine As he made his first political appear ances since Clinton inauguration urging people to join the United we stand America committee formed from his Campaign apparatus and choosing this state to make his first. Perot pitch because his second place finish Here was his Best november showing. Three months after the election and three weeks after the inauguration Perot spoke As if the last Campaign was still going on or the next one already under  supporter held a Perot 96" sign at his final rally in Portland and Many of the Perot voter said the hoped he would Challenge Clinton in four years. Others said they were open to supporting Clinton but still wanted to hear Perot s Folksy anti Washington Rhetor  re getting organized for the Long haul Perot told 1,500 people in Portland crediting his Campaign with making the Federal deficit a front Burner Issue for Clinton. The Campaign was just the first step i brought us  at stops in Orono Rockland and Portland Perot spoke to a combined audience of per flaps 4,500 people railing against deficit spending the influence of Money and lobbyists in politics and the Perks of Power in Washington from free Airport parking to free health  promised repeatedly to get to the Fine print and spell out his solutions but never really did outside of repeating his support for a balanced budget Amend ment and a ban on government officials going to works foreign lobbyists. Instead Perot revived Many of the familiar slogans of his Independent presidential Campaign which received 19 percent of the vote nationally and 30.4 per cent in Maine where Perot edged out George Bush for second place. Perot urged his supporters to work All for one and one for. All denounced lobbyists in"$1,000 suits and Alligator  yet he delivered pointed criticisms of Clinton an members of the new administration. The Day after a second candidate for attorney Gener Al withdrew from consideration because of her hiring of an illegal alien Perot denounced the arrogance of those he said Are trained in the Law yet consider them selves above it. Arrogance goes with it they arc sort of above Al this Perot said saying if a police officer committed such violations they would tear off his head because he is supposed to be a role  after judge Kimba m. Wood withdrew Friday night it was also disclosed that she trained briefly for a play boy club Job while it school in London. In making joke about that Perot a caved in a poke at Clinton s College experimentation with marijuana. I love this one Perot said. She trained As a play boy Bunny but never worked As one. That s like i smoked but i did t inhale " in the stars and stripes 10 years ago feb. 8,1983 the radioactive remnant of a soviet nuclear pow ered spy satellite tumbled into the South Atlantic 1,100 Miles East of Brazil the defense department said. 20 years ago feb. 8,1973 the battered Dol Lar caught its breath at 3.146 to the Mark behind a German protective Wall but most currency dealers said they lacked Faith it its staying Power. 30 years ago feb. 8,1963 president Kennedy said the cuban threat has diminished to the degree that 4,500 soviet military men have left the is land since the october crisis. 40 years ago feb. 8,1953 the Netherlands raced against time to strengthen scores of weak spots in its Dike sys tem in the 10 Days remaining before the return of the High tides that contributed to disastrous floods in the Southwest. 50 years ago feb. 8,1943 american planes downed 25 German fighter aircraft during a Daylight raid Over North Western Germany the Day before losing five heavy bombers. Wood disclosed of hiring illegal alien Early in screening process friends say world War ii j 50 years ago today feb. 8 1 943 the final 2,000 japanese soldiers on Guadalcanal escape on 18 destroyers ending six months of bitter Jungle fighting that killed 10,000 japanese and 1,600 american soldiers and marines. Britain s 77th Indian brigade sets off from Imphal India for the first Chin Dit raid behind japanese lines in Burma. Soviet tank forces capture kursk. Source 2194 Days of Wai. W h. Smash publishers inc. Would almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp1981 a by Robert d. Mcfadden the new York time Washington the White House and people close to judge Kimba  gave contradictory accounts sat urday on the extent and timing of the in formation she supplied the Clinton administration about her hiring of an illegal alien the Issue that forced her withdraw Al from consideration As. Attorney  person familiar with her version of the events and her dealings with the White House said wednesday that she had Given the White House full details other seven year employment of an illegal immigrant As her baby Sitter first orally More than a week ago and later in documents and records that she said made i Clear that she had done nothing illegal. Wood according to this person did not mislead the White House but was rejected out of fear Over the reaction on Capitol Hill and of ridicule on radio and television talk shows and out of concern that americans would not be Able to understand the distinctions betwee Wood s Case and that of Zoe Baird who admitted she had violated Laws by nonpaying taxes for two illegal aliens she employed As household , White House officials said they hoped to announce a hew nominee quickly possibly in the next two Days and added that president Clinton was no longer in sisting on finding a woman for the Job. The account by the person close to Wood contradicted a statement Friday by White House communications director George Stephano Poulos who said Linton s advisers had not discovered the problem until the judge gave the financial records late in the week. Steph Nopoulos in response to questions about this sat urday denied that Wood had Given the White House details about her employ ment of the alien a week ago. When counsel questioned judge Wood about this matter prior to her interview with the president there was no discussion of an details he said. She was asked if she had a problem related to illegal aliens and she said  but the person familiar with Wood Srole said that in interviews with Clinton on Jan. 29, and with his chief counsel Bernard w. Nussbaum Jan. 28, she was asked in almost identical phrases if Shehad a Zoe Baird problem. On each occasion she responded by explaining the employment of the baby Sitter in detail and indicated that she had done nothing illegal saying she had paid Wood All the necessary taxes for the baby Sitter and had even notified the immigration and naturalization service that the woman in her employ had a visa that had expired. In addition to details Given in these interviews Wood on wednesday shipped six boxes of income tax records and other documents relating to the baby Sitter and other matters to the White House pro Viding full documentary evidence of the matters she had cited verbally the person familiar with her role said. The records this person said were inthe hands of the White House on thurs Day morning 10 to 12 hours before the administration let it be known that the president had chosen Wood but  announce her selection until Back ground checks were completed on Friday Wood was told by Nussbaum that even though the White House knew she had done nothing illegal she would have to withdraw because Clinton and his top aides were skittish about Capitol Hill and worried that the talk shows would have a Field Day the person familiar with the events said. Basically the White House conclude that the distinctions Between Wood s Case and Zoe Baird s were too complicated to explain in a 30-second sound bite and that they were not going to expend any political capital doing it said the person close to the events. Doctor group assails Baboon liver transplants Pittsburgh a a group of3,000 doctors asked the University of Pittsburgh on saturday to Stop trans planting Baboon livers into humans Call ing the experiments bad Medicine and bad  Success rate of these operations is Zero percent so far said or. Wend Thacher a spokeswoman for the physicians committee for responsible medi Cine which promotes preventive medi Cine and alternatives to research involving  patients have died after receiving Baboon livers at the University of Pitts Burgh medical Center. The second patient a 62-year-old Man died Friday night of a massive infection in his Abdo men 26 Days after his operation. The first patient a 35-year-old Man who had his the virus that causes aids lived 70 Days last year before dying of brain bleeding that was caused by a Quick moving blood infection. The infection began in the liver doctors said. The need for these patients to take drugs to prevent rejection is so great they Are getting infections that Are killing them Thacher  men in Pittsburgh received drugs that helped their bodies accept the Ani Mal organs. Doctors said the drugs made the patients extremely susceptible to in  also said the doctors commit tee is concerned that Baboons May carry unknown viruses that could harm the patients. She said tests can identify two such viruses but More could exist. The Baboons that provided the livers were raised for that purpose at a Colony in san  efforts would be better spent on improving the nation s Organ donation network or improving other treatments for diseases such As hepatitis a Thacher  Center officials declined to comment on the group s request that transplants be halted spokeswoman Lisa Rossi  men who received Baboon livers were dying of hepatitis a which doctor said would have destroyed a replacement human liver. Baboons Are believed to be immune to hepatitis. Doctors have approval to perform two More Baboon to human liver transplants. Or. John Fung a member of the trans Plant team in both cases said researchers Are somewhat frustrated even though both livers have worked properly. Fun said there Are no apparent similarities Between the two  i can t find any kind of pattern then i can t Tell you if this is an isolated incident if this is just Plain bad Luck or if there is something else going on he said