European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                6 rut stars and struts a . J to so Kilt pc a akm  of wimpy i w3 state department official axed after predicting Yeltsin demise a a. It. By Utt pm anodes Slawa Washington the Clinton a  mid monday that it in replacing a Keisli administration Holdover after he publicly predicted russian president Boris n Yeltsin would be ousted. State department spokesman Joseph Snyder said he views that Richard Arm it age expressed during a speech in Nashville tenn., a week ago a most emphatically do not represent this administration s analysis of the political situation in  Snyder insisted that the replacement of Armitage As coordinator of . Aid to the former soviet Union was not connected to the comments. But his remarks were said to have angered Strobe Talbot a close Friend of president Clinton a who is a special adviser on Russia and other former soviet republics. Armitage was not available for comment monday. The Clinton administration has been trying to bolster Yeltsin in his Battle with hard liners in the russian parliament for fear that the russian Leader s downfall might push Moscow toward an anti Western stance. Mondays announcement was viewed As an attempt to signal the administrations support for the russian Leader. Clinton has agreed to meet with Yeltsin soon to help dramatize that support but the two sides have not set a Date. A the Clinton administration strongly sup ports efforts under president Yeltsin a leadership to build democracy and a Market Economy a Snyder Tom a Newt conference monday. A we Admire president Yeltsin a vision and leadership Quot Anni tages to remarks in a speech on feb. 16 to the Vanderbilt Institute for Public policy studies predicted Yeltsin could be ousted soon As a result of his Domestic political difficulties. Armitage who had been a consultant after holding key posts in the Reagan and Bush administrations has for years been embroiled in controversies from prisoner of War issues to the Iran Contra scandal. The 46-year-old former intelligence officer and Pentagon official had been expected to leave the state department soon to open a private research firm. The Clinton administration had asked him to remain until a replacement was found. He will be replaced by Thomas w. Simons jr., the . Ambassador to Poland who once directed the state departments office of soviet affairs. The department of state said that Simons would begin his new Job As soon As he can wrap up his duties in Poland and that Armitage would continue As Aid coordinator Long enough to provide a smooth transition. Woman nominated to become new York state s chief judge by new Day Albany . Judge Judith Kaye who 10 years ago was plucked from obscurity to become the first woman on new Yorkus highest court was nominated by gov. Mario Cuomo on monday to serve As the states first female chief judge. If she is confirmed by the state Senate Kaye would Lead the seven member court of appeals out of what Cuomo called Quot this difficult interim period Quot following the arrest of chief judge sol Wachtler last year. The court was badly shaken when Wachtler resigned in disgrace in november. He has since been charged with repeatedly harassing his former Lover and threatening to Kidnap her teen age daughter. A our High court Nas won the admiration of the entire country but it has been troubled recently by inexplicable tragedy and / the court system it manages is undergoing extra Dordi nary difficulties Quot Cuomo said As he announced his selection. A judge Judith Kaye in my opinion is perfect for the  Kaye 54, a former commercial Litigator with a Wall Street firm is known for her concise and articulate opinions her collegial manner and her Strong belief that the state Constitution in Many cases May provide stricter safeguards of fundamental rights and liberties than the Federal Constitution. She is considered More Liberal than Wachtler tending to Side More often Judith Kaye Speaks alter being chosen monday by gov. Marto Cuomo right to become new York s chief judge. With the defense than the prosecution in criminal cases. As chief judge a she not Only would be the guiding Force. Behind the court of appeals but also would be responsible for overseeing the administration of the states massive court system. That system has been buffeted by a severe budget crisis in recent years As Well As a dramatic growth in its criminal and civil caseload. Cuomo chose Kaye from a list of seven possible candidates presented by his commission on judicial nomination. The term of the chief judge is 14 years and the annual salary is $120,000. Kaye a appointment had been widely expected a so much so that Only 16 lawyers and judges from around the state applied for the Job. In an interview monday afternoon from her Manhattan Chambers where she answered her own phone Kaye said she was a tired but  a i feel wonderful from the tip of my head to the tip of my toes a Kaye told reporters after a news conference. Kaye a new York City Democrat had been a leading contender to be named . Attorney general by president Clinton but withdrew her name months ago saying she preferred to remain on the state court. Ozone saving innovations blocked report says san Francisco up the chemical Industry has stifled alternatives to Ozone depleting chlorofluorocarbons a report says. The environmental group Greenpeace in a nationwide Survey of companies said California companies had developed a wide variety of alternative technologies for refrigeration Industrial cleaning and insulation. Greenpeace said the products have sparked great interest among investors in other countries but not in the United states. But the report called climbing out of the Ozone Hole said the innovations have been stifled by companies that produce rfcs. Greenpeace blamed Dupont and other . Companies for rejecting the new technology. The group also criticized the department of Energy and the environmental Protection Agency for providing Little support for research in the Field. The report said those producing alternative products include the Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore laboratories the naval postgraduate school in Monterey and Samco Usa of  Dies trying to oct out hanging scene from film Urmi wow we Mim Pittsburgh a a rest old girl Aock Fco tally strangled Beitf with a dog Leash while Terri it to re enact a a enc from the horror movie Sema tary As other children watched police said Christy Johnson was found dead of asphyxiation id the basement of her family a borne saturday afternoon the Allegheny county Coroner s office said sunday. Five children with her at the time told investigators that they were a playing pet Sema Tarys after watching the a rated movie said police Crador. Gwen Elliot the movie based on the Stephen King novel centers on a haunted cemetery where the buried remains of animals and humans come Back to life. In one scene a family s housekeeper hangs herself in a basement the girls father the sole Parent in the household was not Home when the Accident occurred authorities said. Her 18-year-old brother had been told to watch her but was asleep upstairs when she died police said. No charges were  gets Fra approval new York a a Colorado company said monday that the food and drug administration had approved its laser device to unblock arteries. Spectra ethics corp. Of Colorado Springs colo., said the system has been tested in 1,800 patients at 32 . Hospitals and in 2,000 people in Europe. The device is called cvx-300 exciter laser angioplasty system. Angioplasty is a procedure to remove fatty substances from artery Walls. As fat accumulates in a persons arteries the heart must work harder to pump blood through the system. That can Lead to heart attacks and strokes. A a the laser passes through a disposable tube inserted into a patients arteries to the blocked area. The laser Breaks up the blockage which then passes through the circulatory system. Balloons also Are used in the  pleads guilty Bemidji Minn. A a former to reporter and a former cameraman accused of staging a party for a november Story on teen age drinking pleaded guilty monday to furnishing alcohol to a minor. The complaint said reporter Kelly Nelson and cameraman Jim Talley both 23, asked a 17-year-old boy whether they could film a party at a Cabin where teen agers planned to drink. It said the boy gave Talley $33 to buy two cases of Beer then filmed the teens drinking. Judge James Preece is expected to sentence Nelson and Talley in late March. They face up to one year in jail and a $3,000 Fine. But Beltrami county attorney Timothy Faver said few people receive the maximum sentence. At the time Nelson and Talley worked for Occo to in Alexandria. The station broadcast an apology after running the Story nov 24, and Faver said he had no indication that station managers were involved. The Legal drinking age in Minnesota is 21.firefighter helps others Newport . A a Bristol ., Volunteer firefighter is leading an Effort to raise Money and collect equipment for firefighters in Sarajevo the War torn capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina John Jordan a Marine combat Veteran spent his three week vacation with firefighters in Sarajevo last fall after learning that they were working with inadequate equipment and had become targets of snipers. A it is just unthinkable to me that you would shoot at a fireman a Jordan said. A a it a criminal that the firemen have become targets Over there. They Are trying to save lives but the serbs in the Hills done to care. They will shoot at any firetruck they can  Jordan returned to Sarajevo two weeks ago with three other firefighter friends to tour the City a Shell damaged fire stations and determine their equipment needs