European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 8 the stars and stripes . Saturday december 4, 1993 Hillary Factor benefits women lawmaker says Washington a women in Congress had their Best track record Ever in 1993, pushing through 30 by los that affect women and children rep Patricia Schroeder says. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton a influence and popularity Nave Given women More clout the Colorado Democrat said thursday. In turn that a increased sensitivity in Congress Long dominated by men toward women and their concerns. Quot the Hillary factors has meant that americans Are More comfortable with having women in Power a Schroeder said assessing the Impact that record numbers of new women had mis year in Congress. Women tripled their Senate numbers in the 1992 elections from two to six seats. They added a seventh with Republican Kay Bailey Hutchisonn selection in Texas this year to finish a partial term. In the House women doubled their numbers and now hold 47 of 435 a seats a a a president Clinton had an Impact too Schroeder said because lawmakers knew he was willing to sign issues such As family leave guarantees and women a health research funding that had met a Republican veto before. A violence against women act was first introduced five years ago but never came to the floor before . Targets rivals bribes for business by the Washington Post Washington the Clinton administration has embarked on a two front Campaign to fight bribery by foreign corporations that is depriving . Companies of business in developing countries. At a meeting of Industrial nations in Paris next week the state department will ask other countries to follow the Lead of the United states in making bribery of foreign officials illegal and to eliminate the tax deductibility of bribery payments. At the same time the Cia is devoting increased resources to find out Quot who in foreign countries is bribing who else in order to get contracts that american companies Are losing a said Cia director r. James Woolsey. Appearing on in no a Larry King live Woolsey said the Cia already is saving contracts for . Firms by obtaining information that allows the state or com my acc departments Quot to go to a foreign government and say a you a better be careful. On this contract we understand x country or x company is trying to bribe its Way into getting that contract. A a Woolsey said the Cia will not engage in what is known As Quot Industrial espionage Quot or stealing business secrets from foreign companies but will attempt to find out which intelligence services in other countries Are doing so and blow the whistle on them. Year said Schroeder co chair of the congressional caucus for women a issues. Quot before male lawmakers asked Quot Why do we have to f leap through hoops when this is on a dead end track Quot she said. Thirty Bills affecting women were enacted in 1993, Schroeder said. The previous Best was five pieces of legislation the total number passed in 1991 and in 1989, she said. This years accomplishments ranged from giving the District of Columbia Power to use local funds to finance poor we men a abortions to lifting the military a ban on women serving on combat ships. Women also helped expand the food stamp program by $2.5 billion increase the earned income tax credit to poor working families and create contraceptive and Fertility research centers. The Low Point of the year was when women in the House lost by a surprisingly Large margin on the Quot Hyde amendment a which bans government Money from being used for medicaid abortions Schroeder said. A the key Issue for women next year Schroeder said will be making sure abortion gets covered in any Standard package of benefits provided in a health care Reform package. Monkey on his Back Kathy Ingram of the Phoenix zoo draws blood from Billy a 30-year-old male orangutan prior to a Chest a Ray thursday. Billy is being treated for Valley fever and requires periodic a rays on the machine which was donated by Chandler regional Hospital. Inaugural invitations found in lost mail Little Rock Ark a a misplaced Container of mail Cost some friends of Bill one of the Premier Perks of knowing a president the Chance to attend his inauguration. Workers preparing a warehouse for the annual flood of Christmas mail found a Large air cargo Container this week with about 40,000 pieces of wet moldy mail. The mail was at a postal contractor s warehouse near Blytheville about 155 Miles Northeast of Little Rock. Most of the letters were postmarked about dec. 23, 1992, and destined for Tennessee and Arkansas. 1 included in the Container were numerous invitations to arkansans to attend president Clinton a Jan. 20 inauguration said sen David Pryor dark. In a letter to postmaster general Marvin t. Runyon Pryor demanded an apology for the people whose mail has been languishing for a year Quot my constituents experienced tremendous disappointment and frustration As a result of this serious error Quot Pryor said in the letter. Quot my office was inundated last december with phone Calls from arkansans who were expecting an invitation to president Clinton a inaugural but never received them. I can imagine How they will feel when they learn what happened to those invitations to what was for them to be a once in a lifetime  a private contractor handling Holiday mail for the postal service apparently forgot the mail was in the warehouse postal service spokesman Sam Bolen  dangerous flu virus makes Early sweep in . From wire reports Atlanta a the fall and Winter influenza season apparently is off to an Early Start just As officials had predicted with the most dangerous of the flu viruses circulating throughout the United states. The Federal centers for disease control and prevention said thursday that or the influenza viruses identified so far All have been Type a an most have been of the h3n2 a Beijing variety the Strain historically associated with severe illness and High death rates. Quot the people we worry about the most Are the elderly who have a High risk of complications when they get the flu a said Nancy Arden chief of the Agency a influenza Branch. The flu season she said is expected to be a Quot difficult one. Although the flu season is starting Early she said its still not too late to get the vaccine shots that give Protection against the respiratory illness. The vaccinations which Are recommended for those 65 or older and others with chronic health problems Are now covered under  sucks up cocaine Akron Ohio a two men whose crack cocaine was sucked up by a vacuum cleaner at a car Wash returned to the scene and forced the manager at gunpoint to let them retrieve the drags police said. Dwain c. Johnson 32, of Akron was charged with aggravated trafficking in cocaine carrying a concealed weapon and menacing. A warrant was issued for Steven Tcarter 31, of Akron who was to be charged with the same crimes. Later the manager called police who stopped the suspects car. Carter ran but officers arrested Johnson police said. Johnson was held in the Summit county jail in lieu of $5,000 bail set by Akron municipal judge Elinore Marsh Stormer. Doctor exempted from trial new York soon i Previn s psychiatrist cannot be forced to testify in Mia Farrow a fight to void Woody Allens adoption of two of her children an appeals court ruled. Previn 22, is Farrow a eldest daughter adopted when the actress was married to composer conductor Andre Previn. The disclosure that the Young woman was having an affair with Allen caused the rancorous break Between Allen and Farrow former on and offscreen companions. Farrow a attorneys wanted to see a letter that Previn had or. Frederic m. Kass write for her to the Yale new Haven Hospital sex abuse team. The team was investigating whether alien 58, had sexually molested his and Farrow a adopted daughter Dylan 7. Allen was not charged. R on thursday the state supreme courts appellate division ruled 4-0 that it would violate the physician patient privilege to compel Kass to testify about anything Previn told him in therapy  chief killed Over gun Poway Calif a a customer fatally shot the manager of a Wal Mart store after arguing with a salesperson Over a gun authorities said. The shooter who fled apparently was disgruntled with a store policy l a t bars salespeople from removing the trigger lock from firearms said sheriffs department spokesman Gary Cantrell. The manager 46-year-old Bill Rainy died several hours after he was shot in the Chest thursday a spokeswoman at Palomar medical Center in Escondido  aide named Washington a a Vete ran teachers Union official was named thursday As democratic National committee chairman David we Helray Stop aide for the 1994 election year Debra Delee director of governmental affairs or  association will become the pc executive director in january taking charge of the party a Day to Day operation. Before coming to Washington Delee was political director of the Florida Nea chapter and also served As a top adviser to Bob Graham when he was the state s governor. Graham now is in the Senate