European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 52, no. 255 50$wednesday, december 29,1993 Ott gets state Job Christophe tabs longtime Clinton Friend for no. 2 Post Strobe Talbott los Angeles a Strobe Talbott one time Roommate of president Clinton and principal architect of . Policy to give russian president Boris n. Yeltsin staunch support was named tuesday to the no. 2. Post at the state department. Quot i relish the Chance to broaden out a bit Talbott said at a news conference Here after Secretary of state Warren Christopher announced his Choice. Quot he is the Best person for the Job said Christopher. Of the Clinton administration s foreign policy Christopher added Quot taking it Overall we be done very Talbott is a former time Magazine Bureau chief in Washington who Speaks russian fluently. Even before the announcement sen. Patrick j. Leahy chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations predicted easy confirmation. Leahy d-vt., praised Talbott Asun de standing Quot More than most people the enormous Long term stakes there arc in the former soviet administration officials speaking on condition they not be named said Talbott won out Over a Trio of far More experienced diplomats assistant Secretary Winston lord an expert on China Thomas r. Pickering former ambassador to Israel Jordan the United nations and see Talbott on Page 2 for radiation test making the Best of a cold Day Cory Millett it gets in some ice hockey monday As temperatures fell below Zero in Scarborough Maine. Birr or. By the associated press misery from the seasons Strong blast of frigid air mounted tuesday with at least five deaths blamed on cold weather in the East and Midwest. But Minnesota warmed up enough that the hol dazzle Parade in Minneapolis was Likely to be held tuesday night. The stories and news makers of the year a see pages 1517 traditions tumbled in americans pastime a see Page 28 big freeze grips East Midwest monday s Parade one of a series of downtown promotions was cancelled because of the cold but tuesday night the temperature was expected to be around Zero to 5 above. The cold spell that took hold on Christmas continued in much of the see freeze on Page 2 inside today the draw Down has hit the combined Federal Campaign pulling Down pledges by in percent 0%a k Quot pc record cold some of the record recorded tuesday Washington a Energy Sec rotary Hazel o Leary said tuesday that she supports Federal compensation for people who were exposed to radiation during . Government experiments in the 1940s and 50s. Later of Leary told can that she feels the Clinton administration should Tell All it learns about the experiments Quot and let the Congress of the United states and the american Public determine what would be appropriate she said some of those affected by the tests Are suing the government but others involved in earlier tests cannot sue because the statute of limitations has expired. Quot my View is that we must proceed with disclosing these facts and information regardless of the fact of whether it opens the door for a lawsuit against the government Quot of Leary said. Quot and Many have suggested and i tend to agree personally that those people who were wronged need to be Leary was in a meeting and could not be reached immediately for comment the Energy department said. The new York times reported tuesday that the . Government official who directed the radiation tests was urged to use chimpanzees instead to avoid comparisons to nazi experiments during world War ii. The warning was made in a 1950 memo to or. Shields Warren a senior official of the atomic Energy commission from or. Joseph a Hamilton a top commis see chief on Page 2 t0ys-f0r-6uns the highly successful program May be expanded nationwide a see Page 7
