European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. February 17, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 5 s Kating showdown set As Tonya arrives . Figure skater Tonya Harding Waves after arriving in Oslo Norway on wednesday Hamar Norway a leaving her Legal troubles behind Tonya Harding arrived at the Winter games on wednesday and promptly broke the ice in a Brief conversation with rival Nancy Kerrigan. Her trip from Portland ore., ended in the Early afternoon when Harding walked past about 100 reporters and photographers into a tiny building to receive her  emerged about 20 minutes later and headed for her room in the olympic Village in this town 35 Miles South of Lillehammer site of the games. I feel great she said. I m  Harding and Kerrigan did Greet each other said Mike Moran spokesman for the . Olympic committee. They were coming from opposite directions in the Village. They were both with groups of friends. They stopped and talked and went on their Way. It broke the  others on hand to get their credentials including Norway s minister of agriculture had to wait As Harding was processed. She s very comfortable said Gale Tan Ger the . Skating team Leader. She was ready to come. It s a Good training Atmo sphere Here. We just wanted to get her acclimated As soon As  on her s As flight to Europe the 5-foot 1-Inch figure skater padded around in Stock ing feet hardly seeming like someone who has caused such a stir in the sporting world. As Harding picked through a plate of baked apples with whipped Cream and Cus Tard she talked about How she was Able to concentrate while skating despite the distractions surrounding the Jan. 6 clubbing at tack on Kerrigan. A Short time later she signed a go Tonya hat and several just released magazines with her picture on the cover. At the Bottom of each autograph she Drew a Smiley skater s Mother collapses offer show new York a Tonya Harding s Mother was admitted to a Manhattan Hospital after collapsing or the set of the Montpl Wil Liams show. La Vona Golden 54, fainted about 1 30 . Tuesday just after taping Williams syndicated talk show said Jennifer Geisser the publicist for the program. Golden was taken to St. Clare s Hospital where she was admitted for observation. She Vas in stable condition tuesday night. During the taping Golden broke Down in tears As she talked freely about her relationship with Tonya Cisser said. The program which also Fea tured pop psychologist Joyce Brothers is scheduled to air Friday in the United states. Golden previously had declined to give interviews since her Daugh Ter was implicated in an attack on rival figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Face. After a while though she grew tired of the to lights and the camera flashes. I be had enough she said. You Guys can All go Back to your seats now so i can get  Harding and Kerrigan will live in the same building though on. Opposite ends of different floors and practice on the ice at the same time. They will skate against each other wednesday the first night of women s Fig ure skating. Clinton try to sell senior citizens on health plan Edison . A president Clinton and the first lady Are beginning a two week push to try to con Vince senior citizens that the White House strategy is the Best Medicine for the nation s health care ills. The president s speech wednesday to an elderly crowd in Edison marked the latest attempt by the White House to focus its health care Campaign on a specific audience or Issue. In the previous two weeks Clinton and his aides pounded Home the same theme the nation s health care system is in crisis. We think one of the really Strong parts of the presi Dent s health care plan is How we treat seniors things we do with drugs and Long term care White House spokesman Jeff Eller said. We also know we re better when we concentrate on one  Hillary Rodham Clinton who attended wednesday s event with the president renewed her attacks on the health insurance Industry tuesday. We have to change the insurance Market and the Way it operates she told the american legion. The one Day trip allows the president to Shore up support of the powerful senior citizen lobbies promoting his Promise of $26 billion a year in new benefits for drugs and Long term care. Although senior citizens have been generally supportive of Clinton s Effort new polls show that they Are wavering in the Wake of attacks on the White House proposal. The visit comes amid pressure to drop or scale Back Clinton s proposal that the government assume Compa Nies Cost of health care coverage for Early retirees. Eliminating that provision could save More than half of the increase in the deficit that the congressional budget office predicted would come from the presi Dent s health care plan. The speech gave Clinton another Chance to denounce a proposed constitutional amendment forcing a balanced budget. He was expected to warn senior Citi Zens that programs dear to them would be among the victims if the budget is drastically forced into line. If the balanced budget amendment passes we would see dire cuts in social Security and medicare which Are big pieces of the president s plan White House spokeswoman Ginny Terzano said wednesday. Aides reissued a monday news release that warned of Large program cuts and tax increases if the amendment were passed. Teen accused of putting Poison into teacher s cup Tampa Fla. A a ninth grader has been charged with attempted first degree Mur Der accused of dropping rat Poison into his teacher s Coffee Mug. The teacher Mary Chassot found out about the attempt after another teacher at Webb Junior High school told her that she had overheard students talking about it. Chassot 29, was discharged from town n coun try Hospital on wednesday after being treated As if she had ingested the Poison. It was unclear whether she had swallowed any said Jack Espinosa a Hills Borough county sheriffs spokesman. Investigators said they had found no reason Why the 14-year-old boy would want to Poison Chassot who has been teaching physical science since november. Abductor shoots rescuer after car Chase Denver a a woman who was kidnapped escaped briefly and flagged Down a Driver but the Abductor chased the two shot the rescuer and made off with his victim. While Jacquie Creazzo Lay in a Hospital with a Bullet in her spine Robert e. Harlan was arrested tuesday for investigation of attempted murder and kidnapping police said. The kidnapped woman Rhonda Lee Malo Ney remained missing. Harlan s car matched Creazzo s description of the car that chased her after she picked up Maloney Early saturday on interstate 25 near Denver. Maloney was assaulted and abducted after leaving her Job As a cock Tail waitress and frantically flagged Down Creazzo authorities said. Maloney 25, told Creazzo that she had been assaulted. As they drove to the police station in suburban Thornton Maloney s attacker chased the women in a car firing several shots As they approached the station. The Man pulled Maloney from the car and shot Creazzo three times. Authorities found Creazzo and her Bullet riddled car on the Lawn of the police station. Police weren t sure if Maloney had been wounded. I m confident they la find my wife said her Hus band Kerry Maloney. To station Kunc said Harlan had been arrested for sexual assault in 1992 by his own father a 20-year Den ver police Veteran. Harlan pleaded no contest to a Misdemeanour sexual assault charge in the Case and was placed on probation for two years the to station said. Creazzo s family fears she May never walk again. But her father Joe said she has no regrets. This morning she said i d do it again daddy she needed help bad " he said. Police found clothes at a Remote spot in the suburb of Aurora that matched those worn by Maloney on the night of the abduction Kunc reported. A police bloodhound led police on a three mile Trail from the clothes to the Home where Harlan was arrested