European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Tuesday january 17,1995shapiro confirms split with Bailey by Andrea Ford los Angeles times los Angeles a two of . Simpsons celebrated attorneys Are on the outs with Veteran Litigator f. Lee Bailey being ejected from Robert Shapiro a suite of offices and his name removed from the firms Letterhead Shapiro confirmed sunday. The third attorney in the former football stars powerhouse Legal triumvirate Johnnie l. Cochran jr., is mediating Between the two in a rift that has left Shapiro and his former Mentor not speaking Shapiro said. A -. A a a a a a a a a. A a a a a a. Quot a a a a a a. Opening statements in the Case Are to begin thurs a Day.  a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a . A the team has apparently split Over leaks to the press most critically a transcript of a police interview with Simpson. One a Day after his second sex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her Friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death in june. Shapiro said he does not want Bailey a legendary courtroom presence to take any major role in court contending that Bailey s role was to be a consultant and that he  want that role to grow in any Way. A it s very painful i m glad its coming out into the open so it can be aired a Shapiro said. Bailey a role in the Case has been left up to Cochran Shapiro said. Bailey could not be reached for comment sunday. Bailey the famous Boston attorney and Shapiro have known each other for 25 years. He is the godfather of Shapiro a eldest son and Shapiro who was instrumental in bringing Bailey onto the team represented Bailey 61, in a Drunken driving Case in 1982. The schism Between the two was noted As Early As last fall with conflicting strategies and contests of wills. But the defense and observers were convinced that the. Team could subordinate any personal disagreements to the common goal of getting Simpson acquitted. Further hints that the team was breaking apart came last week when Bailey Cross examined a witness for the first time at a. Hearing on whether allegations of Domestic abuse should reach the jury Bailey and Shapiro sat As far from each other As possible at the defense table. A a a a a. A. A a a Shapiro made it Clear sunday that while he had no evidence of misconduct by Bailey he did have reason to believe that one or More of the investigators brought into the Case by Bailey might have been the source of leaks. A. A. A a a a a a a a a a a. A sources said one investigator accused Shapiro of leaking the police transcript to a supermarket tabloid in Exchange for $5,000.Shapiro vehemently denied that accusation. He acknowledged Brief Contact with an editor of the tabloid at a Beverly Hills restaurant but said he thinks the encounter was used to a set me up As the possible source of a leak a i have never at any time been the source of any leak in this Case a he said. A As the defense team wrestled with leaks Leroy a a skip Taft Simpsons business attorney reportedly suggested that everyone on the defense team sign statements saying that they were not the source of leaks and if they were found to be they would resign. A a a a a a a a a a a a. A a a a Bailey supposedly asserted that they were All professionals friends and adults and refused to sign As ultimately did everyone else. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago Jan. 17,1985 a Iran has set up a special military unit to recruit and train suicide squads to carry out terrorist operations in countries opposed to Ayatollah Ruhollah Kho Meinik a islamic Republic the London. Times reported. 20 years ago Jan. 17,1975 a congressional leaders told president Ford that his proposed rebate for 1974 taxpayers will be enacted by april 1 with some modifications. 30 years ago Jan. 17,1965 an air Force Kc-135 Strat Tanker streaming Jet fuel Over a Swath of northeastern Wichita kan., crashed into a Row of Frame houses killing at feast 25 people. 40 years ago Jan. 17,1955 a floods threatened Broad regions in West Germany As rain swollen Rivers surged Over their Banks 50 years ago _ Jan. 17,1945 two vast soviet armies drove through the wreckage of the German defense lines breaching the Vistula line to link up South of Warsaw and advancing toward the German Border in Southern Poland less than 50 Miles away. C world War ii 50 years ago today Jan. 17 1 a 9 a 4 a 5 soviet and Allied polish troops overrun. Warsaw but the germans manage to escape to the West the nazis earlier expulsion of nearly All residents has left the polish capital a deserted. Expanse of rubble. British soldiers take Echt and sus Teren in the fighting in the Roermonde sector. In the Philippines american troops push out cautiously from the Luzon beachhead. Source 2194 Days of War w h. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1901 a first lady plays Down her role says she wants to Aid president Washington apr. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton offers no apologies to her critics and says her role in the White House is Smalt the Washington Post reported sunday. In an interview the first lady said she is just a playing some Small role in trying to Hejja my husband and serve my presi the interview was conducted last week twp Days after the first lady told a Small group of women reporters she was a naive and dumb in her Campaign to achieve National health care Reform. The new York times published that remark despite claims by other reporters present that the statement was off the record. A v v Quot. A the first lady led president Clinton a health care task Force which was roundly criticized for developing a Reform plan unpopular with republicans the voting Public and even Many congressional democrats. In the interview with the Post Hillary Clinton said a i could have done things differently and in retrospect would have done things differently but the fundamental goal was a worthy goal. There is Clinton absolutely nothing to apologize  the Post said the first lady acknowledged some blunders primarily of political style rather than substance she said she relied too heavily on her experience in achieving education Reform in Arkansas when her husband was governor. A a it a natural if you be not had a lot of experience in Washington. To try to translate into the White House what had worked for you wherever you came from a she said. A and i think some of the translations Are More easily made than others. And i think the lessons that we might have Learned in education were applicable Only up to a  her staff denies that the first lady has receded from policy debates since her health Reform Bill failed but her plans for the immediate future do conform to the More traditional roles of her Pride heart disease rising by the los Angeles times Santa Barbara Calif. Despite a 24.5 percent drop in deaths from All heart disease Between 1982 and 1992, the incidence of congestive heart failure More than doubled during the same period according to the american heart association. The disease occurs when the heart muscle is overworked or damaged and unable to pump out All the blood that returns to it. It accounted for 822,000 hospitalizations and 39,000 deaths in 1992, the association said at a science writers seminar in Santa Barbara. Ironically the disease is on the Rise because heart attack victims get better treatment and live Long enough to develop the disease. Success in treating heart problems has generated criticism because congestive heart failure a is the number one economic Drain on medicare Quot the Federal health care insurance program for the elderly and disabled. More than 3 million americans suffer from the disorder. It despite the continuing decline in deaths from heart disease As Well As stroke the two together Are still the nations number one killer. In 1992, they accounted for 42.5 percent of All deaths in the United states an estimated 925,079. The ultimate cause of the increase in congestive heart failure is the array of new treatments for heart attacks including a so called clot busters which open arteries blocked by clots. A angioplasty a surgical technique that cleans out fat filled arteries. A aspirin which forestall repeat heart attacks. And Beta blockers which improve heart function after an attack. Heart failure is the number one economic Drain on medicare because 85 percent of people with the illness Are a Ucris a said or John b of Connell of the University of Mississippi at Jackson. Censors. She said she wants to meet with elderly women around the country to cd Cate them on the need for mammograms an Issue she considers a a definable problem that government can address effectively Quot and she intends to be a spokeswoman for the interests of women and children on As Many radio talk shows As possible a a shows where people Are willing to talk instead of yell she said she said she has spoken briefly with House speaker Newt Gingrich about some of the Republican welfare Reform proposals and told him that she appreciates the conservatives apparent eagerness to debate important issues on their merits. A a a v. A a. A a a the Post interview was conducted before Hillary Clinton a private meeting Friday with. 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