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Show THE WORLD DIGEST ANIMAL SANCTUARY GETS HELP FROM HOLLYWOOD FRIENDS: The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, is getting help from its good friends in Hollywood. ABC sitcom star Ellen DeGeneres is shown on the phone asking to speak to Bailey, the dog whose care she sponsors at the sanctuary. Kelsey Grammer taped a plug for Best Friends while on the set of "Frasier." In another TV ad, former "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon says he and his wife, Pam, sponsor Kirk, an old heeler dog, and Crisco, a feral cat, at the desert sanctuary. JURY CONVICTS DURAN OF ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION: I ~ u 0 ~ -----'~ Polish diplomat Ryszard Krystosil<, who is looking after U.S. interests in Baghdad, speaks to reporters at the former U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, yesterday . Iraq developing biological weapons? WASHINGT ON (AP) - The United States has "strong evidence" Iraq is trying to develop biological weapons for offensive purposes, Secretary of State Warren Christopher said yesterday. Speaking before a Jewish group, Christopher also declared his intention to take the lead within the Clinton administration for tougher economic restrictions on Iran. He said no other country employs terrorism more systemically to further its goals. The dual statements reflected Christopher's increasing impatience with Iraq and Iran, and his determination to isolate their economies while promoting peace between Israel and Syria. D emanding Iraq relea e tw Americans who traycd over the border fr m Kuwait, he said the United States hol Pre ident Saddam Hussein responsible for their safety. "Any civilized country would have returned them well before now," Christopher said in a speech to the Anti-Defamation League's leadership conference. In Baghdad, meanwhile, Iraq refused for a second day to let a Polish diplomat see the two jailed Americans, David Daliberti, 41 , of Jacksonville, Fla., and William Barloon, 39, of New Hampton, Iowa. The Americans were sentenced to eight years on March 25 for illegalJy entering Iraq. Much of Iraq's formidable arsenal of weapons of mass destruction was wiped out in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. But Christopher said " we now have strong evidence that Iraqi conducting a large program to develop biological weapons for offensiv purp e ." Clinton, Major bury differences WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton and British Prime Minister John Major buried their public differences yesterday, lavishing praise on each another and staking out common positions on Bosnia, relations with Russia and in dealing with Iraq. "Throughout this century, the United States and the United Kingdom have stood together on the great issues that have confronted our people," Clinton said. "We have, as always, found much to agree about." Tension developed between the two allies over last month's visit to Washington by Gerry Adams, head of Sinn Fein, a political party that supports the outlawed Irish Republican Army. Major h ad opposed Clinton's decision to grant Adams a visa and to welcome him at a White House reception. Major today reiterated his po ition that Adam should enter into talk with the Briti h g v rn mcnt on decomi sioning arms. And Clinton said, "I was very clear ... when the Adams visa was granted ... that there I must be an agreement in good faith to seriously discuss arms decomissioning." "I would hope there would be no difference in our position on that," Clinton said. He declined to say whether he believed Adams and Major should have a face-to-face meeting, suggesting that was entirely up to the British prime minister. Clinton said the two leaders agreed that the expansion of NATO to include former Soviet bloc members should proceed "without any surprises." And, he said, " the alliance must develop and maintain close ties with Russia." On Bosnia, Clinton said, " the conflict is being prolonged because of Bosnian Serb intransigence." He said continued Serb resistance to peace proposals "will only lead to more bloodshed and continued staJ emate." Clinton said he and Major agreed that "this is no time to relax sancti ons" against Iraq and that they both were "deeply concerned tha t Saddam Hussein could be regaining the ability to build weapons of mass A federal jury yesterday convicted Francisco Martin Duran of trying to assassinate Pr sident Clinton, rejecting arguments that he wa insane when he fir d a emiautomatic rill at the White House last fall. Duran al o was convicted of a aulting four ecret Service officers, unlawful possession of the rifle and a shotgun, damaging federal property, using a weapon during a crime of violence and transporting a firearm across state lines with the intention to kill the president. UTAH'S POOR COULD BE HURT BY 2002 WINTER GAMES, COUNCILMAN WARNS: Costs linked to hosting the 2002 Winter Games could leave the state's poor out in the cold when it comes to Olympic benefits, the chairman of the Salt Lake City Council says. If Salt Lake wins its bid, organizers must "make sure many people and many segments of our community benefit from the Olympics, not just the elites," Stuart Reid said. JURORS GET LOOK AT BLOOD INSIDE BRONCO: The tan interior of O.J. Simpson's Bronco was stained with red and brown spots, a criminalist testified yesterday as he gave jurors a meticulous accounting of every splatter and smear that might link Simpson to murder. Standing before a display of photos, the expressionless Dennis Fung pointed again and again to stains found inside the white Ford Bronco prosecutors contend Simpson drove the night his ex-wife and her friend were slashed to death .. SWANSON DINNER FOR CHILDREN RECALLED: Campbell Soup Co. is recalling 62,000 wan on brand chicken dinner for children because some may contain pieces of hard plastic, the Agriculture Department aid y tcrday. Tbe 29state recall concern only one product, the 9-ounce "Swanson Kids Fun Feast Chompin ' Chicken Drnm lets. 11 FIRST LADY WINDS UP 12-DAY VISIT TO INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Winding up a 12day journey through the storied lands of the Indian subcontinent, Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday the poverty and promise she saw along the way had reinforced her determination to help women gain a stronger voice. Mrs. Clinton said she and her 15-year-old daughter, Chelsea, came away "overwhelmed ... by the conditions that Hillary Clinton some of the people we saw and met were - - - - -- --living in, but aJso very moved by how people were attempting to make the most of whatever situation they found themselves in." MAGAZINE: HITLER'S REMAINS BURNED IN 1970 BY SOVIETS: Fonner Soviet leaders had Adolf Hitler's remains incinerated in 1970 out of fear they wouJd attract neoNazis, a magazine reported Sunday. Since the end of World War: n, there have been numerous rumors about Hitler's fate. Historians say h shot and killed him elf in hi Berlin bunker on Apri l 30, 1945. The Hamburg-based Der Spiegel said Hitler's remains and th sc f his wife, Eva Braun, were excavat d fr m grav in Magdeburg near Berlin in April 1970 on KGB order . |