Bush sending envoy to Ukraine for talks
nd the election mandate for inde
..■■■ pondenne in the l kraine and said
lildUSliLU H will send .1 top envoy to Kiev to
discuss eliminating nuclear weapons and other issues
as a prelude to l) S recognition
We obviously are moving toward full diplomatic
recognition," While House spokesman Marlin I'lt/.wa
ter said "We commend Ukrainians for pursuing the
domocratir path "
But he added, It will take some time before we re
ready to make final decisions on rei ognitlon "
In addition to disputr hing Assistant Secretary of
State 'Hiomas Niles to the Ukrainian < apltal this wrs'k
President Hush w ill send Secretary of State James A
Baker III to both Kiev and Moscow later in the month
for talks with the leaders of Russia, the Ukraine and
the i entral Soviet government
Hush went to Kiev on Aug 1 t< warn lawmakers
against "a suicidal nationalism based upon ethnir ha
trod " He cautioned then tll.l! the United States would
not try to pit k winners and losers lietween the re
publics and the center
Now. in Itii' political turmoil unleashed by the .ilxir
live August coup against Corbie hcv, the United States
is adjusting to the reality that the Soviet t ’nton as it ex
isted for seven decades is no more
Hush tailed Corlwchev ,mtl Russian President Boris
Yeltsin, as well as Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mul
roney, over the weekend to dist uss the unfolding de
velopment* in the Ukraine
l ass reported that Corhet hev w arned Bush before
Sunday's elections that Ukrainian independence
would lie a "catastrophe" for the republic . for Russia,
tile Soviet Union and the world
But Fil/waler said, "all the leaders ini hiding Presi
dent Corbachev. want to be realislit in tiieir approat h
to the changes taking place
the l kraine with 52 million people, is the second
most populous of the Soviet republics and has long
served as its breadbasket as well as a major source of
the country s iron and toal
Bush congratulated Leonid Kravchuk, the t kraine's
former Communist Party boss, on ins apparent victory
in tile presidential elei lion Kravt link ys as Bush s host
m Kk y and yisited him at the White House hist Sept
25
l it/water said Niles, the Stale Department's top offi
< ml for Kuropean and Canadian affairs, will consult
with the newly elected Ukrniniun loaders "on three is
sues of fundamental importance" to future 1 S
Ukrainian relations
• Respect for human rights, including equal treatment
of minorities, and wavs the Ukraine can demonstrate
its respect for txirders anti adherent.e to such interna
t Iona I treaties as the Helsinki linal Act
• Steps the United States hopes the Ukraine will lake
to achieve its goal of "non-nuclear status," including
control of the missiles on its territory, and compliance
with the START treaty and other disarmament pacts
• The Ukraine's commitment to free market economic
pole ies and to "free and fair trade both w ith other re
public s" and internationally
Niles will also discuss the Ukraine's obligation to
help pay the Soviet Union's debts, estimated at S7()
billion or more, the spokesman said
Several members of Congress criticized the White
House for not immediately recognizing the Ukraine
This administration's failure to recognize Ukraine's
independence shows that misguided White House de
visions are not confined to domestic issues," said
House Whip David Bonior. D-Mii h
Auto analyst says safety is now key of industry
W ASHINGTON I Al*) l or Amorit an
i ,u makers, the ora of planned ohsulos
Mnm is over .mil quality and safntv are
new wad hvvords a longtime trhseryer
and i ritu of the auto industry says
(Manni’d obsolescent o is clearly a
thing of tin- |iasi because tixlay's ion
sumers plan on keeping their cars lor
four or five yours and iho industry
knows it. said |ai k (oIlls, inilhor of an
annual rating guido to now and used
cars
As Aitotriiun autoniakors prnduf.tr
moro quality oars, tho lung lovo affair of
American drivers w itii Japanese vnhl
i los appears to fro ecxilmg. (dills said
Wore seeing Ament ans loss afraid
to say they aro having problems with
lapanoso oars. ' ho said
lor example, ho said, many owners of
(lie ]tgp| 'I'nytita (aimrv liave registered
complaints with tin* l: S Department of
Transportation
In the past couple of years, there
have treed improvements in the spiel It v
of 1' S tars, < renting .1 more level play
ing field with Japanese 1 ars when It
comes to quality." fie said And con
sinners an coming to the realization
that its not necessarily true that if you
bus .1 Japanese car you are buying a
trouble-free automobile
(.tills comments coincide with the
publication of the ihuj editions of /Vie
l.ui Honk which rates new cars, and
7/ie f \od tar Hook Both publications
are produced in conjunction with the
Center lor Auto Safety, founded h\
Ralph Nader
(.tills said that improvements in I S
auto industry have lieen accompanied
bv a "phenomena 1 turnabout in the pro
motion of safety
It’s become ,1 buir/word in advertise
munis." he said
(jmsumcrs do care about safety,
t.ilhs saici. and manufacturers tiave dis
i overed that you can use safety as a
marketing tool
(dibs said that while the safety of ! ' S
vehicles lias unproved, there are certain
glaring safety defer ts, including new
cars that either do not have air bags nr
have them on the driver s side only
"The passenger side seal lias often
been (allied a sun tde seat, and it's never
beam more true than now, (hills said
The following Iist is the book s /lest
/ir/a Idr 1 m/.,' giving emphasis to c rash
s-dely and the availability of air hags
and anil los k brakes as well as the Other
las tors
liest Satic (impacts Nissan Sentra
Mazda Miala. Volkswagen (iolf-CTI.
Hyundai Fxcel, Daihatsu Charade and
the Oeo Storm.
Best Compacts Audi 80. Chevrolet
(Corsica. Dodge Shadow. Plymouth Sun
dam.r. Pontiac Sunbird and the Chevro
Ict l a\alier
Bust Intermediates Dodge Spirit. Mer
cury Sable, Forri Taurus, Saab 9000.
Plymouth Acclaim and the Volvo 240.
Best Large Oldsmobile Toronado
Infiniti Mao. Buick Kiviera and the
(Chevrolet (laprn e
Best Mumans Oldsmobile Silhoti
ette, (.hevrulet Luinina APV, Drxige (:,ir
aven-Orand Caravan, Plymouth Voyag
er (.rand Voyager and the Pontiui I rails
Sport
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Bush asking
$2.6 million
for election
WASHINGTON Al’J Pres
uient Bush on Monday request
i d SJ. t> million in federal
matt lling funds fur his re -elec
tion campaign, while the six
Democrats vying for the rlgfil to
oppose him requested a com
biried St 2 million
The first matching-fund re
quests of the 1991! campaign of
fer ( leer evident e of the rela
tive ease at which Bush can
out-raise fils Democratic rivals
Iowa Sen Tom Markin made
the largest request among the
Demix rats, asking for SI 1 mil
ium in matt lung funds Nebrus
ka Sen Hob Kerrey and Arkan
sas Gov Bill Clinton each re
quested SSHO.OOO and former
Massachusetts Sen Paul Ison
gas requested S-tHf),(H)0
The requests for matching
funds are not not essarily itlus
trutive of a candidate’s overall
fund raising.
Fund raising is far of! the
pate of lour years ago Michael
Dukakis, the Democratic nomi
nee in 19HH. had raised Sit)
million at this stage four years
ago
The matching funds request
ed by the campaigns on Mon
day will be paiu out in January
alter the requests are reviewed
by S i.G auditors
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