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Japan, U.S. reach trade accord TOKYO (AP) — In Washington, the talk was of how a trade war was staved off. In Japan, they’re wonder ing whether this is just a lull in the fighting. The Clinton administration is hail ing a trio of market-opening trade accords reached over the weekend that should result in billions of dol lars more in sales of American goods and services in Japan. U.S. officials also say Saturday’s agreements on insurance, flat glass and government procurement of tele communications and medical equip ment could help put the acrimonious U.S.-Japanese trade relationship on a new footing. In Tokyo, the accords were wel comed, but much is being made of the lingering threat of sanctions over autos and auto parts, which account for 60 percent of the United States’ record $60 billion trade deficit with Japan. Japanese news reports about the agreements were peppered with the phrase “sanbyaku ichi,” or 301, a section of U.S. trade law that pro vides for keeping an eye on Japanese *ices in that sector while talks are Washington said it would begin talks over the next 12 to 18 months on opening Japan’s auto market. But it refrained from citing Japan under the far harsher “super” 301 provision, which can be used to unilaterally punish countries designated as unfair traders. Trade Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japan’s point man in the talks, said even the possibility of sanc tions if the new round of auto talks fails is “very regrettable.” “We would like to make clear that we reserve all rights to take every measure, if the United States applies a unilateral measure to us,” he said in a statement upon his return to Japan on Sunday. Japan has said previously it might opt to break off talks under the threat of sanctions. A key sticking point in the talks had been how to measure growth in market share. Japanese officials re turned from Washington saying they had held the line against numerical trade targets, which they had strongly opposed. The United States, however, said it had only wanted to set up objective criteria for measuring progress, and that the accords satisfied that goal without setting specific market-share targets. The talks leading up to Saturday’s agreements coincided with a time of extraordinary political turmoil in Ja pan. The country is on its fourth prime minister since the talks began 15 months ago. Failure to reach an accord could have further weakened the govern ment of Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, whose Socialists govern in an uneasy alliance with the conser vative Liberal Democrats. More political instability could de lay deregulation and tax reform, seen by the United States as crucial to stimulating the Japanese market and making it more accessible to foreign goods and services. The trade accord also comes at a time when both Washington and To kyo have had enough of the surging yen. Early on in the dispute, the United States talked up the yen to put * pressure on Japan, whose exports are hurt by a strong yen. But with the dollar hitting record lows against the yen, Washington has long abandoned that tactic. After months of back-and-forth sniping, the agreements show that both sides realize that a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies would be deeply damag ing to both. McDonald house opens in Omaha By Ken Paulman Staff Reporter Gov. Ben Nelson and Ronald McDonald himself were in Omaha on Friday to celebrate the grand opening of Nebraska’s First Ronald McDonald House. The house, which is the 155th in the world, is intended to provide housing for the families of seriously ill children hospitalized in the Omaha area. The 11,000-square-foot facility, lo cated at 620 S. 38th Ave. in Omaha, is within walking distance of the Univer sity of Nebraska Medical Center. The house providesall thcamcniliesofhomc and can provide for up to 10 families. The house is operated local ly by The Heartland Children’s Association, a volunteer, nonprofit organization. Families who stay at the house are asked to pay a minimum donation of $7.50 a night to help fund operating costs. Other donations cover the rest of the expenses. One of the donors is Alpha Delta Pi Sorority at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. The Ronald McDonald House is the sorority’s national philanthropy, and all themoncy raised by Alpha Delta Pi will go toward the house in Omaha. In addition to financial support, the sorority wi 11 eont inue to volunteer at the house, said Kristen Balclo, the sorori ty’s philanthropy chairwoman and a senior English major. Brenda Glessner of Junction City, Kan., will beoneofthefirst tomovcinto the house. Glcssncr’sdaughtcr, 10-year old Emily, has been at an Omaha hos pital since July for bone marrow trans plants. Glessner said the house was “quite a blessing” and provided a posit i vc atmo sphere that should help alleviate the stress of the past few months. She said Emily was all smiles when she learned her mother was staying at the Ronald McDonald House. News... in a Minute Lawyers predict no conviction LOS ANGELES (AP) — A majority of lawyers in a national poll think O.J. Simpson will not be convicted in his murder trial. Sixty-one percent believe the trial will result in either acquittal or a hung jury for Simpson in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, The Nat ional Law Journal reported in Monday’s edition. “I hope those lawyers get to serve on thejury,” Simpson attorney Robert Shapiro told the legal journal. In the survey, 78 percent ofthe lawyers said intense media coverage of the case reduccsthe likelihood ofthe ex-foot ball player reccivingafair trial. The same percentage thought the judge should issue a gag order prohibiting all parties from discussing the case publicly. The telephone survey by Penn & Schocn Associates included 311 - randomly selected lawyers interviewed Sept. 23-26. Results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 6 percentage points. sends troops to Rwanda GOMA, Zaire (AP) — The first unit of Japanese ground troops deployed under Japanese command since World War II landed in Goma Sunday on a mission that could lead to a greater Japanese role in international peacekeeping. . “This is our first humanitarian mission in Japanese history,” said Col. Mitsumibu Kamimoto, commander of the Armed Self-Defense Forces. “This mission will be a standard for Japanese international contributions tn the future.” He said he hoped Japan would “take its place... in the world” after the mission, which will focus on providing medical support, water and sanitation for some ofthe 850,(MM) Rwandan refugees in the Goma area. Japan, a country of strong pacifist sentiments since World War II, bans the use of its troops to settle international disputes. 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