CLINTON ASKS FOR PEACE IN CHECHNYA

President Clinton called Russian President Boris Yeltsin to urge him tomake the cease-fire in Chechnya permanent. Yeltsin had ordered a halt in fighting until after Clinton's visit to Moscow to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. Clinton called Yeltsin's order a welcome first step but he remains concerned about Russia's massive use of force to keep Chechnyan territory. Will Yeltsin have a change of heart? There has been no indication yet, butTIME Moscow correspondent Yuri Zarakhovichsays "the government wants to create a good mood for the Clinton visit," but their actions so far seem to add up to little more than a modern day "Potemkin Village" for the U. S.