European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes wednesday August 14, 1991 senator to track hot leads on mias Boston apr sen. John Kerry is travelling to Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand to pursue a hot leads on the Fate of missing american service Mem ers. A this is a responsibility As a former Soldier and of somebody that served in Vietnam a said the chairman of a new Senate committee on missing servicemen. There Are 2,273 americans listed As missing in Southeast Asia. The Massachusetts Democrat who was to leave tuesday for Bangkok Thailand said he would also visit Hanoi and Saigon in Vietnam and phenom penh in Cambodia during an eight Day trip. A i approach this with an absolute judgment of possibility that somebody is alive a Kerry said monday. A we have a number of cases where there Are quote a hot  a a a a the senator said attention to the Issue has intensified with the release of a mysterious photo that family members say shows three missing servicemen and with subsequent allegations that the military has done Little to track Down mias. A we need to have people ask Tough questions of the Pentagon a Kerry said. A clearly we have to get into the Issue of whether there has been information withheld. Too Many families and too Many veterans done to believe their  of the photograph he said a look if you have three or four different families staring at you and saying a that a my brother. That a my husband a you be got to take that  the Senate set up the 12-member committee on aug. 3 to investigate the Fate of missing . Servicemen. A a in a going to begin the process with the presumption that someone can be alive a Kerry said. Ann Mills Griffiths executive director of the National league of families of american prisoners and missing in Southeast Asia said a i would certainly Hope he would encourage More rapid and serious government to government cooperation because that a the Only Way this is going to be  . Ranks highest for deaths of infant sin Washington up washing ton the nations murder capital received More unwanted labels monday in a report that found the City has the nations worst infant and neonatal mortality rates and the most Low birth weight babies. And it does no to Stop there. Washington also has the most births by teen agers and unmarried mothers according to the children s defense funds report. While much of the report is a compilation of previously released data it included the most recent 1988 state rankings for rates of infant mortality deaths of infants before first birthday neonatal mortality deaths of infants younger than 28 Day slow birth weight prenatal care and other categories. A according to the of big a just released 1990 uniform crime report Washington had the highest murder rate of any City in the nation 79 murders for every 100,000 residents. In addition to the state rankings for which the nations capital was included the worst cities for infant mortality and Low birth weight were Washington ., Detroit and Baltimore. Meanwhile infant mortality rates Between 1978 and 1988 plummeted 37 percent in new Orleans and 33 percent in san Diego. In 1988, Nevada had the nations Best infant mortality rate with 6.8 deaths per 1,000 births. That figure compared with i no. 50 Georgia at 12.6 deaths per 1,000 births and no. 51 Washington ., with 23.2 deaths per 1,000 births. The . Average was 10 per 1,000 births. The states ranking Between 10 and 10.8 deaths per 1,000 were a new Mexico South Dakota Missouri Virginia North Dakota Florida Kentucky Arkansas new York and Tennessee. States Between 11 and 11.8 were a Indiana Louisiana Michigan Illinois Maryland Alaska and Delaware. States Between 12 and 12.6 were a Alabama Mississippi South Carolina North Carolina Ancl Georgia. As for percentage of infants born at Low birth weight a a the single leading cause of infant death a South Dakota ranked first at 4,7 percent. Again Washington ., came in last with 14.3 percent of its babies bom too Small. The . Average was 6.9 percent. Utah had the fewest births to unmarried women at 11.7 percent. Washington ., had the most a 61.7 percent. The . Average was 25.7 percent. As for the percentage of infants born to women receiving Early prenatal care Iowa had the Best record at 85.4 percent while new Mexico came in 51st, at 54.9 percent. Washington ., was no. 50, at 61.2 percent. The . Average was 75.9 percent. North Dakota and South Dakota had the fewest births to teen age mothers at 5.8 percent while Washington ., had the most at 14.7 percent. The . Average was 9.4 percent. Hooked on fishing there a nothing fishy about president Bush s Angling ability. Above Bush hauls in a bluefish that he caught sunday during an excursion near the Bush family Home in a a hunk Poi to 1maine. Giving the president a hand Are his son George left and . Coast guardsman Dave Worthley. The third Man is unidentified. Grand Motherly woman held in jewelry thefts dating to 52 Holyoke mass. Up a a grand Motherly woman wanted for a string of jewelry thefts in the United states and Monte Carlo pleaded innocent to fugitive charges monday As authorities in several states prepared cases against her. Louise Davis 61, whose last known address was Bedford Ohio entered her plea through a lawyer appointed for her in Holyoke District court. Bail was set at $200,000 Cash and Davis was ordered to return to court aug. 22 for a pre trial conference. Davis was arrested Friday after Payne a Holyoke jewelry store manager looked up from a pamphlet warning jewellers about the woman and saw her in his shop. She is wanted by authorities in Texas new York and Virginia on several charges dating Back nearly 40 years Holyoke police detective David Beauchemin  Boston Herald reported monday that Davis was also wanted in Florida and Monte Carlo and by inter of for the alleged thefts of rings valued at about 250,000. Police could not immediately confirm the newspaper report. Authorities in Rotterdam n.y., and Olmsted Ohio have contacted Holyoke police and expressed interest in pursuing jewelry theft cases against her Beauchemin said. A police allege Davis is a con artist with More than 20 aliases five social Security numbers and nine different dates of birth. When she was arrested Friday she was carrying identification that named her As Doris Marie Payne. An Fri Check of fingerprint records revealed her actual identity police said. Charges against Davis Date Back to 1952, he said. Marino Deterlizzi manager of Littmann a jewellers in the Holyoke mall had just finished Reading a jewelry Security company s flier warning that Davis was wanted for questioning in jewelry thefts when he saw the woman in his store Friday. Deterlizzi said Davis was inquiring about an expensive Tennis Bracelet. Mall Security guards arrested her a Short time  dog swallows Arm of 3-year-old in Montana Lolo Mont. Apr a Wolf dog Tore off a Little girls Arm and swallowed it after she reached into a Cage at a relatives Home to pet the animal. The girls Stepfather shot and killed the 120-Pound animal and 3-year-old Elaine Sandvig a right Arm was taken from the carcass authorities said. But surgeons were unable to reattach the limb which was torn off above the Elbow. The girl was in satisfactory condition monday at the children a Hospital and medical Center in Seattle. No charges were filed against the girls step Grandfather Joseph Mandala who owned the dog a Cross Between a Wolf and a German Shepherd. A it does no to appear there was any violation a said sheriff Jay Printz. The Missoula girl was attacked sunday outside her step grandfathers Home during a party marking his 50th birthday authorities said. The Little girl apparently stuck her Arm in the Cage to Pat the animal and it just took hold of her Arm a the sheriff said