European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 25, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5phone firm says sorry wrong number Dallas up a a single typographical error triggered a disruption in Telephone service to More than 12 million customers nationwide last summer a report by a communications firm and Bell officials said. Dec communications of Plano Texas and Bell communications research issued a retort that a dec employee typed the wrong character in a line of instructions distributed nationwide knocking out service for various periods Between june 26 and july 2. A a we re very very embarrassed that it happened a dec chairman James Donald told the Dallas morning news. A it s just such a Little bitty difference there but such a Large effect upon other  the report said the error consisted of entering the numeral 6 instead of the letter d on a 23-Characior line known As a a Patch Quot that was supposed to fix an earlier mistake. The new error resulted in the company a software sending the wrong signal to Telephone Transfer Sites breaking Down the systems ability to handle traffic on the Telephone networks. The employee who committed the Gate is not being identified because he is considered one of the company s top programmers Donald said. Quot he s conscientious he works hard he wants everything to be right. Quot Donald said of the employee. To Correct the deficiency. Dec patched its software but the Typo caused the widespread outages. A Hal dozen company engineers were sent to each problem area while 2110 others searched for the problem at dec Headquarters in Texas exhibit reveals hidden face of depression two subway riders appear in a photo by Walker Evans in the late 30s or Early 40s. Washington a to capture the faces of America during the great depression Walker Evans hid a 35mm camera under his overcoat and snapped Quick portraits of new York subway riders before they could hide their human vulnerability. Using a shutter release running Down his sleeve Evans Slid along the benches of the a swaying sweat Box Quot and surreptitiously recorded the Ordinary people who sat across the aisle alone with their fears curiosity and boredom. Evans spent three years from i93n until 1941, As a a penitent spy and reluctant voyeur Quot on the subways taking pictures of a those Anonymous people who come and go in the  a display of More than 611 of Evans photographs opened sunday in the East building of the National gallery of Art where they can be seen through March 1. About half of them Are the photographer s subway portraits. Evans who died in 1975, called the Suhwan a Quot sociological Gold mine. A Parade of unselfconscious captive  it was there he said that a the Hunt for True portraiture could take place away from artificial poses of the studio. His images focused on the anonymity and isolation of City dwellers the Black leather punks the haughty matrons the Good time girls the tired old men. Latter in the 1940s, while Wanking for Ertunc Magazine he pursued his fascination with the mundane details of modern life by shooting Street scenes and passers by in Bridgeport conn., Chicago and Detroit. The Stark realism of 1,vans�?T pictures reflected his rebellion against the stylistic formalism of such Early 20th-Century photographers As Alfred Stieglitz Anil i hard Steichen. It was not until 1966 a a quartet Century later a that the subway pictures were published in a Book by Evans. A n the stars and stripes10 years ago nov. 25,1981 a president Reagan said his veto showdown with Congress Over Stop Gap emergency funding Focas a a legislative game of Chicken Quot in which he refused to Back Down. Congress decided not to attempt to override his veto of a spending Bill for the government and approved a proposal renewing the flow of Money to Federal agencies until dec. 15.20 years ago nov. 25, 1971 a government spokesmen said Indian army tanks crossed into East Pakistan to Battle pakistani armoured forces which they said were advancing on military positions in India. It was the first official confirmation by Indian officials of a confrontation in pakistan.30 years ago nov. 25, 1961 in Britain 1,000 schoolchildren began testing a 43-letter alphabet designed by sir James Pitman the grandson of the Pioneer of shorthand. The alphabet was designed Only for 5 and 6-year-Olds to simplify learning to read.40 year Sago nov. 25, 1951 a the United states delivered a note to the United nations accusing the soviet Union of shooting Down a . Navy plane without warning Over International Waters. The soviet Union said fighters fired on the plane when it trespassed Over soviet territory. The plane with 10 people aboard was missing and presumed lost since nov. 6. Smith to testify Gaffe Over name sparked rape charge sources say. By new Day West Palm Beach Fla. William Kennedy Smith is preparing to Tell the jury in his rape trial that his accuser became vengeful toward him after he called her by the wrong name when the two had consensual sex according to sources close to the Kennedy family. The sources said Smith is expected to cite the name Gaffe As helping to spark her anger which led to the rape charge. Other factors Are his unwillingness to develop the relationship and her fear of becoming pregnant they said. Smith 31, is planning to take the stand in his own defense during his trial with opening arguments scheduled for dec. 2, the sources said. His testimony is considered crucial to countering the credibility of the now 30-year-old woman a version of the March 30 incident at the Kennedy family a Palm Beach estate. Defense attorneys already have argued that the woman because of child abuse and bad relationships with men is emotionally unstable. But Palm Beach county circuit judge Mary e. Lupo still has not decided How much of the woman a background should be presented to jurors. In questioning prospective jurors last week Lead defense attorney Roy e. Black alluded to the name mix up when he asked whether the prospective jurors Ever had known anybody to become enraged when another person said Quot the wrong  and the lawyer also asked them a number of questions about the links Between romantic rejection and anger. Pursuing this line the lawyer asked one prospective juror a never seen the movie fatal attraction Quot but the prosecutor objected the judge agreed and the question never was answered. The sources declined to say what name Smith said he mistakenly called the woman. In her accounts of the incident the woman makes no mention of Smiths Catling her by the wrong name. But she did Tell authorities that she mistakenly called Smith by the wrong name Michael after the alleged attack and that her mistake sent him into a rage causing him to become  the woman in statements that have been made Public has not discussed any fear of becoming pregnant although she did say that no contraceptive was used and that she was in a Fertile period of her menstrual Cycle. She also has reported she hoped that earlier in the evening Smith might ask for her Telephone number and want to pursue their relationship beyond that one night. Quot earlier in the Day i had had both my Mother and my Counselor Yelling at me that it was time to get a life a the woman recalled thinking before the alleged attack. Quot it would be Nice if he called again but hey let s he realistic a he a a Kennedy and he does t live Here. A a Lupo still must decide whether three women who charge that Smith sexually abused them before the Palm Beach incident will be permitted to testify at the trial. The judge also has yet to Rule on whether prosecutors even if the women do not testify can question Smith about those alleged attacks. Lupo is scheduled to hear Oral arguments on the Issue after jury selection is completed the morning of dec. 2. . Legislator convicted of Selling his vote Columbia . A a Federal jury handed prosecutors a conviction saturday for a state senator who w As among 2x legislators lobbyists and officials charged in a probe of statehouse corruption. Slate sen. . A Bud Quot Long was found guilty of Selling his vote on a parimutuel betting Bill for $2,x h. Violating a Federal corruption Law. The jury deliberated almost two hours before reaching its verdict. Long 64. Left through the Back door without comment. . District judge Falcon Hawkins had acquitted Long of a conspiracy charge Friday. He ruled however that there was enough evidence to continue the trial on charges that Long violated the i lobes act by Selling his vote. . Attorney Bart Daniel had argued thursday that a videotape proved Long a guilt. It shows Long telling government informant Ron cob he needed Money to make a House payment. Defense attorney Jack Swerling argued that the government sting operation uncovered corruption at the statehouse. But Long Wasny to a part of it. The trial which lasted almost two weeks was filled with setbacks for the government. Cobb the prosecutions Star witness testified he did not think Long believed he was revening a bribe five subpoenaed reporters refused to Teddy and were temporarily jailed. Of he 2k charged under a operation  Trust a most Hae pleaded guilt to bribery or drug Eli Aiges. I Piht have pleaded innocent and one has been a a matted