European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 10, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5at&t saying hello to its busiest Holiday 7 . Edt by the new York times Bedminster . Starting about today telephones will begin jingling in a gradual sweep across the United states. More americans Are expected to try to make Long distance Calls on this one Day a mothers Day a than on any other Holiday putting stress on Many Telephone networks but on at amp to s most of All. Aided by recent improvements in its Call routing computers american Telephone amp Telegraph co. Expects about 97.2 million Calls to get through on its network but Many May not. Who gets to say a Chi mom a right away and who gets a recording that says a fall circuits Are Busy now please try your Call again later a will depend largely on the skill and flair of William c. Leach and his Crew at the at amp to network operating Center in Bedminster. While rivals Sci communications corp. And sprint corp. Have similar operations at amp to a is by  the worlds largest. There Are two regional at amp to centers a Conyers fa., for the Eastern United states and Denver for the West but Bedminster watches the world. Despite its essential role the Bedminster Center is strangely subdued As it goes about its work. Voices Are quiet lights Are Low and people Are tranquil. In this superego of telecommunications even the phones have a muffled ring. A your Job is to Complete Calls and make sure that no harm comes to the network Quot Leach said. Near his desk he keeps a framed picture of John Wayne in a Cowboy hat. Asked Why he replied a because he a my  at amp to says that barring some disaster this mothers Day will be its busiest Holiday of the year. The Challenge though is not so much the number of Calls said Leach who has been with at amp to for 27 years. It is that most people tend to Chat with their Mother  longer than the typical three minutes or so for a business Call crowding out callers who try to phone later. And instead of calling from big cities to other big cities where the High capacity Telephone lines Are More people Call from suburbs to other suburbs which done to have big phone lines. Millions of mothers Day Calls for example will flood into the West coast of Florida where Many retirees live in the stretch from Tampa St. Petersburg South to fort Myers. It is Likely to be the busiest area in the country for Telephone Calls. But the phone computer in the town of Windermere fla., was not built to handle such heavy traffic. The Peak calling period on mothers Day is 9 . To 2 p.m., and by calling before or after it people will probably be Able to avoid what at amp to Calls a no circuit condition a when there Are no lines available and callers arc advised to try later. That goes double for cities like Phoenix that have Large numbers of elderly people. A new computer Call routing system adopted last year gives nearly every Call a higher Chance of getting through at amp to executives said. Real time network routing As they Call it creates a a Street smart computer that quickly seeks the fastest possible paths for individual Calls. Phone Calls can travel from 1 million to 2 million Miles an hour As they pass through a National labyrinth of computers and Telephone lines so it does not much matter whether a Call goes straight from Brattleboro vt., to Baton Rouge la., or takes a Detour near Seattle where the circuits Are not Busy. Such creative zigzagging is needed to prevent even the biggest switching computers from overloading. In i High t a h s and s i Hlll s10 years ago May 10,1982 a Britain shelled military positions around port Stanley and turned Back Argentine Supply planes trying to break the blockade but it denied reports that a full scale invasion of the Falkland islands was under way.20 year Sago May 10,1972 anti War protests erupted on More than a dozen College campuses following president Nixon a televised announcement that he had ordered All North vietnamese ports mined. Many of the marches and demonstrations were peaceful but there was violence at the University of California in Berkeley and Columbia University in new York City.30 years ago May 10,1962 a the soviet Union reversed its position and declared it would never sign any nuclear test ban without France. Soviet Deputy foreign minister verian Zorin announced the new soviet position at the 17-nation disarmament conference in Geneva switzerland.40 years ago May 10,1952 a Allied and korean communist truce negotiators finished the 10th month of peace talks in a 10-minute meeting agreeing to Convene again on May 11 to discuss the one main Issue blocking an armistice a the Exchange of prisoners of War. Wok1 a a v. Ah50 years ago too a 10 may1 a 9 4 2 Brig Gen. Wliam f. Sharp commander of american and filipino Force on Mindanao and other Island in the Central Phi Pines order i soldiers to surrender to the japanese a Law Amah group hold out for several More weeks japanese troops launch an attack in the shwe Gyin sector of Northern Burma near tie Border with India. Churchill warns Germany not to use Poison Gas against the soviets. Notre Dame affirms plan to Honor Moynihan despite cardinals protests by Peter Steinfels the new York times new York a a decision by the University of notre Dame to give sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-n.y., a prestigious award honouring outstanding catholics has touched off protests by some Church Hierarchy who object to the senators abortion rights stand. Joseph Zwilling a spokesman for Cardinal Jonn of Connor confirmed that the Cardinal had written to the president of notre Dame the Rev. Edward a. Malloy expressing his disapproval of the decision to award Moynihan the laetare medal at commencement exercises May 17. University officials however defended the Choice of Moynihan. The cardinals office and notre Dame declined to release the text of the letter. Copies of the cardinals protest have circulated within the University and in other Church offices. One person who had seen a copy of the letter quoted references to the a the strength and consistency of Moynihan a record of defending abortion rights and to a 1989 Resolution by the National con Ference of Catholic Bishops declaring that a no Catholic can responsibly take a a pro choices stand when the a choices in questions involves abortion. Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston referred to the same Resolution in a similar letter sent to Malloy according to the same source who quoted Law As saying that the Church was a a ill served by the award to Moynihan. John b. Walsh a spokesman for Law said thursday that the Cardinal considered the correspondence private and would have no comment. Brian Connolly Moynihan a press Secretary offered no comment except that Moynihan a senator Moynihan will be honoured to receive the laetare  Moynihan has generally escaped the reproaches directed at other prominent Catholic politicians like gov. Mario m. Cuomo d-n.y., and sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., who have comparable stances in favor of Legal Access to abortion. Dennis k. Moore a notre Dame spokesman said the University had received complaints about the award from other Bishops and from graduates largely from new York and the East coast. Timothy of Meara Provost at notre Dame said Moynihan had earned the award by a this support for higher education his articulation of Catholic social principles and his concern for the  in a letter to alumni who were protesting the award the Rev. Richard v. Warner,.an adviser to Malloy said the committee that selected Moynihan had looked at a a full Range of matters including positions on abortion and other life related  beating victim ordered to give Back City Hall building awarded by court East St. Louis 111. Up a state appeals court has ruled a beating victim who was awarded ownership of City Hall when East St. Louis officials refused to pay a $3.4 million judgment must return the building to the City. City officials said they were pleased with the court order issued tuesday by the 5th District appellate court at mount Vernon. The ruling voided a 1990 order by St. Clair county circuit judge Roger Scriver. Scrivers order transferred ownership of City Hall to a land Trust on behalf of Walter Debow who was severely beaten by a fellow inmate at the City jail in 1984. Debow was jailed at the time for a traffic violation. He remains physically and mentally disabled As a result of the beating and requires nursing care. Debow was awarded City Hall and a 220-acre tract after the City refused to pay the $3.4 million award ordered by the court. In a split decision the three judge appellate panel voided scrivers order that gave ownership of City Hall to Debow. However the court allowed Debows estate to keep the vacant Industrial tract. Debows attorney Clyde Kuehn said an agreement could be worked out with City officials to satisfy the judgment. Kuehn had blamed the administration of former mayor Carl officer for the City a refusal to pay the court judgment which led to the Transfer of City Hall to the injured Man. Mayor Gordon Bush said the court ruling fulfilled his 1990 Campaign pledge to win Back City Hall. City offices remained in the Structure during the Appeal. Former chief convicted of embezzlement Rcd 2194 Days of War w h. Smith ulishers inc. A Detroit apr former police chief William Hart has been convicted of helping embezzle $2.6 million from a special police fund in part to give his girlfriends lavish gifts. Hart was convicted thursday of two counts of embezzlement and two counts of tax evasion. He was acquitted of one count of tax evasion one count of conspiracy to embezzle and one count of obstruction of Justice. A Federal jury deliberated More than eight Days before convicting Hart who was appointed in 1976 by mayor Cole Man Young. Hart was removed from his Post after his february 1991 indictment. Hart seated with his defense attorney showed no emotion As the verdicts were read. Neither did his wife Laura who was seated in the gallery. The verdict follows a 14-week trial that included the testimony from Harts three former girlfriends numerous top police officials Fri and irs agents and his wife who accompanied him to court every Day. Prosecutors said Hart was a Good police officer who went bad looting $1.3 million from the fund that was set up for undercover investigations and letting a Deputy civilian chief loot another $1.3 million. Defense attorney Thomas Cranmer said Hart was an honest Man who was overcome by paperwork and betrayed by subordinates. Federal agents began their investigation of Hart during the late 1980s. From 1982 to 1989,98 checks to Cash were written from the department secret service fund that Hart controlled. Harts three girlfriends testified that he gave them thousands of dollars in Cash and gifts such As fur Coats