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 by the new York times Bedminster . A starting about 7 . Edt 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 Ana 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 far the worlds largest. There Are two regional at amp to centers a Conyers ga., for the Eastern United states and Denver for the West a but Bedminster watches the world. Despite its essential role the Bedminster Center is strangely subdued As it goes about its work. Voices arc 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 a 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 far 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 Are 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 Quot 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 docs 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 thl stars and stripes10 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 years ago May 10,1972 a 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. Worl d Yah i50 years ago today 10 may1.9 .4 .2 Brig. Gen. Whitlam f. Sharp commander of american and filipino forces on Mindanao and other islands in the Central Phlp Pines orders his soldiers to surrender to the japanese a Lew Small groups hold out for several More weeks japanese troops launch an attack in the shwe Gyin sector of Northern Burma near the Border with India. Churchill warns Germany not to use Poison  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 Oft 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. Cot circus other Church offices. One person who had seen a copy of the letter quoted references to the a the strength and consistency of Moynihan Sinea to release me Icli i me icus. Copies of the cardinals protest have plated within the University and in 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 Iii. 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. Disabled Man says fired maid abandoned him source 2194 Days of War w h Smith publishers inc a Seattle apr a paralysed Man says his housekeeper disconnected his Telephone turned out the lights and left him stranded for three Days without food and water after he fired her. Kirby Brown a 42-year-old quadriplegic said he could hardly talk by the time friends found him in bed on april 24, malnourished and dehydrated. A i had no water no food i  Call out for assistance without my phone a Brown said. A i was getting pretty freaked out laying  Brown said he yelled for help when he heard the mailman coming but apparently Wasny to heard. Police were investigating to see whether the 24-year-old woman could be charged with a crime. Brown who was paralysed in his 20s after a traffic Accident told police that he decided to fire the woman because he believed she was dealing drugs drinking and a acting As a  he also said his apartment Wasny to properly cleaned. Brown gave the housekeeper who had worked for him for a year two weeks notice on april 14. When she walked out a week later leaving Brown helpless in bed he asked her to at least turn out the lights to save electricity. He said she obliged and also disconnected Browne a Telephone Doorbell and smoke alarm unplugged the refrigerator and turned the heat up High. She then left him in a closed room he said. Brown said she took a clothes dryer two televisions and a videocassette recorder. To pass the time Brown watched a television he was Able to turn on by Remote control