European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Thursday november 2s. 2 mortar shells stolen from rail car by the Washington Post Washington two powerful mortar shells were stolen from a railway car in Philadelphia recently fueling con Cerns about the supervision of the Mili tary s massive inventory of munitions. On nov. 18, a Boxcar containing mor tar shells was left unattended by Conrail police for nearly three hours in violation of military guidelines the Fri and rail Road officials confirmed tuesday. When the police returned to the rail car they found the door ajar and sneaker print around the site. A Box containing two 30 Pound 4.2-Inch mortar shells was . The devices Don t belong on the Street said Linda Vizi spokeswoman for the Fri s Philadelphia Field office which is conducting an investigation of in the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 25, 1 983 soviet president Yuri v. Andropov announced thai his country would scrap its moratorium on deploying ss-20 missiles in retaliation for nato s installation of new . Nuclear missiles. 20 years ago nov. 25, 1973 president Nixon announced that he would make a nationwide to address to disclose Steps to counter the Energy crisis. He said the measures would involve some sacrifice by americans. 30 years ago nov. 25, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald the accused Assassin of presi Dent Kennedy was shot and killed by nightclub Ovner Jack Ruby. 40 years ago nov. 25, 1953 two czechoslovak civilians who flew to Freedom in their first Solo flight told a news con Ference at Regensburg West Ger Many that Many friends in their Homeland would like to do the same thing. 50 years ago nov. 25, 1943 an Raf Armada. Striking Berlin for the second time in 24 hours left in its Wake great sear ing Walls of flame and a nazi press screaming for revenge. Swedish re ports said. World War ii 50 years ago today nov. 25 american bombers based in China attack Formosa for the first time destroying 42 japanese warplanes at Shinchiyu Airfield on new Guinea. Australian soldiers overrun the last japanese positions at Sattelberg. Allied planners of plans for an amphibious Landing at Anzio behind German lines on the Western Side of Italy source 2l�t do s of wat. W h Smith raft inc.  Bookow Takt freon books corp. 1961 a the theft along with local Rolice. Theydon t belong in the hands of civilians.", military officials have come under in creased scrutiny and criticism for the Pik Ferage of property on their bases an posts. A general accounting office re port concluded that there Likely was widespread theft of military Small  by defense personnel because of weak controls. The stolen materials included parts capable of converting semiautomatic rifles into machine guns. But thefts that occur while munitions Are being transported occur infrequently according to the military traffic manage ment Contd which has a sophisticated electronic tracking system for its More than 50,000 shipments each year. The shells described As High explosive shrapnel bombs did not have fuses and Are unlikely to detonate during nor Mal handling. But they Are definitely considered a threat in the wrong hands said Ernie Mohr systems manager for . Army procurement. The traffic command which oversee the transit of military equipment re quires that such property be inspected each hour officials with the rail company said tuesday. The shipment was checked on nov. 18 at 10 p.m., but was not looked at again until 12 50 a.m., said Christin Wagner a spokeswoman for Conrail the freight Railroad. We take this very seriously and regret that it occurred Wagner said. It was on our tracks in Bur Yard and our re  has ordered an internal investigation into the theft and the company is drafting departmental charges to be levied against private police guarding the shipment the charges could Range from reprimands to dismissals said Wagner. In the past three Vears there have been three other thefts during military transport involving munitions hazardous materials and other equipment. Last february thieves stole More than $140,000worth of miscellaneous military equip ment including night vision devices an tools in Georgia. The two other thefts involved Low explosive smoke grenades and20 my ammunition. Special monitoring devices track by satellite the movement and location of munitions hazardous materials and other sensitive materials allowing a Central control site to know where the military property is. Former nurse s aide changes Story says doctor ordered 78 y Swap Tampa Fla. A a former nun a s aide who previously said she knew nothing about a baby Swap at a hospital15 years ago now says the switch was intentional. Patsy Webb issued a statement tues Day saying a doctor at Hardee memorial Hospital in Wauchula in 1978 gave the order to switch i Mccrty Mays with an ailing baby. The 60-year-old said she is speaking out now because she is sick with a respiratory illness. Attorneys for Webb offered no corroborating evidence and refused to provide a motive or comment beyond the statement. She would t talk with report ers. Kimberly was caught in a tug of War Between the Man who raised her Robert Mays and her biological parents Ernest and Regina Twigg. Last summer. Circuit judge Stephen Dakan ruled that Mays Isth girl s Legal father. Dakan said the Twiggs have no right even to visit  ruling is under Appeal. According to Webb s statement she was asked by one of the treating physicians to switch the Twiggs and Mays babies but she  upon arrival at work the next Day she immediately saw the infants had been switched the statement said. She was informed that if she said anything about the babies being switched she would be immediately terminated from her employment at the  according to her statement Webb sown child was sick with leukaemia at the time and she remained silent to maintain health insurance. Patsy  statement in sworn statements Given during the dispute Between the Mays and Twigg families Webb said she knew nothing about the Swap. John Blakely an attorney for the Twiggs said the woman s statement is the first of the smoking  what Patsy Webb says does not sur prise me because that is what we believed for years Blakely said. However Art Ginsburg who rep resented Kimberly against the Twiggs said you be got to understand that Patsy Webb s testimony has been taken on three different occasions before nowhere she has denied any of  George Russ another Mays attorney Kimberly  of tug of War said Webb s Story regarding the doctor does t make sense. If he was going to do something like that certainly he would not pick out an obscure nurse s aide and switch the babies Russ said. He added this woman has clearly admitted she is a  the baby Swap came to Light when the child raised by the Twiggs Arlena devel oped heart problems and blood test snowed she was t their biological Daugh Ter. After Arlena died in 1988, the Twiggs launched a search that led them to Kimberly. The Twiggs have publicly suggested that Mays was behind the baby Swap. They have said they will Appeal All the Way to the . Supreme court . Lifts All South Africa sanctions Washington a president Linton signed legislation tuesday lifting the remaining . Sanctions against South Africa and announced an initiative to Spur investment in that nation s Blac private sector. Kozi a ukulele afrika Clinton said inthe xhosa language just before signing the Bill at a White House ceremony. The English translation is god bless Afri w4� the Law pushed by sen. Nancy Kasse Baum. A Kan ends . Restrictions on South Afri Ca s ability to obtain Loans from the inter National monetary fund. Removes constraints on Export import Bank lending. And allows South Africa to apply for improved trading  Law urges All state and local governments to lift their sanctions following finalization last week of a new interim South african Constitution guaranteeing Basic rights for everyone Black or White. South Africa stands on the Brink of anew future said Kassebaum who led efforts in 1986 to impose sanctions aimed at ending apartheid which Congress passed Over president Reagan s  Clinton said that simply signing a Bill into Law won t help South Africa poor get jobs and lift themselves out of poverty. Decades of institutionalized segregation in South Africa have left a bitter legacy of division of poverty of illiteracy of unemployment the president said for South Africa s democratic transit onto succeed the first Post apartheid government will need the resources to com at those  Clinton announced that Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and Ruth Harkin chief executive officer of the overseas private investment corp., would Lead i Trade and investment delegation aimed a opening opportunities for South african Blacks. The Rev. Jesse Jackson who attended the ceremony said that improving eco nomic conditions for South african lacks will mean a better future for those in other african nations As Well. Help Zimbabwe. Zambia. Mozambique Jackson said. We must put a focus oar investment As we lift our sanctions