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Battalion N ATION 'entagon says soldiers were beaten rile captive, three were struck with rifle butts, kicked, punched - andfe urse is o f -okeep:;j ics, wi b and si ?s. ility of a n demaii lave bee; icilitati ?e times: i tor moiii nd only ne Web. text areo e extra Tst oppor Jistance n offeret [WASHINGTON (AP) — The three !. Army soldiers released from [b captivity had been beaten with butts, kicked and punched by men who captured them near Macedonian border, a Pentagon [cial said Thursday. “Although there were also peri- of harsh treatment during inter- [ation in the several days follow- after their capture ... we believe bulk of their injuries were sus- ted in the early moments of the Hivity,” Pentagon spokesperson ineth Bacon said, releasing the details of their capture, iacon also said the Army has icluded “beyond a shadow of a bbt” that the three soldiers were |the Macedonian side of the bor- when they were captured, not on Yugoslav side as the Yugoslav [horities claimed. He said their itors were armed and wore the [forms of the Yugoslav army. “They were taken by a substan- jly larger force,” Bacon said. “1 n’t know how much larger, but ?r pen: ped witlr to Phik t long, $j azisymb across tbi i cures aave ki M.it z said ? not be ommission cites ensures to stop infant abduction WASHINGTON (AP) — With 1. newborns abducted from hospitals in the last few years, in oversight commission is sug- sting ways to prevent future atchings, including ending birth announcements in news- measu P> l P ei 's. propose: Better ID badges and color hate. 1 hereti things S the Ok! e studen : id Chart govern: tasquer, photos of newborns would also help, the Joint Commission on creditation of Hospital Orga- zations says in a special alert ing sent this week to nearly 1(500 hospitals nationwide. “Any time we’re able to spot te exe: a | tren d or a pattern, we want to m FamilB ert ^' ie health care community 1 thebilB’ we can prevent tragedies,” but jtspii said Janet McIntyre, a commis- owardtli°nspokeswoman. “Something /fee an infant abduction is al- ays a high profile case.” The commission began issu- g these special alerts in Febru- gry 1998, and has sent only a w. It bases its recommenda- ns on investigations hospitals are required to conduct after something goes wrong. The American Hospital Asso ciation welcomed the recom mendations. “When these things happen )u try to figure out what hap- ned and try to prevent this Jom happening again. You have to find a way to learn,” said spokesman Rick Wade. “That’s the way it’s supposed to work.” In reviewing eight recent ab- luctions, the commission found that all of them involved female abductors in hospitals with un monitored access to elevators or stairwells near the postpartum or nursery areas. They all oc- jiirred in midsize or large hos pitals. 1 The commission recom mended: 1 —Educating the staff on how to spot potential abductors and what to do if there is a snatching. 1 —Increasing parent educa tion about abduction risks. I —Attaching bands to baby, mother, father or significant oth er immediately after birth. I —Footprinting babies, taking color photos and recording ba bies’ physical exams within two hours of birth. I —Requiring staff to wear up- to-date and conspicuous ID badges with color photos. The number of abductions as dropped in recent years, here were 104 from 1983 rough early this year — an av erage of 15 per year — with 98 abies found and six still miss ing, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploit ed Children. There were 13 ab ductions total in 1996, 1997 and SOUpS, 1998. IT of : when :al. ight. I FAX For Rent: Cozy 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 12 roommates. Fun while it lasted. But found a much better place thanks to SpringStreet, the personal ized online service that helps you find exactly what you’re looking for. Like more space, for instance. www.springstreet.com Log on. Move in. they felt that they didn’t have any al ternative but to stop. And in fact, as they tried to get out, they ran into an obstacle which I believe was a ditch, which also made it difficult for them to get away.” The three, who met with Presi- “We believe the bulk of their injuries were sustained in the early moments of the captivity” — Kenneth Bacon Pentagon spokesperson dent Clinton in Germany on Wednesday, are Staff Sgt. Christo pher J. Stone, 25, of Smiths Creek, Mich.; Staff Sgt. Andrew A. Ramirez, 24, of Los Angeles, and Spc. Steven M. Gonzales, 21, of Huntsville, Texas. When examined by doctors after their release on Sunday, Ramirez was found to have a stitched-up wound on the top of his head and two fractured ribs, as well as swelling of his lower right leg. His in juries have begun to heal and no surgery is planned. Stone was found to have a broken nose, plus bruises and abrasions on his face. Doctors said Gonzales “turned out fine” in initial checkups. Bacon said the Army’s investiga tion found that one of the three Americans was manning a .50-cal iber machine gun on their Humvee scout vehicle at the time they were captured, and together the three also had one M-16 rifle and two unspec ified sidearms. The machine gun apparently had ammunition but was not in position to fire. Bacon said. “It was not ready to go because typically when you drive around you don’t have the thing ready to fire,” he said. Jefferson family reunion welcomes slave descendants CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Guess who’s coming to dinner at the Thomas Jefferson family re union this year? For the first time, descendants of Jefferson’s slave Sally Hemings will attend the annual gathering, which has been held at Monticel- lo for the past 86 years. But a bat tle looms over whether the Hem- ingses will be fully accepted as Jefferson’s kin. The reunion will be the first one held since DNA test results last fall found that the author of the Declaration of Independence may have fathered at least one of Hemings’ children. Because of those findings, a white, sixth-generation scion of Jefferson plans to challenge his cousins to formally admit the Hemings descendants into their family organization, the Monti- cello Association, during their pri vate meeting May 16. “I don’t see what the big deal is unless the big deal is racism,” said Lucian K. TYuscott IV, a best selling author and member of the Monticello Association. “They take my word that I’m a descen dant and they don’t take their word, despite the oral histories and DNA tests that back their claim. That’s racist on its face.” “Yes, it looks racist, but it’s a genealogical question,” Monticel lo Association President Robert Gillespie countered. “We’ve got historical records. 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