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i 4. 3 DAILY NEWS Thursday. October 29. 1987 nn IUJ SUUoUU -mtf I Newborn kidnaped 2 years ago By JARED McCALUSTER Daily News Staff Writer Two years after the incident, the nightmare continues for Francesca Santana of Crown Heights. In October 1985.

Santana's three-day-old daughter was abducted at gunpoint from Brookdale Medical Center. Desperate searches, investigations by law enforcement officials and rewards in amounts as high as $30,000 have all proved futile; the child is still missing. However, despite the failure thus far, efforts continue to obtain information on the missing child and discover her whereabouts. Children In Crisis, a Manhattan-based agency that helps parents find their missing children, has joined Santana in her search for Mar-lene. The group contacted an artist who made sketches of the abductor from witnesses' descriptions.

Using the child's sister as a model, the artist also drew a picture that suggests how Marlene might look today. Media blitz The organization had the drawings approved by the New York Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and has started a media blitz to draw attention to the child's plight Zoning hearing Hundreds of Queens residents are expected to attend a zoning hearing scheduled for 10:30 am. today before the Board of Estimate at City Hall. The hearing is on proposed changes to the so-called infill provision of the zoning laws which many borough residents claim is a threat to the integrity of their residential neighborhoods. Under the provision, some developers want to demolish large one-family homes to erect multi-unit housing in their place.

They contend that such development is needed because of the housing crunch. Homelessness Peter Smith, president of the Partnership for the Homeless, will speak on "Homelessness: What One Person Can Do" at 12:45 p.m. today at Maril-lac auditorium on the Jamaica campus of St John's University, Grand Central and Utopia Parkways. The talk is free and open to the public. The event is part of a three-day Student Homeless Action Campaign Teach-in, which concludes tomorrow at St John's.

Treat checks It may be a depressing sign of the times, but St Joseph's Hospital in Flushing is making its flu-oroscope machine available to Halloween trick or treaters so that they can check their candy for hidden pins, razor blades and other dangerous items. The machine will be available from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday in the X-Ray Department at the hospital, 158-40 79th Ave, The service will be free. Job seminar The Baisley Park Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs will present an employment and economic seminar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

on Saturday in Room 2M04 at York College, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Jamaica. The panel of invited speakers includes Rep. Floyd Flake (D-Ro-sedale). Daily News sports writer Rob Parker and a number of educators, businessmen and civil service workers.

tana case were drawn by artist Migueal Cano and made possible by a donation from Peter Stringfellow of String-fellow's Restaurant One sketch shows a possible likeness of Marlene at two years of age. The other was of her abductor, who was believe to be a Hispanic woman, 25 to 27 years of age. She is about 5 feet 2 inches tall, 130 and has dirty blond or bleached blond hair. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Marlene Santana or her abductor should call the confidential police hot line at 287-3225. Marlene Santana and her abductor.

the abductor, who was still pointing the gun at the baby. When they came to a parked car, the woman took the baby and its clothing, entered the car and fled. Children In Crisis Director Karin DiGia said the organization assists parents in dealing with law enforcement and other agencies, makes referrals and provides other services in times of crisis. Marlene Santana is the youngest person the group has helped seek. The oldest person was a 72-year-old with Alzheimer's Disease.

The sketches for the San dsnrtsy sponse to a proclamation is-sued by Mayor Koch to promote New York City as a "college town." The callers used three specially installed phones set up in the Temp 2 Building on the sprawling campus on Springfield Blvd. at 56th Ave. "It's our special way of welcoming these foreign students to the United States," said spokeswoman Barbara Chambers. College officials said that the foreign students number about 600 of the 12,000 students on campus. With an assist from personnel, the students manning the phones hail from throughout Europe, Central America and South America as well as from Af- KETCHES OF MISSING child The sad story began as Santana was leaving Brookdale with her baby about 9:30 p.m.

Oct 21, 1985. She said she was approached by a woman who had commented on her baby earlier in the day. "I waited for you all day long, and I want your baby," the woman said to the disbelieving mother. Santana, who was accompanied by her sister, recalled that she laughed and kept walking. The woman pulled a gun, placed it to the baby's head and ordered Santana outside.

Santana said she and her sister walked six blocks with scene of animated chats as they watched their fellow-collegians from abroad talk briefly with relatives and friends from those far-away lands they know about mostly from books. Joy and comfort mustered all its "connections" to bring an added measure of joy and family contact to the ambitious project that permitted the young men and women from 30 foreign nations to "call back home" free of charge for two minutes each under an agreement between the school and the utility company. The calls began at noon and ended about 4 p.m. The program was planned, college officials said, in re- lioiiis free. 1 By CARLOS VELEZ and WILLIAM NEUCEBAUER Daily News Staff Writer "Hello Tokyo? This is Queens!" "Hello Africa? Queens calling!" "Just a moment Korea; your Queens call is on the line!" Nearly 200 foreign students queued up excitedly at three special telephone stations on the Bayside campus of Queensborough Community College yesterday, and their incessant, mirthful chatter droned on for hours as if vying with the buzz of the busy phones they used to call home.

For native-born students, who hovered nearby curiously, it was an oft-repeated TSisy call ghanistan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Iran, Taiwan, and Zimbabwe, Africa. Ailong Zhang called his folks in Tokyo, but there was no reply. "Guess there's nobody home." he said, dejectedly. "I'll try a little later." Samir Habib, who has been in this country three months, said his mother and father were "unexpectedly surprised" at his unscheduled call to the family domicile in Dar es Salaam, Africa. "I told them I was well and happy, because they didn't think I'd be calling quite so soon again," Samir explained.

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