European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and Stripe few angry i 2,000,000 greeks to vote March 5 Athens a mechanical brain so human it even cheats Bas been developed by an 18-year-old scientific wizard Here the machine can beat any human at "tic-tac-toe1 without cheating says its inventor Noel Penney Elliott senior in Kellogg High school but still. It win try to chisel a Little if its human opponent in t careful. The game is played by switches and lights in nine squares on top of the 13-Inch-Square, 10-Inch-High machine. The hapless human throws a switch in a Square to Start the game. Instantly the machine comes with its move without even stopping to think says the bespectacled Young scientist and so on until the machine Citver has won or tied i catch it cheating now and then Noel says. Sometimes it will turn on lights in two squares during one turn. I m working on it to see what the cause is of course the human player can cheat the machine too by turning on a switch in the Square which the machine already had lit but still the human can t win Only tie at he says the machine wins about 40 per cent of the time. The other 60 per cent of the time the cat gets the game because the machine is so smart it prevents the human from winning. There Are other bugs he still u working on. Sometimes it s kind of dumb he says. It has a Clear Cut Chance to win but passes it up. Of course it either wins or 1is later. But i think with Mare research i can raise its percentage of Noel who does calculus to relax says he worked three years developing the machine. Noel was chosen As one of the 40 finalists in the recent National Westinghouse science Talent search because of his work with the machine. He will go to Washington b.c., March 2 to compete for $11,000 in scholarships and attend a five Day science Talent Institute. Neucom ments carnival Prince decorates officials of Hico America House at Fasching by Virginia Webb i american and German personnel of Hico and the Augsburg America Host gathered in the Case nightclub recently to celebrate Fasching the traditional German carnival tone. The highlight at the Celebration was a visit by Prince carnival and Princess Edelgard and their court who bestowed decorations on judge Homer m. Lyon judge Haro d Schwartz and mrs. Sofic h. Bernard America House director. All three were made honorary subjects of Prince carnival. It and mrs. Robert c. Gunsel have announced the birth of a son Austin Bruce weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces at the 68�i go in Munich. Sec and mrs. Backes have announced 4tie birth of an 8-Pound boy. Backes is a member of the 513 a in. An 8-Pound, 1-ounce son Todd Sheppard was born recently to or. And mrs. Raymond Healy. Healy is chief of the youth acl Vitie Section old Hesse. Capt and mrs. Thomas j. Mcdonald jr., announced the birth of � son weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces named Thomas or. The Captain a commander of Trie co 2d army Cav regt. A and mrs. Charlesr wheat announce she birth of a son weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces named Kenneth. Wheat a assigned to he co 3d army Cav regt. A and mrs. Anthony c. Hall announce the birth of a 5-Pound, 1-ounce boy Patrick Andrew at the 93th go. Sgt and mrs. Carl v. Hinkel announce the birth of a Eon at the 98th go in Munich. Hinkel if assigned to the 557th Ord Mam co in Augsburg. The monthly meeting of the Wiesbaden cab scouts will be held next March 2 at the stardust club at 7 pm. All parents Are urged to attend. Parents also will meet at the Rose hotel March 4 at % pm to reorganize the Grap. Hie Wiesbaden air base officers wives club will bold a Annchen = and social meeting ext tuesday at l 3t pro a special program Baa Bem planned Tor the afternoon. A new Coffee shop has been opened in the cocktail lounge of the hotel Schwarzer where Sweet Rolls Toast and late breakfasts will be served from 9 to ii am monday through Friday. Mrs. Alan Farrington was ejected president of. The Continental women s club at bad Kissinger in a special election necessitated by the resignation erf former president mrs. F. �. Duda. Vice president of the club is mrs. Fred b. Porter treasurer mrs. Virgel Grant and Secretary mrs. M. H. Plot Fecto. Mrs. Claude r. Mcclary serves As social chairman and mrs. D. W. Noake As activities chairman. Sis photo by Waller at a Tea held la her Honor mrs. James Butler left former troop Leader of troop 1, Frankfort girl scout was awarded an official thanks sealed u mrs. James e. Black Well troop treasurer. The stars and stripes vol. To no. 311 editor to culex managing editor sports editor. Friday february 24, Law i co William m. Summers. Ken Zumwalt Phu Taylor executive manager chief of distribution Maurice r. H Brown news h181-3m61 Darmstadt Berlin m-6es1 b4-6680 Vienna b Bremerhaven 11644-11363 Munich. My lit the european edition is published Dally at Darmstadt. Hess Germany for the u.&. Occupation forces under the auspices of i army air forces troop information and education division Euco Tel Frankfurt the stars and stripes. Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars and Stripe Apo 175. array mail to the new York office should be sent to we Washin Fitow Street n. Y. This is nol an official publication of the us army re entered As second class matter sept 22. 19. At the pos Toffic to new Yorac. N. Under tire act cd March 3, a. Rest be 1 prel Semi Gra ,3 and take to dus ties be do h pol Bel Lurea ten eur intr Lux Bee Anc to Bor i tra ele Pas she we lit ing for u o us Soi 361 Tif at Pom or to be on re ii to a fic Jia the c l s Al c. A a
