European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tun Day. October 29. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 gun Aims to compensate for poor shooting la ohm Nhi \ k vi1 military Riti a  my the Amu has begun research in determine if modern technology can heir1 soldiers to sin Mil straight under enemy inc looking Abend m the i no. The army is asking manufacturers to help develop a Rifle that would  Unn sensate Ivor the poor marksmanship  under the stress of b. Old hers display while the Arnn already ins some ideas Public affairs officer. The army s Standard infantry Rifle Lor the Lasi two decades has been them of the latest version of them a can be fired in a Semi automatic Mode meaning each pull of he trigger produces one shot or in a burst Mode meaning each pull of the Trig Ger in Luces three shots. Although the m-16 has been repeatedly refined and is considered an excellent weapon its accuracy depends on the Soldier Tir ing it an Arnn paper on the project notes the Soldier s  with current rifles. Is reduced by the stress of combat. I rider situations where life threatening tar de for so me limes moving and Are Al unknown ratings. The Soldier s aiming errors Aie Large. A weapon that is designed with human engineering cons  ions not Only gives the Soldier More Confidence but is easier to Point and  toward that end. Engineers Al the Arma ment research and development Center at Pica tinny Arsenal in Dover n.j., Hae come up with the idea of firing multiple rounds out of n Rifle barrel in a controlled dispersion pattern that can be used to compensate for Large aiming  the idea is that with one pull of the tagger there would be several a this and he Imi be of he Rifle would automatically make each shot jump around to form a  Macnab said. In essence the Imi be would purposely and  disperse the sets in a tight pattern " that concept has come to the lore the army adds because of recent technological advances in the production of e Sele s am munition which consists of a Bullet placed m a solid Block of propellant i Nike traditional ammunition i baseless Shell does not leave a brass 1.1 a to be ejected after living. Ca Selss ammunition in addition to being lighter smaller Anil less Mostk Ihan brass cased ammunition is suitable Lor the High Rale of fire mechanisms thai the  Rifle would require the Riny said. Hul we  t said it has to he this or   added. In the request Lor proposals we issued last month we asked Industry to put Forward any ideas they have. The goal is simply greater accuracy under  v8/ood Sisters donating blood for homosexuals Dallas Tim blood  a group of lesbians concerned about the spread of aids that afflicts mainly homosexual men. Has Lor months quietly donated Buxel and earmarked it for an a Couch used primarily by homosexuals. We re family be have to be supportive said one donor who spoke to the Dallas times Herald on the Condi Tion she not be identified. The Guys can t go Down and give by mid. So it s up to the women to go Down and give to their Brothers she said. The woman belongs to metropolitan Community Church. It has a membership of m4, 5 percent of whom Are homosexual. The Buxel Simers began making regular donations which Are credited to a Church account Al Wadley blood Bank about four months ago. I inn Klein .1 w and Ley spokeswoman said sunday the blood donated by the women is not reserved for use by Church members. She said alter it is screened for aids it is Given to anyone who needs a transfusion. The account benefits Church members by giving them Relief from certain blood transfusion fees Klein said. The idea for the blood Bank originated about a year ago when a congregation member became ill with cancer and needed 18 pints of blood said sue Schrader Church Secretary. Because they rarely have sexual Contact with homosexual men lesbians Are at a very Low  to contract aids. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome attacks the body s Dis ease fighting mechanisms leaving victims susceptible to infection. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 29. 1945 or. A b. Martin president of inc negro american  league said he May a infer with Ford Frick. The National league president about the signing of Jackie Rubinson to a major league baseball contract. Martin said the method used to sign Robinson raised some problems. 30 years ago foday. Oct. 29, 1955 Trench Premier Edgar Faure Hung onto his Job in a close National Assembly Confidence vote. 20 years ago foday. Oct. 29, 1965 two teams of . Astronauts will try to Fly la Weir space capsules within a few feet of each other while moving 17.500 Miles an hour officials announced. The launch which was scrubbed this week will be re scheduled later this year. 10 years ago foday. Oct. 29, 1975 Darrell Johnson who managed the Boston red sox to the american league championship with a team of predominantly Young players was named american league manager of the year by the associated press. High water from Juan in is Closky i ui., residents he in to leave their hours As Hurricane Juan cd Unis High tides along the Gulf Oast. Juan Mih winds up to 75 Mph lashed the Texas and in Misiaita coasts Sunda us it drifted North in the Gulf of Mexico. About 150 people were Tacu Alcil in Louisiana. Hurricane warnings were posted from East of port Arthur Texas to Mobile Ala. National weather senile spokesmen were Uncertain if the Hurricane would hit land. Youths storm theater injure cop guard  Stream . Up some 1.000 youths stormed a movie theater that they claimed had overbooked a showing of Krush Groove Early sunday injuring a police sergeant and a Security guard in the Mclace. More than 45 police officers from throughout Nassau county were called to Slop the ruckus that began shortly after Midnight at the Sunrise Cinema in Valley Stream said officer Robert Wheeler a police spokesman. Krush Groove is about rap performers whose rhyming Street language is set to music. The uproar ended at about 12 40  but not before Security guard Michael Gaudio. 2x of Kings Park suffered a rib injury when he was pushed by the crowd. Wheeler . Also injured was sgt. Joseph Belesi of the fifth precinct who was hit in the face with a untie he said. Both were treated Al Franklin general Hospital and re leased. Police charged Twana Hobbs 16, of Freeport. With second degree assault resisting arrest and disorderly con Duel. Police said she threw the bottle Al Belesi. No other arrests were made police said. College Affe dance Fay minorities Down new York l i minority enrolment is de Clining Al colleges and universities across the United states the new York times reported sunday. Educators interviewed by the newspaper attributed the decline to soaring tuition changes in Federal Aid policies and tightened academic standards. It also said education has lessened its commitment to equity As a social  the urgency of the 1960s and the steady growth of the 1970s Are gone the Rev. Timothy scaly president of Georgetown University in Washington told the times. In creasing minority Access is no longer a front Burner  the times said it quoted figures from a variety of sources in determining that Black. Hispanic and other minorities Are under represented in colleges and universities. But it said there arc some exceptions to the trend including at the state University of new York at Albany where Black undergraduate enrolment Rose to 4.9 percent in i9s4 from 3.7 percent in 1976 and hispanic enrolment increased from 1.7 percent to 2.5 percent in the same period. Educators told the times they fear higher education is in danger of becoming increasingly  we re not meeting the educational needs of minority Young people said Robert Atwell president of the Amer ican Council on education. It makes me shudder to think of what this Means for a country that will be one third minority by the turn of the