European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 19, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 general dynamics moves to halt abuses Washington up the new chairman of the cd neral dynamics corp. Which was indicted last month on conspiracy charges is taking new Steps to prevent abuses in Hopes of lifting a suspension on Federal contract awards. But chairman Stanley Pace told a news conference this past week he sees Little value in conducting an internal investigation of sweeping allegations of fraudulent Over charges Slock manipulation conflicts of interest and the passing of illegal gratuities by the giant military contractor. Lie said he would leave that task to investigators for the Justice department securities and Exchange commission Anthel in Wagon. A question of How much Lime i have Pace said. When i came to general dynamics in the summer my primary purpose was to manage the company for the future not to be the judge and jury of the past. What is past has happened. It j like an automobile Accident the cars Are silting  he said he hoped to take the administrative corrective actions necessary to avoid the vulnerabilities which have created criticisms of our  Pace also said he is optimistic that he suspension of the firm by Navy Secretary John Lehman will be Lif cd in same reasonable number of  besides reiterating a new company ethics code announced last summer in the face of an earlier Pentagon suspension Pace said general dynamics has hired outside Legal and accounting firms to develop programs for Assur ing full compliance with government contracts. He said the firm has strengthened. Policies and procedures to ensure the accurate Billing of labor  those changes appeared to address a dec. 2 indictment of general dynamics and four present and former executives including Nasa administrator James Beggs on charges they conspired to defraud the government by diverting s7.5 million in excess costs on a contract for the ill fated sgt. York anti aircraft gun to two other accounts. Pace also said general dynamics has established u network of ethics directors to rain its 100,000 employees in government regulations. Established 3 cum Mil ice on corporate responsibility composed of outside directors to Overie the ethic pro Gram. Taken vigorous Steps to prevent unallowable Billings such As one official s charges to the government for dog boarding an example that provided a Battle cry fur critical congressmen last year. Instil Utcy what amounts ton Money Back guarantee on the government Purchase of spare parts from the firm which uni charged hundreds and even thousands of dollars for simple replacement pieces. "1 have the full support of our Buard of directors and our management team to do whatever is necessary a Correct any problems that Enist now or arise in the future he said. Pace replaced David Lewis As chairman of general dynamics which has become he target of As Many As eight Federal investigations in recent years. Lewis who testified to a Federal grand jury about allegations he concealed sub Marine construction delays from company stockholders is believe in to have resigned under pressure. Artist s sketch shows car navigation system which might enable Drivers to find their Way through  City streets or across a foreign country without using a map. Car navigation system could end map Reading London a with a dashboard navigation system developed in Britain motorists of the future might be Able to drive through a Maze of unfamiliar City streets or across a foreign country without using a Road map or asking directions. The in car electronic Compass unit is Ca Pable of being keyed by computer into a specific mop the makers. Clesmy said. The British electronics company said a Digi Tal display panel fitted in the dashboard pro Vides the Driver with precise instructions such As turn left at nest  take route 33 nest enit of Road Forks Bear right. The device will be Given its first Public demonstration in London in february fees sey said. However providing car manufacturers Are willing to adopt the system it will be at least five years before its Avail Able in production line cars. Plessy said the unit also could he adapted for use in police cars Security vehicles vulnerable to terrorist attacks or military aircraft needing instant Compass readings in an Aerial dogfight. Automobile manufacturers have Long been searching without commercial Success for a moderately cheap and accurate car navigation system. For 20 years or so people have been looking for a practical car navigation sys tem without having a satellite Antenna on the roof Plassey spokesman Richard Gardner said in an interview. Obviously this is quite a break through he said. The really difficult work which has been designing the system has now gone  the pics Scy adaptive Compass equipment or Pace would add about s720 to the Cost of a new ear compared with $25,100 for a i fess ional gyr Compass used for navigation in advanced military vehicles or aircraft Plessey said in a news release. Although the company plans to offer Pace to car manufacturers Gardner said i m sure in due course you will be Able to incorporate the unit in existing vehicles All the Driver will need to know before he Seta out across town or country a the Grid references of the Starling Point and the destination. The Grid numbers Are entered into the unit s miniature push Button computer. After that there should be no More need for a Road map or stopping at Gas stations to ask the Way Plessey said. The 9-by-5-Inch unit uses specially de signed software capable of correcting false readings that might occur when driving up a Steep Hill which creates magnetic distortions or when a Large metallic object a passed in a City Street such As a bus or track Plessey said. The Compass controlled by a microprocessor constantly monitors the vehicle s Speed direction and Elevation Plessy said a map of Britain has already been digitalized and can be incorporated into the system s software. But once a map of the world has been digitalized a Motorist might be Able to find his Way As easily in Boston As in Baghdad by incorporating the appropriate software. Plessy estimated it would take 26 min utes to fit each navigation system into a production line car. A new dashboard would probably have to be designed to fit Legal regulations it said. To foil thieves the unit might also be linked to a radio transmitter that could pinpoint the vehicle s location anywhere in the world. In combat aircraft the Compass unit s instant response might give pilots a Lime advantage Plassey said. In an Aerial Duel a Pilot usually must wait a few seconds for the inboard Compass to readjust itself after vigorous Maneu vers before a missile can be fired with accuracy