European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday july 7,1986 prof s computer takes a byte at soaps new York up please slay Lund for Itic following message a co Lumbia University science professor has created a computer program thai writes Story Lino for soap operas. Having studied the real life soap a of Pur lives for several years artificial intelligence expert Michael Lebowitz figured a computer is Well As a scriptwriter could chum out plots a murder love and mayhem. Some soap operas Are very creative. But tace it a lot Arent Lebowitz pro Fessor of computer science Al the school said in a Telephone  break the stories Down and Dis cover a lot of the motivating Facton Arete nine revenge. Love  Lebowitz reports in the current Issue of psychology today that Bis computer program can generate a few plot out line but it u still not ready for net work television. A cast of character Complete with character traits and past histories has been created jointly by scientists in the lab and on the computer be said. No the scientists we plugging in Standard plot twists found m real life television soaps and allowing the computer to come up with Story Fine. Lebowitz said lot of plot twists have become Standard on daytime soaps. He Slid that in two year period in Days of our lives three dead spouses turned out to be alive. Four lovers died at least temporarily three characters developed serious in nest amnesia blindness and heart attack and one unhappy couple ditto ered they were siblings. It win take some tune Tottel How things wid turn out said Lebowi re Ferring to the computer program not the Day of owrljvs5 Story Hue. Timit a real Good test of creativity. Were tar Dinsmore about human creativity aft web at creativity in computers senator s bid for re election runs into trouble Seattle not sen. Slide Gorton has run into political trouble after his last minute twitch on the confirmation of controversial nominee Tor a Federal judgeship. Some of the to Roubic is linked with animosities arising Roma 2 a year of lib suit Gorton a Republican seeking re elec Tion voted june 26 to confirm Daniel Marion an Indiana lawyer for a seat on the . Court of appeals in Chicago. Marion s qualifications have been widely questioned Gorton acknowledged that he had been swayed just before the Senate Roll Call by a Telephone conversation with White House official whose identity he said he could not remember. He said the caller told him a Vole for Manion would remove barriers to Bis own Choice of William l. Dwyer As a Federal District judge for Western Washington state. In the 1963 Case Dwyer represented Aman who sued a prominent conservative Republican and others for libel the Dwyer nomination has raised a storm of protest from conservative Republican just As Gorton s vote for Manion has aroused criticism among moderate re publicans independents and democrats. Brock Adams the Democrat who i running against Gorton said the senator should have pushed Dwyer s nomination without giving in on Manion. Shute Gorton could t deliver without Selling out on his principles he said. Manion s opponents had expected Gorton to vote with them which would have Defeated the Manion nomination. San. Slide Gorton instead Manion s nomination was tentatively approved in parliamentary a never democratic strategists employed in the Hope of reverting the decision after the july 4 recess. Gorton said after the vote that the Only reason be bad originally planned to vote against Manion was while House opposition to the Dwyer nomination. Otherwise he said be would have sup ported Manion because Indiana s re publican senators Dan Quayle and Rich Ard g. Logar endorsed him and the american bar association rated him  that category is the association s lowest acceptable rating. However Gorton said he told the department of Justice two weeks before the vote that he would not support Mani Nunless the department moved on the Dwyer  and sen. Daniel j. Evans also a Republican nominated Dwyer a Democrat on March 4. Slate sen. Jack Metcalf of Whidby Island who helped organize opposition to Dwyer called him  this Man is not even a Republican he Slid. Ashley Holden director of the Washington conservative Council and a Ven Erable figure on the Republican right in the state Taid in an interview that be had opposed the Dwyer domination every Way he could. Dwyer it a left Wing Liberal and Democrat and Why would a rep blk senator want to nominate Man  asked. He cited the 1963 libel trial in which Dwyer represented John Goldmark t state legislator who sued Holden an others contending that they had brought about his defeat in a re election  by implying in newspaper articles that he was a communist the jury ban for Goldmark. But the trial judge entered a judgment for the defense. The trial was a Bank that is Stuffl remembered. Goiton then a state it met Iri Tusti red in Bebel of Goldmark and Dwyer fist de his role in the Case As one of Bis Homen said he Cipe eled Many conservative republicans would Rente to vote for Gorton despite hit vote Tor Manion because of its link to the Dwyer  said Gorton s vote Tor Manion in Exchange for action on the Dwyer nomination was outrageous i m going to vote for him Ridden said. I d Hotd my nose when 1 do it. But not All conservatives Are like  9 top officials overstay Welcome Proxmire says Washington up the administration i abusing its authority to make temporary appoint ments and several top officials Are holding office i violation of Law. Sen. William Proxmire d-wis., said sunday. Proxmire said a review by the comptroller Gen eral found a clearly discernible trend by the executive Brand to ignore the requirements of Law governing key positions requiring Senate  under terms of the 982 vacancies act key positions in Cabinet level departments can be filled for just 30 Days unless the president has submitted tothe Senate a nominee to serve on a permanent basis. The comptroller general found 19 officials i seven departments serving More than 30 Days with out a nomination pending. The executive agencies take the View that the act can be overcome by the general authority of a cab inet Secretary to assign functions and Delegate authority within a department the report said. Executive agencies were frequently being backed by the Justice department in their decisions to ignore rulings by the comptroller general that such jobs cannot be filled on an extended basis without Senate confirmation the report said. The Legal status of actions taken by temporary appointees who serve longer than 30 Days is Uncer Tain the report said the Law s intent is straightforward and non partisan Proxmire said. Unless every administration is required to submit nominees for Senate scrutiny promptly the constitutional authority of the Senate to review these key appointees will become  Proxmire called on the administration to make firm commitment to the Senate to abide by the vacancies act requirements in All  he threatened to seek amendments to future appropriation j Bills blocking the salaries of appointees who stay More than 30 Days. The systematic erosion of the principles embodied in this Law combined with past abuses of the Power of recess appointments raises a serious constitutional Issue that cannot go unanswered pros mire said. The report noted there Are 276 positions in the 13cabinet-level departments that require Senate confirmation. Get Tough on spouse beaters study tells police Washington up a new Justice department study called on police departments nationwide sunday Roget Tough on spouse beaters and treat their cases As violent crimes. For Loo Long the report said police have looked the other Way when Domestic violence occurred and have no treated it As a serious offence. The re port funded by the National Institute of Justice also said it is important for police to Suppon the family and help deter future violence within it. The $91,000 report confronting Domestic violence a guide for Crim Inal Justice agencies called on Policeto give Domestic violence a lop priority and respond to it As they respond to violence committed by strangers. Because we All want to help families thrive within our communities we must address seriously the Domestic violence which too often shatters families from All walks of life said Jam Sstewart head of the National Institute of Justice. This is a manual for communities that want to gel serious about fighting Domestic  Domestic violence has received new attention in the last few years As women s groups have pressured police to investigate and prosecute spouse beat ers. Experts say Domestic violence Cut across economic lines and affects affluent professional families As Well a those below the poverty line. More than 8 percent of the 18,692homicides in the United states in 1984 involved one spouse killing another the report said and researchers Esti mate that More than 2 million people Are beaten by their spouses each year. In one prominent Case Charlott Fedders described in a Magazine Arti Cle Bow her husband John Fedders formerly a key official at the securities and Exchange commission beat he during their marriage even while she was pregnant. The disclosure which first came during the couple s divorce proceedings forced Fedders to resign is Sec Job the new report Taid police in Man communities still Are unsure whether to make arrests in Domestic violence cases and when there is a arrest it is sometime misclassified As a Mise Meanor when the assault is actually felony which carries a tougher penalty. The report recommended Clear Cut written instructions for police to Fol Low. In Seattle for example police tie instructed that any Domestic violence involving a gun or knife should always be considered a felony. The report also recommended coordinating Domestic violence cases with other criminal Justice agencies co jct ing separate data on spouse Bate cases and making staff members in sati Tive to the problem. It suggested that cities set do t Spe Cial Domestic violence unit Tad thai police departments routinely follow up investigations