European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 9. 1968 the stars and stripes Page 7 electrifying exhibits unveiled at electronics show Las vegas Nev. Map electronics exhibitors unveiled dazzling gadgetry from 3-d camcorders to digital super vhf video recorders As he annual win Ter consumer electronics show opened on a note of optimism. Industry leaders projected record us. Factory sales of electronics of 132 billion in 1988. Up nearly 5 percent from this year s sales. We May have a problem or to. But 130 billion and growing does t seem like a disaster to me Frank Myers president of Arvin electronics said thursday one of the Industry s problems i the two year slide in the value of the Dollar which makes japanese and other foreign products More expensive Here and his Cut into the More explosive growth level of a few years ago. An others the bitter Battle Between the electronics and re cording industries Over a digital tape re cording technology. Digital audio tape recorders and players were the stars of the show a thousands of products thai manufacturers Hope will find their Way into Ameri can living rooms this year went on Dis play at the Las vegas convention Center. The High Quality of the Dat cassette recordings comparable to that of com pact discs has led the music Industry to demand an anti taping electronic Chip be inserted so the units can be used Only for playback. Most major manufacturers were Dis playing Dat recorders however  protests that Consumers will use Dat taping at Home to make copies of records and compact discs Cut Ting into sales. Clarion corp. Said it Wilt begin marketing a play Only Dat car stereo unit ties the fight with he recording Industry it s not responsible to introduce i until there is a Resolution of the loft wart Issue said Michael Fidler Avice president for Pioneer electronics inc. We have the technology Andreve introduced a product in the Jap anese Market. But right now we re wailing for the .  unlike previous shows no major product breakthroughs Are being announced this week but the show feature refinements of super vhf video record ers and camcorders As Welt As the newest models of compact disc players and High Resolution televisions. The trends arc to bigger television Sand higher Quality televisions and video recorders said Fidler. The picture Quality on televisions and video record ers has been greatly  the show s sponsor the electronic industries association predicted a Good year for he Industry which had record sales in 1987 of s30.7 billion. The association predicted sales would surpass 132.2 billion in 1988. Among the products at the show a portable video recorder and Tele vision with a 3-Inch screen that weightless than five pounds. The unit from Casio is barely larger than a Lunchbox yet plays full size vhf tapes. Cordless speakers from the Kos Scorp. That use infrared beams to take the place of wires from a stereo or video receiver. The speakers which sell for j350 a pair Are powered by rechargeable batteries. A Home computer system from Nethat adds a television and portable fax machine to perform and Monitor several household functions. A fax or fas Cimic machine transmits documents electronically Over Telephone lines. The Rabbit double play which sit atop a television and allows a person to watch two channels at once one in the Omer of the television screen. A 3-d camcorder or portable video camera recorder and player from Toshiba hat will be available in Hie May. A prototype videophone from Sanyo with built in camera and 3-Inch screen. A laser player from Pioneer that plays five different types of discs rang ing from laser discs to tiny single play compact discs. A surround sound chair from Pioneer that has built in speakers including a Bass speaker in the scat to give he listener he feel and sound of a Movi theater. Agency will push for child resistant cigarette lighters Washington a those Handy Hill disposable cigarette lighten could become a bit tougher to use in the future if Federal safety officials have the Airway the consumer product safety commission the Agency that brought you the child resistant Pill bottle announced thursday that it is launching an Effort to make Cigar c lighters child resistant. But change in lighter design could take two years or More under Federal procedures initiated by the Agency which has been criticized by consumer groups for allegedly dragging its feet on lighter safely. Rep. Jam j. Florio d-nj., chairman of a House consumer affairs panel and a regular critic of commis Sion inaction issued a statement expressing pleasure with the move but adding that it is Only a first step. Last summer Florio warned that if the commission did t act soon Congress would order it to do so. A recently As november the giant consumer federation embattled principal defends self Hospital in Louisville ky., petitioned the commission to take  Agency launched a staff study and reported thai in 1985 children playing with lighters caused an Esti mated 7,800 fires leading to 120 deaths 860 injures and s60.s million in property damage. The commis Sion concluded that cigarette lighters available today Are not child resistant. To provide such child Resis Tance changes in lighter design May be  the commission is zip cited to evaluate various pos sible lighter design changes in an Effort 0 find ways tomake Fig ruts child resistant but made to announce men about what changes May be  it harder to operate the lighters May be one possibility ii the Agency found that younger Chil Dren usually need both hands to use them. The commission found that less than i percent of fires involving lighters could be traced to a malfunction of the lighter itself Slead child play was blamed for the largest share of the  commission said its study of lighter related fires found among other things that 96 percent of lighten involved in incidents were disposable butane Model that children involved were primarily tand 4-year-Oldj an that Many had prior experience playing with lighters. Paterson . A an inner City principal who won Praise from the while House for his Tough approach with students defended himself thursday against charges he illegally chained Ceil doors shut during the school Day. Joe Clark who is Given to patrolling the hallways of Eastside High school with a baseball Bat and bullhorn has said he had to Chain some 40 exits to keep out drug dealers. He had been under a court order to unchain the doors but on dec. 22 the City moved to have him cited for contempt of court for violating the order. An attorney for the City Ralph do Luccia argue during a hearing thursday before Superior court judge Ralph Martin hat it was vital that fire codes be followed. Chaining the doors placed 3,000 human beings at risk he  Clark s attorney j. Barry cocoziello argued that Clark did not mean to show contempt for the judge s order and should therefore not be sanctioned. Clark told reporters afr the hearing hat he Locke the doors Only after schoo hours As allowed under the court  attorney general Steven Bank said a City fire inspector reported the violation after seeing a to news report showing doors chained shut dec. 14. The prosecutor played the tape in court. One segment showed three doors chained and an other showed a tumultuous interview Between a to reporter and Clark who responded to her pointing out the chains by saying so. What do you want to do have me locked up the to reporter on the tape then asked Clark wha time the chains went up. He responded icy were in stalled at 2 35 . School lets out at 2 45 . Brizek said the statement showed thai Clark wilfully violated the order which allowed the doors to blocked at the end of he school Day. I Means 2 4s ., and 2 35 . Came out Clar said after the hearing which was adjourned until Mon Day without a decision. Contempt carries a Penally of up to Slit months in jail and a i1,000 Tine. I was beleaguered for All Day by reporters at  Clark said. I Felt she was. Searching for something to make a controversy he said of the reporter. The hearing was the latest controversy involving Clark this week. Clark is also in trouble with the City school boar Dover his expulsion of 60 students who repeatedly failed or were absent. The Board voted monday night initiate disciplinary action. He could face suspension or firing. Clark has drawn Praise from president Reagan an education Secretary William j. Bennett and has a sign in his office saying to err is human to forgive is not my policy on tuesday bin null reaffirmed his support for Clark by calling the principal and urging him not to resign in the Wake of this week s controversy involving the school Board. Clark was angered by being taken to court. Instead of receiving applause and purple hearts for the Resur gence of a school you find yourself maligned by 3 few feeble minded creeps he said. Bus Driver turns away 70-year-old Shreveport la up a 70-year-old woman turned away from her first bus ride because she lacked Correct change on the City s coldest Day this Winter refused to Board another bus with proper fare and walked Home Emilei. Flo Cammack had bundled herself in two layers of sweat pants a sweater and & sweat shirt two pairs of socks then covered herself with a heavy coat and Brun Cap in preparation for her first bus ride thursday. Cammack her daughter and son in Law Elli a Dwayne Boyd had decided to take the bus ride after the City urged people to take the bus rather thin drive their cars through the icy streets. The Trio tried to Board the bus but the Driver refused to take Wayow Boyd s is Bill insisting on Correct 65-Ctnlfare for each ride Rand saying he did not have change. Wayne Boyd old the Driver Ihal he could keep the change if he would allow them