European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes thursday March 29, 1990head of advisory panel urges army to conduct test of women in combat by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a a proposed test of army women in combat positions would determine whether women can meet the jobs mental and physical challenges says the chief of the defense advisory committee on women in the services. The committee known by its acronym dacoits asked the army last november to try a four year test that would allow women to enter All military occupational specialities including combat and combat support. A we would want to be sure that standards would not be lowered for women. That qualifications for women volunteering for any of those jobs would be no different than those required of the men a said Mere Dith Neizer who Heads the group. Sci Zero a committee is still waiting for the army to respond to the proposal. Neizer a comments came tuesday during a meeting with the Senate appropriations committees defense subcommittee. Sen. Dale bumpers d-ark., asked Neizer whether the test would duplicate a recent study conducted by Canada. Neizer said that although the Canadian study found women did not qualify for infantry positions -w1ts officials thought the study missed some important areas of military service. A there Are a whole Host of other direct combat support jobs that could be utilized As part of that test program that would expand on what we already know a she  women to enter All military positions would also expand their opportunities for Advance ment said rear . Roberta l. Hazard from the office of the chief of naval operations. Hazard told the subcommittee that service members in combat positions receive the Best training and therefore have a better Chance for promotion. But. Hazard said the Only True Way to find out if women can handle combat is during actual Battle because tests can to duplicate that deadly environment. A the sustainability of women in Battle has not been demonstrated yet a she said. A that will remain a question until such times As the nation really needs it a a about 229,000 women Are serving in the . Armed  robots workmen Start moving an exhibit of wednesday. The towering prehistoric 18 lifelike dinosaurs a All of them creature robots will Roar squeal and controlled by computers a into the devour simulated food As museum Visi smithsonian institutions museum of tors look on. The exhibit is scheduled natural history in Washington d.c., to open april 12. Economy gained 1.1% in last Quarter of 1989 Washington apr the . Economy posted a 1.1 percent gain from october through december the Slimmest quarterly Advance in three years helping slow the increase of goods and services to just 3 percent in 1989, the government said wednesday. The Commerce departments final revision of its fourth Quarter Gross National product was up slightly from the 0.9 percent gain in its estimate last month. The departments initial estimate in january was 0.5 percent. It followed increases of 3.7 percent in the first Quarter 2.5 percent in the second and 3 percent in the third. The 3 percent gain for All of 1989 was the smallest since a 2.7 percent Advance in 1986 and followed increases of 4.4 percent in 1988 and 3.7 percent in 1987. A consensus of economists had predicted that fourth Quarter growth would remain at 0.9 percent. Many analysts however believe that while the Pace of economic growth has risen during the current Quarter partly because of weather related factors it will not Bounce Back in 1990 to the Levels experienced during much of the 1980s. In fact the latest consensus of top economists projected a 1.7 percent growth forecast for this year. That would be the poorest performance since economic activity declined 2.5 percent in 1982 during the last recession. The fourth quarters 1.1 percent gain was the lowest since a 0.8 percent Advance in the third Quarter of 1986. An inflation Index tied to the Gnu Rose at an annual rate of 4.5 percent last year the same As its estimate last month the Commerce department said. The various changes left the Gnu expanding in the fourth Quarter at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $4.17 trillion. The department attributed the final revision to an increase in final sales which Foisel a decrease in the amount of inventories. The biggest drag on the Economy in the fourth Quarter was durable goods which declined 14 percent. Other areas of weakness included capital spending and housing construction. Exports on the other hand jumped 9.4 percent in the fourth Quarter while imports Rose just 2.2 percent. Its curtains now for cruising in the City that made it famous Modesto Calif. Apr this California City moved to shed its reputation As the cruising capital with a pair of ordinances designed to put the brakes on the pastime. The City Council unanimously approved the two measures tuesday night after listening to testimony that ran nearly 3-1 against the proposals. The ordinances require a second vote before becoming Law. Teen agers said they a cruise a or drive up and Down popular Mchenry Avenue in this Central California City for the same reasons As their parents once did to show off their cars and to meet the opposite sex. Under the ordinances motorists passing specific checkpoints More than once in a four hour period would face fines ranging from $75 to $250. Pedestrians who routinely gather on sidewalks and in parking lots along the strip would risk equal fines for loitering Between 6 . And 6 . Supporters of the rules contend that the pastime popularized in the 1950s and in the movie Quot american Graffiti is no longer Good natured when influenced by 1990 problems such As vandalism and  Man who shot woman a murderer released Dallas apr a grand jury wednesday declined to indict a Man who fatally shot another Man after watching him gun Down a woman in a shopping mall parking lot. Todd Allan Broom 25, could have faced a murder charge in the March 12 shooting of Eddie Edwards 41. Broom said he fired two shots at Edwards car after watching Edwards shoot Demetria Yvonne Taylor 28, in the Back of the head. A i done to consider myself any sort of vigilante. I done to consider myself any sort of hero a Broom said a few Days after the shooting. Broom testified for about 15 minutes before a dal Las county grand jury on monday. He was shaken when he emerged Ana said he was frightened about what might happen to him. Broom has said he saw Edwards Chase Taylor across the Jot and shoot her then shoot her again in the Back of the head As she Lay mortally wounded outside an Entrance to Irving mall. Taylor had once lived with Edwards. Broom said Edwards heading Back to his own car stared at him As Broom sat in his car. Broom said he got out of his car As Edwards was driving away Drew his 44-caliber magnum pistol and fired twice at Edwards car. One Bullet hit the Back of the car and the other went through a Side door striking Edwards in the Side. Edwards lost control of the car and hit a pole. He die about an hour later at Parkland memorial Hospital. A a in a sorry i killed a Man a Broom said later. Broom a gun enthusiast said he fled the scene o cause he was afraid he would be treated like a crinum. He surrendered to police two Days  police capt. Travis Hall said officers Eccli _ to charge Broom after hearing his Story. The a was routinely referred to the grand jury. A there is such a thing As a justifiable Honic a Hall said