European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 10, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5thinking Man s computer not too smart Boston apr machines chatted with humans Friday about Romance fishing and Burgundy wine in a contest challenging computers to pass themselves off As people. At times some of the machines in the first Turing test speaking via computer terminals did foot their human judges into thinking they were talking to a person. But the machines were required to discuss narrow topics a sign that technology is still far from mimicking its maker. A people think computers Are so Clever because they can play chess and Send electronic mail across the world a said Oliver Strimpel director of the computer museum in Boston. A but people done to understand these things have nothing to do with the bigger problems of  the contest held at the museum was named after the late Alan Turing a British mathematician who in 1950 proposed an Experiment to see whether a machine could think. Joseph Weintraub of Woodside n.y., president of thinking software inc., won the $1,500 first prize for a computer that focused on whimsical conversation. Judges decided he created a program that seemed most human since his computer fooled some of the judges some of the time. In the contest. 10 judges at the museum held conversations on terminals with eight respondents around the world including six computers and two humans. The conversations of about 15 minutes each were limited to particular subjects such As Shakespeare fishing wine and women s clothing to give the computer a better Chance of fooling the judges. In one Exchange a judge asked Quot what Are the key elements that Are important in a relationship. In order to prevent conflict or problems Quot "1 think you done to think 1  the contestant human or not  twins go Home after being separated Minneapolis up three week old twins who were born joined at the Abdomen went Home to South Dakota in Good health Friday night. Kaci and Kerf Archer were born to Kelly and Melissa Archer of Gettysburg s.d., oct. 15 at Minneapolis children s medical Center. The girls shared a common liver. Five surgeons separated them 15 Days later. Both infants Are now in Fine shape and doctors said there should be no further complications. A it will be a joyous Homecoming a said their Mother 28-year-old Melissa Archer. A the neighbors Are planning a  twins joined at birth rarely survive. Many Are stillborn or die soon after birth because of the Many complications of shared organs. The Archer twins were unusual because they shared Only a liver and in the stars and stripes10 years ago nov. 10,19b1 a Treasury Secretary Donald Regan said that programs such As welfare medicaid and medicare had grown too Large in recent years and were now considered candidates for cuts in the Reagan administration s drive for additional reduction in spending.20 years ago nov. 10,1971 a the House voted Down a proposed constitutional amendment that would have permitted official prayers in Public schools. Backers of the Bill fell 28 votes Short of the two thirds majority needed for approval.30 years ago nov. 10,1961 a an Imperial airlines Constellation crashed and burned near Richmond va., killing 81 people including 74 army recruits bound for fort Jackson . Two people both members of the five Man Crew survived. One was the pilot.40 years ago nov. 10,1951 a in the United nations Yugoslavia accused soviet Russia and its Eastern bloc of engaging in a hostile acts Quot and asked the general Assembly to take up the Quot urgent and important Quot charges. Yugoslavia a marshal Tito estimated that the soviet bloc had 1 million men in the lands bordering his country. Breastbone making the seven hour separation surgery relatively uncomplicated. Or. Hampton Rich of Minneapolis performed the surgery. He said he was Able to Cut the liver into two viable organs. Rich said that both livers Are slightly misshapen but should perform normally. Conjoined or Quot siamese Quot twins Are born Only once in 50,000 to 75,000 births and of that number Only about one in 20 Ever survives to leave the Hospital. Successful separations happen Only once every two or three years in the United states. Kelly Archer 32, owns an Auto repair business in Gettysburg located about 350 Miles West of Minneapolis. The pair have two other girls aged six and four. A we knew we were going to get through it if we took it one Day at a time a he said Quot otherwise the stress would have been  Kaci left and Keri Are held by their parents Kelly and Melissa Archer. Pompon mom to get new trial after juror is found to be ineligible Houston up a state judge Friday granted a new trial to Wanda Webb Holloway the a Pompon mom Quot convicted of trying to hire a hit Man to kill the Mother of her daughter s rival for cheerleader. District judge George Godwin issued a Brief order granting defense attorneys motion for a new trial based upon the sealing of an ineligible juror. Holloway was sentenced sept. 4 in Godwin a court to 15 years in prison but has remained free on a $75,0 h Appeal Bond. Defense attorneys Troy Mckinney and Stan Schneider discovered after the trial that one juror was out on bail for a drug offence. Convicted and indicted felons Are not allowed to serve on juries. Mckinney Schneider and prosecutor Mike Anderson All were unavailable for comment following Godwin a order for a new trial. No new trial Date was set. If Holloway is convicted of solicitation of capital murder she could be sentenced to life in prison. In the first trial Holloway was convicted of asking Terry Harper her former brother in Law to help her hire someone to kill Verna Heath a neighbor and the Mother of anther Heath. Amber was considered the Chick competitor to Holloway s daughter Shanna Harper in the cheerleader tryouts at Channelview High school. Trial testimony indicated Holloway originally wanted both Amber and her Mother killed but later settled Only on Verna reasoning that Amber would be so distraught she would drop out of the Competition. Harper cooperated with authorities and secretly taped conversations Between himself and Holloway in which they talked about hiring a hit Man. Upon hearing that she had been granted a new trial Holloway said Only that she hoped evidence kept from jurors during the first trial would be allowed in the second trial. A specifically what Lerry Harper did solicited other people to hire capital murder Quot Holloway said. She was referring to the comments of three women who would have testified that Holloway s former husband Tony Harper or his brother Terry Harper offered to help arrange the killings of the women sex Husli ands. Godwin previously refused to allow jul. Rows to hear that testimony despite defense attorneys arguments hat the evidence proved Terry Harper solicited Holloway to commit the Altense and that she had i intent of going through with it. Since the trial Tony Harper has sold the Liim rights for the family s Story to Home Box office and an Independent production company. Between the lines for $137.0l a said Paula Asher attorney for Tony hat per. The Money will be split among Harper and his two children Shanna 14, and Shane 18. Shanna also will gel 5 percent of the movies profits which could total hundreds of thousands of dollars. Threats prompt North to cancel Seattle talk Seattle up a Iran Contra figure Oliver North has cancelled a speaking engagement in Seattle this week because of threats of violence by protest groups organizers announced Friday. North who is on a 22-City tour to promote his Book under fire was scheduled to appear for a luncheon speech and discussion tuesday with the Seattle City club a civic activist group. Quot an Advance team sent by the publisher found that apparently in Seattle there was a Well organized coalition of protest groups who were threatening potential violence Quot said Debra Holland Cit club executive director. Quot because of the potential for injuries and property damage they decided to cancel based on the fact that the threat was very  North a appearance had caused a rift within Cit club and prompted at least one Hoard member to resign Holland said. North a Book alleges that than presi Dent Ronald Reagan had full knowledge of an operation directed by North in which the administration illegally sold arms to Iran in Exchange for hostages and diverted part of the proceeds to support nicaraguan contras during a congressional ban on military Aid to the rebels