European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Thursday february 10.1994 Sony technician Sergio Batista Points to a computer map that tells him where his car is headed.  cars to by the new York times what do you add to a car after you be installed a cd player and a cellular Telephone a computerized navigation system of course. The new product introduced by Sony Mobile electronics and Eta inc., is designed especially for tourists travelling salesmen arid delivery people. It uses a network of satellites launched by the Pentagon called the global positioning system and a detailed Road map which includes Street names to display a car s location on a 5-Inch color computer screen. -. Push a Button and Little knife and Fork symbols appear to designate the locations of nearby restau rants with descriptions from a Fodor s travel guide. Parks shops nightspots museums and other attractions Are also included. Sony and Eta Are showing off their technology but do not plan to have the units on Sale until some time in the second half of this year. A slightly simpler version called City streets also using Eta s data is going on Sale this month for Laptop computers. Sony s version comes on two compact disks and covers Only California with More disks to come City streets produced by Road scholar software of Houston covers 170 american cities and 80 cities in Europe. But it does not give advice on where to eat or visit. The Sony version which is in essence a Small computer with a cd rom drive will sell for about $2,500. The City streets version lists for about $600 with the attachment that processes data from the satellites which were built by Rockwell International. That piece of hardware plugs into a receptacle called a pc Mia Slot a common feature on new laptops. The satellite attachment will be available before the end of the first Quarter according to the company. General motors and Wexel inc. Introduced a Simi Lar system Early this year at the Detroit Auto show As a $2,000 option on some Oldsmobile. That sys tem s data base was More equivalent to the yellow pages than a travel guide. Sony and Road scholar have a different Market in mind vehicles already on the Road. Sony s system will probably be sold by shops that sell car stereos and similar gear said Douglas Wilsterman vice president of Sony Mobile electronics Sony has been successful Selling a similar system in Japan. Road scholar s will be marketed like other com Puter goods through retail stores and by mail order. Sony also plans a version that can be carried around like a Laptop. Road scholar meanwhile suggests that its program could be useful in a desk top computer without the satellite data it could be used for example to print customized maps to take along on Atrip. In addition if running on a Laptop in a vehicle it can keep a moment by moment log of where a vehicle has been a feature that a delivery company might use. Eta based in Menlo Park Calif., is a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch s news corp. Court rules hanging in t unusual san Francisco a a Federal appeals court ruled tuesday that hanging is constitutional and upheld the death sentence of a Man for a 1982 triple murder in Washington state. The 9th . Circuit court of appeals ruled 6-5 that hanging used As an optional method for current death sentences Only by Washington and Montana does not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. When proper procedures Are followed hanging causes rapid unconsciousness and death. Within a matter of a few seconds and does not involve the Wanton and unnecessary infliction of pain said the majority opinion by judge Robert r. Beezer. In a scathing dissent judge Stephen Reinhardt said the majority had condoned a Savage and Barbaric method of terminating human life and understated the risk of slow strangulation or decapitation. He said hanging was reminiscent of Southern lynchings and had been abolished by the rest of the civilized world. The ruling appears to leave Charles Rodman Camp Bell with Only a final Appeal to the . Supreme court to forestall his execution. If no further stays Are issued he could be executed As Early As april said assistant attorney general Paul Weisser. Washington Law requires a condemned prisoner to choose Between hanging and lethal injection. It pro Vides hanging As a method for those who make no Choice. Campbell has said making a Choice would Vio late his principles. Campbell was convicted of the Throat slashing Mur Ders of Renae Wicklund her 8-year-old daughter Shannah and a neighbor Barbara Hendrickson in Clearview wash., in april 1982. The two women had testified against him in an earlier trial in which he was convicted of sexually assaulting Wicklund. Senate ends delay on ambassador r picks Washington a the Senate approved the nominations of four democratic loyalists to ambassadorial posts tuesday following a four month delay caused by questions Over their foreign policy expertise. M. Larry Lawrence a san Diego Developer and hotel owner was confirmed As ambassador to Switzerland by a 76-19 vote. The other three k. Terry Dornbush for the Netherlands Sidney Williams for the Bahamas and Thomas Siebert for Sweden were approved by a voice vote. Lawrence was singled out last year by the private american foreign service association for his Lack of foreign affairs experience and allegations of irregularities in his Campaign contributions to the democratic party. The Senate foreign relations committee last november submitted his name to the full Senate with out a recommendation after a 10-10 vote. President Clinton has Cut Down the number of ambassador ships going to major party contributors but the Senate has stiff walked at the longstanding practice. Dornbush has contributed More than $250,000 to the democratic party Over the past three elections and Law rence almost $200,000. Williams is a former professional football player married to rep. Maxine Waters a Calif. Judge denies Packwood s bid to Stop diary Transfer Washington a a Federal judge wednesday refused a request by sen. Bob Packwood to halt the Transfer of his diaries to the Senate ethics com Mittee pending an Appeal. The decision by . District judge Thomas Penfield Jackson Means that Packwood r-ore., must rely on the .court of appeals to Stop the Transfer. On monday Jackson established a 15 Day timetable for Transfer of the diaries to the committee for its investigation of sexual misconduct and other matters. Packwood lawyer Jacob a. Stein had told Jackson that the Appeal would be meaningless if the committee obtained the audio recordings and written Tran scripts before the appellate court ruled. Jackson issued a one sentence decision saying ordered that the motion is de  Stein filed papers tuesday Appeal ing Jackson s decision upholding the committee s subpoena for the diaries. At the same time he argued for the stay. Not Only would that delivery moot any Appeal but it also gives the commit tee Access to sen Packwood s personal private papers for whatever use the staff wishes to make of them Stein con tended. Gone Are the privileges sen. Pack Wood seeks to protect and gone is the Pri Vacy the fourth amendment accords touch highly personal documents. On the other hand the Senate com Mittee incurs no substantial harm if a stay pending Appeal is  the Senate select committee on ethics is investigating Packwood on allegations of sexual misconduct witness intimidation and obstruction of the Senate inquiry. Stein repeated his Oft stated position that the subpoena violates Packwood s fourth amendment right of privacy As Well As his right to be free of Over Road general searches of his personal papers. The committee also violated pack Wood s fifth amendment right against self incrimination Stein argued. The committee subpoenaed the diaries last oct. 20, after entries showed lobbyists and business people offered the sen Ator s wife a Job while the pack Woods were going through a divorce. Packwood who had provided diary entries until the discovery then Cut off a Cess to materials from 1989 to the pre sent. The committee responded with the subpoena saying the diaries were Nec Essary to determine whether the probe should be expanded. Packwood could conceivably face Crim Inal charges because the Justice depart ment is conducting an investigation of the Job offers. Jackson appointed a special master to supervise the Transfer of the diaries Nam ing Kenneth w. Starr a former . Solicitor general and Federal appellate judge. Starr will have authority to delete at Torney client family and medical entries and review materials placed in those categories by Packwood. He also will super Vise tests to determine whether the tapes and transcripts were altered