Page 2-Wednesday, September 26, 1979-The Michigan Daily io the Rushee: It wouldn't be the Deke House if there weren't rumors about it. Just for the record, here are some of the things we're not: Quarantined Rushing with Professionals Entirely Grosse Point Aristocrats Tekes In the bar 24 hours a day, and so forth. Come down and see us during Fraternity Rush Week at our mysterious century-old Deke Chapel, 6111/2 E. William Street, next to White's Market. Delta Kappa Epsilon a Michigan tradition since 1855 DRINKING AGE EFFECT UNDER SCRUTIN Alcohol-related accidents By SARA ANSPACH By next September the University's Highway Safety Research Institute (HSRD will have statistics indicating the effect of the state's recently-raised drinking age on alcohol-related car ac- cidents. HSRI researcher Lyle Filkins speculated that there won't be "as dramatic a reduction (in fatal acciden- ts) as there was an increase (in fatal accidents) in 1972" when the drinking age was lowered from 21 to 18. Filkins said this possible imbalance would be a result of statistical problems in early analysis and light enforcement of the drinking law in some cities, including Ann Arbor. Filkins and co-investigator Jarious Flora last March completed a study of fatal Michigan automobile accidents from 1968 to 1976 that involved alcohol. The scientists found that when the drinking age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1972 the number of fatal alcohol- related automobile accidents involving 18-to-20-year-old drivers began to in- crease. By 1976 the number of such ac- cidents was more than twice the 1971 figure. "There was no question in our minds then, or subsequently, that lowering the drinking age does in fact increase the extend in both number and proportion of drink-related accidents," Filkins said, referring to a study he conducted examining the number of accidents in- volving alcohol in seven states, three that had just lowered their drinking ages, two long-term "21 states" and two relatively long-term "18 states." Filkins noted that when the drinking age was lowered, "There was a shifting of the peak age group in which alcohol- related accidents occurred." Before 1972, he said, the greatest percentage of drivers inhalcohol-related accidents were in the. 22-year-old range. After Young predicts best convention as plans for '80 get underway i 1 s 1 1 t 1 l 1 i 1 1 1 DETROIT (UPI)--Michigan's top. industrialists and politicians yesterday officially inaugurated the city's effort to make Republicans feel welcome and comfortable at their 1980 national con- vention. -" At a champagne reception to open the "I pledge in the best non-partisan fashion to make this convention a suc- cess and then I'll go off to New York to nominate the next president of the. United States," Young quipped. GENERAL MOTORS Chairman Thomas Murphy, chairman of the host against Detroit's symbol of its revival-the gleaming, $367 million Renaissance Center built with the en- couragement of Henry Ford II. The logo will be used on souveniers, badges, banners and t-shirts. The symbol was chosen from among 400 entries submitted by Detroit and Michigan residents. An estimated 20,000 persons are ex- pected to converge on Detroit during the convention July'14-18,'including 8,000 reporters and broadcast technicians and 4,000 delegates and alternates. ;Y ' :,r v' ¢: i. r..'.0 .."',:. . . . . . . . ...}. .. .^..sp"I . i'"y. . iP. }}7y: .. $'S.r i.i} }}r' ':.... . . .}: .. .. .,". . ......e n..... . 'We expect the citizens of Detroit who are excited . . to cooperate, to make this the best political convention held by a political party in this coun- try.' -Detroit Mayor Coleman Young ., {.r{};.. v: :. F.~~ ~~~~. -'..":"vfCvn.A v ::f....~i.:t ">.:: }:::. .::::.::.::".}:~,'r:.r..,. .k:, :.... .',..:5.' .. ' :".." .J Ern.._:.% .,..,:..}:"},:r". Y studied. 1972 the percentage shifted closer to a 19-year-old range, he said. "In a way," said Filkins, "they (young drivers) became 'adults' more rapidly." Filkins said he receives his data from state police reports. When a police of- ficer fills out an accident report, ex- plained Filkins, he indicates whether a driver had been drinking (HBD) or had not been drinking. Filkins said he studies.the number and ages of "HBD's." Filkins said he will also be conducting a study of breathalyzer reports in Michigan. Historically, he said, young people who are arrested on drunk driving charges tend to have lower blood alcohol counts than older drivers. He speculated that older drivers tend to be more experienced driving under the influence of alcohol, and therefore are not stopped by police officers unless their blood alcohol is quite high. The drinking age is a subject upon which "more heat and-less light has been shed" Filkins said. He added that teenage women could feel discriminated against by the recent law which upped the drinking age since statistics indicate that young women, as a group, are much less likely to be involved in alcohol-related accidents than men of almost every age. It is the responsibility of people in research, said Filkins, to come up with reliable information so the public can make rational decisions about how to regulate drinking and driving. 'lay SAL T ms limitation treaty, Byrd said, "I'm inclined to vote for it, but I'm not fully decided." The West Virginia Democrat said he will make his final decision after hearing the results of the Senate In- telligence Committee's study of whether compliance can be adequately monitored. * An item in the "Today" column of Sunday's Daily incorrectly stated that "Michigopoly", a handbook on the workings of the Literature, Science, and Arts school, is available in the LSA Building. The handbook is not yet available to students. " A story in yesterday's Daily con- cerning a dinner and discussion atthe Business School on women's experien- ces in that field contained incorrect spellings of Hale Auditorium and a major speaker, Carolyn Mills. Mills was described as a women's activist, when she is in fact the director of a con- suiting firm. Also, Mills said, "There exists an occupational segregation by which salaries and status decrease in certain fields as more and more women enter them." Status was not included in the story. We apologize for the errors. civic host committee's office, Michigan Gov. William Milliken said the 10 mon- ths prior to the GOP:convention will be "a very important period" in Detroit's urban renaissance. "It will mean Michigan and Detroit will be in the limelight for many, many years," Milliken said. DETROIT MAYOR Coleman Young, a Democrat, applauded Republicans "for showing a hell of a lot better judgment than the Democratic Party," which decided to hold its second straight convention in New York. "We expect the citizens in Detroit who are excited". . . to cooperate, to make this the best political convention held by a political party in this coun- try," Youngsaid: He said the Republicans' decision was "a recognition that Detroit has come of age as a convention city." committee, said he expects 3,000 or more Detroit and area citizens to volun- teer their services. Murphy bristled when a reporter asked if the city will ask the federal government for $1 milllion for extra police protection during the conven- tion. "We're going to have good police protection-I can assure you of that," said Murphy, who accused Detroit news media of trying to put Detroit in a bad light. YOUNG CONCEDED the city might request "some money" from the government. Murphy refused to detail any special events planned for the delegates, saying the host committee will "make people feel at home and have a good time when they are here." The host committee unveiled the of- ficial symbol of the 1980 GOP conven- tion, a stylized Republican elephant Church: Do? (Continued from Page 1) SALT treaty until the troops were with- drawn. Other senators also reacted strongly to Gromyko's speech. "I'm astonished," said Republican Leader Howard Baker of Tennessee. "There is simply no basis for doubting that the Russians have a fully equipped, fully manned combat brigade in Cuba. There's simply no doubt about it." Baker called on President Carter to 'release to the public the evidence showing the presence of the Soviet troops in Cuba. Sen. Henry Jackson (D-Wash.) called Gromyko's statement "a bald- faced lie" adding that "the SALT process has been put on ice for an in- definite period.' The furor over Gromyko's speech came not long after Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd appealed to the Senate to remain calm and avoid linking Cuba and SALT. "Why all this sudden panic?" Byrd asked in a floor speech. "Why all this sudden hysteria?" 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