BOYCOTT See Editorial Page . E it Eighty-Nine Years of Editorial Freedom 1EtuiI THERMO. DYNAMIC High-33* Low-teens See Today for details Vol. LXXXIX, No. 114 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, February 15, 1979 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Iranian rebels raid U.S. By AP and Reuter Wire Services TEHRAN - Urban guerrillas stor- med the American embassy yesterdays forcing the surrender of the U.S. am- bassador and about 100 staff personnel, including a detachment of Marines, before they were routed by Islamic police. One Marine was reported injured and four Iranians killed during the assault. THE GUNMEN, in full combat gear and wearing black gasmasks, invaded the embassy as snipers poured automatic fire on the red-brick chan- cery building. Ambassador William Sullivan immediately telephoned for help to the headquarters of the Islamic revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. A short while later, armed pro-Khomeini men appeared and drove the insurgents from the badly damaged compound in a 3 -hour gun battle. Reporters said fighting was going on in 21 areas in Tabriz and that there had been a major battle for control of the local radio station. The reports said military aircraft had been sent to the city, presumably to take part in fighting. When the embassy was attacked, most of the Americans took refuge in Sullivan's office and a top-secret com- munications center, while Marine guards fired into the air and tried un- successfully to stop the attackers with tear gas, officials said. DURING THE attack, embassy technicians burned or blew up an estimated $500,000 in communications and coding equipment. They set fire to a number of secret documents. But some classified material was believed to have been left behind in offices penetrated by the attackers. Sources in Washington said the Car- ter administra new mass ev from Iran this v At the heart was the refusa ters of Khom political group now that k movement has power. The Khi embassy attack A RELIABLI who asked not ,had received ri bassy attack were making American hon embass tion planned to launch a cities and confiscating personal proper- acuation of. Americans ty. weekend. Iranian reporters in Tabriz, 330 miles of major new violence northwest of the capital said several al*by rebellious suppor- hundred persons had been killed in the eini, a widely diverse fighting there involving pro-shah , to turn in their arms troops, SAVAK secret service agents, Khomeini's anti-shah Marxists and separatists demanding s succeeded in gaining, independence for the province of Azer- omeini camp blamed the baijan, which includes Tabriz. k on communists. The reports could not be confirmed, E source in Washington but Khomeini aides here said there had to-be identified said he been many casualties. eports that after the em- Both the conservative Moslems and "revolutionary police" radical leftists had grown uneasy with random searches of each other in recent weeks as political nes in several Iranian victory neared. Ambassador to Afghanistan shot NEW DELHI, India (AP) - The American ambassador to, Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs, was fatally wounded yesterday during a shootout between, police and Moslem gunmen holding him.. hostage in a hotel room in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Official Kabul Radio said the four kidnappers shot Dubs when police charged into the room, reportedly after officers fired automatic weapons for 60 seconds through the door and from across the street. U.S. DIPLOMATS in Pakistan said -.. Daily Photo by ANDY FREEBERG The Institute for Social Research building, located at 426 Thompson, houses the largest university-based operation of its kind in the nation. The institute works with an annual budget of $13 million and employs over 500 full time staff mem- bers. ISR: aven of relsearch on the fringe of te 'U' LSA SG appoints three reps to MSA the kidnappers, who were not ide- tified, sought the release of three Shiite Moslem clergymen who were recently arrested by the leftist Afghan gover- nment. The, station said Dubs was in critical condition when police reached him and he died in the embassy dispensary. The station also said all four kidnappers were killed, but an American who wit- nessed the hssault said one kidnapper was captured. "He was brought down the stairs fighting and kept trying-to raise a leg to kick one of his captors in the groin," said Sandy Stiebel of Highland Park, Ill., in an interview. STIEBEL'S HUSBAND, Mayer, said police fired into the windows 'and through the door for a full minute before rushing in. "It was a demolished room after- ward, filled with gunsmoke with a lot of blood on the floor," he added. President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, telephoned Dubs' widow in Washington from Air Force One to ex- press their .sympathy. Carter issued a statement saying, "Thesact of brutality which took his life has deprived' our nation of one of its most able public ser- vants." The President was en route to Mexico. KABUL RADIO gave this account of what happened: The kidnappers, See U.S., Page 6 By TOM MIRGA and BETH ROSENBERG Director F. Thomas Juster describes its kn'ception as an "historical accident." Assistant Director James Wessel likens its operation to that of a large non-profit organization. SURVEY RESEARCH Center (SRC) Director Stephen Withey says: "You have to understand that the organization is a little weird." Whichever way you look at it, the Institute for Social Research (ISR), which stands six stories tall on Thom- pson St., is a unique University-based institute, which has grown from a relatively unnoticed beginning 33 years ago to a $13 million yearly operation today. The Institute, according to Wessel, is the largest organization of its kind in the nation, or for that matter, the world. It boasts a regular Ann Arbor staff num- bering over 500, and a monthly payroll of over 800 is not unusual. SOCIAL SCIENCE research is the sole concern at ISR, and it's all done within four areas: the Survey Research Center (SRC), the Center for Research on Utilization on Scientific Knowledge (CRUSK), the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD), and the Center for Political Studies (CPS). "ISR will always have about 100 different projects running concurrently at any given time," Assistant Director Wessel says, "and there is a tremendous daily pressure to run a financially sound and scholarly operation." ISR is in a unique position. It is considered an in- tegral part of the University, but subject to key dif- ferences with which no other University department has to deal. One immediate distinction is the institute's financial See JSR, Page 9 By ADRIENNE LYONS The Literary College's Student Government (LSA-SG) selected three students last night to represent it at the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA). The three candidates appointed to MSA are junior Bill McNee, and sophomores Marc Breakstone and Vic- tor Kay. They will be joining present ,LSA-SG representative, junior Bianca Johnson. FIVE FINALISTS were interviewed last night after previously being questioned by a special LSA-SG com- mittee earlier this month.: LSA-SG called the candiates back for final in- terviews last night, after postponing a formal decision at last week's meeting. During the interviews, all the can- didates cited tenure, particularly the Joel Samoff case, as a major problem facing the University. Other problems mentioned by candidates included divestment from South Africa and the low minority enrollment at the Univer- sity. argued over interviewing procedures. One member accused others ofeusing pre-determined guidelines in selecting the candidates. THE CANDIDATES were asked what they would do if their opinion on an issue before MSA conflicted with that of ' LSA-SG. All the candidates said they would make their own decisions, but some said they would talk to' LSA-SG members first. Also at the meeting, junior Doug Steinberg was officially removed from his LSA-SG seat, Pecause he missed four consecutive meetings. I NvSI[),E 1051 Thu rsdla * Mexican President Lopez audience during the boom of punk Portillo, hosting President Carter rock in Britain several yea#k ago, in Mexico City, called for an end the group presents a large dose of to the Big Brother relationship fundamental rock power. For a between his country and the U.S. review of their Tuesday night Instead, he called for a relation- show in Cleveland, see Page 6. ship of "reciprocal dignity and respect." See story, Page 6. " The critically-acclaimed British rock group The Clash is currently making their first Rood the Today American tour. , Gaining an column, Pag.3 (This is the first in a four-part series describing the Institute for Social Research - the people who work there, the work they do, and the changes to come. Today's article is devoted to the funding and overall operation of the Institute.) The decision-making was because several LSA-SG hampered members i 'U' computer replacement likely BY MITCH CANTOR The University Computer Center next month will likely replace its present computer system used for teaching and research and install a model with a larger capacity, University officials. said yesterday. Vice-President for Research Charles Overberger said the Amdahl 470V/6 computer currently housed on North Campus is inadequate to satisfy the growing demand for the Michigan Terminal System (MTS). "The history of the whole computing system is partly responsible for our commanding position in teaching and research," Overberger said. THE ADMINISTRATOR said on in computing. . . hardware is changing very rapidly," Overberger said. According to Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer James Brinkerhoff, the move should not be operated much like the present system. HOWEVER, Gerstenberger added that "both the machines (under con- sideration) have capacity about 50 per cent greater than the present system." The Amdahl 470V/6 presently holds about 25,000 accounts for University, as well as supplying 260 terminal outlets. Either of the two new systems under consideration would allow for a 50 per cent increase in time, which would in turn allow for more individuals to use the system. 'There's a minor revolution going on in computing.... hardware is changing very rapidly.' -Research Vice-President Charles Overberger : x ...