Republican moderation See Editorial, Page 4 .Cl t ]c Sity it3a Ninety,-three Years of Editorial Freedom llatlig Mopey Mostly cloudy today with a chance of light rain and a high in the 5sO. Ten Pages Vol. XCIII, No. 63 Copyright 1982, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, November 20, 1982 Ten Cents Ten Pages . Regents vote to U prof questions A~ , economic forecast reliability By PHILLIP LAWES The economic forecast presented at last Thursday's Economic Outlook Con- ference is rosy, but the researchers who came up with the good news are the fir- st to admit that their past predictions have not been entirely accurate. "We've been trying to find something good to say about the RSQE (Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics) forecast presented at last year's Economic Outlook Conference," said researcher Saul Hymans, director of the seminar. "A COLLEAGUE suggested that there were two good things that could be said: No good, and good for nbthing," said Hymans, who was in- volved in the preparation of both forecasts. Hymans, who is also a University economics professor, made the remarks before he presented the seminar's forecase for the coming year, predicting lower inflation, less unemployment, and higher real per- sonal income. -Last year's prediction for the economy, which forecast a substantial recovery from the recession in the ehrly part of this year, was for the most Rprt, incorrect, say researchers who ma#rked on the report. "Last year's forecast was one of the worst in terms of accuracy," said Patrick 'Barkey, a research assistant, explaining that it failed to predict ac- curately the turning point in the economy. According to Hymans, the seeds of the prolonged recession - and thus the inaccuracy of the University's forecast - were sown in the passage of the See ECONOMIC, Page 2 Afxed UAC lecturer will speak at League By KENT REDDING -Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose radical views in the Middle East prompted the University Activities Center (UAC) to cancel his Viewpoint Lecture, will be coining to campus after all. Kahane's speech for UAC was abrup- tly cancelled Tuesday night when the organization's executive committee -discovered the rabbi had tried to legitimize the slaughter of Palestinians in Lebanon in a recent speech and ad- 0 vocates the deportation of all Arabs from Israel. KAHANE WILL speak in the Huissey Room at the Michigan League at 8 p.m. Monday. The speech is being spon- sored by Jewish Idea, a nationalistic Jewish group organized by about 10 See RABBI, Page 2 close ISMRRD University Regents practice the give and take of five year plan By BILL SPINDLE for Molecular Genetics (see story, contained gross factual inaccuracie es. The Regents yesterday voted unanimously to close the University's Institute for the Study of Mental Retar- dation and Related Disabilities, dealing the final blow in the unit's long and sometimes turbulent review. For observers at yesterday's Regents meeting, it was a chance to see the University's Five Year budget plan in action. At the same time the Regents made the move to save an estimated $280,000 over the next few years by axing the in- stitute, they also okayed an investment of up to $250,000 to create a new Center Page 1). Molecular genetics is con- sidered by many to be an up-and- coming high-technology field. THE REGENTS' final vote to eliminate ISMRRD ended a sometimes rocky review of the institute begun last February. The institute's director, Herbert Grossman, and its staff members had insisted all along that their program was not given a fair hearing. They claimed that the special review com- mittee that urged that the unit be closed was biased. The committee's report on its findings, the ISMRRD staff claimed, In a last-ditch effort to save his program, Grossman spoke before the Regents one last time Thursday arid reiterated his claim that the whole review process was tipped to condemn his unit. BUT THE Regents were seemingly unconvinced by his arguments. After a brief response yesterday by University President Harold Shapiro, calliig Grossman's complaints unfounded, all eight Regents voted to close the in- stitute. See REGENTS, Page 6 Regents approve funds for new By BILL SPINDLE As the second part of the University's give and take yesterday the Regents approved a plan to begin a molecular genetics center at the University. And to get the center started on the right foot they gave Vice President for Academic affairs Billy Frye per- mission to fund the center with up to $250,000 from the University's main treasure chest, the General Fund budget. THE CENTER has already started to recruit 10 top-notch faculty members from around the nation to add to the 40 0 genetics University professors who already con- duct genetic research on campus. The study of molecular genetics in- volves the manipulation of genes in organisms, and the creation of new en- zymes and proteins. Faculty members in the center hope to market that research-with the help of private cor-1 porations-in practical fields such as disease control. But administrators said the center's professors would concern themselves primarily with basic research that can be used in teaching-not with research that only has highly specific industrial applications., center "IT'S AN area of such basic concern that we can't have a strong biological science center without strength in this field," University President Harold Shapiro told the Regents yesterday. The initial investment of money from the General Fund is intended to be a one-time boost to get the center started, Frye said. After that,, the center will support itself through private research grants. The rest of the money for the center will come in the form of $750,000-per- year grant for five years through the See REGENTS, Page 6 Twelve years later Photo by Paul Engstrom Prof. Ernest Allen, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, kicked off the Black Student Union's teach-in "12 Years After the Black Action Movement" in his speech last night at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. He emphasized the need for each generation of blacks to know its history by saying, "We forget what happened and make the same mistakes tomorrow." Today's activities will take place from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at East Quad. Owners board up stores or OSUgame By BARB BARKER Special to the Daily COLUMBUS - City merchants here were boarding up their store fronts in anticipation of rowdy football fans after Columbus police officers walked off their jobs in a pay dispute yesterday, a day before the always-fierce Michigan - Ohio State rivalry hits high gear. Last-minute politicking by city council members yesterday gave police officers the 5 percent raise they wanted and averted a sick-out again today, on the day of the big game. But even though officers returned to their jobs last night after a one-day absence, city merchants were still nervous. TRADITIONALLY, the end-of-the- season rivalry has caused problems for campus-area store owners and city traffic. After the Buckeyes 1979 victory fans celebrated, by causing several thousand dollars worth of property damage. One year, overzealous fans set a car on fire in elation. The steady noise of pounding ham- mers, and whizzing saws prevailed yesterday on High Street, the main drag through the Ohio State campus, as many entrepreneurs prepared for another possible victory celebration today. Tom Cashing, the manager of State Discount store on High Street, was busy yesterday afternoon supervising his employees as they fitted huge sheets of plywood over his store front. "ACCORDING to the papers, the police have settled and will be out there Saturday (today)," said Cashing, who moved from Ann Arbor recently. "But I've seen films showing how rowdy the people could get, even with police protection. They showed a car on fire being paraded down High Street, and I heard some other stories too." Though Cashing, who once managed the State Discount store in Ann Arbor, is relieved that the usual detail of 300 police officers will be back on the street today, he is not feeling overly secure. "I don't think you're going to see the breaking and the looting now with the police out there," he said, "but there could be some broken glass. There might still be some throwing of bottles and bricks." "WHEN I was in Ann Arbor, I don't even remember this type of reaction (among football fans)," he said, "but this is a violent city." Peter Noseworthy, owner of Noseworthy Antique Clothing Store on High Street, was also busy yesterday protecting his store and the bar he owns next door. "We just board up our store every Michigan weekend, away or at home," he explained. "I've been on campus for five years now and the first year I didn't bother with it. I ended up losing five windows. Win or lose, the people get crazy, and the police just can't be everywhere." In fact, campus-area merchants are banding together for common defense against Buckeye fans. Before police See STOREOWNERS, Page 2 Michigan-OSU battle still the Big Game' By BOB WOJNOWSKI Special to the Daily COLUMBUS - If not for the oc- casional Rose Bowl T-shirt flaunted by the occasional Michigan fan, there would be no doubting the importance that still surrounds today's Michigan- Ohio State battle. There has been all of the same emotional buildup and hoopla that has marked this game since it became one of the country's great rivalries some 14 years ago. It will be televised for the 11th consecutive year, as CBS will showcase the game to the rest of the nation beginning at 12:35 p.m. YES, THE pep rallies have been staged and the fight songs have been sung, but sadly for the Buckeyes the roses already have been won. There is no Big Ten championship and no Rose Bowl bid on the line. For the first time since 1971, the annual season-ending bash between the Buckeyes and the Wolverines will have no bearing on the Big Ten race. "Michigan and Ohio State has always been the game," said Wolverine head coach Bo Schembechler. "It's different this year but it's still Michigan and Ohio State, it's still the best two teams in the conference. They point for us and we point for them." REGARDLESS of what happens today, all roads point to Pasadena for the Wolverines, who wrapped up the title with a 52-21 victory over Purdue last week. Michigan is 8-0 in Big Ten See ROSES, Page 9 Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK Employees of Noteworthy's Fine Antique Clothing, situated on the main street of OSU's campus, worked yesterday to board up the store's windows. Anticipating violence from this weekend's football crowd, many businesses in the area took similar precautions and some plan to curtail liquor sales. O. TODAY Cleaned to a crisp HILE GOOD help may be hard to find these days, most people would not resort to burning dnwn their hnmet n gt nut nf pleaning them. for the house was a total loss. In addition to destroying the house, the blaze killed her two cats. Sanford is currently under observation at the Nassau County Medical Center. Q Tainted love NOT ONLY does Michael Morgenstern know how to make love to a woman. but he also knows how to slug The Daily almanac O N THIS DATE in 1953, University senior Milo Radulovich, a member of the Air Force reserve, was under investigation for dismissal from the force as a poor security risk because of his close and continuous association with his father and sister-alleged Com- munists. Also on this date in history: " 1943-Michigan Bell urged students to refrain from making social long-distance calls on Thanksgiving day so the wires would be free for servicemen to call home; " 1954-A random survey of University students showed them to be unconcerned over Michigan's lack of a mascot. The last wolverine had died 4 years earlier; * 1976-The Michigan football team defeated Ohio State 22-0, giving thefn a Rose Bowl berth. Michigan had been ...:_ ecaa int haR- :rnn.ci n10 1 I r