Ninety-five Years of Editorial Freedom cl b E Lit 43 U iEtai1 Degeneration Sunny in the morning with clouds and rain moving in by night. 62 to 65 degrees. /ol. XCV, No. 39 Copyright 1984, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Saturday, October 20, 1984 Fifteen Cents Eight Pages Economy slumps to Precession lows WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy went into a pronounced slump during the summer with growth slowing to a sluggish 2.7 percent rate from July through September - less than one-third the torrid pace set in the Ofirst half of the year, the government said yesterday. The Reagan administration, facing an election in less than three weeks, declared that the "slowdown is already behind us" and pointed to encouraging signs that the economy has perked up from its summer doldrums. MOST PRIVATE economists agreed that business activity will pick up in the final three months of the year, but many said the administration's growth forecast of 4 percent was too optimistic. The Commerce Department report on the gross national product - the broadest measure of economic health - represented a substantial downward revision from a preliminary estimate made last month. The department had put growth in the July-September period at 3.6 percent, but that was revised downward almost a full percentage point to 2.7 percent yesterday. That marked the slowest growth since a 0.5 percent rate turned in during the final three months of 1982, when the recession had hit bottom. IT WAS ALSO in marked contrast to rates of 10.1 percent and 7.1 percent turned in during the first and second quarters this year. Some analysts war- ned, that a growth rate this slow will cause unemployment to begin rising again, but the administration dismissed such fears. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige called the weak performance temporary. He blamed it on a drop in consumer spending in July and August, a flood of foreign imports and a dip in the growth of business investment. "More important than why th slowdown occurred is the fact that it is already behind us," Baldrige said, discounting concerns that the economy Smight be on the verge of another recession and predicted growth in the fourth quarter and for all of next year would average 4 percent. GROWTH this year, even with the slowdown in the second half, is expec- ted to be close to 6 percent. Many private economists predicted growth would be below 4 percent in the coming quarter with one, Donald Ratajczak of Georgia State University, forecasting a 2.9 percent rate, only slightly above the current quarter. "Clearly there is a major slowdown in process," said Allen Sinai, chief economist for Shearson Lehman- American Express. "I think we are flir- ting with a growth recession." A growth recession occurs when the GNP continues to expand but at such a slow rate that unemployment rises also. Students say nuke U'f free I1iglits proposal ce. By ERIC MATTSON Two University students yesterday derided the administration for attacking the Nuclear Free Ann Arbor proposal after President Harold Shapiro had questioned whether the University should ally itself with any particular viewpoint. The students, Ingrid Kock and Nancy Aronoff, made their comments during the public comments section of yesterday's regents meeting, one day after the regents discussed a proposed city charter amen- dment which would prohibit nuclear weapons resear- ch in Ann Arbor. IF PASSED Nov. 6, the amendment would be the first binding law in the U.S. to make "the design, research, development, testing, or production of nuclear weapons" punishable by a fine or jail senten- Kock, an LSA junior, and Aronoff, an LSA senior, criticized administrators for using University stationery to indicate "the University viewpoint" on the Nuclear Free Ann Arbor proposal after they have publicly stated that they felt universities should not choose sides on political issues. Shapiro wrote an article in the July '6 Science Magazine which said that universities should not take sides. "I BELIEVE that a university remains a creative part of society only as long as it remains an intellec- tually open community and not the ally of a par- ticular point of view," he wrote. At the same time, Kock and Aronoff contended, ass- istant vice president for research Alan Price See PROF, Page 3 Chomsky criticizes U.S. foreign policy By JERRY MARKON Associated Press The ugliest collegiates in the country,Katie Niedhold from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks and Bruce Morgan from Indiana University of Penn. pose before their homecoming date.9 Frankenstein meets hi hide INDIANA, Pa. (AP) - Katie Neidhold flew 4,600 miles from Alaska to trade hugs and giggles yesterday with Bruce Morgan in the blindest of blind dates - a weekend meeting of the nation's "ugliest" college man and woman. "She's a beautiful girl. I expected some big, old polar bear to come in here," Morgan said after he met Neidhold in a restaurant parking lot. "I think he's beautiful, too" Neidhold said., "He reminds me a lot of my older brother." Morgan, 24, a senior criminology major at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, recen- tly was voted the ugliest man on campus after Lisa Birnbach's College Book identified his school as home of the nation's worst-looking college men. A fraternity phoned the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, which the book claims has the worst-looking college women, and asked to speak to "your ugliest woman." When no one volunteered, a contest was held. Neidhold, 23, a senior speech com- munications major from Fairbanks, was selec- ted from among other co-eds and was flown in for Homecoming Weekend in this western Pen- nsylvania town. Morgan, a jovial fellow who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs about 300 pounds, traded quips and a few beers at his introductory lunch with Neidhold, a fresh-faced, 5-foot-2 brunette who said she weighs "too much." "If we get married," Morgan said, "we'll just start a superior race and we'll rule the world." The fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, planned to charge $1 each for students to attend the "of- ficial meeting" last night at the fieldhouse, where the well-dressed couple was to arrive in a limousine to dine under candle light "on the finest fast-food money can buy," according to fraternity president Larry Snow. "They're not really ugly, but they're not pretty, either," Snow said. "Let's say they're not the worst-looking couple I've ever seen." "The United States and Israel have headed a rejec- tion front to block Arab peace proposals," said con- troversial Middle East scholar Noam Chomsky yesterday at Rackham Auditorium. Chomsky called Israel a "militarized Spartan state," that has conspired with the United States in resisting an "international consensus for a Palestinean state." Speaking to a capacity crowd of over 1000 students, professors and Ann Arbor residents, Chomsky discussed his latest of 8 books on U.S. foreign policy, "The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians." ALTHOUGH HE is a linguistics professor at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chomsky has earned a reputation as an outspoken critic of U.S.- Middle Eastern policy and is "one of the top 10 in- tellectuals in the country," according to Alan WalId, an associate English professor at the University who worked hard to make Chomsky's visit possible. Chomsky's strong anti-American views have produced controversy at the University and several departments refused to sponsor his visit. In what Wald called a "disgraceful vote," the Cen- ter for Near Eastern and North African Studies in August revoked its offer to sponsor Chomsky. CENTER Director Ernest McCarrs said the depar- tment was concerned about Chomsky's lack of scholarly credentials in the Middle Eastern field. He's an outstanding scholar of linguistics, and he even has a solid point of view on the Middle East - but he's not a recognized Middle Eastern authority," said McCarus. But Wald said that the center "voted in ignorance" and changed its mind over "fear of controversey." THE HISTORY and political science departments also declined to sponsor Chomsky's appearance. Although Political Science Chairman John Kingdon declined to comment, History Department Chairman Albert Feyerwerker said "it's a political talk - not a historical one - by a political figure with an ex- 'It's a political talk . . by a political figure with an ex- pressed point of view.' - Prof. Albert Feurwerker pressed point-of-view." "Mr. Chomsky has a. right to speak," he said, and a leaflet advertising Chomsky's lecture even appeared on the history department bulletin board. "But he has no given right to be sponsored by any academic organization," Feuerwerker continued. History Department Prof. Ron Suny, however, said, "of course the vehemence of the opposition had to do with controversy." "CHOMSKY is a very controversial figure, and his views are very unpopular among many people," Suny said.. Political Science Professor Alfred Meyer said, "I strongly assume that the refusal of several depar- tments to sponsor Chomsky had much to do with his highly controversial views." Nonetheless, the Program in American Culture agreed to be the event's primary sponsor, with co- sponsors including the ethics and religion depar- tment, Campus Ecumenical Center, International Center, Progressive Students Network, and the Ann Arbor Chapter of the New Jewish Agenda. Chomsky's speech last-night did, indeed, produce See CHOMSKY, Page 3 Powerful Hawkeye offense ready for Michigan By MIKE MCGRAW Special to the Daily IOWA CITY - Better break out the rose dishware and avocado salad dressing this morning, because if Michigan loses to Iowa this afternoon you can remove all thoughts of the Wolverines participating in the 1985 Rose Bowl. Enjoy the West Coast At- mosphere while the possibility still exists. Michigan battles fellow Big Ten co- leader Iowa at noon in Iowa City's Kin- nick Stadium and Bo Schembechler faces the stiffest conference test he's seen this fall. The Hawkeyes have it all, a suc- cessful passing quarterback, two breakaway runners and the Big Ten's best defense. Senior quarterback Chuck Long leads not only the Hawkeye offense, but the entire nation in passing efficiency. The Wheaton, Illinois native is on a roll. Last week in the Hawkeye's 40-3 victory over Purdue, he connected for 369 yards and four touchdowns. "He had an exceptional day throwing," said Iowa coach Hayden Fry. "Our game plan was to throw the ball expecially deep. We saw some things that were conducive to throwing the long ball." ALSO HAVING A big day last week was wingback Robert Smith. The sophomore from Dallas caught four touchdown passes against the Boiler- makers. For the season, Smith has seven catches for a whopping 39.9 average. Iowa's big play capability doesn't end, though, when Long stops throwing the Long ball. The Hawkeyes starting backfield of Ronnie Harmon and Owen Gill can just be as explosive. Harmon, who leads Iowa in receiving as well as rushing, has accumulated 664 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground so far this year. He pounded out 191 yards three weeks ago against Illinois. THE BIG thing about Iowa is that it has two backs that are capable," said Schembechler, who is 10-1 against the Hawkeyes. "They're the best tandem we've faced. I have to get our (Tom) Harmon back to match their Harmon. (He is) A great running back." So which brand of offense will the Hawkeyes favor more today, running or passing? It's hard to tell because they do both so well. Said Fry, "We can feature the run or the pass and our opponent won't know what we're doing until the game." AND IF ALL that isn't bad enough for Michigan, Iowa returned all 11 starters from last year's tough defense. In 1984, the unit leads the Big Ten in total defense and is led once again by junior linebacker Larry Station. "This is a better Iowa team than we've faced previously," said Schem- bechler. "It's the best defense they've had and the defense is just as good as the one that beat us 9-7 and went to the Rose Bowl (in 1981)." OBVIOUSLY, the Wolverines have their work cut out for them. But they have to produce if there is to be an 11th conference championship on Schem- bechler's record before the Tiger's next opening day. See 'M', page 8 -TODAY-- Aid nn c' the decision of what will get out on the market." With their keen sense of taste and smell, the cats can detect the slightest change of ingredients. "When that cat walks away, the consumer won't buy again," Kane said, and that could mean millions of dollars in losses for a pet food com- pany. Christmas shopping? and one was bought by a nature park as a tourist attraction. Sealed bids on the towers will be opened in St. Paul on Oct. 26. Remember there are only 66 days until Christmas. A name is a name.. A ROSE IS a rose, and a Rose - Charles of North' Carolina - is trying to bloom again in the U.S. House. He and other candidates are again on the stump, and a Stump - Bob, U.S. House, Ariz. - is among them. Frank, U.S. House, N.C. - and Ridge - Tom, U.S. House, Pa. - and Fields - Jack, U.S. House, Texas - and Brooks - Jack, U.S. House, Texas. There's no shortage of abodes along the way: A Delaware Castle - Michael, governor - a Connecticut House - Arthur, U.S. House - and various Barnes - Michael, U.S. House, Ind.; John, U.S. House, Kan.; Michael, U.S. House, Md; Gary, U.S. House, Wis. Once inside, you'll find several Halls - Tony, U.S. House, Ohio; Sam, U.S. House, Texas; Ralph, U.S. House, Texas. They'll provide some warmth from the Mississippi Winter - William, U.S. Senate - Maine Sowe J i i i