In Weckend Magazine: Photo essay: some area kids reveal their lives in a local, government housing neighborhood Ninety-nine years of editoria freedom Vol. IC, No. 12 Ann Arbor, Michigan-- Friday, September 23, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily ., .. Blue I hoping for first victory BY PETE STEINERT At a glance, Saturday's matchup between Michigan and little ol' Wake Forest might appear as one-sided as Custer's Last Stand. Michigan's student enrollment outnumbers Wake Forest's more than 10-to-1. But the Deamon Deacons deserve a second look. Despite being the smallest Division I-A football- playing school in the country, Wake Forest faces better odds versus the Wolverines than Pee Wee Herman would against Mike Tyson, according to .Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler. "If there is a letdown of any kind, Wake Forest will beat us," Schembechler said. See Deacons, Page 11 Military to rule in Lebanon President hands over power as term ends Finding their way JESSICA GREENE/Daily Torrey Piddock lifts her brother Matt so he can touch the screen of the Wayfinder, the University Medical Center's new information computer. See Story, Page 3. Treatment fights cancer BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)- Lebanon's army commander will be the prime minister of a six-person military government, President Amin Gemayel said in a decree is- sued in the last minutes of his presidency yesterday. Gemayel's stunning choice of a military Cabinet, led by army commander Gen. Michel Aoun, came after civilian Moslem figures refused to take part in an interim Cabinet headed by a Maronite Catholic premier. Gemayel had to name a transition government because the deeply divi- ded Parliament failed to choose a new president yesterday. The con- stitution bars Gemayel from seeking another presidential term. Earlier Gemayel was trying to form a civilian government under business tycoon Pierre Helou, a Maronite Catholic who is a Par- liament deputy. The shift to a military Cabinet appeared aimed at heading off the formation of two governments, one Christian and one Moslem, that would have further cemented the sectarian cantons that have formed during the 13-year civil war that has left over 150,000 dead. The decrees appointing the Cabinet members, who represent the six main sects in Lebanon, carne five minutes before Gemayel's presidency expired at midnight. Also yesterday, Moslems and Christians clashed around the divi- ding Green Line, and three top com- manders of Amal, the main Shiite Moslem militia, were assassinated. Aoun, the Maronite army com- mander, and his five ministers will continue serving as the army's Supreme Defense Council, which controls Lebanon's military. The decrees, effective immediately, also named Aoun as defense and infor mation minister. He remains the I leave the presidency today worried and filled with anxiety,' - former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel army commander. "I leave the presidency today worried and filled with anxiety," Gemayel told the nation in a five- minute farewell address televised nationwide before issuing the decrees. "Today should have been a festival in which we rejoice over the election of a new president who would take the helm and the oath of office as I and my predecessors did," Gemayel said. "But the people of war were stronger than peace." BY KATEY FISCHER A new, less toxic method of bone marrow transplant that could lengthen the lives of pa- tients with leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and other types of cancer will soon be performed at the University Medical Center. It will be the first program of its kind in Michigan and Dr. Stephen Emerson, the scien- tific director of the bone marrow transplant pro- gram, says he has recruited the best in the field to assist in the research, development, and imple- mentation of the program. The program will treat leukemia patients by removing a portion of their infected bone mar- row, treating it to kill off cancerous cells while preserving the healthy ones, and finally replacing the bone marrow into the patient. Before replacing the bone marrow, the patient will undergo extensive chemotherapy which de- Marrow transplant could save lives stroys all the bone marrow and cancerous cells' remaining in the body. Without bone marrow, the human body is es- sentially devoid of an immune system. In order to prevent disease, the patient will be kept in a laminar flow room - a sterile plastic bubble - while the bone marrow is "cleaned." Once re-inserted into the body, the bone mar- row takes a year to return to full strength. Dr. Gerald Messerschmidt, the program's director, said the short-term survival rate has increased from 65 percent in 1985 to approximately 80 to 90 percent this year. Messerschmidt said that further bone marrow research is being pursued to treat breast cancer and other types of tumors. He said that the Uni- versity's program is "the world leader in bone marrow stroma research," and considers the University to be one of the top three medical, research institutions in the country. The stroma is the root of bone marrow and research into it's properties have resulted in breakthroughs of bone marrow transplants. "No one else in the country is doing bone marrow tissue transplants," he said. He added that the bone marrow transplant unit is a "whole team geared for families and patients. We not only treat patients but also assist fami- lies with the psychosocial problems involved in such treatment. We're here to help people; not just do research." See Cancer, Page 2 'U' cancer program to cash in on lotto winner BY SCOTT LAHDE Larry Frederick, who won half of last week's record $33.6 million Michigan Super Lotto jackpot, says he will donate a portion to the Uni- versity's cancer research program. The remainder of the money will be "invested carefully and conserva- tively," he said. Monday, Larry and his wife Ruth, of Hamburg, claimed the first $672,627 of their $16.8 million, which will be paid to them in twenty yearly installments. Frederick, an alumnus of the business school, said he will call on attorneys and accoun- tants he met while earning his MBA to help with his financial planning. Although the amount of the donation and the way the funds will be allocated have not yet been deter- mined, the couple said they are donating to the cancer research pro- gram in honor of his father and her mother, who both died from cancer. The Fredericks will meet with Medical Center cancer specialists next week to decide how they want the funds to be used, said Joe Beyel, private funding director from Medical Center Development. "We're thrilled that the Fredericks are considering a donation," said Beyel, "hopefully this will influence others around the state to consider donating." Beyel said the Fredericks' dona- tion could be used to help fund a major project such as a new cancer research center or to create a special endowment fund for medical students specializing in cancer research, but no definite plans have been made. Frederick said he also planned on "getting into leveraged buyouts with friends from Rockwell International and some attorneys." He and a col- league currently own Baytech, a computer networking company based in Livonia. His wife, Ruth, works as an anesthetist at St. Joseph Mercy Hos- pital in Ann Arbor. Fredericks said the windfall will allow his wife to start working part-time so she can spend more time with their three children ages 3, 4 and 5. The Freder- icks said they don't want to squander all their winnings, but do plan to in- dulge in a visit to Disney World, a new car, and a trip to Europe. -The Associated Press contributed to this story Pro- choicers begin drive BY LISA WINER Judith Frey, statewide spokesper- son for The People's Campaign for Choice, visited Ann Arbor yesterday to kick-off her group's campaign against Proposal A. The proposal, which will be on the November ballot, would, if ap- proved, discontinue Medicaid-funded abortions in Michigan. Frey called the proposal unjust because it discriminates against poor women, and it makes no provision for rape, incest, and AIDS. Thirty-two community leaders, united in their opposition to Pro- posal A, were named honorary co- chairs of the People's Campaign during a press conference at the Ann Arbor Public Library. Among them was Director of the University's Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, Julie Steiner. A proponent of Proposition A, Pastor Michael Caulk of the Corner- stone Church, said that although the proposal discriminates, he does not believe it is unjust. In a telephone State court allows woman 's abortion LANSING (AP) - A pregnant woman may have an abortion despite the objections of her estranged hus- band, the Michigan Supreme Court said yesterday in letting stand a state Court of Appeals order. request. I would imagine that we should be getting a decision by Monday," said Shelly Spivack, one of the volunteer American Civil Liberties Union attorneys rep- resenting Mrs. Lewis. The appeals court, in lifting an . _ :