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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-13-1984 The BG News April 13, 1984 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News April 13, 1984" (1984). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4252. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4252 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. volume 66 issue 85 frlday, aprll 13.1984 G new/bowling green state university Black Muslim Leader hustles Arab support for Rev. Jackson by Geoffrey Barnard the press for not giving enough promi- j happens■ staff reporter nent coveragesrage to" Jackson who won Jackson,' that will be the last black primaries in Virginia and South Caro- man you kill," he said. "I am warning TOLEDO - Speaking before a crowd Una. America...leave this man alone." of predominantly Black Muslims and Farrakhan was also incensed by a Farrakhan also criticized Rea- Arabs in Toledo last night, Black recent article in the New York Post gan's foriegn policy, citing the mining Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan at- which quoted him as saying 'Hitler of Nicaraguan ports as an example. tempted to garner Arab support for was a great man.' To this, Farrakan Rev. Jesse Jackson's "Rainbow Co- commented, "this country is headed "The mining...was a terrible thing alition." to Hell on a roller-coaster." for America to do," he said. Farrakhan, a key Jackson sup- Farrakhan added that a Jackson porter, has been under fire by the presidency would bring a better fo- members of the media and the other riegn policy. Democratic candidates since he alleg- edly threatened the life of a Washing- "If anything happens to For Jackson to attain the Presi- ton Post reporter. Farrakhan, Reverend Jackson, that dency, Farrakhan stressed the impor- however, pledged his continued sup- tance of the Arab color in the port for Jackson, who has never de- will be the last black Jackson's "Rainbow" saying: "a nounced the leader of the Nation of man you kill. lam warn- black cadidate running on a black Islam for the alleged incident. platform cannot win the presidency." Before a crowd of about 700 people ing America... Leave Farrakhan credited Jackson with last night, Farrakhan again demed uniting blacks and Arabs and praised threatening the life of Post reporter tins man alone." him for pursuing the Arab vote at the Milton Coleman, telling the press risk of alienating the 6 million Jews in "you made that (up)." He also called — Louis Farrakhan America. the media "demons." According to Farrakhan,Jackson- Coleman was the first to report that would be the best candidate for presi- the Rev. Jackson had referred to Farrakhan, expressing concern for dent because it will take " a rainbow Jews as "Hymies," and New York as the safety of Jackson, he issued a to bring change," adding that Jack- "Hymietown." stem warning for the protection of the son "has made his mark/' even if he Farrakhan continued his tirade on black leader. does not win the nomination. March retail sales down Economic recovery slows WASHINGTON (AP) - Retail sales downward from a slight 0.1 percent Evans Economics, said the back-to- in March took their sharpest nosedive drop to a 0.8 percent decline. back declines in February and March in more than a decade, the govern- "This confirms the expectation that "tell us that the slowdown is here." ment reported yesterday, and ana- we have had for some time that the He predicted economic growth would lysts said the 2.2 percent decline is the pace of economic growth would mod- fall to between 3.5 and 4 percent in the clearest sign yet that the economic erate significantly," said Ben E. La- second quarter. recovery is slowing down. den, chief economist for T. Rowe Not all economists foresaw lower Price Associates Inc., an investment S)wth from the retail sales figures, The Commerce Department said counseling firm. "The financial mar- chard Rahn, chief economist for the sales fell to a seasonally adjusted kets need these kinds of numbers to U.S. Chamber of Commerce, called ♦103.4 billion tost month, the second relieve the gloom that has been build- the March report an "aberration" monthly decline in a row and the ing that we were growing too fast, which he blamed on severe March biggest drop since a 9.4 percent fall- overheating." weather and a late Easter which held offin December 1973. Those fears were fueled by the down sales. The strong surge in consumer preliminary government report last Commerce Secretary Malcolm Bal- t>0 news staff/Susan Cross ■pending has been the main force month that economic growth from drige also blamed the weather and driving the nation's recovery from the January through March was at a attributed part of the decline to the Louis Farrakhan-Leader of the Nation of Islam 1981-82 recession. While economists surprisingly strong 7.2 percent. Many high level of January sales. The de- for some time have expected con- economists said yesterday they now partment revised the January in- sumer spending to moderate, most expect that number to be revised crease to 4.1 percent, the biggest were surprised at the extent of the downward substantially in light of the monthly Jump since a 4.7 percent Bush bowls himself, pins over March decline, although some retail sales numbers and other re- surge in December 1964. MILWAUKEE (AP) - When George He did knock down nine pins in the In four frames, Bush rolled three blamed it partly on the weather. ports. Even with the February and March Bush rolled the bowling ball down the attempt, although he fell sprawling nines and an eight, failing to pick up A sharp 7 percent drop in auto sales Laden predicted economic growth declines, the January pace lifted sales alley Wednesday, nine pins and one across the foul line. the spare on each try. contributed the most to the showing, in the first quarter would be between 6 for the first quarter 3.4 percent higher vice president hit the boards. Bush, who was not injured, picked Last year's "The Book of American but nearly all categories of sales were and 8.5 percent and would drop to than in October through December. himself up unassisted and later admo- City Rankings," says Milwaukee has down for the month. between 2 and 4 percent in the second Baldrige predicted that consumer Bush, on a campaign trip to this nished those reporters present to tell more bowling and pool halls per ca- The government also revised its quarter. spending "will continue to support bowling mecca, slipped and tell on his the whole story: that only one pin was pita, at nine per 100,000 people, than earlier report on February sales Randell Moore, an economist with economic expansion." first attempt to knock down the pins. left standing. any other city in the nation. Oak Grove Cemetery i^chook' full of plots by Shelly Trusty line of duty," he said. Castner is Kaves under the Clayton name. reporter buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. ley all have the the year of death According to University Ar- as 1881," he said. "I looked into it Searching for a story with a good chives, on April 12, 1931 Police and found the Clayton family lost plot? How about a plot with a good Chief Carl Galliher alerted the all three of their children to scarlet story? Oak Grove Cemetery has as squad there may be bank robbers fever in the same week." many as 8,000 plots and at least in Bowling Green. Hungling said some of the stones that many stories to tell. Later that day, two women have been vandalized over the The cemetery grounds, which waltzed into Uhlman's Department years but this isn't necessarily cover more than nine acres, were Store, picked out some new dresses recent damage. A newspaper clip- purchased by the city from Robert and paid for them out of a large roll ping from May 11,1871 complains Eldridge on May 3,1873 for $950. of cash. The cashier alerted the about cemetery vandalism. Bowling Green's first cemetery police, and Galliher and Officer It ends with the words: "Any was located east of the present Ralph Castner, 28, followed the person who would willingly disturb Ridge Street Elementary School "thugs" to the corner of Prospect the momento placed at the tomb of and around 1881 many of the old and Clough Streets where they the dead by the hands of sorrowing graves were transferred to the joined two men. friends is unfit to go into a ceme- present cemetery. GALLIHER told the men to tery except to be carried there on a Matt Hungling, supervisor of cir- "stick 'em up," and a gunfire en- bier and hardly then." culation at Jerome Library and a sued. He shot and killed William Many familiar names from the local resident, has researched Miller (alias Billy, the Baby Faced University dot the grave stones of much of the history of Oak Grove Killer) and injured one of the girls. Oak Grove. They include Homer Cemetery. While trying to capture the other Williams (Williams Hall), first "The grave stones look very dis- woman, Castner was shot in the University president: Myrna organixed at first They are ar- stomach by Charles Arthur Floyd Hanna (Hanna Hall); Edwin Lin- ranged in a circular pattern in the who escaped.