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Year, No. 304 Friday, the Twenty-first Day of July, MCMLXXII Sixteen Pages Surge in Economy Reported for U. S. G.N.P.UP, And Inflation Rate Down WASHINGTON (AP) The economy surged in the April-June quarter to the highest rate of expansion in more than six years while inflation slowed sharply, the government said today. The Commerce Department said that the second-quarter Gross National Product, market value of the nation's goods and' services, advanced at a fast 8.9 per cent pace in "real" terms, meaning economic growth with inflation subtracted.

On top of tliis, the rate of inflation as measured by GNP figures dropped to 2.1 per cent, the lowest since the days of President Nixon's wage-price freeze, and less than half of the 5.1 per cent rate that prevailed in the first three months of the year. The 8.9 per cent growth rate compared with an upward-revised 6.5 per cent rise rate in the first quarter and it marked the highest rate of expansion of the economy since the fourth quarter of 19B5. Coupled with- a report by the Labo'r Department that the Cost ot Living rise slowed to 0.2 per cent in June, the GNP report was the best economic news the Nixon administration has had in a long time. Not only did the economy grow faster than it was anticipated, but the rise in prices in the second quarter was within the target tie administration wants to achieve by the end of the year. The department said the in- crtftsed GNP in dollar termt amounted to billion compared with $31 billion in the previous quarter.

With inflation figured in, tht in- craoft figured out to a percentage rate of 11,3 per cent. This brought GNP to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.139 trillion, the department said. A Nixon administration economist, Dr. Harold C. Passer, assistant commerce secretary, said the increase in the second quarter was "prodigious." He added that the 2.1 per cent Increase in the rate of inflation would have been the lowest since the fourth quarter of 1965 except for the low rate that occurred in the fourth quarter of last year because of the price freeze.

Passer, said the rate indicates that the administration's economic forecast for this year "will be realized or even exceeded." Committee Ends Organized Crime, Racetrack Probe WASHINGTON (AP) A probe of possible infiltration by organized crime into operations of a Massachusetts racetrack has ended with the FBI offering the only evidence of criminal involvement. FBI wiretaps submitted to the House Select Crime Committee Thursday hinted at grumbling by Cosa Nostra figures over their investments in the Berkshire Downs track near Hancock, Mass. They also quoted Raymond Patriarca, reputed to, be the Cosa Nostra's lop man in New England, as saying the track's president, Salvatore (Sam) Rizzo, could wind up in the Brooklyn River. But Patriarca and all other witnesses called during three days of hearings denied Cosa Nostra Involvement with the track or refused to answer questions. Committee Chairman Claude Pepper, said the Committee would meet next week to investigate other possible links between organized crime and horse racing and then would suspend hearings for an indefinite period before taking up other sports.

The FBI's evidence in the hearings on Berkshire Downs consisted of a summary of conversations of Patriarca and his associates obtained through electronic surveillance during a period from March, 1062, to January, 1965. Bulletin BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) The Irish Republican Army launched one of its heaviest bombing onslaughts on Northern Ireland's capital today. The British Broadcasting reported 9 persons were known to be dead and up to 50 injured in Jfi eipiosions in Belfast. Senate Committee Approves Nixon's Arms Agreements WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon's strategic arms limitation agreements with the Soviet Union have whisked without a hitch through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and headed for almost sure full-Senate support. Tha Senate committee gave its unanimous approval Thursday after Nixon administration officials said the United States should not open round two of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) until Congress okays the deal Nixon brought back from Moscow.

Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, predicted Senate Mansfield eaid he would have preferred to take up the pacts right soon as the foreign-aid and end-the-war debate is concluded next because of scheduling problems he had agreed to put the defense procurement bill ahead of them. The treaty limiting each nation to two antiballistic missile sites needs only the advice and consent of the Senate. Both Houses must approve the interim agreement on missiles, and this, is before a House committee. The five-year interim agreement would freeze deployment of land based intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles at current levels. Washington: Senate Passes Minimum Pay Would Increase Wage To $2.20 Per Hour WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate has voted to boost the minimum hourly wage to $2.20, a move that could bring bigger paychecks to millions of workers and more labor support for Democratic, presidential nominee George McGovern.

The increase from the present minimum of $1.60 was the largest single pay hike in history. It came after McGovern made a special trip from his vacation retreat in South Dakota to cast his vote. The bill extends coverage to 7.4 million additional workers, including 1.2 million domestic servants, 1 million chain store employes and "4.9 million federal, state and local government employes. It now goes to a House-Senate conference to reconcile differences between the Senate version and one approved earlier by the House which provides a minimum pay scale. The Senate approved the measure by a vote of 65 to 27 Thursday after defeating the Nixon administration's proposal for a $2.00 minimum by.

a 47 to 46 vote. Backers of McGovern hoped his vole would improve his image with labor. The $2.20 minimum was a key goal of the AFL-CIO in this legislative session. McGovern was not endorsed by the AFL-CIO executive council. The bill passed the Senate after two amendments postponed the effective date of the $2.20 minimum to two years, instead of one, and eliminated one million employes in retail and service establishments doing less than $250,000 annual business.

As approved, the minimum wage would jump from to $2.00 for most non-farm workers 60 days after enactment, and to the full $2.20 in two years. The present minimum of $1.30 for workers on, large farms would be raised to $2.20 in three years. The bill also repeals exemptions which now prevent many workers from gelling overtime pay. Weather: Good Evening Pollutants The sad thing about ulcers is that you can have them and still not he a success. Threatening Today's Forecast Ohio, East OF UPS AND DOWNS Chairman Herbert of a rise in the nation's economy and a slight Stein of the President's Council; of Economic- rise in the cost of living last month (AP Wire- Advisers tells newsmen in Washington today photo) Los Angeles Is Used to Problem.

U. S-. Standards for Air Pollution Vary LOS ANGELES (AP) While portions of the Atlantic Seaboard suffered through air pollution alerts, Los Angeles 'resident went blitherly about their business, grapbic evidence that one man's dirty air can be another's summer breeze. It was- generally, a nice day Thursday in Los Angeles the city whose name is synonymous in some minds with smog. Workers downtown could see the Santa Monica Mountains through the smog and the peak metropolitan ozone content in the air hit a mild .06 part per million (ppm).

The top carbon monoxide level was 11 ppm. But four times this year and 21 times last year school' children were kept indoors in some areas when ozone, an irritant gas associated with pollution, reached .35 ppm. That is approximately equivalent to the "oxident" levels that brought ah- pollution alerts Thursday in the District of Columbia and Maryland and in Connecticut Wednesday and early Thursday. More than 12 times in the last two months in metropolitan Los Angeles carbon monoxide levels have soared to peak readings above 15 ppm, approximately similar to the eight-hour average of 16 ppm in Springfield, that brought a first- stage alert Wednesday. Although an Associated Press survey Thursday seems to indicate that Los Angeles residents are old hands at coping with dirty air, it points up, more importantly, the diversity of air pollution alert levels and relief measures that exist across the nation.

This is because even though federal minimum guidelines were banded down last year by the Environmental Protection Agency, local governments can set more severe standards. Los Angeles County calls an alert If carbon monoxide reaches 50 ppm peak reading. The California Air Resources Board, which sets statewide standards but doesn't govern local pollution control agencies, calls an alert if carbon monoxide reaches 10 ppm average for 12 hours. Alerts different things to different cities. But generally, a first-stage alert means some heavy industries must curtail operations, automobile traffic is discouraged and' other measures, often voluntary in nature, are urged.

Then comes a second-stage alert with mandatory shutdown of some industry, electrical voltage reductions to cut power consumption and, perhaps, banning some automobile traffic. Arson Suspected At Texas School Book Depository DALLAS (AP) Fire department officials say they suspect arson was responsible for a fire at the Texas School Book Depository, the building from which President John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963. Fire Chief L. R.

Me Cowan said, "Evidently it was set by somebody. We found evidence of gasoline. There were six or eight five-gallon gasoline cans found on -at least five floors." The twtMrlarm fire was extinguished 12 minutes after it began at 9:48 a.m. Thursday. The fire sent a pillar of smoke over downtown Dallas, but the blaze was confined to three of the structure's seven floors.

The final, emergency stage could lead to banning of all but fire and police vehicles, shutdown of industry and evacuation of people. Alert levels in eastern-cities show conformity, checks with Environmental Protection Agency officials indicated. In the Boston area, for example, EPA officials said in inter views, a first- stage, alert is called if nitrogen dioxide the brown part of smog ppm for one hour or .15 ppm', for 24 hours. In Philadelphia, however, an alert is called only after an average of .2 ppm for 24 hours. In New York, a first-stage alert- would be called at an .8 ppm average for one hour or .2 ppm for 24 hours.

In Los Angeles, an alert would be called if the "nitrogen oxides" reached a peak of 3 ppm, although this pollution measure includes other nitrogen compounds besides nitro- dioxide. EPA officials and other air pollution experts admit that medical evidence 'about when air pollution begins to harm health is skimpy and open to wide interpretation. "No wonder you're, confused. You should be," grumbled a Los Angeles County air 'pollution official. Los Angeles air pollution control experts have been critical of federal standards and the diversity of alert levels.

Hot Air Mass Hanging Over Eastern U.S. By the Associated Press Ohio officials studied th possibility of closing down 125 industrial firms today as the stagnant hot air mass hanging over the eastern third of the country continued to present the twin threats of pollution and power shortages. But the National Weather Service predicted a cold front would move down from Canada over the weekend to provide a measure of relief for at least part of the area. The most acute situation w.as in Ohio, where a pollution alert was in effect in four counties in the Ohio River Valley steel- making region. Twenty-five plants already were under court order to comply with state health department orders and, as the air grew dirtier, officials were pondering the need to take the nest 125 companies to prepare to shut down.

While predicting relief over the weekend, weather service forecasters saw temperatures continuing in the high 80s to middle 90s today, a situation that led 'to power blackouts and brownouts Thursday. The week-long heat wave over the populous East was blamed on a Bermuda high that stretched to the Mississippi River valley and pumped humid tropical air up from the Gulf. With the listless air, pollutants tended to collect and increased to dangerous levels in some areas. In the Pittsburgh area, a first stage pollution alert forced industry to cut back operations. Eye irritation and shortness of breath were common complaints, especially in the downtown section.

A pollution alert was extended through today in Washington, D.C. showers brought relief to the New York metropolitan area during Thursday evening, washing the sir of many pollutants and dropping temperatures to the low 70s. The respite was expected to be brief. A spokesman for the New York Power Pool -said it borrowed from Ontario, Canada, again Thursday to provide a potential supply of 20 million kilowats. Consolidated Edison Co.

cut back voltage 5 per cent in New York City and Westchester County for two hours in midaft- ernoon to prevent a massive blackout after a major power link tripped out 70 miles north of the city. KANSAS Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Humid east and central. Chance of afternoon and evening showers and Ihundershow- ers west. High mid to upper 80s west, low to mid 90s east.

Low tonight mid 60s northwest to mid 70s east. High Saturday lower 80s northwest to lower 90s east. EMPORIA AND VICINITY Fair and warm tonight. Low in the low 70s. Southerly winds 10 to 25 m.p.h.

diminishing to 5 to Ja m.p.h. tonight. Partly sunny and warm Saturday. High low to mid 90s. Emporia Skies Friday, July 21 Sunset today 8:44 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow 6:18 a.m. Moonset tomorrow a.m. Full Moon July 26 Prominent Stars: Aneares near the moon. Deneb high overhead ac Visible Planets: Jupiter due south 11:30 p.m. Venus rises 4:00 a.m.

Saturn, well above Venus. Emporia Weather From FA 1 p. 86 degrees High Thursday .89 degrees Low last night 71 degrees Barometer 30.18 falling Humidity 57 per cent Wind S-SW 10-23 ifr Readers May Vote In Gazette's Pott On page six of today's edition of The Gazette, readers will find a ballot which they may use to participate in the third and final phase of The Gazette's straw poll of the 1972 primary election. Readers are invited to clip the ballot from the paper, indicate their choices and mail or bring it to The Emporia Gazette, 517 Merchant Emporia, 66801. A ballot box will be available for ballots brought to The Gazette office.

Staley Says NFO Endorsing No One HIGHLAND, Wash. CAP) Oren Staley, of Rea, president of the National Farmers Organization, says his organization will not endorse a presidential candidate. Staley said-, in an interview his group "doesn't care which party is in the' White House we won't: make any endorsements." Staley said Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz had related well with farmers, "but when you look in depth, he has not raised any support prices" for farm produce. "Butz really has done nothing except go around and talk about he is for farmers, while farmers remain in a real desperate situation," he said. Fischer Wins Match After REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer took the fifth game of the world chess championship Thursday night after a bad blunder by Boris Spassky and only 3'A hours of play, evening the score at "It was just what we expected," said Frank Skoff, vice- president of the U.S.

Chess Federation. "The general opinion of the American camp is that Fischer will with the forfeit." Spassky was awarded' the second game by forfeit on July 13, when Fischer refused to play because three movie cameras were stationed in the hall to film the match. The cameras were removed before the third game, and Fischer has refused to play if they are brought back. i Spassky defeated Fischer in the first game, then lost to him in the third, and the fourth was a draw. So in terms of actual play Fischer now has won two games to the Russian's one.

The sixth game in the 24- gamo series is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. With a win counting one point and a draw halt a point, Fischer needs 12V4 points to take the title and with it $153,125 of the $245,000 prize while the Russian as the defending champion needs only 12 points lo keep his crown by Spassky and collect the winner's share of the. money. Playing the white pieces Thursday afternoon, Spassky led with his favorite queen's pawn opening. Fischer went into a Nimzo-Indian defense, moving his knight to king's bishop three.

The first five moves repeated the first game, which Spassky won, Fischer took a new tack, exchanged his bishop for a 'knight and steadily increased the pressure. Spassky doomed himself on his 27th move, moving his queen to square B2 to protect his rooks pawn. Fischer seized on the opportunity, made an unexpected sacrifice and Spassky immediately realized his position was hopeless. The champion appeared tired and strained as he stopped the clock to signify defeat, stood up and shook hands with Fischer. The audience of about 60 roared with excitement.

"Bravo: Bobby!" some shouted. Fischer enlivened the hours Thursday before the match with a list of 33 demands on the Icelandic Chess Federation, including closing of the swimming pool at his hotel to everyone but- him, a private tennis court, a new more American magazines. la 1 'THANK GOD FOR THE KIDS'-A common phrase in Wilkcs-Barre, hardest hit by last month's floods, is "Thank God for tha kids." Here a group of teen-agers works at cleaning out onu of the hundreds of homes hit by the flood waters. (AP Wirepholo) Indochina: Saigon Says Bong Son Recaptured Field Reports Dispute Claim By'Command SAIGON (AP) The South Vietnamese command claimed today that its forces waging a new offensive on the central coast have captured the district town of Bong Son, but informants in the field reported the government troops were still 500 yards outside the largely deserted town. One informant in Binh Dinh Province said Saigon's infantrymen were still maneuvering close to Bong Son and encountering "only token resistance," but "at this point it's impossible to say whether the enemy has pulled out or is dug in for a fight." He said most of the town's residents had fled when government forces abandoned it to.

the North Vietnamese on April 29, Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien, chief spokesman for the Saigon command', told newsmen that two battalions numbering about 1,000 men "recaptured the district town of Bong Son at 12:55 with no enemy resistance inside the town." He said they were making a -house-to-house search to root out any enemy sappers and snipers. Men said helicopters landed a third battalion on the northwestern edge of the town and reported two small fights about a mile southwest of Bong Son. The Saigon command' said the drive was- launched Wednesday to regain control of Bong.

Son and two other district towns in Binh Dinh, 200,000 inhabitants and a rich rice harvest. The command said the "troops had encountered only light resistance thus far. U.S. B52 bombers made 12 strikes in support of the South Vietnamese troops closing in. on Bong Son, dropping 300 tons of explosives on.

North Vietnamese and Viet Cong positions. The counteroffensive is the second in the three-month campaign that President Nguyen Van Thieu announced on June 19 to retake -all territory lost to the North Vietnamese in the Communist offensive and to drive Hanoi's forces out of South Vietnam. The first counteroffensive began June 28, with the recapture of Quang Tri, South Vietnam's northernmost province, as its objective. Associated Press correspondent Michael Putzel reported from the northern front that heavy fighting continued for a second day near the old My Chanh River defense line about 10 miles south of Quang Tri City. North Vietnamese forces there have outflanked South Vietnamese paratroopers in Quang Tri end are threatening to cut Highway 1, the paratroopers' supply line 'to the south.

Putzel said North Vietnamese troops dug in 200 yards from the highway and were firing onto the road. The fighting was significantly heavier than on Thursday, he reported. South Vietnamese forces were holding back while U.S. B52s dropped hundreds of tons of bombs on the North Vietnamese positions, and U.S. F4 Phantoms attacked the bunkers just off the highway with napalm.

Putzel also reported that the wreckage of a U.S. helicopter that was shot down May 2 south of Quang Tri had been found and the bodies of four Americans recovered, Concert Tonight The Emporia Municipal Band, under the direction of 0. R. Parker, will present another concert this evening in Humboldt Park. Concert time will be from 8 until 9 p.m.

and the program will be open to the public. The program: Concert March: My Heto Oscar Straui Overture: Fatinitza Franz Von Suppi Marchi Gippsland Alex Ltthgow Selection: Mr. Lucky Henry Mancini Marchi Invcrcargill Alex Lithgow Overture: Dedicatory Overture Clifton Selection: Milk and Honey Jerry Herman Hymn: Nearer My God To Thee Lowell Mason Paso Alameda Ernest O. Canevi Concert March: Headlines Carlcton Colby The Star Spangled Banner.