The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 3

THE Ol HIER-JOIRNAL, Till JULY 6, 1972 7i i i Equipment operators' strike slows construction work in 116 state counties concerning the ergineers walkout but that road operations in three Northern Kentucky counties Jiad been affected by a separate laborer union walkout. The impact of the operating engineers' strike in the Louisville area couldn't be fully determined yesterday. One contractor said the effect on each project would depend on how much of the heavy construction work had been completed. A spokesman for the Associated Gen Continued From Page One a contractor source said no agreement was reached and no other meetings had been scheduled. The Louisville Contractors Association reached a contract settlement yesterday with Teamsters Local 89, which represents about 400 truck drivers employed at construction sites.

The new one-year contract includes a 69cent increase in pay and fringe benefits, Gennett said, bringing the drivers' hourly rate to $5.95 12. Leon Carrier, a Teamsters business agent, said the union also succeeded in writing into the new contract provisions for mandatory conferences before each construction job and for a system of referring new job openings first to the union. The grievance procedure also was changed, he said. The Teamsters' pay increase, as well as any raises above 5.5 per cent that are eventually negotiated with the operating engineers, will have to be approved by the federal Construction Industry Sta- bilization Committee. Both Carrier and Gennett said it was difficult to tell whether the Teamsters' settlement would have an effect on the talks with the operating engineers.

Carrier said the agreement should set a precedent for his union's negotiations with independent contractors, however. A spokesman for the Aluminum Co. of America (ALCOA), which is building a-huge plant for the Anaconda Corp. in Henderson County, said yesterday that union operating engineers employes there were off the job. He said "some work is continuing" but that the over-all operation which employs about 1,000 construction workers "has been crippled." Col.

William Brandes, Nashville District Engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers, said most of the $200 million locks and dam project on Dog Island near Smithland had been shut down by failure of the operating engineers to appear. Highway construction was not affected. Contractors engaged in road work in Kentucky have a separate contract with the union that calls for retroactive payment of whatever hourly wage is finally agreed on by the union and the other contractors. Contractors involved in the dispute fall into two classifications building construction and heavy equipment, and both are involved in the pay dispute, according to Kressenberg. Delbert Melcher, executive secretary of the Kentucky Building and Construction Trades Council, said 4.000 to 5,000 operating engineers belong to the Kentucky union.

He and other organized labor representatives said they were unable to determine immediately how many operating engineers are on non-highway jobs at this time. The Kentucky Department of Highways, through a spokesman in Frankfort, said it had received no official information eral Contractors of Louisville, which represents about 40 contractors, said he presumed most major projects of the member contractors would be at least somewhat affected, if not halted entirely. Spassky may get a week's delay in chess tourney Continued From Page One of the Soviet Union and the 29-year-old American challenger was to have begun last Sunday. It was put off for two days because of Fischer's holdout, then delayed until today by Soviet objections to the American's conduct. Euwe admitted yesterday that he had violated the rules by allowing delays in the starting date, and promised strict rule enforcement from now on.

He then suggested the further postponement and said the match may even have to be split into parts to avoid conflict with the World Chess Olympiad set to begin in September at Skopje, Yugoslavia. Says he respects Spassky The first apology of the day was made in -Fischer's name on the demand of Spassky, who said the American's con-duet had "insulted me personally and the country I represent." Fischer said he was sorry he had caused any trouble for Spassky. He said he respects Spassky as a man and admires him as a chess player. The Russians, unsatisfied, demanded "his excuses in writing. In addition to Fischer's written apologies, the Russians wanted Euwe to condemn the American's conduct and accept blame for violating FIDE rules.

This happened at a news conference called by Yefim Geller. the Soviet grandmaster acting as Spassky's second. "Speaking for the absent world champion, Geller said Spassky would return home if the demands were not met. Geller spoke hours after Fischer had declared he was sorry. ml ess- pi ih turn M-o uf if km Cs rsiscir "T- -u 0 -feW V.

A i Out of the packed audience in a hotel bar stepped Euwe, a tall, 71-year-old Dutchman and former world chess champion. He made his way to the speaker's table and sat down at Geller's right. Taking a microphone from the table in front of him, Euwe said he condemned Fischer, conceded he had broken the rules, and added, "I apologize." Insist on one-game forfeit Asked by a newsman if the Russians were satisfied; Geller said they wanted it all in writing. Euwe reached to his inside pocket for a pen and said, "I tan write it now." He began drafting a letter as the news conference continued. "At one point Geller confirmed that the Soviet Chess Federation had told Euwe he should award the first game of the match to Spassky by forfeit.

Euwe looked up from his paper and said he didn't consider the request official. Geller, smiling as the questioning turned in circles, said he didn't think Spassky would accept the award even if Euwe offered it. Do the Russians insist on it anyway? "Yes," Geller said. When it appeared that the Russians would be ready for play to start today, assuming Fischer's written apologies were in hand, Euwe created a new tangle. After explaining why he allowed Fischer the delay, Euwe said: "I know Spassky is very upset by all this, and I would not like to make him play tomorrow.

I would like to give him week. Then we'd have to split the match into 12-game halves. The second part could come later in the year. Or we could have 16 games now and the rest after- I ward." More playing than just two Fulfillment of the Russian demand that Fischer forfeit the first game would give Spassky a 10 score advantage at the out- set. The 24 games are scored one point for a win, a split point for a draw and nothing for a loss.

Spassky needs 12 points to retain his title, Fischer 12.5 to defeat him. i Chess experts said that in such a long match a lost point was a disadvantage Fischer probably could overcome at the Italian marble chessboard on the stage of Reykjavik's Sports Palace. From the frequent trips by Spassky and Geller to the gray three-story Soviet embassy here, it was apparent that the Soviet pre-match game was being played on directives from Moscow. The maximum aim of the Soviet officials could be to obtain an initial scoring advantage thoy hope will permit the title to stay in Russia. The title has been won by Soviet players since 1948 in competi- tions that paid well in prestige but only a few thousand dollars in money.

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