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REPUBLfC BULLDOG 4-A The Arizona Republic Thocnix. July 5, 1972 Fourth of July lias many meanings Soldier, draft dodger, tourist vieiv it differently 55 "The Airmen's Club is having a big bash free dinner and bands but that's no big thing." Taylor said. GRANBY, Colo. Steve Stine, 22, of Dayton, Ohio, spent the Fourth of July sleeping. Hall, 31, a self-employed hairdresser and former Brooklyn resident, has spent Independence Day at the landmark amusement area for years.

"I moved away 15 years ago to Queens." Kail said, "but I come back every year to get a Nathan's thotdogi because they're like a magnet to me, they're so good." What does Independence Day mean to Kail? "Ever since I was a kid the Fourth of July has meant hot dogs and soda pop. it's a tradition." United Press International To a Vietnam soldier, a draft dodger in Canada, a U.S. congressman, a youth at a religious festival and a Coney Island tourist, the Fourth of July has different meanings. How do Americans feel about their Independence Day? In interviews ranging from such places as Saigon to Sylacauga, to the mountains of Colorado, they reply: SAIGON To Air Force Sgt. Richard L.

Taylor the Fourth of July in Saigon means a half day's work and "a couple of beers." But back in his home town of Jackson. it was dif who did not enjoy all the benefits that could be earned in a growing, rampaging stream of American history. "But there has never been a nation where so many eo-ple were so free, where the most humble man stood so equal before the law," said Nichols, who drove here from Washington yesterday to observe July 4 with his family and to tour his congressional district. "There is plenty wrong with A i Nichols added. "There always was.

I guess there always will be. But it still is the best place in the world for the man who loves freedom and I have confidence that the next generations will keep it that way, and in their floundering best perhaps improve it." T4 i -J T'. I Stine arrived in this Colorado mountain town May 28 to plan a massive "world gathering of the tribes" at a nearby peat bog called Strawberry Lake. Hundreds of young persons gathered in makeshift teepees, leantos. tents and sleeping bags for the so-called religious festival but Stine spent Independence Day in a motel sleeping.

"I'm extremely tired of the whole thing," said the longhaired youth. "I'm just very tired." He said he had been "excommunicated from the Rainbow Family" because of personal differences with other family members. 1r i i 71 WOVEN WOOD SHADES 20 OFF Joseph's Interiors 5305 N. 7th St. NEW YORK CITY Richard Kail, his wife and infant son were among the estimated 1 million persons strolling the boardwalk at Brooklyn's Coney Island Julv 4.

1 'Mm3--' 1 PAGODA MALL 279-7572 ferent. "In Jackson, my best friend, Ritchie Collins, and some other friends and I would go to the lake (Portage Lake State Park), lie in the sun. do some swimming and soak in a little suds," recalled Taylor. 21. a Jackson native who has been in the Air Force two and one-half years.

His mother now lives in San Diego. 'We'd just sort of lounge around and have a good time," he said a while eating a bowl of chiii and drinking a soda for breakfast at the Saigon ISO. "Jackson's known for two h. Associated Press Tourists unfurl small fags to the breeze as they ride The stars and stripes were given them by promoters across Uew York harbor to visit the Statue of Liberty, of a fashion show held on the ferry boat. HAiW'S SEMl-Mi 1 it i.

1 Soviets attend iuly Fourth receptioi 1HANIMY There was no special reason. Stine said, why the event was held over the Independence Day weekend. Questioned about what July 4 meant to him, Stine would only say. "Boom." Asked again, he refused to elaborate, indicating he wanted to go back to sleep. SYLACAUGA, Ala.

today is not exactly as many people wish it were," said Rep. Bill Nichols, in an Independence Day statement. "It is not as it used to be. Its promises have been delayed for some, and there are those who were never equipped to take full advantage of all America has to offer," the congressman donated by Attorney General Leslie Peterson of British' Columbia went for $1 and a pair sent in by former Montreal Canadians hockev star Jean Bcliveau fetched $3.25. There was a slight interruption in the tugboat race.

When the tugs were less than half a mile from the finish line, a lfi-foot cruiser with canvas top. crowed by a young couple, cut through the center of the racers. Painted on the side of the hull was the legend: Just married. If found drifting, do not things the Cascades and it's got the biggest walled prison in the world. Southern Michigan Prison," said Taylor, who has four months left in his one-year Vietnam tour.

"On the Fourth of July there was always a fireworks thing at the Cascades that's a man-made waterfall with pools and lakes. "I'm celebrating the Fourth of July here," he said smiling. "I just bought suits and pants and I have a half day off. After that I might go see a movie and have a couple of beers in the oflice and then crash. It was sponsored by the prison's Jaycee chapter.

Would-be Tom Saw yers and I luck Finns found a fence-painting contest in Hannibal, home of Mark Twain. July 4 in Independence, was described as a tribute to the city's best-known resident, 0 President Harry Truman, who was hospitalized in Kansas City on a y. The celebrations were capped by the traditional parade which passed by Truman's house. In Canada, Dominion Day was celebrated for days. That's the anniversary of July 1, 18(17.

when what are now Ontario. Quebec, New Brunswick. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island joined to form the Dominion of Canada. In Gibbons. British Columbia, a ihree-day celebration included a salmon fry, a tugboat race and an auction where a set of gold cuff links and Communist Party chief himself attended the reception.

In New York City, the country's first official capital, events included a performance of a play called "The Roots of the Revolution." Redwood City, scheduled a fireworks display, complete with a 17'1-poiiiid rocket designed to discharge l.oon siher. gold and red as high as M.ooi) fee! The rocket was made in Japan Mountain Rest. S.C.. hilled vestrrdav as "Hillbilly Day" and described it as "a chance for oit slickers to let their hair down." Events on tap included a greased pig and a best-dressed hillbilly contest. Inmates at Raleigh Central Prison celebrated the birth of the nation with a field festival including high jumps, shuille-board, bingo and basketball.

Associated I'rcss America wished itself a happy llllith birthday yesterday with celebrations rooted in the traditions of the past. The Soviet government, ap-' pnrently reflecting improved relations; alter President Nixon's visit, sent more and higher ranking officials to the Fourth of July reception at the I S. Kmba-v in The highest ranking So'. i 1 guest at Ambassador Jacob Beam's garden party w.is Poputy Premier Vladimir A Kirillin I le as acconipaiucd by two cabinet ministers and Deputy Foreign Minister Vn stly V. Ku.neisov.

-'or the past two year's, the highest 1 So let guest at the recrpt ion was the secretary of the Supreme So let. The 0 I i i a I attendance. )io ever, remained below the level of that in the Khrushchev era when the premier FAMOUS NAME SPORTSWEAR CO-ORDINATES and more off! Summer wardrobe refreshers from five top makers. Pants, shorts, tank tops, blouses, vests and jackets. Pure cottons, 100 polyesters and blends.

Tangy citrus shades, Americana colors and pastels. Sizes 8-16, S-M-L. "It may that there very well be true have been people HANNY'S SEMI-ANNUAL SALE! SAVE TO 30 MORE ON WOMEN'S FASHION SHOES $28.00 $19.00 $14.00 $12.00 I. Millers to $40.00 Mademoiselles to $30.00 Amalfis to $35.00 Easy Streets to $21.00 Vogues to 18.00 Casuals to $10.00 ij lit? i Imported sandals to $20.00 Associated Press Zippy, 4-year-old chimp in a bike and skate show in a New York park yesterday, tries to be friends with Mindy Perilla, 14 months. More Chess champion asks delay Continued from Page A-l temoon.

Spassky and his second, Ycfim (Seller, drove grimly to the Soviet Embassy, presumably for consultations. Asked what Fischer's opinion of the new dispute was, L'uwe told newsmen, "Mr. Fischer is asleep and is not aware of this." He was in a new two-story ilia on the edge of town sound asleep in the back bedroom. Fred Cramer, a U.S. Chess Federation official, said.

"1 didn't want to upset Bobby's metabolism by waking him up." In New York, meanwhile. Col E. B. Edmondson. director of the U.S.

Chess Federation, said if Fischer or Spassky fails to show up for tomorrow's match the title should go to the other by default. He said that if neither showed up, "The title should be declared vacant and they should start all over," He said he was expressing his opinion as a member of the five-man advisory board of FIDE. "This has gone far enough." Edmondson said. "You cannot go on with this kind of charade." The waiting for Bobby ended at a.m. yesterday when his Icelandic Airlnies plane taxied to a minutes before Euwe's disqualification deadline.

He stayed out of sight in the plane until two lines of police formed a wall to seal him olf from newsmen so he would not have to answer questions before he got in a waiting car. The tall grandmaster lurched out the door of the plane and careened down the steps of the ramp. He nearly bolted when the president of the Icelandic Chess Federation came up on his blind side and offered a welcoming 'Handshake. He was driven away to the green and buff colored villa under an escort of police cars. A stewardess said Fischer hadn't been able to sleep during the 4-bour.

40-minute flight from New-York. "He spent most of his time looking out the window," she said. He appeared calm and didn't make any special requests, except for a glass of milk. The former boy wonder, who never used to move anywhere without practicing on a pocket chess board, displayed no interest in the game during the flight. HANNY'S DOWNTOWN, CHRIST0WN, THOMAS MALL, PARK CENTRAL, BILTM0RE FASHION PARK AND SC0TTSDALE DOWNTOWN, CHRISTOWN, THOMAS MALL, PARK CENTRAL, BILTMORE FASHION PARK, SCOTTSDALE AND TRI CITY stop at the airport 5 hours and 12.

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