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2 The Pittsburgh Press, July 12, 1972 Shapp Missing McGovern's High-Risk Bandwagon ago friend of Shapp's, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, in announcing they had withdrawn as contenders for the party's presidential nomination. That left the convention to decide tonight principally between McGovern, who has left Shapp somewhat cool, and Sen Henry "Scoop" Jackson, a Vietnam War hawk who was given only a luke-warm reception by Shapp at his executive mansion in Harrisburg. More important politically, thanks to the flood, Shapp doesn't have to make a choice between the two tonight.

That's where he won the battle. But come Nov. 7, when all 203 state House seats and half the 50 state Senate seats and as a potential national political leader was concerned, his last interest was to be the head of Pennsylvania's delegation of amateur nominators of a party presidential candidate. He would have been blasted throughout the state for an inability to lead the Pennsylvania delegation and influence the entire convention in picking a candidate that could win in November. Ironically, it was Shapp-type delegates liberal, open politics and reform-minded who bowled over the party's old guard pros to win the nomination for McGovern, philosophically a politician bred in the Snap tradition.

But Milton J. Shapp last all of the reapportioned 25 congressional seats are up for grabs, Shapp may lose the war to the Republicans. As one Pennsylvania delegate put it last night: "We may go down in flames worse than Barry Goldwater did in 1964 against Lyndon Johnson." Indeed, most Pennsylvania Democrats are questioning the fall prospects with some fear, for they care, really, more about themselves than the new resident of the White House. The state House, the most likely victim of a Nixon landslide, is in Democratic bands by a margin of 113 to 90. The Senate is in Democratic control by a narrower edge of 26 to 21 If Mr! Nixon should carry Pennsylvania, which he didn't in 1968 when Humphrey won the state by 169,000 votes, Shapp would face mounting problems in his dealings with the legislature in his remaining two years in office.

And that would not add to his chances of being re-elected as the first governor to succeed himself. But Milton J. Shapp has separated political waters before and walked through without getting wet. And George S. McGovern, a longshot against Mr.

Nixon in November, was once rated only a 3 per cent prospect of getting the nomination he will receive here tonight. By PATRICK BOYLE Press Staff Writer MIAMI BEACH Gov. Milton J. Shapp this evening may win the battle and lose the war without putting on his battle fatigues. Sometime after 8 o'clock, Sen.

George S. McGovern of South Dakota will be given the Democratic presidential nomination to go against President Nixon in the Nov. 7 general election. Shapp intended to be a major part of the business of making a Democratic presidential nominee, but instead assigned himself as the general of Pennsylvania's flood relief and recovery program. Important as it is to have the state's chief executive February came out for U.

S. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie for the nomination and, in so doing, as it now looks, was no more than captain of the caboose. He resembled former Gov.

Raymond P. Shafer, who announced his support for New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in 1968 for the Republican nomination at a time when everyone knew Richard M. Nixon had it in the bag. Somehow, when a Pennsylvania governor declares his support for a presidential candidate, Republican or Democrat, that man they haven't yet announced for a woman begins to go down hill.

Yesterday, Shapp's candidate, Muskie, joined a long- leading the federal, slate and local government forces into the flood plan, Shapp used the catastrophe to his best political advantage. He decided 10 days ago to withdraw as a delegate and likely chairman of the state's 200-member contingent to the Democratic National Convention here in order to remain in Harrisburg to direct the flood relief. Yesterday, according to his operatives here, Shapp was in Washington in another meeting with federal officials to obtain quick U. S. help both financial and physical for individuals and businesses wiped out by the high waters June 21.

Yesterday, as far as Shapp 'i- MY fir I Ac Impulsive Fischer In Hot Water In Opener Of Chess Championship -jCj iL i irA yj "i 1 imii mnimi in ii inj iiinMiii mvniw i iiiihium hm h.iim i ihiiii iirriBljTr-rriirio' 11 ill r'nT-'j'" JQ fa. A -a I i 5 A Iff 'V I lr ('-, -UPI Teleohots Duplicate of beard shows Fischer (black predicament afttr 40 moves. -Press Photo bv Michael ChlklrH (NOW) Jo Ann Gardner, right a NOW official, leads The women's rights group members after Carfold. The group charged sex bias by an airport catering firm. BATTLE OF THE Teamsters Local 249 official, Albert Carfold, storms out of a meeting with leaders of the National Organization of Women Lib, Teamsters Spar Over 'Bias' REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) -Caught inahopelessly drawn game, tempermental American challenger Bobby Fischer took a chance to bring some life into his first world chess championship game.

In that moment, soft-spoken and mild-mannered Boris Spassky proved why he is the world champion. He immediatley pounced on Fischer's bishop left trapped after capturing one of the i 's pawns and the game turned distinctly in Spassky's favor. Adjounment Asked Spassky asked for adjounment after 40 moves and iVi hours play. When the two resume the game th first intheir $250,000, 24-game world match Spassky has a bishop and three pawns against Fischer's five pawns. Play resumes at 1 p.

m. EDT. Most experts assembled here seemed to agree that Spassky has a chance to win, while Fischer should be happy if he salvages a draw. But nobody has come up with an explanation why the American chess genis went straight into what appeared to be a Russian trap. "He took a chance to win a chance," said Danish grandmaster Jens Eneveoldsen.

"We will never know until Fischer tells us if he does," said another international grandmaster. Fischer obviously was displeased with his game. After the adjournment he angrily Auto Injures 2 Landscapers An East Liberty youth was injured seriously and his father suffered a broken leg when a car went out of control and struck them as they were doing landscaping work in Greenfield. Mario Piccolino, 14 of 6517 Dean St. was listed in serious condition in the Children's Hospital Intensive care unit following yesterday's accident.

His father, Antonio, 31, was in satisfactory condition in Homestead Hospital, also suffering from cuts and brnises. The driver of the car, Laura Green, 40, of 6529 Shetland East Liberty, was in fair condition at Shadyside Hospital with face cuts. Police said she lost control of the car in the 4200 block of Winterburn Avenue and it struck a tree bemore striking Mario and his father. The car then hit another tree, police added. Many experts feel they will succeed even if Geller himself modestly suggested: "I be-live we will have a draw." The first game delayed for nine days because of problems raised first by Fischer and then by Spassky, who did not like the American's behav, ior started with Fischer being eight minutes late because he had been delayed by traffic.

demanded a meeting with the Icelandic organizers to complain against what he described as the noisy audience. Some 3,000 Icelanders and-foreign chess enthusiasts had packed into the Lagardur Hall for the opening thriller. But most knowledgable observers said they felt the audience was more quiet than is normal at top chess games. The Icelanders rejected Fischer's demand and told him it is up to the official referee, Lothar Schmid of West Germany, to run the game. Spassky's seconds, including international grandmasters Efrim Geller and Nikolai Kro-gius, sent their world champion to sleep and then spent the night and the morning hours analyzing the position to find a winning combination Spassky.

Chess Match Move By Move REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) The progression of moves in the first game of the World Chess championship match between Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union and challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States: harassment charge was filed because the i i a 1 NOW complaint mentioned no names. "A a representative of NOW, I signed the complaint," she said. "This was done purposely to take the heat off people on the site of employment. We have found that people signing a complaint are often subjected to job switching and verbal harassment." Mrs. Smeal pointed out an EEOC amendment last March allows this unusual situation where an organization is the only signer.

In answer to the "conspiracy with outsiders" charge by the union, Mrs. Smeal con-tended that NOW as a civil Boil Water, Butler Told Press Stole Wire BUTLER All customers of the Butler Division of the Western Pennsylvania Water Co. have been advised by the Spassky white, Fischer black. White moves first. 1.

P-Q4, KT-KB3 2. P-QB4, P-K3 3. KT-KB3, P-Ql 4. KT-QB3, KB-QKT5 5. P-K3, 0-0 6.

B-Q3, P-QB4 7. 0-0, KT-QB3 8. P-QR3, B-QR4 rights group represents a higher consideration. "The basic civil rights of an individual take precedence," she stressed. "A union member or official cannot be party to an illegal act (sex discrimination) and expect to be protected by the union." 'No Big Deal' Garfold refused comment on the issue, claiming the hearing "was no big deal" and the union will handle the charges with its own grievance procedures.

The six women requested to appear at the hearing were Helen Kushner, Mary Fisher, Edna Kiefer, Julia Bartos, Ann Jampetro and Margaret Rupnick. Their only statement was they were "satisfied" with the outcome and they plan to follow regular grievance channels. NOW spokeswoman Jo-Ann Evans Gardner said the organization has achieved one thing. "At least the union is listening seriously to complaints," she noted, "but apparently they are not aware that there are laws against sex discrimination." She added further action is up to EEOC which has the NOW charges on record. Ideii ti In Fatal Shooting i 12 By PATRICIA FORD A hearing called by Teamsters Local 249 ended in a shouting match between union leaders and members of the National Organization for Women (NOW).

But six women union members, not members of NOW, who were the reason for the hearing yesterday, left with smiles, claiming they were satisfied. The local had charged the six women with violating the union's international constitution by "conspiring with outsiders" for disruptive purposes. Charges Dropped But Albert Garfold, secretary of the local, insisted all charges were dropped at the hearing's end. What is still very' much alive is a complaint, served to the union this week by the Equal Employment Opportunity City Marine Unit Training Slated About 275 members of Pittsburgh's Marine Corps Reserve unit will go to Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22 for two weeks of extensive combat training. According to division headquarters, activities for the first week will include training in tank-infantry tactics and night firing exercises.

During the second week, conventional warfare techniques will be used in a simulated situation where the Marines will be called in to neutralize a "foreign power" that has taken a stronghold on the Carolina coast. Commission (EEOC), charging sex discrimination. The hassle began May 20 when NOW filed a formal complaint with EEOC. NOW charged Local 249 and Gla-dieux Food Services Inc. with sex discrimination.

I a i caters in-flight meals at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. One of the main charges was that married women received less medical insurance coverage than married men under the current union contract. NOW claimed sick pay, uniforms, starting pay and other clauses treated men and women differently. June 13, Teamsters shop steward at Gladieux, David Meredith, named the six women as violators of local union by-laws and the international constitution. They were accused of "conspiring with outsiders to make charges against union officers, which was disruptive of other members of the local union under the collective bargaining agreement with Gladieux Food Services.

Inc." Two weeks later, the women were requested to appear at yesterday's hearing. NOW countered by filing a charge of harassment last week against the Teamsters with EEOC. No Names Eleanor Smeal, president of South Hills NOW, noted that a charge of this nature takes priority over all other action, adding EEOC has promised immediate investigation. Mrs. Smeal explained the KT-K2, PXP (QB5) BXP (QB4), B-QKT3 PXP (QB5), QXQ RXQ, BXP (QB4) P-QKT4, B-K2 B-KT2, B-Q2 QR-QB1, KR-Q1 KT (K2)-Qt.

KTXKT 13. 14. 15. 16. 34.

PXP, BXP 35. KXB, K-Q3 36. P-QR4, K-Ql 37. B-R3, K-K5 38. B-B5, P-R3 39.

P-QKT6, P-B4 40. K-Rl, P-B5 Adjourned. SYMBOLS: In British-American usage, each move in a chess game is recorded, using letters jor each chess piece and numbers jor each square on the board. The squares are numbered along the columns (or jilcs') and named jor the piece initially silting at the jirst square oj the file. For example, the third square in front of the rook on the side of the king is numbered: KR3, or king's rook 3.

The letters and their corresponding pieces are: king; Q-qucen; B-bishop; KTk night; R-rook; P-pawn. An between letters indicates the first piece captured the second. indicates castling. "CH" indicates "check" or that the king is threatened with capture. 17.

KTXKT, B-R5 18. B-QKT3, BIR5IXB 19. KTXBIQKT3), RXR (CH) 20. RXR, R-QB1 21. K-Bl, K-Bl 22.

K-K2, KT-K5 23. R-QB1, RXR 24. BXR, P-KB3 25. KT-R5, KT-Q3 26. K-Q3, B-Ql 27.

KT-B4, B-B2 28. KKTXKT, BXKT 29. P-KT5, BXP (KR7) 30. P-KT3, P-KR4 31. K-K2, P-KR5 32.

K-B3, K-K2 33. K-T2, PXP State Health Department to boil drinking water because of possible contamination. Department officials said this was a "precautionary measure" and should not be construed to mean water was definiately unsafe. Samples taken by the department in the wake of the recent flood indicated the water was high in bacteria content. However, other samples taken by the department and all samples taken by the utility showed the water was safe.

Department officials could offer no explanation for the discrepancy. Weather Turbulent Vote Out Unworthy Lawmakers-Shapp by Roy McHugh, Column Pace 21 A ballistics expert has told a Criminal Court jury that a .25 caliber automatic found in an auto occupied by an East Liberty man was the weapon that wounded a liquor store security guard who later died. Lt. William Valenta of the city-county crime laboratory told the jury yesterday in the trial of Richard Staples, 23, of the 100 block of Enright Place, that the gun fired the shots taken from the body of Harold DeWolf III, 23, of Main Entrance Drive, Mount Lebanon. Part-Time Guard DeWolf, who was a college student who worked part-time as a security guard at a liquor store in the 4700 block of Centre Avenue, was shot twice in the abodomen last Oct.

2 as he went off duty. According to medical testimony, the victim died Oct. 26 from complications caused by the bullet wounds. Staples and another defendant, Eddie Wilder, 39, of 6940 Hamilton East Liberty, were arrested in a car fitting the description of the getaway car a short time after the holdup. A briefcase and gun belonging to DeWolf was found in the car, according to police.

Asst. Dist. Atty. Bryan Campbell said he will ask the jury of eight women and four men to return a verdict of first-degree murder. The trial continues today in the courtroom of Judge Samuel Strauss.

Wilder was convicted of first -degree murder last March 9 and is serving a life term. The Family Circus In Central States United Press International Turbulent weather spun over the North Central states today, bringing the threat of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. A tornado watch was in effect for most of northeastern South Dakota and southern Minnesota and small portions of Wisconsin and Iowa. a them," Shapp remarked. Shapp said he may call the legislature back to act on a flood-relief program that he is in the process of developing, but does not know when that will be.

As far as the government pay raise issue is concerned, Shapp said that is a question the legislature must decide for itself. The commission called for legislators' salaries to be raised from $7,200 to $19,200 annually and that their expense allowance be reduced from $8,400 to $6,000. A $60,000 annual salary was ordained for the governor, an increase of $15,000. The lieu-tanant governor, cabinet officers and judges also were given liberal raises. None of the officials, except the judges, can begin collecting the higher pay until they are re-elected or reappointed, according to the state It Happened July 12 vrrr.

By John Place -i FIVE YEARS AGO South Vietnam chief of state Nguyen Van Thieu ruled out a general mobilization of his countrymen because of equipment and training problems, asking instead for more American troops The British army was called to put down rioting by Chinese in Hong Kong, apparently 'stirred up by inflammatory Peking broadcasts." 10 YEARS AGO William D. "Bill" McKechnie, 76, baseball Hall of Famer and former Pirates manager, routed two gun-toting bandits at his home in Bradenton, by swinging at them with a floor lamp County commissioners took up a proposal for the Regional Industrial Development Corp. to convert the 700-acre Workhouse Farm into a $45 million light industry complex. 25 YEARS AGO Members of the Manchester Educational Center North Side, collected 635 pounds of clothing, shoes and bedding' for shipment by the nondenominational Church World Service Center to war-shattered countries in Europe and Asia Pennsylvania Gov. James II.

Duff said that "under no circumstances" would he accept the Republican nomination for president. 50 YEARS AGO The Buffalo, Rochester Pittsburgh Railway Co had job openings for boilermakers, blacksmiths and sheet metal work ers at 70 cents an hour Bond's store at Fifth Avenue and Market Street offered "two-pants, genuine Palm Beach suits" for $14.50 sults Presi Harrnburg Bureau HARRISBURG Gov. Mil-ton J. Shapp says voters who don't think their legislators are worth a pay raise have the option of them out of office this fall. "The people are still going to have the final say in November," Shapp said yesterday when questioned by newsmen on the state government pay hike approved by the Commonwealth Compensation Commission.

The commission, which the legislature created last year, came across last month with million in higher salaries for the governor, legislators, judges and other officials. tnless the General Assembly reminds the increases by Aug. 21, they become final. The legislature, however, has recessed until Sept. 11.

''No matter what you pay some legislators, you overpay them, and no matter what you pay other legislators, you un- KIDS LOVE Johnny Wonder. You'll find him daily on The Press Comics Pages. The Press Pittsburgh A Scrlppi-Howard Ntwtpiper Gfrol Offices ot 34 of tee AH'es, Plttsouroh, Pa. 15:30 Do Iv, 90 cents a wtek; Sjrdav, 35 cents a ween, oil In the First oni Second rosral r-nes where thee Is no carrier delivery; Dailv-one menm 12.50, one year Sunday one month $2, one veor $20. En'ro ors'ace cost bevond Second Zone.

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