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Mental Convicts' Removal Asked: Page 16 Volume 73 No. 165 Good Morning The News D. ROCKEFELER IV is a slight favorite to beat incumbent Arch A. Moore JOHN Jr. in the governor's race, according to a poll conducted by The Charleston: Gazette.

The Gazette poll of a crosssection of West Virginia voters indicates Rockefeller, currently secretary of state, was named by 50.6 per cent of the voters, while Republican Gov. Moore was named by 44.2 per cent. In addition, 5.2 per cent had no choice. Vietnam peace negoRockefeller tiations may quickly secret enter new period of changes in Paris. A north Vietnamese News Agency dispatch said Tuesday 1 that Politburo member Le Duc Tho is on his way back to Paris.

He has secretly met with Henry A. Kissinger, President Nixon's national security adviser, 13 times in the past several Patriarch Athenagoras was buried in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday at a funeral tended by Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders. But a dispute broke out between Greece and Turkey over the method of electing his successor. 'APPOINTMENT OF DR. WILLIAM C.

Revercomb of Charleston to the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board was announced Tuesday by Workmens Compensation Commissioner Edgar F. Heiskell III. Revercomb succeeds Dr. John D. Harrah of Charleston, who resigued recently, on the three-physician board.

Phillip Porter, 22, cf Carolina, was -killed Monday when hi's motorcycle collided with a truck on a rural Marion County road, state police said. Robert W. Murphy has been named general manager of the West Virginia Newspaper Publishing it was announced Tuesday. The firm produces the morning Morgantown Dominion the afternoon Morgantown Post. LOGAN COUNTY JUSTICE of the Peace Tyler Feader pleaded guilty in Logan County Circuit Court Tuesday to a reduced charge of petit larceny.

Fender was -one of several current and former Logan county officials indicted by a special county grand jury. Fender originally was indicted on a charge of embezzling $4,874.50 from the county treasury. He still faces another charge of embezzling Praising him as an "able and dedicated public servant," Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr.

Tuesday accepted the resignation of Cass S. Collier Jr. as director of the West Virginia Department of Veterans' Affairs. The 58-yearold Collier, director since 1956, said he wished to. retire: July 31, 1972.

because of ill health. Contributions to Southern colleges and universities declined for the second straight year in 1971, the Southern Regional Education Board: said Tuesday, despite a nationwide increase in institutional giving. THE SOVIET NEWS AGENCY Tass listed Tuesday some of the scientific projects undertaken "by its 10-year-old series of Cosmos unmanned space Cosmos 500 was launched Monday. Missions have included gathering design ideas for manned spaceships, testing space: communications systems and measuring the hazards of radiation and meteors to long manned flights, Tass said. East Lansing, man: who walked away from a hearing before a local magistrte last week was apprehended by West Virginia State Police Tuesday near Elizabeth, Wirt County.

James Collins was returned to the Wood County jail in Parkersburg. He had been arrested on charges of armed robbery. Electric Corp. on Tuesday announced a plan to send its top seven officials, including Chairman Donald C. Burnham, into semiretirement at age 60 to enable "younger men to get to the top sooner." Fire Kills 15 Cattle PARKERSBURG, W.

Va. (AP) Fire erupted at 'a livestock yard here Tuesday, killing 15 head of cattle and destroying the entire complex, causing what manager Joseph Corbitt estimated at over $200,000 in damage. The blaze broke out in a hay storage area of the century-old Union Livestock Sales and spread rapidly through the rest of the yards. A neighboring 'mattress factory suffered damage to the exterior, three fire trucks were extensively damaged, and eight firemen were hospitalized briefly for burns and heat prostration. Hearing Held For Prather WASHINGTON, Pa.

(AP) United 'Mine organizer William A. Prater told a Washington County judge Tuesday that he does not know Annette Gilly, the woman who claims Prater helped plan the Yablonski family slayings. Prater, charged with murder in of UMW rebel leader Joseph A. Yablonski and his wife. and daughter, took the stand during a pre-trial hearing on defense motions to throw out the charges against him.

BECKLEY POST-HERALD Beckley, W. Wednesday Morning, July 12, 1972 Nomination Almost Certain McGovern Rivals MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Sen. George McGovern strode without major challenge toward the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday as Sens. Hubert Humphrey and Edmund S.

Muskie bowed to his show of towering national convention strength and quit. The capitulation of McGovern's. major rivals eased NE A SEN. EDWARD. KENNEDY.

LEONARD WOODCOCK the drama and tension as the second session of the Democratic National Convention opened. The naming of Lawrence F. man and the address O'Brien as permanent, chair- by. Gov. Reubin O'D.

Askew of Florida were the first items of business. And so, politically, the Demo- crats' swarming, sweltering convention resort belonged to the senator from South Dakota, longest of longshots when he began his White House quest 18 months ago. By early evening, The Associated Press count of delegate commitment's showed McGovern with 1,570.75, far beyond the majority Degree Terminated ABI Accredited By State Board CHARLESTON, W. Va. CAP) -The West Virginia Board of Regents Tuesday granted provisional accreditation to two.

church training schools, but set limits on the types of programs the two colleges can offer. The Appalachian Bible In.stitute at Bradley, Raleigh County, was accredited through June 30, 1975, while Ohio Valley College at Parkersburg was accredited through June 30, 1976. Exercising its authority over virtually all higher education facilities in the state, the Regents accreditation came after its staff members visited the two campuses to verify in the words of Dr. William Turner that the schools "are doing what they say they are doing." The Bible Institute was given permission to continue offering programs in Bible and theology but was told to. terminate its five-year program leading to Bachelor of Theology degree after those currently enrolled complete, all Sen.

Kennedy Tops Running Mate List MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) On the eve of George McGovern's likely nomination for president, senior aides said Tuesday they regard Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as the South Dakota senator's top choice as running mate. But there is surprisingly, strong backing for labor leader.

Leonard Woodcock. This is the substance of an assessment based on a series of interviews. in which the advisers were asked to list the Restrictions On Imported Meat Lifted WASHINGTON (AP) The State Department is calling in the ambassadors of 12 major meat exporting countries Wednesday to. tell them that the American market is. now "wide open and we will take: all you can send." Spokesmen Charles W.

Bray MI, announcing this. move, said the aim is to bring down the price of fresh and frozen beef and veal to the American -consumers. three most likely McGovern choices if, as expected, he wins presidential nomination Wednesday night. Virtually everyone contacted agreed that Kennedy, who has insisted he won't take the job, remains McGovern's top choice and may be subject to substantial pressure to accept McGovern's call. Besides Kennedy, the interviews showed considerable backing for three senatorsGaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, Philip A.

Hart of Michigan: and Abraham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut-and for Gov. Reubin Askew of Florida. Ribicoff and Askew have said they're not interested. The interviews were conducted both before and after McGovern's victory in Monday night's California credentials fight brought him to the brink of first-ballot nomination in balloting scheduled Wednesday night.

advisers said they felt McGovern probably had narrowed the list of possible running mates down to a handful. All agreed that, instead of soliciting possible running mates from a broad circle of party leaders, the South Dakota senator is more likely to ask their views on one or two of his own choices. Mountain State Delegation Stunned By 2 Withdrawals MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) The West Virginia Democratic delegation was thrown into turmoil Tuesday after the of Sens. Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie from the presidential race.

The 35-member delegation had 20 committed to Humphrey and three committed to Muskie. State: Dillon, who: favored Humphrey, said "I'm just. going to take a day 'to think it over." The Humphrey delegation: scheduled a caucus for 11 a.m. Wednesday, a matter of hours before the' National nominations, Al, Chapman of Wheeling, the deari of the delegation who has attended since 1944, 12-County Regional News Service (RNS) 2 Sections -10 Cents Give Up that will choose the Democrat to challenge President Nixon. In simplest terms, McGovern had the votes: on delegate disputes, on the platform the convention was completing Tuesday, and on the nomination itself.

After a night of tumultuous political infighting that kept the Democratic National Con- vention in session until near dawn, it was a day of political drama. First, Humphrey of Minnesota, a presidential campaign warrior for a dozen years and the party's presidential choice in 1968, withdrew what must be his final bid for the White House. Then Muskie wrote a finish to 3 IN the campaign that plunged him from front-runner to loser. "It is apparent to all of us that Sen. George McGovern is this convention's choice as the nominee of our party," said the senator from Maine.

Humphrey, his eyes brimming, withdrew saying "we've waged a good battle," and stat(Continued On Page 10) Ohio Valley was authorized to continue two-year programs in career training and liberal arts and a three year program in Bible studies. Officials of the school, however, were to -submit directly to the Regents annually reports on fiscal affairs and on development of library facilities. In other major actions Tuesday, the Board: -Approved a long range development program for Shepherd. College, details of which will be announced next week in Shepherdstown. -Approved name changes for six buildings on the main campus of West Virginia.

University. -Continued- a study on proposed policy dealing with the College Level Examination (CLEP) which allows students to receive college credit if they can pass. comprehensive examinations. in lieu of attending classes. Board -Chancellor- Dr.

Prince Woodard said interviews would be conducted within the next or 10 days on the candidates recommended for the presidency of the Southern West Virginia Community College. He said the school's screening committee had forwarded its recommendations to the Regents for a final selection. (Continued On Page 10) A On The Inside This Time Four vears ago as leaders of a protest Hall with press credentials because movement, Jerry Rubin (left) and Abbie: they're writing a book about the big (right) confronted the gathering. With them is Ed Sanders, a crats on the streets of Chicago. This year they're inside Miami Beach's Convention founder of the Youth International Party.

(AP Photo). Court Petitioned To Make Latimer Obey Strip Order Money Finder Can't Be Located PERU, (AP) The Peru Tribune said it made another unsuccessful attempt Tuesday to locate Lowell Elliott, Miami County farmer who spurned a $1,000 gift from American Airlines for finding $500,000 lost by a parachuting skyjacker. "He has been incommunicado for 10 days," the newspaper reported. "We don't know if he's brooding, or what." Eliott found the mailbag full of money June 26 in a soybean field south of Peru. He rejected.

the airline's offer, saying he thought he should receive at least $25,000. American officials in Indianapolis said they had not repeated the offer and the matter was up to their national headquarters in New York. First Fischer Attack Fails In Chess Match REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP)Bobby Fischer made his opening assault on the Soviet chess fortress Tuesday night, but world champion Boris Spassky repelled it and left the American with a tough fight for a draw when their first game was adjourned. The first game of history's richest world chess title match was called after 40 moves and 3 hours and 34 minutes of play. It will resume Wednesday at 1 p.m.

EDT, or 5 p.m. Reykjavik time. When play was called off for the night, there was little left on the board: a king and five pawns for Fischer; a king, three pawns and a bishop for Spassky. U. S.

grandmaster Robert Byrne said: "Fischer is going to have trouble making a draw. I don't see how Spassky can lose." Svetozar Gligoric, the Yugoslav grandmaster, commented: "It is doubtful whether black can save a draw." Fischer is playing. the, black. pieces and Spassky the white, which means the Russian had the first move. 'Fischer has played Spassky five times in the past.

The three times he played the black pieces he lost. Playing white he was; able to salvage two' draws, but has never triumphed over the? Russian. CHARLESTON, W. Va. 'CAP) Citizens to Abolish Strip Mining Inc.

asked the West Virginia Supreme Court Tuesday to make the state natural resources director obey a prior order of the high court or hold him in contempt if he does not. In a petition presented by Charleston lawyer John L. Boettner CASM alleged Natural Resources Director Ira Jr. is not fully complying with a March 1972 order of the Supreme Court. That order, the result of a Supreme Court proceeding in which CASM was a petitioning party, required Latimer to issue regulations to implement the new Surface Mining Law, which had been in effect since 1971.

Latimer also was required by the court order "to proceed expeditiously and without undue to do everything necessary to make the regulations "in all proper respects effective and operative." The 37 pages of regulations were issued to take effect May 1. But Boettner asserted Tuesday Latimer has now disobeyed the Supreme Court order by suspending the effect. of a key section of the regulations. Boettner was talking about section 3, which required holding surface mining (Continued On Page 10) The Weather BECKLEY VICINITY: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid today with a chance of showers and thundershowers, high in the low 80s. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a chance of showers and thundershowers.

Low tonight near high Thursday in the low 80s. Probability of precipitation 50 per. cent today, 40 tonight and Thursday. Spassky made his first move Tuesday all by illumination himself of in the shadowless stage at Reykjavik's Sports There was something surrealistic about the world championship series with prize money of about $300,000 dollars starting with only one man sitting at the chess table. WEST VIRGINIA: Variable cloudiness, warm and humid today with a chance of showers and thundershowers, highs mostly in the 80s.

Variable cloudiness tonight and Thursday with a chance of showers and thundershowers. Lows tonight in to mid 60s, highs Thursday in the low to mid 80s. (Details On Page 17) Council Airs Complaints Inn Controversy Unsolved said "I'm still for Humphrey." Chapman refused to speculate on possible choices despite Humphrey's withdrawal. State Sen. Al an Susman of Raleigh County disclosed he had decided to go for Terry Sanford for president.

One irony was the announcement by a few Humphrey delegates after he pulled out that they were switching to Muskie. The Muskie withdrawal left them high and dry. Rep. Mino D'Aora announced he was going to. "look around for a dark.

horse." Several delegates headed for various headquarters hotels attempting to get some On Page 10) City Council passed four Ordinances Tuesday night and held a lively discussion on a petition to close the Oxford Inn at First Avenue and Second Street as a public nuisance. Three council men were on vacation. and the mayor was late returning from an official trip. City Atty. E.

M. "Ned" Payne told council there was little that it could do directly to close the Oxford Inn. He turned to his associate attorney James "Mac" Henderson III, who had researched the problem. Henderson said there are basically two courses the city could take, but neither allows the city to close it down as public First, he said the city could strictly enforce all ordinances and laws, such as those regulating establishments selling intoxicating beverages and prohibiting excessive noise and sales to minors However, Henderson said, it is up to the State Beer Commission to revoke the license, not the city. The other course he pointed out was the enforcement of all city codes, such as fire, building and electrical codes.

Finally, he pointed out to complaining residents that they could take the matter to the' Raleigh County Circuit Court, charging the inn is a private nuisance. The residents complained that they were not satisfied with what is happening. They asked why the city wasn't enforcing these ordinances contending there definitely is excessive noise at the inn. They wanted to know what they had to do to keep the noise down. Mayor John H.

McCulloch said the city send police each time a complaint is called in but that the city cannot afford to station a police car there all the time. Payne said that the -problem was that cities have nO authority over establishments licensed by the state. need concurrent powers to inspect and enforce the license laws to solve problems such as these," he said. (Continued On Page 10).