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Reformers Seize DemocratParty: Beckley, W. Thursday Morning, July 13, 1972 12-Cwaity Regional Service (RNS) 2 Centi Good Moming 2 Armed Blacks Illinois Puts Him Over The News Seized At Hotel INDIAN PRIME MINISTER Indira Gandhi 1 vowed Wednesday not to ask the United States to resume suspended economic aid but said India welcomes from any country if it is offered without conditions. hundred high school students will study the fundamentals of journalism July 2449 it the 12th High School Journalism Institute at West Virginia University. Students will have a i newspapers or yearbooks as their coarse of study. -A 20-year-old Mason MIAMI BEACH, Fla.

(AP)Federal agents rushed to the Doral Beach Hotel on Wednesday and seized two men on concealed weapons charges shortly after Sen, George McGovern wound a meeting in his. penthouse suite. The Secret Service said later it had no evidence the men intended to harm the South Dakota senator or any other Democratic presidential candidate. The Secret Service said the two black men identified themselves as Malek Sonebeyatta, 32, and Ahmed Obatemi, 33, both of Jackson, but said that positive identification had not been made. Both carried multiple identification, ities said.

Two handguns were found under the seat of a car occupied by one of the men. One police source said the two belonged to a black separatist organization called the Republic of New Africa. The Republic of New Africa was founded in Detroit in 1968 with the goal of establishing a separate black nation in five Southern states. It moved to the Jackson area in 1971. Shortly after me 11:45 a.m.

arrests, McGovern canceled a scheduled 12:15 p.m. trip to attend a Democratic National Convention caucus of 151 Latin delegates at the Deauville Hotel. McGovern Easily Gains Nomination MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP)Sen. George McGovern officially was nominated as the Democratic candidate for president shortly before midnight Wednesday night The Illinois vote put him over me top on the first ballot Proclaiming McGovern "a candidate tuned to the chal- lenges of the future," Sen.

Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut placed in formal nomination the name of the senator from South Dakota. And a cheer sounded from the Democratic National Convention majority poised to deliver McGovern the nomination. Ribicoff said McGovern "will Tuesday night when the vehicle she was a passenger in collided with an oncoming automobile on U.S. 33 between a and New Haven, state police said. Mrs.

Jennifer Roush Young of Clifton was dead of a skull fracture on arrival at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant. PROPONENTS OF THE Dam on the Cheat i issued a report Wednesday claiming the facility could have prevented a minimum of Sd.6 million in damages during the Hurricane Agnes. The Kingwood Chamber of Commerce issued the report, claiming the data had been compiled by the Army Corps of Engineers. Sen. Jennings said Wednesday a 5800,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant has been awarded for construction of a county vocational education center at Hinton in Summers County.

Total cost of the project be $1,250,000. Author R. Taylor, a 37-year-old executive of the International Paper was named i Columbia Broadcasting System on Wednesday, succeeding Charles reland who died June 8. THE FBI ARRESTED A 29-yeaiHld Bulgarian immigrant Wednesday in connection Southwest jet in which both hrjaclotrs and a passenger were slain. Robert Gebhardti special FBI agent charge, said lAibomir Piechev was -arrested, while at work, in Oakland, on charges of aiding and abetting aircraft piracy, conspiracy to commit extortion-and conspiracy to commit air piracy.

of State William P. Rogers said Wednesday night the Democrats' proposal for an immediate U.S. pollout from Vietnam would the enemy "exactly what it wants" and would lessen incentives for Hanoi to negotiate a peace settlement Mayors and county court presidents in West Virginia flood disaster areas are being invited to attend a briefing by Vice, President Agnew in Washington on Friday on federal flood "relief efforts. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP)Sen.

George McGovern confronted angry demonstrators who had invaded Ms hotel lobby and told them Wednesday night that he had not shifted his -position on any of the issues- including Vietnam. Responding to questions from the noisy crowd, McGovern, told the demonstrators: "Fm here to hear what you have to say." He conceded there were bound to be some differences of opinion, but added: "I want to say to you that Fm not shifting my position on any of the fundamental stands Tve taken." Speaking just hours before he was to be nominated as the party's presidential nominee, the South Dakota senator sought to "reassure the demonstrators the key issue of Vietnam. 'T any doubt of "in-' auguration every American (Continued On Page. 10) lead the Democratic party to a great victory 5 in November. While the national convention held its climactic session with McGovern delegates in firm control, the candidate himself went to the lobby of Ms hotel to tell youthful protesters he has not budged in his determination to end U.S.

involvement in the war in Indochina. "Fm not shifting my position on any of the fundamental stands Fve taken," he said. i agents ringed McGovern as he faced the noisy, shoving demonstrators. Gov. George C.

Wallace of Alabama, was the first candidate formally entered in nomination. Robert T. Wilson of Jasper, told the convention Wallace is "the only man in America today who can pick up the pieces of this Democratic party and it on to victory in The crippled Alabama governor had signaled earlier Wednesday the possibility might launch another third party campaign. But Dolph Briscoe, Democratic nominee for governor of Texas, said Wallace had assured him he would not McGovern spent his day in conference on the only big (Continued On Page II) Bulletin MIAMI BEACH, Gov. George C.

Wallace seat word to the floor of the Democratic National Convention late Wefaesday night that has no intentions of running as a presidential candidate on a third party ticket Cash, 'Chutes Demanded Hijackers Seize 2 Jetliners In U. S. Away From It All Massachusetts Sen: Edward Kennedy, away froni the Democratic National Convention in Miami takes a boat ride on Lewis Bay at Hyannis Port, Mass. He ancT other members of the Kennedy clan, including 17 child- were en route to nis new 54-foot "sloop, for a sail. It was a birthday celebration for ibis Eunice ShriYer (left).

A son, Patrick, waves and a friend, Hooten, is at right. (AP Photo) THE WASHINGTON ISHLY NEWS, an afternoon tabloid newspaper, announced it is suspending operations after Wednesday. "In the face of continued operating Washington Daily News has just announced that it has sold certain; assets to The Evening Star Newspaper Co. and will suspend operations after the Star reported. Former President Harry.

Truman underwent an X-ray examination" of his upper gastrointestinal tract "Wednesday at Kansas Gty's Research, Medical Center where he has been hospitalized since July 2 for treatment of an irritation in the lower colon. The 88-year- old Truman's physician; Dr. Wallace Graham, reported Tuesday that an X-ray examination showed the trouble had-cleared services will be held at Parkersburg Saturday for well known surgeon and prominent civic leader, Dr. Thomas L. Harris, nho died at his home there Tuesday Harris, 83, was a native of Hedgesville and a 1919 graduate of West.Virg«M* later served on WVlPs.

Board of Governors. Harris also served two terms in the 1940s as president of the West Virginia Medical Association. Nixon, Soviet Envoy Huddle On Eve Of New Viet Talks Upstate Air Stagnant By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An air stagnation alert been issued by the National Service for .13 West Virginia counties. Counties included are Ohio, Marshall, Pleasants, Ritchie," Wood, Wirt, Jackson, Mason, Cabell and Waynel The weather service said a high pressure ridge remains stationary over the Ohio Valley and as a result winds over the area are very light and ventilation is poor. Hanna Sues Steel Union CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) Hanna Mining Co.

announced that it filed a $4.8 million lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, Wednesday against United Steelworkers of America, AFL-QO. The suit seeks damages from what Hanna called illegal strikes at three of its ore operations on the; Mesabi Range in northern Minnesota. It also.asks additional damages for every day Ihe strikes continue. Nuclear Weapons Tested PARIS (AP) French nuclear weapon tests occurred and June 30 at Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific, the French news agency reported Wednesday.

The Defense Ministry refused-to comment SAN- CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) On the eve of resumption of the Paris peace talks, President Nixon Wednesday, with a ranking Soviet the White House, reiterated that U. S. pro- posals to end the Vietnam war were flexible. Timing-of Soviet Ambassador visit to -the Western White House was purely coincidental, said press secretary.

Ronald L. Ziegler, and does not relate to the renewed Paris talks. Ziegler said, however, that Vietnam would come up "in the course of over-all discussion on world affairs" between Nixon and the diplomat who has served in the past as a go-between in U.S. contacts with So' yietleaders." The presidential spokesman, responding to questions as the Nixon-Dobrynin meeting began, said "there is no foundation" to a new.s report' from Peking that The Weather BECKLEY VICINITY: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thundershowers today highs both days in the upper 70s. Low tonight in the low 60s.

Probability of precipitation 30 per cent through Friday. WEST Rain and occasional thundershowers. likely extreme east and partly cloudy with a chance, of late, afternoon TC- maindert of the state 'today; through Friday. Highs both days from-near 80 to the upper Lows tonight in the. 60s.

On Page 12 the United States was ready to make substantial concessions to the Communists in the Vietnam, negotiations. Ziegler described the Peking dispatch as "purely speculative" 'and. said he would have no "substantive comment on it." spokesman used the occasion to repeat that the United States seeks "constructive; and serious talks" with the Communists and will "listen to the other side." "We have said there is flexibility in our proposals," Ziegler added. "We do: not have a closed mind." Nixon Seeks Record High i 1 i Hood raids SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. AP) President Nixon an- nounded Wednesday he will ask Congress to vote $1.7 billion in disaster relief funds and authorize one per cent interest loans for homeowners and businessmen in Eastern, -states recovering from tropical storm Agnes flood damage.

The special request for $1.7 billion, if approved by Congress, would be the "largest single amount ever allocated for a re-, covery effort," Nixon would be used for every aspect of long-and short-term assistance. The heavy rains left by the dying hurricane last month in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, and New York took more, than 100 lives and destroyed or damaged 128,000 -homes' and businesses, Nixon By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A National Airlines plane en route from Philadelphia to New York and an American Airlines plane headed from Oklahoma Gty to Dallas were hijacked Wednesday night in separate "incidents a couple of hours -apart In bom cases, the hijackers demanded money and parachutes. The air piracy came only a week after. planes on the West Coast were hijacked within 24 hours. Stricter searches on all commuter flights ordered by President Nixon after last week's events.

The National jet, wMch carried -113 passengers, was hijacked by two men who reportedly demanded $600,000 in American currency, $20,000 in Mexican pesos and three parachutes. The three-engine Boeing 727 was approaching Kennedy airport in New York when tie hijacking occurred, authorities Driver Drowns CLAY, W.Va. Braxton County worn- an died Wednesday morning when the she was driving went W.Va. 4 near here 'and plunged into the State police said Ellen Bane of Napier died from drowning. Authorities at first searched the river further ering her body but the search, was halted when it was learned Bane was- the" only occupant of the vehicle.

lifrle Change From Last Year Third Of Blacks Still Live In Poverty WASHINGTON (AP) 'About of the nation's blacks lived below the- official poverty level in marking change from.a.year earlier, the Census Bureau reported In an annual report on the so- cial'and economic status of the black population, the bureau said 7.4 million or 32 per cent of -blacks lived below the official poverty level This compared with 7.5 million or 34 per-centin 1970. "Bur me figure was higher Floods Threaten By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The National Weather Service- late Wednesday issued a flash flood- watch bulletin for four eastern, panhandle counties of West Virginia. i of Jeffersqn, Hampshire and Morgan were. told that. small streams may leave their banks as a result of'rains connected with the remains of a tropical, depression, flic-watch; was continus Thursday, than the 7.2 million blacks who lived below the poverty level in 1969, although the percentage, 32, year "was the same.

said that about ,1.5 million black families were Irish March Is Bloodless BELFAST (AP) -thousands of Orangemen marched on Wednesday' to the 17th Century battle that established- Protestant in Northern-Ireland. A huge British security operation kept the marches from erupting into clashes with Roman Catholic But gunmen shot dead includuig a 15-year-old 'boy, keeping: sectarian tension much in evidence, raising the death toll in three jyears of sectarian strife to at least 420 I downtown a 2 0 0-pound 'gelignite bomb. of shops and of- British defused an-, Mother of equal size. below the poverty level, last year, or about 29 per cent of all, families, no change from "the.year earlier. The.

figures showed that the number of-whites living below; the official poverty level actual- ly increased by last year to 17.8 million or 10 percent of" the -white The percentage was from recent-years. number "of white iamilies official-poverty line million, compared: with milh'on a year earlier. represented about'eight per cent of all white families, the "same rate that has prevailed "since Despite the figures showing a virtual standstill on income, the bureau said black Americans are continuing to make sub-' stantial social and -economic advances. For; instance, it said the small segment of black families, young families living-in- the North and "West in which both -the wife.work, rep strides. The bureau said "that young Hack wives in me -North" and West earned about 30 per cent more.than their white counterparts.

The median income level "for- a families increased sllghtly -frorn $6,279 in 1970 "to $6,440 last yean The bureau said that on the for 'every $100-m-mcome received by" a white family, in 1971, a black family received $60. said. It returned to Philadelphia and circled for an hour while officials tried to decide what to do. It landed just before 9 p.m. EDT at the airport which was closed to all.other flights.

Passengers and crew remained aboard. A National spokesman said an Army plane brought parachutes to the airport. There was- no word about what" arrangements, if any, were being made to deliver the money. 'About an hour and a half (Continued On Page 10) First Chess RoundGoes To Spassky REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) With a hopeless postion on the chess board, Bobby Fischer walked out for 30 minutes Wednesday, then returned to lose first game of the world chess championship, to Boris Spassky," 'this titleholder; After-the game was over Fis- cher told the man-who taught Mm the moves of the'game when he was a boy in Brooklyn, that "it wfll settle down." It was. a bad day all around for the 29-year-old American.

In addition to 'conceding Spassky a 1-0 lead at the outset of the 24-game match, Fischer; developed mor.e. money-. trouble." News LondoH: was that Slater, who sweetened the with. "50,000 abouf be able to get las' money -out of England because -of currency restrictions. a donation, which pushed the toal money $300,000, enticed Fischer to end his holdout- at the start of the match July 2.

Asked about 7 Slater's Fischer', snapped, "No The play lasted only one hour and three continuation 'of a game -begun 'Tuesday after 40 (Continued On Page 10) Enemy Forces South Viets Into Retreat At Quang Tri (AP) --Enemy forces struck Wednesday at the vital southwest flank of South Vietnamese troops 'battling around the provincial capital of Quang Tri, forcing a retreat North Vietnamese forces remained entrenched in the city despite heavy bombing and shelling as the South Vietnamese drive into Quang Tri. Province entered its third week. Press correspond-, ent Dennis: Neeld reported from the northern front that several hundred Norm Vietnamese backed by tanks ap; a cited government paratroopers on the southwestern flank and drove them off their hilltop The southwestern flank of operation is considered vital because allied officers have been concerned since the beginning of the-drive that theJNorth Viet? namese might attempt to circleV around behind the task force; and attack Hue, 32 miles to the wutheast..