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i (Minneapolis Volume CVI Number 48 rmrtyi vtt? Inbur Cornptny 15C Single copy 3 Sections 1A 9 Tuesday July 11 1972 McGovern Ca ornia te wins NSP held to pledge on nuclear emissions Credentials vote may have won nomination for South Dakotan The outcome of the Cali-f i a credentials chal-1 may well have cinched the South Dako-tan's nomination as the a 's standard-bearer against Republican President Richard Nixon this when the New York delegation cast 267 votes to give him the margin he needed on the California issue. The final vote was 1,618.28 to 1,238.22. The effect of the convention's action is to give McGovern the solid support of the 271-vote California delegation when the convention chooses its presidential nominee later this week. McGovern's drive for the nomination appeared have stalled at least temporarily late last month when a coalition in the Democratic Credentials Committee successfully pushed through a resolution reversing California's winner-lake-all primary law. The committee was based on resolution the argu- By Finlay Lewis Slaff Correspondent Miami Beach, I la.

South Dakota Sen. George McGovern won the most important victory of his presidential campaign early today when the Democratic national convention voted to seat 151 of his California supporters. Outcome may rub new salt in old wounds McGovern's chief rival for the nomination and the leader of the coalition on the Credentials Committee picked up 106 additional votes. A kf-y element in last night's floor action was a ruling by National Parly Chairman Lawrence O'Brien permitting 120 McGovern delegates from California to vole on the challenge. convention Monday night.

ment. that the law, which allots all of California's delegates to the winner of that state's primary election, was contrary to a mandate for party reform. Instead, the committee enacted a resolution awarding the delegates to each candidate in proportion to his share of the popular vote in the primary. As a result, Sen. Hubert Minnesota Humphrey, started the Democratic national McGovern's supporters on (lie convent ion floor burst into enthusiastic applause took 151 of those delegates away from him and apportioned them among other contestants in the primary.

McGovern forces last night won them back on the convention floor. When Muskie proposed the summit meeting at a late-morning press conference, he said, "We have seen this convention being turned into two armed camps, prepared to resort to every parliamentary maneuver which might contribute to the victory of one or another candidate. If the preparations for battle continue, and battle is joined on its present ground, the toll in political dead and injured could be horrendous and our party and its nominee Convention Continued on page 8A Those were the delegates whose status as McGovern supporters was not challenged by the Credentials Committee. 0 '15 i interpreted the convention's rules as prohibiting from voting only those delegates whose credentials are directly under challenge. Credentials Continued on page 8A Otteson's kinj three pawns.

queen and George Tiers, editor of the Minnesota Chess Journal, said it is extremely rare for anyone to have beaten Fischer al any stage in his career. He said he knows of no other Minnesotan even to have played Fischer. Otteson, a three-time Minnesota champion, recalled that about a month after he played Fischer, the 14-year-old won the National Juniors Open Tournament and the U.S. Open Tournament. "i probably caught him on a bad day," Otteson said, as well as at a time when Otteson Continued on page fiA Associated Press A parade of Hags in the Miami Beach Convention Hall State chess expert says Fischer, then 14, didn't cry after loss to him Businessman Paulucci organizes opposition to McGovern nomination By Al McConagha Staff Correspondent Miami Beach, Fla.

Duluth businessman Jeno F. Paulucci announced Monday he has organized "concerned Democrats and independents" in opposition to the nomination of Sen. George McGovern, Paulucci, who has been a large financial supporter of Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, added that his anti-McGovern campaign was begun without the knowledge or support of the Minnesota Democrat.

By Frank Wright Staff Correspondent Miami Beach, Fla. The Democrats convened their 1972 national convention Monday night with a prayer, an appeal for candor and a huge boost for Sen. George McGovern's presidential candidacy. His victory in the critical California credentials dispute gave him 151 additional delegate votes and, in the South Dakotan's opinion, assures him the nomination. McGovern's possible clincher of the prize he has sought in a year-and-a-half of active campaigning, longer than any other candidate, was not without high cost, however.

It rubbed new salt into the deepening party wound that is being caused by these final days of presidential contest. And the new irritations were the work yesterday, before the credentials voting by the full convention, of McGovern himself and Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, one of his opponents. Muskie proposed at midday that he and all other contenders lor the nomination hold a last-minute summit meeting without aides in an effort to compromise the bitter credentials contests that threaten to split the convention and the party. McGovern, the increasingly confident, front-runner, immediately rejected the idea.

Muskie, his belated role of mediator abruptly quashed, then turned on his colleague in late afternoon and announced that he would join a coalition trying to defeat McGovern on the credentials issue, the first order of business of the convention. The coalition, led by Sen. Hubert Humphrey (if Minnesota, was aiming particularly at the California delegation, which may well be the key to the nomination for McGovern. Under state law, McGovern won all 271 California delegates in the Jun" (I primary there, but the convention n-tials mitt controlled by the coalition, Can the By Dale Fetherling Staff Writer By a vote of 5 to 3, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA) board Monday refused to temporarily release Northern States Power Co. (NSP) from its pledge to meet state limits on radioactive gases discharged by the Monticello nuclear plant.

PCA, noling that the action raises the possibility of power shortages, or "brownouts," this summer, advised NSP to "limit, its power output at Monti-cello insofar as necessary to stay within the stale's gross beta gamma limitations." The company was further advised "to pursue vigorously all available avenues to conserve power, to purchase power and to reschedule consumption of power." NSP said its next step yet undecided. is "Obviously, we're going to have to make a decision soon," said Roland W. Comslock, NSP's environmental affairs director. At current operating levels, the plant will exceed slate limits later this month. "In essence," said another NSP official, "we see the effect of the PCA decision as requiring us to shut down that plant fairly soon." He said the plant probably cannot be run for long periods at low output, and thus in large measure It must either be run at full power or shut down.

Farlier, NSP predicted power-supply problems could develop if Monticello is shut down while waiting for the installation next spring of emission-reducing device s. Those devices have been unavoidably delayed, NSP says, since its pledge was made last year. PCA Director Grant Mer-ritt told the board yester-da that, the public "wants us to hold NSP to its pledge." He recommended that course, adding that it requires "a great deal of courage but it is the right thing to do." Agency member Harold Field Jr. made the denial motion and suggested that the choice boiled down to weighing the "relative trivial consequence" of a possible power interruption for a few hours on a few days or the "awesome PCA Continued on page (iA Today's weather Cooler Details pago 7B Sports Theaters TV, Radio 1-3C 4.5C 9B 372 4141 NewsGenerrf 372 4242 Classified 372 4343 Circulation D. It fc: If ill an independent, also said that his group could raise $3 million to $4 million to support a third-party candidate if McGovern is the Democratic nominee.

acking a third-parly candidate, this same money could be spent on an anti-McGovern campaign," said Paulucci, who added he is prepared to vote for President Nixon if By Dan Wascoe Jr. Staff Writer When Bobby Fischer lost a chess game to Milton Otteson of Hopkins, "it was the first game he lost that he didn't cry," Otteson recalled Monday on the eve of the world chess championship matches. Fischer, the top player in the United Stales, is to meet Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union today in the first of 24 games in Reykjavik, Iceland. The temperamental Fischer, now 29, was just beginning his quick rise to American chess dominance in 1957, when he was 14. That's when Otteson met him in the Western Open in Milwaukee.

'I he turning point in the game came when Otteson allowed Fischer to take a pawn, the 39-y a -o 1 stockbroker recalled yesterday. It looked like a mistake on Otteson's part at the time, he said, but it really placed Fischer at a disadvantage. The youngster gave up when he had a king and a queen, mparcd with i i 9 -I I Almanac Index Staff Photo by Earl Seubert Sen. and Mrs. Hubert Humphrey shared a few quiet moments before the start of the Democratic convention.

In the background of this exclusive photograph were the ever-present Secret Service agents. Convention news inside 500 protesters bieak down fence near Convention Hall. Page 2A. McGovern enlists old pros to head tough floor fight. Page 3A.

Humphrey releases blacks for first ballot. Page 2A. Wallace says party can't win election without him. Page 2A. Paulucci paulucci said he had nobody in mind for a third-party candidacy.

He added that he prefers that the Democratic nominee be Humphrey, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Sen. F.dmund Muskie, Sen. Henry Jackson or Rep. Wilbur Mills.

McGovern's views on defense, amnesty, negotiation for the prisoners of the Vietnam War, busing, marijuana and taxation leave him outside the party's responsible mainstream, Paulucci said. The colorlul Duluth resident contended that McGovern is supported by those "who prefer the government house them and feed them while they lay on their butts and Paulucci continued on page 8A Tuesday July 11 1972 193rd day 173 to go this year Sunrise: 5:37 am Sunset: 9:00 pm Twins do it againfinancially that is? By Dick Vounghlood Staff Writer A well-known Minnesota corporation, it became apparent last week, is lacing financial difficulties be-niuse of dwindling consumer acceptance of its product. Monday's temperatures am 1234 5 6 78 9 10 11 Noon temp 69 69 67 68 65 65 66 63 70 71 73 76 pm 1 23456789 10 11 M.dn temp 79 83 80 76 84 84 85 85 81 80 79 78 Partly cloudy skies, a chance of showers and thunderstorms and continued warm weather are forecast for today in the Twin Cities area. Slightly lower temperatures are predicted for tonight and Wednesday, A high of 8 1 is forecast tor today, a low of 65 tonight. Predicted highs today; Minnesota, 71 to H(i, North Dakota, 75 to 82; South Dakota, mid 70s in the west to the low 80s in the east; Wisconsin, 80s in the northwest and 86 to 92 in the southeast.

The words flew by too fast A north Minneapolis grandmother notes that her 5 year-old giandson is having a problem learning the words to "America." He insists on singing, "Land of the pigeon's pride," she says. "And maybe he is right," she adds. jhc problem, sources Hose the company vud Monday, apparently involves a combination of declining quality control, sharp inncasi' sick i and recent f.ii'un make the acquisitions necessary to boost brought local sales down $621,000 from 1970, to a low of $1,979,000. The company's share of out-of-town sales involving industry affiliates did no better: Down $149,000 from 1970, to This, however, was not the only problem that developed in what Alexander termed "a plumb disaster of a year." For one thing the pre-tax margin on the company's sales of food and beverages fell from $462,000 in 1970 to S24S.0OO in 1971. And largely because the opeiation failed to gain a place in the industry competition called playoffs," as it had in 1970, revenues from radio and TV customers declined $51,000.

Over-all, the profit-and-loss statement looked like this: Revenues down $999,000, to expenses down $205,0000, to $5,348,000. However, the good fortune that helped to keep the company in the black ever since it moved to Minnesota in 1961 came through to do it again this year. Twins continued on page GA avoid a substantial financial loss in the fiscal year ending Oct. 31. A hint of the potential was provided last weekend in Quilici's first three days on the job.

Despite erratic performance on the production line, unit sales rose approximately 9,000 over earlier projections, company officials said yesterday. At an average unit price of $2.35, that represents a windfall of $21,150. That not only covcis the year raise Quilici reportedly got with his promotion, but provides the firm with a short-term return on its investment. However, both Quilici, whose management expertise lies in the areas of dedication and employee motivation, and Griffith recognize that the key to future profits is in continued improvement of product quality. The company's problems began in the lingering economic recession of 1971, as declining efficiency dropped the firm to fifth in its industry rankings.

As a result, Corporate Controller Jack Alexander said yesterday, unit sales out of the Minnesota plant de (lined by 321,029, to a record low of 010,858. This ill li Ouilici Griffith Business Comics Editorial 12-15A 6B 10, 11A Telephones In an el foil to reverse the fortunes of Minnesota Twins, Inc President Calvin Griffith last week fired his pro-diKtion manager, William J. Rigney, and replaced him with an up and coming young executive named Frank R. QuilUi, Because Quilici, 33, is popular with the firm's customers --and because he promises substantial improvement in pioduct quality (iriltith is conlident the company can.