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Thought Chuckle Always borrow from a pessimist; he never expects it back anyway. If man cheats the earth, the earth will cheat man -H. H. Hart THE LEADING NEWSPAPER CAROLINA 97th Year No. 194 PHONE 142-5011 299,502 GREENVILLE, S.

C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1972 34 Pages Newsstand lOc Dally, 25c Sunday Carrier Heme Delivery: 75c week mm I Q.I OF SOUTH Senate Okays Gas Tax Bill Department of Corrections by 50 per cent and the aluminum vera COLUMBIA (AP) The South Carolina Senate passed and sent back to the House Tuesday an amended bill which reduced a two cents increase in the state gasoline tax to one cent. Jt was given third reading under a compromise worked out late Friday which ended two days of filibustering against the tax bill. In addition to slicing the two cents per gallon tax hike in half, the Senate made several other amendments which House will now consider. Before the bill was approved, the Senaie rejected 21-13 an amendment toy Sen.

Paul Moore, D-Spartanburg, which would have authorized the Highway Department to provide one aluminum license plate for motor vehicles. Two heavy metal tags are now provided each year. Moore said the single-tag system would reduce the cost of tags purchased from the State Greenville Humphrey, Muskie Withdraw From Staff and Wire Reports MIAMI BEACH Assured of first-ballot nomination after his chief opponents dropped out of the race, Sen. George McGovern set about to unify the badly split Democratic Party. McGovern political opposition crumbled after the convention restored to him all 271 California mY tA -1 Urban Rights-Of-Way Assurances Reported Meeting POW Wives MIAMI BEACH Democratic presidential hopeful Sen.

of Leesburgh, Tuesday in Miami Beach, McGovern, is shown with Mrs. Charlotte ing a reception for wives of POWs in Vietnam. (AP Wire-Hubbard, center, of Clearwater, and Mrs. Gwen McLin, photo) tags would reduce shipping mailing costs by 50 per cent. Sen.

Rembert Dennis, D-Berkeley, said Moore amendment was not germane to the tax bill and might also jeopardize House passage of the amended measure. The penny-per-gallon hike, increasing the tax from seven to eight cents, would bring in about $13 million annually. As it now stands, the entire revenue would go to the Highway Department, most of it to be used to pay the entire costs of rights-of-way acquisitions in urban areas for mass transportation freeways. Local governing bodies have been required to pay 25 per cent of the acquisition costs. The likelihood that some municipalities would impose local gasoline taxes to fund their part of the bill was one of the prime arguments advanced for a statewide increase.

worried that any changes might affect a compromise worked out with the House on the proposal. "The Highway Department will pick up the costs for rights- of-way," the Berkeley senator declared. "All this amendment does is clarify what was going to be done anyway." At this point in consideration of the bill, the Senate recessed for lunch. When it reconvened 90 minutes later for a brief afternoon session, Chapman withdrew the amendment after Dennis had first moved to table it, then moved to carry it over temporarily. After withdrawing the amendment Chapman explained, "We've been assured Highway Department officials that Greenville will be treated equally In that we will not be required to pay any portion of the acquisition costs agreed to by County Council.

"The terms of the bill reflect that, but we wanted to take an extra precaution. The law now says that it shall be done." The National Weather Service forecasts variable cloudiness with a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday. Partly cloudy skies are predicted for Wednesday night and Thursday with a chance of afternoon thun-dershowers. TUESDAY High 84 Low 64 WEDNESDAY High Mid 80s Low Low 60s The extended coastal outlook for the weekend is partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers Saturday and Sunday. Highs will be around 90, with lows in the 70s.

Probability of rain Wednesday is 30 per cent and 20 per cent Wednesday night. More weather information is on Page 2. 7 r7 Game Not Completed Fischer Makes Opening Chess Assault; But is Repelled By Russian Champion There was something surrea News Columbia Bureau COLUMBIA Greenville senators reported assurances from State Highway Department officials Tuesday that the state will bear all costs for rightsrof-way acquisition even though Greenville County officials had agreed earlier to pay 25 per cent of the costs in the proposed urban transportation system. The senators proposed, then withdrew, an amendment to the one-cent gasoline tax increase legislation to assure that the highway department would pay a 1 1 right-of-way acquisitions despite such contracts as one signed by Greenville County Council. The amendment was withdrawn by Greenville Sen.

Harry A. Chapman during final debate on the gas tax hike. The bill contains pledges that the highway department will pay for all urban transportation projects including rights-of-way costs. Chapman said later that Highway Department officials had assured the Greenville Senate delegation that the amendment was unnecessary and that the department would pay for the costs. No accurate figure was im-medately available on how much money would be involved, but it is known to be substantial.

The Greenville County Council had signed agreements some time ago with the Highway Department to pay up to 25 per cent of rights-of-way costs for urban projects outlined in the Greenville Area Transportation Study, sometimes known as GRATS. Before the Highway Department assurances, the Greenville senators' wanted it clear that the department would absorb all rights-of-way and road pro-ipcts under the legislation, even those involved in earlier agreements. When he offered the amendment, Chapman told the Senate that "this makes all countiss be on an equal basis." The senator conceded that the amendment was "not really npppssarv. but added, "that Highway Department might come up and pull the contract on us." Chapman noted the Highway department had no real op-nnsitinn to the Drovision rein forcing the payment pledge, but Sen. Rembert Dennis, noor leader for the gas tax proposal, cuit television in the corridor, sipping a cup of coffee.

"What do you think, Grandmaster Geller?" he was asked. "I am not thinking, I am drinking coffee," Geller replied. 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 Soviet.

Spassky made his first move Tuesday all by himself in the shadowless illumination of the stage at Reykjavik's Sports palace. 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 Wallace Makes Appeal From Staff and Wire Reports MIAMI BEACH Gov. George Wallace of Alabama won an ovation Tuesday night as he came smiling before the Democratic National Convention in a wheelchair to plead for greater conservatism in the party's pro-McGovern plat- iorm. But the convention seemed sure to flatten the Wallace drive, because Sen. George McGovern already had passed the word to his delegate ma-jority-already big enough to assure him the party's presidential nomination to vote "no" on all eight parts of the Wallace package of dissenting planks.

Wallace won cheers and whistles by asserting that the American people were "frustrated, tired of big government," and knew that big government could not solve their problems. The average citizen, he said, feels government pays attention to them only on election day and taxpaying day. As he had on a hundred plat forms before the shots that cut him down in Laurel, Wallace denounced "the asinine, senseless busing of little school children. His partisans cheered, but there were boos elsewhere on the convention floor. "I am here because I want to help the Democratic party," Wallace said.

"I want it to become again the party of the average citizen as it used to be and not the party of the pseudointellectual snobbery that it has come to be. The S. C. delegation had mix ed reactions to allace ap pearance. State Democratic par ty chairman Donald owler call ed the speech "typical" of Wallace.

"It was a clear, articulate presentation of his views," said Fowler, but he added, that he didn't think Wallace, won many converts among the convention's delegates. James E. Clyburn, special assistant to Gov. John C. West, and an at-large delegate, called Wallace's speech "very impressive in articulating his (Wallace's) cause.

"But I happen to march to a different drummer," Clyburn declared. Mrs. Joyce Cordovano, a delegate from Greenville, and one of South Carolina's two representatives on the platform committee, said she thought Wallace gave a "good speech." "He has a lot of sympathy here, and I'm glad he was able to come," said Mrs. Cordovano. She noted, however, that she felt her committtee's recom mendations to the convention should stand without modification.

Another woman delegate, Mrs. Alice Cicenia, an at-large delegate from Sellarville, said she was "delighted that Governor Wallace was physically able to come to the convention." but she said she too would support the majority rpnort of the platform com mittee. The youngest South Carolina delegate, 2i-year-oia irnie wi nery of Fort Lawn, said of Wallace's speech, "it was what I expected from him." He said he might support one or two of the Wallace's platform pro-nasals. Gov. John C.

West, chairman of the Palmetto delegation, called the Wallace appearance "ex cellent." "I think he won support in the convention and on this delegation," the governor declared. The South Carolinians as of late Tuesday night had not taken any formal position on the platform proposals. It was Wallaces first appearance before a large crowd since he was shot in a Laurel. shopping center May 15. the eve of the Maryland and (See Convention, P.

2, Col. 1) Pause To Pray God. grant us peace in the world that thy kingdom may come in our hearts. Amen. delegates under challenge.

Sen. Hubert Humphrey ended his 12-year quest for the presidency Tuesday afternoon, bowing out of the race and releasing his delegates. A little later, Sen Edmund Muskie also withdrew, ending a four-year campaign for Democratic presidential nomination. The Associated Press counted 1.570.75 delegate votes for McGovern, far beyond the 1,509 necessary to nominate. McGovern gave instructions to his delegates on platform amendments, issued a statement saying he would, as president, maintain a military presence in Southeast Asia until prisoners of war are released and the missing accounted for, sent feelers out to several about vice presidential nomination, and secluded himself to write a conciliatory acceptance speech.

McGovern told his delegates Tuesday that he opposed 18 of the 20 proposed changes in the party platform on which lie will run this fall, including all those endorsed by George C. Wallace. Ted Van Dyck, the senator's principal adviser, said the McGovern camp expected sharp debate on several of the minority planks, particularly those dealing with court- Convention Report Additional convention information on Pages 4-5. ordered busing, freedom to own guns, and public school prayers. The Wallace forces hoped to convince the Democratic National Convention to adopt changes on those and several more.

"We see none of the Wallace planks that we could accept," Van Dyck said. McGovern generally supports the majority planks and would prefer to have the platform approved as drafted by the Platform Committee, headed by Executive Director Philip Ze'dman. A Wallace spokesman said delegates from Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico, Michigan and Alabama would endorse the Alabama Governor's stand on ninority planks that would: Call for a constitutional amendment to outlaw court-ordered busing to integrate schools. Amend the Constitution to permit prayers in public schools. Permit the states to impose capital punishment.

Recognize that "the constitutional right of the people to keep and bear arms must remain inviolate." Rebuild organized reserve miltarv forces in the states for (See NOMINATION, P. 2, Col. 6) McGovern Asks Muskie To Meeting News Convention Bureau MIAMI BEACH Sen. George McGovern has invited Sen. Esmund S.

Muskie to meet with him to discuss the selection of a running mate. The McGovern invitation came in a telephone call shortly after the Maine senator announced his withdrawal from the presidential race. Informed sources made it clear that McGovern did not indicate he was considering Muskie for the ticket but simply that he wanted to consult Muskie on the question of who might best bring unity to the party. The two did not meet Tuesday evening but presumably will get together sometime 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. Yefim Geller, the Russian who seconds Spassky, watched the final moves on closed cir --7, A v' Wasting No Time Jl listic about the world cham pionship series with prize mon ey of about $300,000 dollars starting with only one man sitting at the chess table. Fischer, as usual, was late He arrived seven minutes after Spassky moved his queen's pawn and referee Lothar Schmid pressed the button to start Fischer's clock. The game went cautiously at first, with the players allotted 2 hours each to make 40 moves.

The experts said Fischer was trying for a draw by exchanging pieces, simplifying, (See CHESS, P. 2, Col. 3) Pageant Preliminary Set Tonight By J. HUNTER STOKES News Staff Writer Fifty-four Miss South Carolina contestants who want to be No. 1 begin going for points Wed nesday as the first of three preliminary nights of competition starts at Memorial Auditorium.

"Reunion '72" begins at 8 p.m. Ten of the former queens crowned in Greenville during the past 15 years are expected to return to take part in tne snow with the girls, who are seeking to wear the crown now held by Pamela Inabinet of Colum bia. Also to be featured again this year are emcee-singer Bill Wheless and dancer Don Cor reia. The show will get attention this year from George Cavalier, nroducer of the Miss America pageant, among the thousands of state and local viewers. Contestants will be competing Wednesday through Friday in three categories, as usua'l swimsuit.

evening dress ana talent, alternating each night in groups of 18. The top 10 will be named Saturday and, they will compete against each other for a chance to be among the five finalists and, perhaps, become No. 1. This is one of the smaller prniirK to compete in Greenville: in the last decade and a but it has plenty of Most of them are seasoned observers, having been here last year to watch and listen, knowing they would be in 1972. Miss South Carolina will be the state's representative in the Miss America pageant in Seotember.

but she will get her (See PAGEANT, P. 2, Col. 4) 1'-. 1 7' 1 -1 Inside Today's News Pageant Features Unusual Dance Duo The Miss South Carolina Pageant will feature another first when it opens for the 15th year at Greenville Memorial Auditorium Wednesday night. The reigning Miss South Carolina, Pamela Inabinet, will perform a dance routine with her father as part of the entertainment for the pageant audiences each night.

The story is on Page 19. From fighting along the Mexican border against Pancho Villa to fighting for progress in his native town of Greenwood, Col. Ernest R. Rosenburg has led an interesting life. The story of the experiences which have earned him the unofficial title of "Mr.

Greenwood" on Page 19. Dick Dietz says his home run Monday night was his first hit in two months of very sparse play. His interview is on Page 12. Susan Caroline Duke, Miss Walhalla, gia, she will be dancing in talent comoiMi- does a little needlepoint while relaxing dur- tion for the state title which will be awarded ing rehearsals of the Miss South Carolina Saturday night. Competition starts Wednes- Pageant Tuesday at Memorial Auditorium.

day. (Greenville News photo by George W. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A.

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