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A 1 3he Partly Cloudv Citv Edition ttratept 101st Year as a Daily and Sunday AVicsmkt Established as a Weekly in litV) Shreveport, Louisiana, Wednesday, July 12, 1972 131th Year Vol. 101 No. 227 Telephone 424-0373 Ten Cents 4 I U.S. Invites Imports of More Beef 'J Demos Reject Appeal By Wallace for More Conservative Platform 'it By Walter R. Moats MIAMI BEACH, Fla.

(AP) Sen. George Million for City strode witiiout major challenge toward the Democratic presidential nomination early Wednesday after Sens. Hubert H. Humphrey and Edmund S. Muskie bowed to his towering national convention strength and quit the race.

Despite a dramatic, personal began his White House quest 18 Tax Renewal Wins By Large Margin In Light Voting appeal irom Alabama uov. months ago. By midevening, an Associated George C. a 1 1 a still a candidate, the Democratic National Convention shouted down Press count showed McGovern's delegate commitments at his proposals to write more 1,582.05, rising from the 1,570.75 WASHINGTON (AP) The State Department is calling in the ambassadors of 12 major meat exporting countries Wednesday to tell them that the America market is now "wide open and we will take all you can send." Spokesmen Charles W. Bray III, announcing this move, said the aim is to bring down the price of fresh and frozen beef and veal to the American consumers.

Undersecretary of State John N. Irwin has asked envoys of the 12 countries to meet at the State Department Wednesday with Treasury Secretary George Shultz and representatives of the Department of Agriculture, the Cost of Living Council, the President's Council of Economic Advisers and the office of the special assistant to the President for consumer affairs. Bray said it is anticipated that President Nixon's freeze on voluntary restraints on meat exports, announced in late June, would bring an 11 per cent increase in meat imports this year. Appeal May Hike Imports The new appeal to the 12 nations for all the beef they can ship here will boost imports still further above the 11 per cent already expected. conservative terms into a liber- he held earlier in the evening al party platform tailored to and far beyond the McGovern's views.

majority that will choose the Amid waves of cheers from Democrat to challenge Presi- Shreveport voters Tuesday renewed a 5V4 mills property tax by a 4 to 1 margin, though the voter turnout was light. About 11,500 or 14 per cent of the 80,919 eligible voters cast ballots, as compared to 35 per and police personnel and a uniform allowance; and proposition five is a lVniill tax providing about $667,500 for employe benefits. Finance Commissioner George Burton said the election whelming approval to renewal of all five special city property taxes in a light turnout at the polls. (Times Photo by John Denison) Shreveport Voters apparently gave no heed to the admonishment by one Shreveport voter who parked his car at the intersection of Milam and Market streets Tuesday. Voters gave over the convention minority support- dent Nixon, mg nis candidacy, ine ciipieu! Alabama govenor came to the) Has 1 Votes convention in a wheelchair to; In simpiest terms, McGovern argue tor his views ol what the had the votes: on delegate p.aUorm should say.

disputes, on the platform the The convention minority that convention was completing whooped it up lor Wallace Tuesday, and on the nomination provided the only support as itself New Caucus Scheduled Today eight Wallace planks, including a demand that the Democrats call for an end to school busine cent wno voted on tne same raiewals last year. There were five propositions on the ballot that will provide about $2.3 million annually to the general operating fund of the city. Mayor Calhoun Allen expressed the City i 1 's appreciation for the favorable vote and thanked local organizations for backing the election. "We are going to continue to After a night of tumultuous political infighting that kept the Democratic National Convention in session until near dawn, it Wyche Is Delegation Head As Edwards Leaves Miami for racial balance, were rejected in a succession ot voice votes i a euicaoiuu ui vuies. i nodical The nlatfnrm commits was a aay oi pouucai arama endorsed some busing as a tool! First Humphrey of Minneso- i to improve educational oppor-: ia a presidential campaign The 12 nations and the amount find better ways to manage our By Sam Hanna Times Washington Bureau quent withdrawal of Sens.

Hu- supporters would be expected to bert H. Humphrey, vote for McGovern if she were and FHmnnH MnsU nt nominated to the convention. tunity i warrior for a dozen years and It called also for immediate, Jenual choice complete withdrawal of all U.S i 19f few whft must be combat forces in Indochina, fmal bld for the Wlute while the rejected Wallace House- plank set the release of Ameri-; Then Muskie wrote a finish to can prisoners as a condition for tne campaign that plunged him I A I BEACH Zelma Maine i 1 1 hanMH tha Wyche predicted considerable city government and keep he confidence these wonderful people have shown in this election," Allen said. A breakdown of the vote on Wyche of Tallulah took over the ciimate te Louisiana contin- suPPrt in the Louisiana delega-r'nairmanshin of the Louisiana 1 opnt iithn.mh tion for a platform plank to of their exports to the U.S. in 1971' in millions of pounds were: Australia, 600.4 million pounds: New Zealand 250.9; Mexico 78.2; Ireland 74.7; Guatemala 25.3; El Salvador, 3.0 Honduras, 16.7; Nicaragua, 44.8; Costa Rica 39.8; Panama 6.1; the Dominican Republic 12.5 and Haiti, 2.6.

It will be explained to the ambassadors that countries Democratic Convention delega-1 SUDDOrt At least 0 i provide jobs for the poor, but he each proposition is as follows: proves that the citizens will respond favorably when a proposition is explained. "We are very pleased the citizens have shown confidence in their government by continuing these funds," Burton said. Last year the council called for a renewal election in April, four months after the taxes had expired. Along with the renewal taxes was a request for a 3-mill increase in the property tax. Voters rejected the entire tax package, thereby cutting the city's revenue by $2.3 million or 15 per cent of the annual operating budget.

The council immediately began a belt tightening program to cut city spending until the propositions could be represented to the voters. In June the voters passed the renewals for a two-year period. The council did not ask for an increase. This year the council acted six months before the taxes expired and yesterday the voters passed the taxes for a five-year period, starting Jan 1, 1973. Public Works Commissioner Don Hathaway said with the passage of the taxes the council can now begin to intelligently and aggressively plan for the progress of the city for the next a pullout.

irom iront-runner to loser. been leaning to Humphrey said 01(1 not elaborate The delega tion Tuesday as Gov. Edwin W. Edwards flew home to attend to The platform votes demon Proposition 1 9,558 for and 1,976 against; Proposition 2 tion's black members had cau legislative matters. Edwards had left the conven "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. he now likes Sen. Henry Jackson, D-Wash. which would make at least two votes from Louisiana for him. 9,298 for and 2,250 against; Proposition 3 9,408 for and strated anew what was already evident: The convention power was in the hands of the McGovern forces.

As he had on a hundred 2,109 against; Proposition 4 Humphrey, his eyes brim 9,382 for and 2,129 against; and Proposition 5 9,276 for and platforms before the shots that ming, withdrew saying "we've cut him down in Laurel. waged a good battle," and 2,247 against. Proposition one will provide about $445,000 from a 1-mill tax for street maintenance; proposition two is a 34-mill tax for the city's recreation program providing about proposi which help the United States now with larger meat imports will have this factor considered when import quotas for 1973 are set. During 1971 there were 1.112 billion pounds of meat imported into the United States under the voluntary restraint program. Total U.S.

meat production this year is estimated at 23.3 billion pounds. With a boost of more than 11 per cent in meat imports, in the vicinity of 1.3 billion pounds will be furnished to American consumers with the hope that this will bring down soaring meat prices. tion hall early Tuesday morning, well before the end of the marathon session, when the vote on seating Sen. George McGovern's full 271-delegate California delegation made it apparent he had the strength to barring a political catastrophe win the nomination tonight. Edwards stated Tuesday before leaving for Baton Rouge that he might leave if it became apparent that McGovern could not be stopped.

He had said Sunday, however, that he would remain until the winning nomination vote was cast. Wyche, who becomes one of several black delagation chairmen at the convention, said he cused informally during Tuesday on these and other platform issues, but Wyche refused to discuss the closed sessions. Some of the aggravations of earlier days here were at least partly resolved. Some delegates had complained to Edwards that other chairmen had thrown dinners or cocktail parties for the delegates. Edwards had noted that the convention schedule left no time for evening affairs but instead hosted a Tuesday morning "bloody Mary" party, at whdeh one delegate complained no milk was served.

Edwards gave no advance warning of his decision to return to Louisiana. He explained that he had a number of bills to sign and left little doubt he felt that there was little he could add to the proceedings. Some Midwest tion three is a 1-mill tax To Call Caucus Wyche, as the Tuesday night session opened, estimated that McGovern may wind up with as many as 32 of the Pelican State's 44 votes, a figure other members discounted, noting that the split on the various credentials votes indicated McGovern strength in the Louisiana group ranging from about 12 to 26 votes. Wyche said he would call a caucus this morning which could clarify the situation. He said it will be time for the uncommitted delegates to de- providing about $445,000 for Wallace denounced "the asinine, senseless busing of little school children." i 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." But if the evening's moment stating he would do his level best to unite the party and help the 1972 ticket. That left McGovern with lesser rivals to confront in the climactic nominating roll call. Gov. George C.

Wallace of Alabama remained a candidate, but his strategists have acknowledged he has no chance on the first ballot. And it was virtually cerain there would be only one. Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington clung to his candi- continuation of the 1 1 salary schedules; Ri-oposition four is a 1-mill tax providing about $445,000 for continuing fire five years.

$2.5 Million Involved of drama belonged to Wallace, i Bray said the purpose of the dacy, insisting that a McGovern President's action in susnendine flare tnemselves. Wyche stated LHJuucauy, me uemocrais was not surprised but was was not siirnrised but was is guuig tu uc in uccp sweating, sweltering convention trouble voluntary meat restraints and of disappointed. He stated that anitnat will support McGovern the meeting with the 12 nations original delegation chairman but will not attempt to urge the Wednesday is to encourage a receives considerable informa- uncommitted Louisianans, of Bossier Council Takes Bids on Water Projects ern delegates picked up reports resoi i ueiuriKeu 10 ivicLrOvern, the senator from South Dakota, Discuss Running Mates longest of long shots when he( Reps. Wilbur D. Mills further sunnlv.

tion and makes contact'? that, a 1 whom about 30 otticially re that iowaras nad been on Of! main, to endorse Dakota front runner, the South Humphrey's list of vice presi- dential possibilities a report! lYrtrwiMri Wf Arkansas and Shirley Chisholm "The American market for vice as Wyche had meat is now wide open and we been, does not possess, will take all you can send," the McGovern's victory in the spokesman said. credentials fight and the subse- of New York and former Gov. I Terry Sanford of North Carolina were candidates without a chance. I Already, McGovern strate Strong efforts were still being that would add Edwards' name! made to prevent a delegation to an extremely long list Ivillw lJi stampede to McGovern. At least lating through the rumor mills, eight delegates were expected to The Tuesday night session, BODO, Norway (AP) Off i-vote for Alabama Gov.

George which was scheduled to include cials reported a Norwegian air Wallace. Amone the decreasine: an annearance bv the wonnriPd I force plane smashed into a stroller gists were talking ot a vice i j- firms a deduction of $10,000 from the total bid price would be made. The four projects include water distribution and raw water lines for a 20-inch pipeline from Benton Road to Swan Lake Road, a pipeline from Airline and Hwy 80 to Shed Road, another pipeline from Swan Lake Road out Shed Road and a 30-inch water main from the number of alternatives were Wallace, opened with even tigh-Jackson, Rep. Wilbur Mills, ter security rules than usual. (Ihr nhrnirport tmrs and former North Caro Delegates, guests and press steep hillside Tuesday in the CMUeilUdl me, witn Vesteralen Islands, killing all 18 "me the absent, reluc-persons aboard.

itant Sen- Edward M. Kennedy The dead included four child- eir list, ren and six women. It was the1 already, they were begin-worst crash in Norway since ininS tne nominee's quest for 1961, when a plane carrying i Party unity amid signals that it hna Gov. Terry Sanford, whose alike had to submit to repeated young supporters were tireless inspections of handbags, brief in uuuuiuiuuiig ucicKdica uc-. cases, typewriters and electron-spite their man's failure to i ic equipment.

Despite the pre- By Hal King Of The Times Staff The Bossier City Council Tuesday received bids on about $2.5 million worth of construction on the city's water distribution system. The bids for three separate projects were broken down into subdivisions to encourage more bidding, said Clyde Fowler, commissioner of finance and public utilities. A combination bid by Yor-W i Construclion Co. and Wicker Construction Co. was low of eight firms bidding on the water distribution systems.

Their bids on four projects totaled $1,139,911.43. Officials of the two companies said if the bids were awarded to their will be hard to achieve. tsnusn school children went down in Western Norway, the national radio reported. excite mucn impact at tne cautions, there was no visible Suppose they held an election and nobody came. That was convention.

i difference in the turmoil on the exactly what happened in Tuesday's tax election in one precinct Another movement that was floor from any other Democrat- McGovern's campaign manager said Kennedy was one of two or three Democrats atop the list col. Kjell Bioeree-llansen. vice presidential ic convention. Aisles along the i chief of air operations in north- of potential Louisiana delegation at the em Norway, said the Twin Otter nominees. nobody came! None of the six voters of Precinct 3, Ward 3, 'stirring was an effort of uncer-who was eligible to vote on renewal of the city's five special tain origin to drum up a property taxes showed up at the Northwood High School polling sympathy vote for Rep.

Shirley 3 1 piaCe. Chisholm, A strong The nrecinct clerk MARTHA sympathy vote for Mrs. Chish- boutn side ot the hall were jammed with delegates, alter aircraft was carrying service; Gary Hart said there was a personnel and their families good chance McGovern would from a Norwegian air base. He offer the nomination to Kennedy nates, newsmen, pages, security SITAl IGHNKSSY of EHsnninn naa strong appeal to those: men ana people with vaguely saia tne plane went clown in a sometimes mesrtay out no Warmer, Cloudy Forecast Today i guarantee that it would be accepted. was there.

So were the three wno aamire ner long primary women credentials wno seemea squall on the islands otf nor election commissioners normal- struggle, although most of her to have no purpose there at all. Ithwestern Norway. ly provided for each voting Spassky Repels Fischer Assault in 1st Cltess Game The weather seems particularly sultry to Col. Weathervane today. The forecast for Shreveport and vicinity calls for a high in I precinct, loo, there was a vot-j ling machine, all ready to rec-j lord the votes in the precinct.

'But there were no voters. i Neither Mrs. SHAUGHNESSY jnor the three commi.scbners I ntJIT'VI? AHAJtC no; the low 90s witn reservoir to the water plant. Apparent low bid on the water treatment plant expansion was Werner Construction Co. with $865,000, followed by Southern Builders, $954,000, and Mclnnis Brothers, $954,446.

Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Co. was lowest of three bidders on a two-million gallon elevated water storage tank. Their bid was The other two bidders included Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. with $587,420, and Universal Tank and Iron Works, $619,700. Mayor George Nattin said the bids will be taken under advisement by the city engineers and an announcement of hid awards will he made at the Aug.

1 meeting of the city council. The Bossier City Council revoked a liquor license for the It'll Do Club and The Stall in a special session Tuesday. Mayor George Nattin said the action was prompted because the license was issued to Ada Gibson instead of the actual operator, Huey Gibson. He added that the clubs were a nuisance to the peace and harmony of the community. The council also authorbed ads for bids on four drainrge construction projects Loreco Street, Waller Avenue, Bellaire subdivision and the lateral B4 drainage pro ject.

SULTR7 7o Prtfv dale- CHARLOTTE GEORGE of near 70. Partly T- T.v 1 l-irtr. living Diuii dliu Uil DIAU of 3217 Tanglewood were eli-l expected, and gible to vote at the precinct i since all either lived outside the City of Shreveport or resided in other voting precincts. winds will be mostly east and southeast at 6 to 16 m.p.h. There is a More STROLLER on Page 9-A chance of main- film rights.

Before the players separated Tuesday nioht, Spassky wrote his 41st move on a sheet of paper, sealed it in an envelope and cave it to Schmid the referee from West Germany. Schmid will open the envelope Wednesday afternoon and make Spassky's first move for him. The championship match was scheduled to begin July 2, but Gudmundur Thora-rinsson's Icelandic Chess Federation played midwife to delays, arguments and threatened walkouts. When the tardy Fischer finally strode onto the stage Tuesday afternoon, Thorarinsson breathed an audible sigh of relief from his balcony seat. i fr 1 afternoon and evening The probability per cent today, thunderstorms, of rain is 30 3 to 20 per cent decreasing N.71 Yefim Geller, the Russian who seconds Spassky, watched the tinal moves on closed circuit television in the corridor, sipping a cup ot cotiee.

"What do you think, Grandmaster Geiier?" he as asked. "1 am not thinking, I am drinking coffee," Geller replied. Fischer has played Spassky live times in the past. The three times he played he 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. There was something surrealistic about the world championship series with prize money of about $300,000 dollar starting with only one man sitting at the chess table. Fischer, as usual, was late. He arrived seven min-u'es after Spassky moved his queen's pawn and referee Lothar Schmid pressed the button to start Fischer's clock. By Stephens Broening 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 4 hours and 34 minutes of play. It will resume Wednesday at noon CDT, 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 poing to have trouble making a draw. I don't see how Spassky can lose." Svetozar Glignric. the Yugoslav grandmaster, commented: "It is 1 whether black can save a Hraw." Fischer is slaving the black pieces and Spassky the white, which means the Russian had the first move. game open, avoiding a standoff. What surprised many was the cautious play in the opening and middle games by Fischer, who has a reputation for killer instinct.

Experts from five countries said it appeared the challenger was trying to force a draw and a split point for the first game. The 29-year-old American needs 12 1 a points to lift Spassky 's crown in th 24-game match, which could spread over two months. Spassky, 35, needs only 12 points a draw to retain the championship, which has been in Soviet hands since 1948. London oddsmakers rated the lanky A i a the favorite to win the competition. The winner gets five-eighths of the $125,000 put up by the sponsoring Icelandic Chess Federation, or $78,125, plus $75,000 of the $120,000 contributed by London investment banker James Slater to persuade Fischer to end his holdout last week.

Organizers estimated Fischer and Spassky will divide at least another as the players' share in the sale of television and The game went cautiously at first, with the players allotted 2Va hours each to make 40 moves. The experts said Fischer was trying for a draw by exchanging pieces, simplifying, trying to reduce the advantage Spassky had by choosing the opening. He galloped his bishop down a long black diagonal, snatching up a Spassky pawn. In a few moves the bishop was trapped. In the exchange, Fischer lost the bishop for two pawns.

Byrne called it a blunder. But if it was a blunder it was an attempt to inject life See Moves on Page 2-A and perhaps victory into an apparently stalemated game. The Rev. William Lom-bardy, a Franciscan Roman Catholic priest who acts as Fischer's second, said when the game was adjourned: "It's a difficult position to analyze. "Since I'll have to analyze it for Bobby before the adjourned match resumes tomorrow I probably shouldn't say more." The loss of his bishop as typical of the American.

It was an attempt to break the tonight. Temperature extremes reported in the Ark La-Tex during the past 24 hours included a high of 91 and low of 69 in Shreveport; a high and low of 91 and 66 in Alexandria; 91 and 70 in Lufkin, and 89 and 64 in El Dorado, Ark. Widely scattered thunder-showers are forecast for the extreme north portion of East Texas tonight and Thursday. The weather map and additional weather information may I found on Page 4-C. Inside QfltC QlitttCS Four Sections 4H Paqes "IP I A PIANO, i Amuse Astrology Bridge Business Classified Comics Deaths Digest Editorials 7-B 2-B 5- 7-C 7- 6- 10-A 8- A Graham Heloise Landers lawman Markets Porter Sports TV-Radio Weather 8 2B IB 2-B 5-C 5-C 1-C 5-B 4-C Panel to meet Thursday on property tax Page 3-A McGovern aide favor Kennedy for second snot Page 12-A Astronaut disciplined for envelope deal Pagt 9-A To'hi Chuckle Soon after purchasing a used car, a man finds out how hard it jis to drive a bargain.

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