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2 THE MORNING HERALD. HAGERSTOWN. MD. Friday, 7, 1972 Fischer, Spassky meet at last BEYKJAV1K, Iceland (UPI) --After more than a week of psychological warfare, chess geniuses Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky met face to face Thursday night with the Soviet champion drawing the while pieces which will give him, the first move in flieir world championship showdown. Spassky, 35, the Soviet (itleholder, and Fischer, the temperamental 29 a old American challenger, j.lay the first game in the $250,000 contest Tuesday.

Fischer earlier sent Spassky a "Dear Boris" letter apologizing for my "petty dispute over money" which had delayed and threatened to cancel the 24- match championships. A few hours later Spassky sent word that he was satisfied with the apology, and the two met for the drawing and to inspect the hall and playing facilities. Harry Golombesk, a member of the Central committee of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), announced that "the two players have now agreed to start the match on next Tuesday" in Reykjavik's seat Sports Hall. Efraim Geller, Spassky's second, read a slntement saying the champion was satisfied with conditions for the matches which originally had been scheduled to start last Sunday but had encountered one delay after another. Most of the delays were over Fischer's haggling for more money.

This obstacle was cleared when a British hanker doubled the purse, Fischer came out of seclusion in New York and flew to this island nation in the North Atlantic where Spassky, his own irritation growing, had been waiting patiently for ihe challenger. THE MORNING HERALD Established 1173 Telephone 733-5131 1 AP WIrephoto LOSES DRAW American chess genius Bobby Fischer strides out of Lauharholl Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland, last night after losing the chess draw against his Russian opponent, Boris Spassky. Spassky drew the while pieces, which will give him the first move in his world championship showdown against Fischer. Published dally except Sunday, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day. Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, at Summit Hagerstown, Md, Zip Code 21740.

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"Why are these problems only becoming apparent now?" Wolfe asked. "Why were they not detected during the clinical investigation stage? Was there suppression of bad or unfavorable observations?" Soft contact lenses, developed in Czechoslovakia in 1960, are made of a special water- absorbent plastic that becomes soft and pliable when wet, easily conforming to 'the contour of the eye. They are thus more comfortable than bard plastic contacts. Wolfe offered no documentation of his charges and turned away reporters' questions with brusque: "Ask the FDA they are perfectly aware of the information I have." Earlier FDA officials, including Commissioner Charles C. Edwards, testified about extensive tests to which the one brand of soft lenses now on the market were subjected before they were approved.

But the officials conceded there are still some problems with the product's safety. "For those who can't tolerate hard contact lenses, this is available and is a safe and effective product if used as said Dr. Henry Simmons, director of the FDA's Bureau of Drugs. "But if the product is not used properly, it isn't going to be safe." The FDA has classified the soft lenses as drugs in order to subject them to strict premar- ket tests, and 15 months ago approved one brand by Bausch Lomb --for commercial sale. The Griffin Optical Co.

of Buffalo, N.Y., has applied for approval of soft lens but it has not yet been granted. Wolfe said it had just been learned that some of the medical investigators testing the Griffin product were linked to the company financially and that "stock and-or stock options" had been offered to them in payment for their work. He said the one product now on the market should withdrawn until there is a "thorough review of recent scientific data and until "it can be shown that the apparent conflict of interest which has clouded the validity of the Griffin soft lens investigation! was not also present during the time prior to approval of the BL soft lens." He did say he. had obtained information on the University of Florida situation from the Securities and Exchange Commission last Friday. Wolfe testified as the commit- away reporters' questions with commercial sale.

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