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4th ED? 3rd ED 2nd D. 1st ED U.S. Weather Forecast HOT, HUMID Temp. Range: 65-95 Complete Weather, Tides On Page 6 IS CENTS Start Every VlffflU Vll Day Right ESTABLISHED 1764, VOL'. CXXXV No.

194 HARTFORD, CONN. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1972 64 PAGES Platform Clashes Due Over War, Busing McGovern Clinches Victory as HHH, Muskie Quit 0fi Wallace Cheered at Convention MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Jackson Supported ByAFL-CIO MIAMI BEACH (UPI) NEWS i.v BRIEF Japanese Floods Kill 30 Persons Watching Humphrey Quit H. Humphrey, announced in Miami Beach Tuesday he was pulling out of the race for the No. 1 spot on the ticket (AP).

Sen. George S. McGovern watches a set as his chief rival for the presidential nomination, Sen. Hubert Wallace Still in Race Alabama Gov. George C.

Wallace says he is still in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. He is shown as he is wheeled aboard a boat for an afternoon cruise at Miami Beach Tuesday (AP). McGovern Would Keep U.S. Troops in Thailand TOKYO (AP) Thirty persons are dead and 11 others are missing in floods and landslides set off by three days ot torren tial rains in western and southwestern Japan, national police reported Tuesday. They said another 58 persons were injured by landslides in Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Saga, Shimane and Nagano prefectures where about 12 inches of rain were recorded in 40 hours.

Food Destroyed MIAMI, Fla. (AP) The Miami office of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was broken into early Tuesday and SCLC officials said a two-day supply of food for campers at Resurrection City II was destroyed. Police said the destruction appeared to be the work of vandals who forced open the back door, tore telephones off the wall, tossed typewriters on the floor and hurled grapefruit, bread and other foodstuffs around the office. Plant Blast Kills 5 ROSWELL, N.M. (UPI)-An explosion and fire roared through a large fireworks manufacturing plant Tuesday killing five employes.

Don Robertson, plant manager for Longhorn Manufactur ing said he had just left the building when the explosion occurred. He said the cause of the blast was not known. Plane Crash Kills 18 BODO, Norway (AP) Offi cials reported a Norwegian air force plane smashed into a steep hillside Tuesday in the Vesteralen Islands, killing all 18 persons aboard. The dead included four chil dren and six women. It was the worst crash in Norway since 1961, when a plane carrying British school children went down in Western Norway, the national radio reported.

Shaky Golfer Damages Car BELLE VERNON, Pa. (AP) Richard Rocca reported to state police that a golf club came crushing down on the hood of his car as he was driving along Cedar Brookn Golf Course near here recently. Police investigated and determined that the No. 9 iron belonged to a local golfer who lost his grip on the club as he was trying to hack his way out of a sand trap. Damage to Rocca's car was estimated at $50.

State Boosts Relocation Aid General Assembly, according to DCA commissioner Rueben Fi- Democratic National Con vention delegates headed into a second turbulent, marathon ses sion Tuesday night to endorse a McGovern-oriented platform urging immediate withdrawal from Vietnam and spread-the-wealth tax reforms. A major clash was certain over school busing for racial balance. This and other poten tial roll-call votes seemed to guarantee a 12-hour or longer session lasting until breakfast time today. Backers of Alabama Gov. George C.

Wallace mounted a massive drive to turn the liberal, platform to the right. They backed a bundle of eight conservative dissenting planks. These seemed sure to be delcated by the confident and liberal forces of Sen. George S. McGovern.

Crippled Gov. lieorge C. Wallace received a foot-stomping cheerine ovation from thou sands as he was lifted in his wheelchair to a box behind the podium near midnight. Long Debate Seen Th Wallace nackaee alone guaranteed almost three hours of abrasive debate. And the platform proceedings could not even begin until after the 1972 keynote address by Gov.

Reu-bin Askew of Florida and a report on the convention Rules Committee. Already-weary convention slaffers were relieved, some conceded, that the party's squabbles over such sensitive dissenting planks as full rights for homosexuals and the right of women to decide for themselves about abortions would be delayed until after the prime-time television-viewing hours. A fight was assured over the Platform Committee's draft plank on Vietnam, which pledges "as the first order of business, an immediate and compete withdrawal of all U.S. forces in Indochina." Minority Plank Wallace's backers were sup porting a minority Vietnam plank insisting on the release of war prisoners as a precondition to withdrawal. Delegates com mitted to Sen.

Henry M. Jackson of Washington backed still another dissent, calling for a negotiated, simultaneous withdrawal of U.S. forces and re lease of the prisoners of war. Other dissents in the Wallace bundle called for planks guaranteeing the right to prayers in school, the power of states to impose the death penalty, oppo sition to drastic gun-control lows, far less radical tax re- See Platform, Page 8. Col.

2 To Become on Sunday the camp, including (ransportn- tion, bathing suits andn lunch, are free. Today's Events Listed in Miami MIAMI BEACH, Fla. ') -Here are some of ihe scheduled events for the Democratic National Convention today: 10:30 a.m. to noon Campaign workshop. Deals with media, advertising techniques.

East Ballroom, Fon-tainebleau Hotel. Noon lo 2 p.m. Democratic Women's Luncheon, salute to women candidates. West Ballroom, Fontaine-bleau Hotel. 2 to 5 p.m.

Youth Caucus, Deauville Hotel. 7 p.m. nomination of presidential candidate, Convention Center. George S. McGovern wrapped up the bitterly divided Democratic party's presidential nomination Tuesday with the collapse of the coalition of his old-guard opponents led by Hubert H.

Humphrey. After a smashing victory 'before dawn on a California credentials dispute that established within hours his suppor- Iters' undisputed command of the Democratic National Con-Ivention, McGovern was assured of a first-ballot nomination tonight. That prospect was put beyond LnocKnn Tiipsriav afternoon when Humphrey abandoned his l2.vear-od auest lor me 'nrpsidenev with a tearful smile but offered McGovern no help in the campaign. A little later, Sen. Edmund S.

Muskie also ItVirow in thp towel. While his close ties with 'organized labor leaders kept Humphrey irom maning Lnhlif endorsement of Mc Govern at this time, Muskie said he would "do everytning i pan to insure his election in November." AFL-CIO Alarmed Tho AFIr.TO. alarmed at the prospect of a McGovern ticket th fa lptt me wrecKaue ui tba ctnn-Mpfinvprn coalition it had masterminded without suc cess and desperately swung its oinnnrt hphind Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington, who announced he wouia remain in the race until the bitter end.

Snnkpsmpn hinted privately that the giant 13.6 million-member labor federation, a traditional source of Democratic support, might sit out the election rather than back McGovern over President Nixon. Rpubin Askew of Florida delivered the keynote address Tuesday. He urged unity for victory. It is impossible, he saiH tn ignore the "forces of division" and hoped the con testants get together in tne ena to defeat the Republicans. McGovern, the 49-year-old South Dakota senator who began his campaign 18 months ago and climaxed it wun a dazzling display, of power at the pnnvpntion.

soent much of Tuesday in his Doral Hotel penthouse suite working on tus acceptance speech for Thursday night. Htimnhrev. who congratulated McGovern bv telephone before jdawn Tuesday on his California victory, made his withdrawal announcement shortly alter nnnn. flanked bv his wife Muriel and other members of his family and by his campaign director, Jack Chestnut. Tho Rl.vpar-nld former vice president and unsuccessful 1968 nominee said ne wouia noi permit his name to be placed nomination for the presidency tonight and that he was "now See McGovern, Page 8, Col.

1 Maine Landslide Injures 2 Girls WELD. Maine (AP) Two tonn.aop criplc iniureri in a rock- slide on Tumbledown Mountain were brought off the rugged slope late Tuesday night ana one was rusnea a r-un-land hospital. The girls were identified as Nancy Gellman, 14, of New York City and Marge Henston, 14, of Maplewood, N.J. Wardens said Miss Gellman's hand was crushed between fall ing rocks and that one of her fingers had been severed. Miss Henston suffered a shoulder injury and was treated and released at a Rumford hospital.

helicopter was dispatched to the mountain from Greenville, to rescue the girls. Tumbledown is part of a chain of mountain peaks near iMt. Blue State Park. I prisoners and a full accounting of Americans missing in Indochina. "While I am fully confident that there would be no such need," the senator said, "I would retain the military capability in the region in Thailand and on the seas to signal and fulfill our firm de termination on this issue.

"This is the only cause for which I would retain any U.S. forces or adjacent to South- cast Asia," McGovern added. After restating his pledge to withdraw ground forces from Vietnam and halt U.S. bombing within 90 days of taking office, McGovern said: "Remaining forces would be completely withdrawn as soon as all pris oners are returned and a satisfactory accounting for the missing is received from all respon-1 sible parties." The aides said this sentence referred to bases in Thailand and the naval forces off the Vietnamese coast, insisting McGovern wasn't changing his policy but conceding he had never discussed this aspect of it publicly. Campers TV Stars Camp Courant youngsters will! become television stars Sunday.

The campers enjoyed their usual swimming, recreation and crafts activities Tuesday, but in front of WTiC film cameras. The television station will air the Camp Courant scenes at 1 p.m. Sunday on its "Your Community" program. Water polo and the "buddy system of swimming were demonstrated for the cameras, i Under the buddy system, campers must swim with partners if they want to use the pool. Later in the afternoon, the children pursued arts and crafts activities.

WTIC cameramen spent six hours filming at the camp. The Camp Courant bus will pick up youngsters Thursday at; 8:30 a.m. at the corner of Park and Main streets and along New Park Avenue to Kane Drive, then to 1-84 and Camp, Courant. All activities and materials at Heretofore, McGovern has pledged to remove all U.S. forces from Southeast Asia if elected president, saying he was certain this would lead the North Vietnamese to free captured Americans.

In Tuesday's statement, he said he will use every resource possible to win freedom of the Spassky, Fischer Adjourn Chess Match to Today REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) World champion Boris Spass ky of the Soviet Union capitalized on an error by U.S. Grand Master Bobby Fischer and gave him only hope for a draw Tuesday night when the opening game of me world championship chess match was adjourned after 4V hours of play. The adjournment until 5 p.m. (1 p.m. EDT) today came after 40 moves of the first game of the 24-game match and gave Spassky, 35, who was playing white, a slight advantage with a bishop and three pawns.

Fischer. 29, had five pawns on the board. Fischer appeared calm when he arrived eight minutes alter the start of the $250,000 match and. was welcomed by the capacity crowd of 3.000 with a 30-second ovation. But as the game progressed, Fischer ap peared angry with himself.

When the same was ad journed with one-half hour of playing time remaining, I'is- cJier's second, Father William Lombardv. said, "Bobby is fighting for a draw." But Kooert Byrne, anotner U.S. grand master, said, "Fischer is in trouble and he might lose." Fischer apparently erred on the 29th move when he took Spassky's king rook pawn and got his bishop trapped in the process. The Russian lost another pawn before taking Fischer's bishop off the board. Some experts described tne move as an attempt Dy tne American to inject some life into a rather dull game.

But the general opinion seemed to be that Fischer went into a simple trap. I MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (API- Sen. George S. McGovern said Tuesday for first time that he would keep U.S.

troops in Thailand and naval forces in the Gulf of Tonkin-on what aides termed "an inactive the North Vietnam sse release captured U.S, prisoners. The South Dakota senator, on the verge of capturing the Democratic presidential nomi nation, made what the aides said was "an elaboration of his position" in a statement issued responding to his endorsement by a group of wives and sisters of American prisoners of war. It brouaht his position closer to tnai or rresiaem uuuiu, wuu .1 1 has vowed to maintain U.b. military action in Indochina un til the North Vietnamese prom ise to 'roe prisoners. Inside Story; Towns along Connecticut coast stiffen regulations on parking at beaches.

Page 45. West Hartford woman cleared in death of husband of injuries in auto accident. Page 39. U.S. News Roundup.

Page 4. State McGovcrnitcs' strategy proves worthwhile. Page 8. Foreign News Roundup. Page 5.

HEW urges states to use credit bureaus to find cheat-ters on welfare. Page 57. School administrators discuss problems of sex education courses. Page 44. Connecticut News Briefs.

Page 15. Japanese suspect in Israeli massacre reported to have signed suicide pact. Page 15. Page Page Amuse. 58.

59 Later Years 48, Ann Landers 63 Legals 18, 56 Bridge 10 Obituaries 6 Classified 18-31 Society 34, 35 Comics 62 Sports 49-54 Crossword 10 Star Gazer 48 Dr. Bradv 63 Television 63 Editorials 14 Town News 12, Fem. Tonics 43 13, 60, 61 Financial 55-57 Women's 36, 371 By JACKIE ROSS Families or businesses uproot ed by state construction are eligible for larger relocation allow ances under new regulations issued Tuesday by the state De- a of Transportation (DOT) and the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Persons who rent a home or business location at the time the state buys the property for a project will be given a maximum allowance of $4,000 for 48 months, as compared to the old allowance of $1,500 for 24 months. Persons who own a home or business will receive the fair market value for their property plus a maximum allowance of $15,000 to cover increased loan interest rates on a new nome or business, increased cost of a new home and closing coses, such as lawyer's fees.

The previous allowance was $7,000. Assembly Act The new regulations are ne cessary if the two state depart ments are to comply with Pub lic Act 838 passed by the 1971 federal governments will provide $550,000: G.E. will invest Northeast Utilities, $100,000, and Southern Connecticut Gas, $15,000. Meskill said the first phase, estimated to take a year, will involve the design of the system which will include compatible existing and proposed facilities. He explained that G.

E. was chosen from among 22 organizations submitting proposals to Environmental Protection Commissioner Dan W. Lufkin. "We are especially proud that Connecticut is the first state in the nation to tackle the problem of solid waste on a statewide ba sis in this way," the governor said. The program announced Tues-d a implements legislation adopted by the 1971 General Assembly directing the environ gueroa.

That public act, said the commissioner, made relocation ex penses part of the overall cost of the public project under construction. In addition, said Figueroa, the agency causing the move would have to make the allowances and handle every other phase of moving. The DCA previously handled all these arrangements and the necessary funding. Under the new regulations, representatives of the two state departments would set up one appeals board. J.ne iinai appeal for anyone who wanted to con test the amount of his relocation allowance or the manner in which his case was handled would be the DOT commission er, if his case were handled by that department, or DCA's Fi gueroa, if the case were handled by any other state agency.

The amount of money the state will nav a person for in vading his privacy and causing nun inconvenience win ue See STATE, Page 2, Col. 8 mental protection department to develop a statewide solid waste plan by July 1, 1973, with implementation thereafter. More than seven million tons of solid waste will be generated in Connecticut this year. By 1985, wastes from homes, businesses, institutions and farms are expected to reach almost 10 million tons. The governor and Lufkin made it clear that the aim is to incorporate programs now in effect or planned such as lo cal recylcmg efforts with new approaches to serve regions and eventually the entire state.

Today's Chuckle There arc two kinds of people those who like to get up in the morning, and the rest of us. Seek Solid Waste Plan Utilities To Assist G.E. Northeast Utilities and the Southern Connecticut Gas Co. will join with General Electric (G.E.) to develop a statewide solid waste management system, Gov. Meskill announced Tuesday.

The public-service venture involving the state and federal governments and G.E. is a $1,115,000 project aimed at developing a statewide system of disposing of garbage, trash and o'her solid waste with maximum recovery of material and energy. The governor explained that of the $1,115,000, the state and The Hitchcock Chair factory furniture and gift shop in River-ton is open Monday through Saturday 9 to 5. Wednesday until 9 p.m. Advt..

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