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1972. PHONE 282-5921 FIFTEEN CENTS la UVJ MS aw Russian Chess Champ Balks, Demands Discipline of Fischer announce that the Russians had delivered a protest in Russian, which the officials could not read. 'We don't know what they are protesting. We need a translation first," said Dr. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

SPASSKY AND Fischer had not met yet. All the talking was being done by their advisers and seconds. "But I don't think there is any personal animosity between them," Dr. Euwe said. "They want just to be good friends." The postponement was the second of the 24-game series which originally was scheduled to start Sunday.

It was first postponed until Tuesday because Fischer demanded more money. It was postponed Tuesday after Spasshy said Fischer had insulted him by not showing up in time for play to begin Sunday. "By this, Fischer insulted me personally and the Chess Federation of the USSR which I represent," Spassky, 35, said. statements one by Spassky and the other from the Soviet chess federation. "The matter is so delicate that I don't want to reveal the contents," Marshall said.

He added that the discussions "were frank and we will hopefully be" able to resume them tomorrow." WE ARE HOPEFUL that we will solve the problems tomorrow so the match can be played." Marshall said. He refused to answer questions from newsmen and hurriedly left the conference room with the Rev. Lombardi, a Catholic priest and a chess grand master. The Russians refused to comment. The incident was touched off when Spassky arrived for the drawing of lots.

When he found Fischer was not there he was sleeping after his trans-Atlantic flight Spassky delivered his protest and stomped out of the room, followed by his advisers. Five officials huddled for a quarter of and hour, then called a news conference to REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) Russian chess champion Boris Spassky stalked out of a meeting Tuesday, charging he and the Soviet Union had been insulted by Bobby Fischer's failure to show up for the drawing of lots and demanding the American challenger be punished before they play for the world title. Spassky's walkout forced another postponement of the world championship match until Thursday, at the earliest. The match is worth a total prize of $250,000 to be apportioned between the two contenders. The winner is to get $150,000 and the loser $100,000.

Representatives of Spassky and Fischer met for two and one-half hours late Tuesday but failed to resolve differences. Attorney Paut Marshall, who with the Rev. William Lombardi spoke for Fischer, said Spassky's advisers submitted two fAW if Incidents at Park Mar Holiday Fun; 23 Hurt, Four Arrested After Shoiv Several incidents of assault and robbery marred the city's celebration of Independence Day Tuesday night, but threatening weather failed to spoil the fireworks at McCulloch Park and Prairie Creek reservoir. Leaving McCulloch Park, where the fireworks drew an enthusiastic crowd along White River, turned out to be the biggest problem as police received at least six reports of muggings. Four persons were arrested.

TWO PERSONS said they were attacked in the park itself, including Charles Kennedy, a reporter for The Star. Kennedy Three Judges Deliberate on Demo Appeals WASHINGTON (UPI)-With the Demo, cratic convention only six days off, a three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals panel held a rare holiday session Tuesday to consider the fate of 153 California delegates pledged to George S. McGovern and a 59-member Illinois slate headed by Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley.

For nearly four hours, opposing lawyers sought to persuade the judges to uphold or reverse last week's Credentials Committee decisions awarding more than half of Mc-Govern's California bloc to rival candidates and giving the Illinois seats to Daley challengers. Although the judges acknowledged the urgency of the situation, they also advised the attorneys in frequent exchanges that they saw the issues as extremely complex and, a short time after retiring to their chambers, they announced they would not rule before Wednesday. On Monday, three floors below, U.S. District Judge George Hart Jr. refused to interfere in any way with the Credentials Committee actions.

He said they did not raise constitutional questions and were matters to be decided by the full convention opening Monday in Miami Beach. CHIEF JUDGE David L. Bazelon of the Appeals Court and his two colleagues, George E. MacKinnon and Charles Fahy, questioned all the lawyers frequently about Hart's finding and appeared to share some of his doubts about federal judicial jurisdiction over the delegate selection cases. At issue in the California case was whether the state's June 6 winner-take-all presidential primary was in violation of a party reform commission's guidelines aimed at affording proportional representation for all candidates running in the election.

McGovern won the race and the entire 271-member California delegation until last Thursday's Credentials Committee ruling. The battle over the Illinois delegation focused on how it was chosen. The Credentials Committee sided with a group of challengers claiming that only individuals acceptable to the Daley political organization were fully informed of the selection process and that the result "discriminated maliciously against blacks, Latins, women and youth." ATTORNEYS for McGovern asked the Appeals Court to void the Credentials Committee decision on California and to restore the 153 delegates taken from the South Dakota senator, front-runner for the presidential nomination. The general counsel for the Democratic National Committee, defending the California action, urged the court to stay out of the political arena and to let the full convention make the final decision. He took the same tack in the Daley case, contending that the Credentials Committee had responsibility for enforcing the parry's reforms.

Lawyers for the mayor, who have been fighting the challengers in state and federal court for two weeks, were scheduled to ask a circuit court in Illinois Wednesday for an injunction to stop the challengers from going to Miami or taking their seats. LAWYERS representing the challengers and the Democratic party asked the Appeals Court to issue an order forbidding the Daley group from further litigation in Illinois. While the court was hearing the California and Chicago disputes, the Credentials Committee completed 10 days of hearings at which it took action on 82 challenges involving 1,829 delegates from 30 states. But other decisions of the delegate-seating committee are being contested and minority reports have been filed on at least 10 states requiring a full convention vote to decide the disputes. States in addition to California and Illinois on which the convention faces potenti- ally bitter disputes are South Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Michigan, Connecticut, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Georgia.

CHAIRMAN Patricia Roberts Harris said before the committee adjourned, "I'm not sure what's going to happen next week. But everybody knows what the issues are." The uncommitted Daley delegation, which would have exerted a strong influence in the nominating process, was ejected for violating party reform rules. Whitcomb Opposes Indiana Tax Collecting by U.S. Agency Birthday Bash Fireworks explode Tuesday over three of Washington's most famous landmarks the Lincoln Memorial, left, the Washington Monument, center, and the Capitol as the nation's capital celebrates the 196th birthday of our nation, (AP Wirephoto) Firemen Carry Youngster From House Fire, Restore Breathing By HORTENSE MYERS INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Gov. Edgar Whitcomb is opposed to a proposal now before Congress that would permit state income tax to be collected along with the federal income tax, then returned to the state.

The governor said the proposed "piggyback" plan that is contained in a revenue-sharing measure now before Congress is "a very dangerous thing." Whitcomb made his comments in an Independence Day look at government. Whitcomb, who cannot succeed himself, goes out of office in six months. The governor talked to individual state-house reporters prior to the Fourth of July holiday about his opposition to the federal-state piggyback tax plan. "I DON'T LIKE the idea at all," he said of the concept under which state income taxes would be collected by the Internal Revenue Service at the same time the federal income taxes are collected and then returned to the state. "It's a very dangerous thing.

Look at the trouble we have now with the highway trust fund. The federal government col- port over the radio receiver, and reported to the scene at once. By the time the ambulance arrived, according to driver David Mardis, Farrell was already working with the child in an attempt to restore her breathing to normal. Fire inspectors remained at the scene to determine actual cause of the blaze, which left extensive fire damage to the upstairs bedrooms and heavy smoke damage downstairs. Responding to the fire were units from No.

2 Squad and No. 3 Pumper, first aid units, and city police who aided in crowd control and traffic direction. BOTH TOLD police their car windows were smashed by rocks and their money was taken. Both escaped with cuts. Mrs.

Pompan's purse was retrieved with the money still in it by a bystander. David J. Caucci, 2400 W. River Road, also had his billfold taken at Penn and Park. Ball Hospital reported about 23 persons were treated for injuries in related incidents.

The arrests were made at Highland Avenue and Penn streets after Deputy Police Chief Richard Heath ordered a crowd of at least R0 persorvs to disperse. Heath said four youths who told the crowd "not to let 'em take us" were arrested on charges of inciting a riot, provocation, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Mace was used to subdue the suspects. One policeman said as many as 20 officers had been assigned to the park for previous fireworks displays, but that many of them had been moved to Prairie Creek. Heath said 12 policemen were on duty, at McCulloch, including seven Civil Defense officers who were patrolling inside the park.

Traffic was reported very heavy leaving both parks after the fireworks and there were several accidents of a minor nature reported. Details were not immediately available. 'Cops-to-Kids' Unit to Visit Neighborhoods By SUSAN BONNELL The Muncie Police Department has announced a new program beginning Tuesday, July 11, to serve the double purpose of teaching children traffic safety and improving community relations. The program, called "Operation Police in Your Neighborhood," will consist of a schedule of stops for the Special Task Force van and the Police-Community Relations trailer where officers will talx to kids about safety, answer questions about anything and try to better acquaint the community with the police department. POLICE CHIEF Cordell Campbell outlined six basic functions for the new program: Presentation of safety education programs for all age groups.

Drug abuse education. Answer questions regarding law enforcement and provide descriptive information about police functions. Inform citizens of what they can do to help law enforcement. Answer questions about how to safeguard property and businesses. Survey the community about feelings toward Muncie's law enforcement and act as a place to register complaints about local law enforcement.

Campbell said the program will continue throughout the year and is not just for the summer. The initial schedule may be changed to other locations during the school year. THE SCHEDULE will be: Every Tuesday 10 a.m.-Noon at Heekin Park Ball Diamond; 1-3 p.m. at 23rd Street and Mock Avenue; 4-6 p.m. at Thomas Park.

Every Thursday-10 a.m.-Noon at McCulloch Park Safety Town: 1-3 p.m. at Riley School; 4-6 p.m. at West Side Park. The program will be staffed primarily by Capt. Robert Vandevender, training and personnel officer, Capt.

John Casey, community relations and liaison officer, and Patrolman David Eiler, traffic safety coordinator. It will also involve officers pa-troling each neighborhood and department specialists. "OUR PURPOSE is not to show our fire power or anything like that," Campbell said. "We are going to learn through this too. There are many things that need some attention." He said the unit will offer "special attractions" from time to time, including movies, balloons, candy and PAL Club recreation events.

The unit will be stationed at the Lions Delaware County Fair from July 25 through August 5 and after the fair will resume its regular schedule. said he received a cut nose and broken glasses when three or four youths dealt him "half a dozen quick punches." Richard H. Cole R.R. 11, told police he was pulled down from behind and kicked. At the Red Bird Service Station.

810 Broadway, a pregnant woman was beaten, according to patrolman Steve George, and another man on foot had his teeth knocked loose. Yvonne Pompan, 3000 block of Riverside Avenue, and Jack Swallow, 2300 block of South Penn Street, also said they were attacked while in their cars at Penn and Park streets. lects this tax but Indiana sees less and less money from it." The Whitcomb administration is seeking more money from the federal highway trust fund and is trying to block non-highway use of the automotive tax. WHITCOMB SAID he was concerned that the apparent savings to be achieved by having the IRS collect the state income tax through an additional line on the federal income tax would be appealing to a future state Legislature. "I want to see less and less money collected by the federal government for the states, not more," he said.

Whitcomb said his administration now is working on a history of the four years his term covers, including some of the "constitutional crises" that developed from court rulings on decisions made by his predecessor, Gov. Roger D. Branigin. The Indiana Appellate Court held pocket vetoes by Branigin to be unconstitutional, resulting in the Whitcomb administration having to pay out millions of dollars as apparently dead bills became live laws. WHITCOMB SAID his administration also is preparing a two-year budget for 1973-1975, covering the first two years in the term of his successor, who will be either Dr.

Otis R. Bowen, the Republican nominee, or former Gov. Matthew E. Welsh, the Democratic nominee. "I was pleased with the budget Gov.

Branigin handed me," Whitcomb said. However, he was not sure about the reception his proposed budget will have from Bowen or Welsh. Whitcomb has opposed restructuring of the state-local revenue system to put more of the total tax burden on non-property sources such as sales and income and less on property tax. Bowen and Welsh are more inclined toward such change. Since budget preparation is a lengthy process, the outgoing governor's administration prepares the proposed biennial spending program before the new governor takes office.

GLAUB, who is in debt for only one of his three ambulances, did not ask the commissioners' for a subsidy and said he does not need one now. A driver for the defunct Muncie Ambulance Service until forming his own company in February 1971, Glaub has been in the business for seven years and apparently 1s willing to wait Fry out. The result of the competition, authorities agree, has been improved ambulance service. Fire Chief Ron True noted his department's first aid car is averaging three runs per month, compared with previous totals of four and five a day. Bet the present situation is temporary, ard the matter could come to a head within the next 10 to 15 days, which is the deadline for the Board of Commissioners to consider any new budget requests for 1S73, according to board president Al AbraiTi.

Fry can be expected to make such a request, and Glaub no doubt will be watching. What's Inside Wednesday's Star Debris Cancels Championship Heat of Regatta Page 13 North, South Korea Connected by Hot Line Page 18 South Vietnamese Troops Penetrate Quang Tri Page 2 France, West Germany Disagree on Need for Summit Page 24 Barnet 13 Ann Landers 7 If You Miss Your Star, Call Bridge 17 Puzzle 23 282-5921 Before 10 a m' Comics 23 Sports 13-15 Deaths 5 TV-Theaters ....10 CRIME ALERT 2891234 Editorials 4 Weather 2 Ferris 17 Week Ahead 5 Weekday Classified Hours Heloise 6 Women 6-8 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call 289-3434 By SHIRLEY SHEPHERD A 10-year-old girl was rescued from her burning second-story bedroom Tuesday by firemen who administered mouth-to-mquth resuscitation which officials credited with saving her life. Sue Ann Gary, 10, was listed in serious condition at Ball Memorial Hospital from smoke inhalation.

She was not burned. Fireman Phil Nichols entered the burning home at 925 W. 23rd Street about 3:25 p.m. wearing self-contained breathing apparatus to search for the child, who was reportedly alone in the house while her family went shopping. She was trapped in a second-story west bedroom where District Fire Chief William Farrell said she may have been playing with matches.

INTENSE HEAT kept her stepfather, Raymond Russell, who arrived shortly after the fire broke out, from attempting to rescue the child, according to Farrell. The child was given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by Chief Farrell on the front lawn immediately after Nichols carried her from the burning building. Attendants from Metropolitan Ambulance Service, who rushed Sue Ann to the hospital, credited Farrell's prompt action with saving the girl's life. According to Farrell, the ambulance was cruising, heard the fire re about how slow each other's service is. Fry and Glaub agree that the major problem of the business is collelcting past due accounts.

"A lot of people won't pay," Glaub said. "You can't make people understand there is no more free ambulance service." A $30 AMBULANCE fee is too small for a collection agency to go after, Fry noted, and legal action is prohibitive for the same reason. The two said they have received a number of needless calls, particularly from people who think Welfare will pay the tab. Fry said one woman, 'who walked outside complaining of a toothache, was advised to call a cab. "Another lady wanted us to take her to the hospital to get a prescription," Fry said.

"She could call a drug store and they'd deliver." Both said they will pick up anyone in an emergency, but Fry said that with every hardship case he takes, he is subsidizing the city. Not-So-Friendly Rivalry Ambulance Service Better Here, but Subsidy May Be Needed By CHARLES KENNEDY Tholnas Fry and Robert Glaub, owners of the Metropolitan and Delaware County ambulance services, are waging a quiet fight to put each other out of business. Fry's explanation sounds like something out of a TV western, "There's only room for one ambulance service in Delaware County." Glaub has been on the defensive since Fry, an established mortician, entered the business last Oct. 21. However, his indebtedness is substantially lower, and he has paid attendants.

Fry has used qualified volunteers since January. WITH THREE new ambulances, Fry is banking on a subsidy to pay for the equipment so he can stay in Muncie. The two firms split calls given them by city and state police, but Fry's company gets all calls from the sheriff's department. The competition at times has been less than friendly: Both firms have accused the other of monitoring their calls on police radios, and their attendants tell stories going to have to pay for it. If there are subsidies for buses and taxicabs FRY SAID he was surprised at the refusal of the Delaware County Board of Commissioners to accept his $19,992 subsidy last year, but he said he was too far in debt to disband the company.

He got his first break early this year when Sheriff James Carey told his deputies to call Metro exclusively because Delaware's equipment was "a little dilapidated" and there had been complaints about Glaub's men finding roads in the county. Glaub said Carey asked him to buy three new ambulances and a heated garage like Metro's. "There was" no way I was going $32,000 in debt for ambulances I didn't need," Gaub commented. Fry said he set a bad precedent in providing his service without a subsidy and expects to have trouble getting one in an election year. However, he said he is prepared to move to another county if he cannot get the money here.

THE TWO ALSO complained that city police are still taking people to the hospital although cots were taken out of the department's station wagons March 19. Glaub said one man resisted paying because "the police, took him last week for nothing." He stated the problem frequently '-arises a minor personal injury accidents, in insurance companies could pay the ambulance fee. Police Chief Cordell Campbell replied that his men do not always know if there has been an injury until they reach the scene. He added that it was not uncommon for an injured person to be taken from the hospital to jail. Fry said he will need a subsidy even if Delaware goes out of business because collection problems would be multiplied and he might need to buy another ambulance.

"Anyone can provide a hauling service. When the city and county studied this last year, the big thing was to upgrade ambulance service," Fry remarked. "They're.

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