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the the THE "Where the Spirit of the MUNCIE Lord Is, There Is Liberty" --11 Cor. STAR MUNCIE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1972 PHONE 282-5921 FIFTEEN CENTS 'SURPRISE' VEEP RUMORED By Big Margin Demos Reject Wallace's Plea for Ban on Busing FROM THE WIRE SERVICES MIAMI BEACH Despite a personal appeal from Gov. George C. Wallace, the Democratic convention early Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected the Alabaman's proposal to ban busing to achieve integration. Dominated by backers of Sen.

George McGovern, the convention gave Wallace and his supporters a polite one-hour hearing but refused to heed their pleas to rewrite the platform for November's campaign. Wallace predicted election defeat for the Democrats unless they endorsed his call for a constitutional amendment to ban busing. He said voters are "against the senseless, asinine busing of little school children." Rep. Herman Badillo, opposed Wallace's view. He said the courts began to issue busing orders only after other efforts to desegregate the schools were frustrated.

"NOW THE people who made every solution but busing impossible say they are against busing," Badillo said. "They were not against busing when black kids in the south were being bused to segregated schools." In a series of roaring voice votes, the convention shouted down Wallace's busing proposal and attempts to put a conservative stamp on seven other planks, ranging from gun control to military policy to prayer in the schools. There was no demand for a rollcall on any of the votes. Many delegate brandished clenched fists as they shouted down the Wallace planks. Wallace had wanted changes in all eight planks, but he concentrated on changing the busing provision.

"I believe in quality education," Wallace said. ever want see the American dream fulfilled for everyone in this country regardless of race or color." BUT HE SAID the vast majority of voters are "against the senseless, asinine busing of little school children." He received a mixture of cheers and boos from the delegates. Delegates such as steelworkers president I. W. Abel, lameduck Rep.

Bella Abzug, "the women's rights crusader, and Wayne Morse, the 71-year-old patriarch of the peace movement, defended the platform committee's version of the party's principles. On the emotional busing issue the platform committee said: "Transportation of students is another tool to accomplish desegregation. It must continue to be available. Ted Van Dyck, McGovern's principal adviser, said the McGovern camp expect- Library Budget $639,000 for '73 By ALBERTA GREICUS THE WEATHER Mostly sunny, hot and humid Wednesday with highs in the low 90s. Partly cloudy and cooling toevening.

Details on Page 3. ward 96-NO. 104 The Muncie Public Library Board gave tentative approval to the lower of two budgets submitted by director Leon Jones at the regular board meeting Tuesday. The total budget figure approved was $639,000 as compared to $589,466 for 1972. This figure includes $374,000 for personal services (salaries) which is a 7.6 per cent increase over the current budget.

Jones pointed out the cost of living increase is 3.4 per cent higher this year and that some of the salaries such as those for part-time work are based on the new $2 per hour minimum wage expected to begin in 1973 as well as a substantial increase for janitorial services and other items. ALSO INCLUDED in the proposed budget is a $70,000 architect's fee for a new downtown building. Jones announced the library is preparing to install a library in the new Huffer Memorial Center. In other business, the board gave approval to advertising the old bookmobile for sale, and Jones announced several applications for the position of librarian at the Gateway Christian Center had been received. The board narrowed the field of architects for the proposed new library down to three firms and made plans to have each appear again at meeting before they make the final selection on who to hire.

ed sharp debate on several of the minority planks, particularly those dealing with court-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 Zeidman. BUT THERE appeared little chance of McGovern having his way without more wrangling among the delegates.

The Wallace forces promised a determined effort to win approval of at least five minority planks, especially one opposing court-ordered busing to integrate schools. A Wallace spokesman said delegates from Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico, Michigan and Alabama would endorse the Alabama a Governor's stand on minority 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 capitai punishment. -RECOGNIZE THAT "the constitutional right of the people to keep and bear arms must remain inviolate." -REBUILD organized reserve military forces in the states for "full partnership with the regular military establishment (to) assure stability to their organization structure and operation -REQUIRE U.S.

district judges to be elected at periodic intervals rather than be appointed for life. Democrats voted earlier Tuesday night to continue the delegate-selection reforms that marked their 1972 convention, and added some new ones, including a requirement that from 1976 on a woman chair every other convention. The new convention rules, adopted by voice vote, should eliminate battles like the one over the seating of the California delegation, which threatened for a time to tear the 1972 convention apart. Delegates chosen in winner-take-all primaries such as those now in effect in California and several other states could be successfully challenged in the 1976 convention. The rules call for the party to assure that 1976 delegates "shall be chosen in a manner which fairly reflects the division of preferences expressed by those who participate in the presidential nominating process in each state." Platform Gov.

George C. Wallace of on the podium of the Democratic delegates what he thinks they should Wirephoto) Views Alabama, speaking from his wheelchair National Convention Tuesday, tells the do about the party platform. (AP U.S. Copters Fly Fresh Forces Into Quang Tri SAIGON (UPI) U.S. Marine Corps helicopters ferried 1,000 South Vietnamese troops to the edge of Quang Tri city Tuesday as part of a fresh, two-pronged assault to recapture the northern provincial capital the North Vietnamese have held for the past 10 weeks.

Witnesses said three of the Marine helicopters, one of them a huge CH53 Super Jolly Green Giant, were shot down by intense North Vietnamese fire during the ferrying operation. A Navy spokesman said the fate of American crewmen and others aboard the CH53 was unknown. The other smaller CH46 Sea Knight aircraft were able to return to Allied lines befor: crashing, and their crewmen were rescued uninjured. THE HELICOPTERS flew from U.S. Navy 7th Fleet aircraft carriers off the Vietnamese coast.

The aircraft dropped about 1,000 South Vietnamese marines on the northeastern edge of Quang Tri about the same time 2,500 government paratroopers launched a Judge Mandates Higher Pay for County Health Officials By NANCY DAILEY The Delaware County Council County Auditor Jerry L. Thornburg Tuesday were ordered to pay wages for County Health Department officials on a scale set by the health department rather than a lower pay rate approved last fall by the council. The order in the form of a mandate came from Special Judge James C. Puckett of Wayne Circuit Court, special judge in the case. The judge explained he was forced to comply with Indiana law which gives county councils power to set salary levels for all local governmental except the board of health.

employers health officials can set their own pay scale. Salaries of clerks, secretaries and registrars in the health department, however, are reviewed by the council. THE COMBINED City-County Board of Health sued the council last Dec. 3 soon after the council established the joint program. The combined office went into effect the following Jan.

1. The seven-member health board contended it had authority to prepare a budget and was entitled to the salaries set in its document. Later, the council cut the pay for the administrative assistant from $11,000 to two chief sanitarians from $9,500 to $8,500 apiece; four sanitarians from $8,500 to the health officer from $8,000 to $6,000 and the board's attorney from $3,000 to $2,000. The council, at the time of the cuts, expressed the belief that its responsibility was to appropriate money and to cut the department's salaries to a rate which reflected pay increases in accordance with those of other county employes. Judge Puckett also ordered 1 Thornburg and the council to make sufficient appropriations to pay the health officers within 15 days from the date of the judgment.

The defendants Board of County Commissioners, County Council and Thornburg also ordered to pay court costs. There ere were represented by County Attorney Charles R. (Chic) Clark. The suit was filed by, Charles Hole, president of the Board of Health, who was represented by attorney William G. Bruns.

Fischer Must Fight to Draw Ist Game 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 noon Muncie time, or 5 p.m. Reykjavik time. When play was called off for the night, there was little left on the board: A and five pawns for Fischer; a king, three and a bishop for Spassky.

pawns, 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 make up charts showdollars go seem to curious impression that in pies. Kennedy, Woodcock Head Growing List FROM THE WIRE MIAMI BEACH--George S. day the South Dakota senator might choice for a vice presidential running As the list of possibilities Frank Mankiewicz, McGovern's senior might select a relative unknown to "These are unexpected times," said Mankiewicz, "and he could do the unexpected. Earlier, senior aides had said they regarded Sen.

Edward M. Kennedy as the South Dakota senator's top choice, although there is surprisingly strong backing for labor leader Leonard Woodcock. This is the substance of an assessment based on a series of interviews in which the advisers were asked to list the three most likely McGovern choices if, as expected after the withdrawals of both Sens. Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie, he sweeps to a first ballot nomination Wednesday night. McGOVERN'S CHOICE may bear heavily on his chances to successfully woo support from big labor, which still opposes his nomination.

Virtually everyone contacted agreed that Kennedy, who has insisted he won't take the job, remains McGovern's top choice and may be subject to substantial pressure to accept McGovern's call. Besides Kennedy, the interviews showed some backing for four senators Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, Sen. Thomas as Eagleton of Missouri, Phillip A. Hart of Michigan and Abraham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut and for Gov.

Reubin Askew of Florida, convention keynote speaker. Ribicoff and Askew have said they're not interested. Ribicoff, who told a reporter "I don't want it," suggested the No. 2 spot ought to go to Sen. Muskie.

McGovern 1 himself said in an interview Sunday, while night he with is the "well Hearst convinced" newspapers Kennedy won't run. "Wether he would respond to real pressure I just don't know." The reason for choosing Kennedy was put most succinctly by one adviser who said he thought the Massachusetts senator could be convinced to run. "What we need is that leaning vote in the big inaustrial states," said. "That's where he'd be a big help." Those citing Woodcock mentioned his Roman Catholic religion as well as his labor connections and compatibility on issues with McGovern. The AFL-CIO tossed its support to Sen.

Henry Jackson of Washington after Humphrey's withdrawal. It is crucial to McGovern's chances in November to capture its vigorous support. NELSON, A close personal friend of McGovern, was seen as perhaps the most compatible of all with the South Dakota senator. Hart was described by one aide as having strong support among labor and blacks as well as presenting a mature image and being a strong campaigner. Ribicoff, who will place McGovern into nomination for the second time in four years, is Jewish.

McGovern is seen as having difficulties in holding the normally Democratic Jewish vote. After his smashing victory before dawn on a California credentials dispute that quickly established McGovern's undisputed command of the Democratic National That's Better Nine-year-old Angie Wilhelm found Tuesday afternoon's above-90 degree temperature somewhat unbearable and sought comfort by plac- drive into the opposite, southwestern edge of the city. North Vietnamese troops, firing recoilless rifles, mortars and machine guns from entrenched positions, fought back fiercely. Sketchy reports from the front indicated the South Vietnamese were making little headway, and their casualties in the first hours of fighting were at least four dead and 15 wounded. To the rear of the South Vietnamese battle lines around the city, North Vietnamese armored units apparently advancing from other areas in the Communistcontrolled province attacked government positions established earlier in the Quang Tri campaign.

GOVERNMENT military spokesmen said each of three North Vietnamese attacks within seven miles of the provincial capital was repulsed. Communist losses were estimated at 119 killed, and government casualties were listed as six dead and 13 wounded. Before the helicopter landing of marines on the northeastern edge of the city, U.S. Air Force B52 bombers dumped about 300 tons of high explosive in the area. Smaller jet fighter-bombers supported the ground operation on both sides of the city.

The U.S. command said marginal weather reduced the number of raids over North Vietnam Monday to 188, most of them flown in the southern panhandle region and directed against the Mu Gia pass through the mountains into Laos. ing her head under a stream of water shooting out of a fire hydrant at the corner of Perkins Avenue and Eighth Street. Angie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Al Wilhelm, 1501 W. Seventh St. (Star Photo by John Crozier) QUICK People who ing where tax be under the money grows TAKE SERVICES McGovern's top aide indicated Tueshave a surprise selection as his mate. seemed to grow longer and longer, adviser, was asked if McGovern fill the No. 2 spot on the ticket.

Convention, Humphrey abandoned his 12- year-old quest for the presidency with a tearful smile-but offered McGovern no help in the campaign. A little later, Sen. Edmund S. Muskie also threw in the towel, but pledged he would "do everything I can to insure his election in November." A desperate AFL-CIO, surveying the wreckage of the stop-McGovern coalition it had masterminded, turned to Jackson, who announced he would remain in the race to the finish. THE SUSPENSE over the nomination might be over, but the drama of the convention wasn't.

Alabama's crippled Gov. George C. Wallace appeared at Convention Hall in a wheelchair to demand in person that the pro-McGovern party platform be amended to take a strong stand against busing. Wallace was the first presidential candidate to appear at a convention before the nomination balloting since Adlai E. Stevenson interested but undeclaredset off a tremendous floor ovation before the 1960 Democratic convention which nominated John F.

Kennedy in Los Angeles. Discontent with the prospective McGovern nomination was widespread as the convention began its second session Tuesday night. Texas conservatives swung to Jackson and Terry Sanford of North Carolina, protesting that McGovern stood virtually no chance of carrying their state in November. Similar rumblings were heard in the Louisiana and Florida delegations. IN THE convention keynote address, Gov.

Askew, sounding themes used by both McGovern and Wallace, urged Democrats to unite behind a "coalition of protest" against unfair taxation and "government by the few." Askew called on the par to turn its back on a system that taxes the working man's fare of salami and cheese, but not the business lunch of "steak and martinis." Askew called upon the party "to fight the battle tax reform as it had never fought before," and urged his fellow Democrats to "do away with dollar democracy and government by the few." He avoided any direct mention of the bruising credentials, platform and nomination fights at the conven.ion, but did say the party should not ask anyone to forget the principles for which they fought. OUTSIDE Convention Hall, the Democrats. "coalition of themselves were confronted by a protest." More than 3,000 protesters, ranging from Cuban refugees chanting "Cuba must be freed" to antiwar demonstrators carrying Viet Cong flags, marched in front of Convention Hall. (See Related Stories on Page 20) Erratic Storm Drops Mercury and Power Lines By SUSAN BONNELL 'A thunderstorm which struck Muncie and Delaware County Tuesday evening dropped temperatures from 90 degrees at 7 p.m. to 68 at 7:30 p.m., but barely dampened sidewalks on the southeast side of town.

The Burlington Pumping Station of the Muncie Water Works reported only traces of rain Tuesday but rain mixed with hail pelted and drenched the northern and western parts of the county. Electric Co. reported scattered power troubles caused by the storm's lightning. Transformers in Daleville, Chesterfield and on Muncie's north side were out due to lightning, with a few Chesterfield and a rural line temporarily, to Delaware Acres Mobile Home Court blacked out. A SERVICE line in Redkey was downed during the storm, but the Indiana State Police Post located there reported no complaints of power loss.

Hartford City office said some transformers in the southern part of Blackford County shorted out because of lightning. Lightning hit a traffic signal at the intersection of Ind. 3 and Ind. 28 near Royerton, putting it out of service temporarily before the State Highway Department made repairs. Eaton's town marshal reported a tree was blocking the intersection of Roads 910-N and 275-E, but that was the only storm-related street complaint the Delaware County Police had received.

Muncie's only reported damage from the storm was a tree which fell on a fence at a Wilson Avenue address. Inside Today's Star Ann Landers 6 Markets 19 Bridge ..........18 Sports Classified Statistics 5 Comics ...25 Talk of Town 6 Deaths 2 TV-Theaters .....18 Editorials 4 Weather Heloise 7 Women 3:17 a draw." Fischer is playing the black pieces and Spassky the white, which means the Russian had the first move. Fischer has played Spassky five times in the past. The three times he played the black pieces he lost. Playing the 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 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 alloted 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--and perhaps victory -into an apparently stalemated game. The loss of his bishop was typical of the American. It was an attempt to break the game open. 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..