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The Jackson Sun from Jackson, Tennessee • 9

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ilMbwoi Iliads Mills WASHINGTON (AP) Sen tempt to make the Vietnam George McGovern, the Demo cratic presidential nominee, flew today to the Black Hills of his native South Dakota for two weeks of rest, staff reshuffling the traditional Labor Day start of the formal presidential campaign. While Nixon was at the Western White House in California, Chairman Clark MacGregor of the Committee for the Re-election of the President and Sen. Robert Dole, GOP national chairman, took over the politi 1 5j and strategic planning for the fall campaign against President Nixon. He left National Airport at 10:35 a.m. EDT on a chartered cking.

Eagleton said Sunday that a McGovern administration plane for Rapid City. Democratic presidential nomi-l nation, will head the organ-: ization, with' George Cunningham, a McGovern aide for 17 years and now his administrative assistant, as deputy. The three regional coordinators are expected to be Eli Segal, who managed McGovern's California campaign; Harold Himmelman, number two man in the Ohio primary; and Rick Stearns, who supervised the senator's efforts in non-primary states. Their exact roles are scheduled to be worked out later in the week when Hart and Frank Mankiewicz, the senator's national political director until now, return from a brief Virgin Islands vacation. Mankiewicz and Frederick G.

Dutton, who joined McGovern in California and has been at his side since, are scheduled to The vacation spot picked out weeks ago in anticipation of McGovern victory in last week's Miami Beach con vention is a lodge at Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park, war a campaign issue. Both men said it is too early to tell how much of an issue tho war will be. But Dole added: "If they want to make it an issue, we're ready." MacGregor appeared Sunday on ABC's "Issues and Answers" and Dole on NBC's "Meet the Press." MacGregor, asked how the President would counter McGovern's antiwar stand, said, "A lot depends on how much Sen. McGovern stands in the way of progress at Paris." He referred to the Paris peace talks. In California, Nixon attended services Sunday at the First Christian Church in San Cle-mente, went for a dip in tho ocean and went for a walk near his home.

He is expected to return to Washington Tuesday. The chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Jean Miles West wood, said at her home in Salt Lake City that party "reforms so far have been good, but they have not had enough public input and study." near the gold rush town of Custer, south of famous Mount Rushmore. The South Dakota senator will be accompanied by a small would probably grant draft re-sisters amnesty on a case-by-case basis, and he added on taxes: "I think at some time in the future, perhaps in the year '74 or so if we are going to accomplish some of the things we must do domestically wc must have the added revenue to do it." Eagleton, on the CBS television-radio program "Face The Nation," also said McGovern's proposal for a income redistribution plan is undergoing a complete overhaul. Speaking up for the Republicans, MacGregor and Dole said their party is ready for any at personal staff. Starting later this week, his top political advi be the top traveling advisers.

sors, financial planners, and his running mate, Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, of Missouri, will Other staff positions, including traveling press secretary, remain to be filled. One major decision that will have to be made before the end come to the lodge for The shape of McGovern's of the South Dakota stay, ex campaign organization is large ly settled. pected to be July 29, is how to allocate the time of both McGovern and Eagleton in the five weeks between then and Gary Hart, the 35-year-old THE JACKSON SUN, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1972 Denver lawyer who managed the sanator's drive for the cessive four-year terms thereafter before being named to the judgeship in 1971, has announced his retirement August 31 for health reasons.

Daley Backs FINALE FOR THE JUDGE For Judge Franklin Ivey today's session of the Madison County Court was the last over which he will preside. The veteran official, who was deputy court cleric four years and county court clerk for five suc McGovern Court Fails To Elect School Board Member CHICAGO (AP) Mayor motion that would have led to filling the vacancy at today's Richard J. Daley, whose dele gates to the Democratic Nation session. (Continued From Page 1) deeper in debt, or do we really believe what we tell the people when we say we favor fiscal responsibility?" George asked al Convention were unseated by Magistrate Graham first pro posed to accept Allen's resigna insurgents, said today, "I will support the entire Dmocratic tion and await a report from members of the County Court. He pointed out that 45 per cent ticket." "I have stated my position the County Planning Committee before naming his succes many times previously," he sor.

He pointed out that the request that the City Planning Commission continue issuing county building permits during Allen's absence or until a successor is named. In other business today, County Court re-elected Thomas Rouse to a three-year term on the County Planning Commission and re-named Magistrates Hal Wallace and Arthur Johnson to three-year terms on the Board of Zoning Appeals. Mrs. Swanee Lawrence was re-elected to a three-year term on the Jackson-Madison County Library Board, on the recommendation of County Judge Franklin Ivey. The board again postponed present salary for the position said.

"And I repeat it today. I am a Democrat. .1 will support ing a resolution instructing Judge Ivey to accept full pay during his absence due to illness. Ivey had charged two weeks of his absence to vacation time and bad forfeited pay for another two weeks, but a ruling by the court directed the judge to accept his full salary and not to charge any of the time against vacation time. The court unanimously adopted a resolution praising Judge Ivey for his "long and faithful service" to Madison County as a deputy court clerk for four years, beginning in 1946; as county court from 1950 to 1971; and for the past 14 months as county judge.

Judge Ivey announced last month that for health reasons is not sufficient to justify a qualified full time person every candidate on the Democratic ticket, federal, state and local." for the office. Magistrate Bickerstaff, His statement did not men of the present property tax levy is earmarked for the county's debt. Jackson Magistrate Curtis McMillan, an opponent of the measure, said each magistrate should have the courage to vote against bond issues if they disapprove and not shirk the responsibility for which they were elected. County Attorney Tomlin advised the court that three amendments to general statutes on bond issues must be passed member of the Planning Com tion Sen. George McGovern, the mittee, urged the court to take action today in filling the of fice, explaining that new subdi Democratic candidate for president.

Later, he said he had not been in contact with either McGovern or members of his vision regulations scheduled for the election of a member to the Jackson-Madison County Ambulance Authority to fill the ex adoption September would staff. require additional work by the he would no longer seek re The mayor, who had been in pired term of former member building commissioner. He said seclusion for more than a week, by the state legislature before he had a retired person who Jewell Mamord. Lester Hughes, chairman of the Ambulance Au made his comments at a news election and that he would step down from the office at the end of his interim term on Aug. 31.

The resolution commended conference. thority, told magistrates that a Daley said he had sent A WISH FOR LUCK Miss Madison County ef 1972, Bonnie Bivens, third from left, this morning received a warm send-off to the Miss Tennessee Pageant from former county title holders and members of the South Madison County Jaycettes at a coffee in her honor at Georgia's Restaurant. Extending legislative act creating the Authority should be changed to best wishes during the pageant were, from left, Judith Anderson, 1971 Miss Madison County; Jackie Utley Greer, 1969 Miss Madi. son County; and Donna Carter Cook, 1968 Miss Madison County. Not pictured is Sandy Carroll, 1970 Miss Madison County.

8un phot by Bob Wrtvrrt was willing to accept the post at its present salary. Bickerstaff 's motion to table Graham's proposal failed in a tie vote, but Graham agreed to amending his original mo Ivey for "the long and dedicat McGovern a telegram today containing a copy of his statement of support. ed period of public service spell out more clearly the duties and responsibilities of the board. which he has given to Madison tion and allowing Allen to con-1 County, and for the conscien Hughes also told magistrates tious and meritorious manner in which he has performed the duty of each office." re In the courtroom this morn' ing were all three candidates seeking election as County tinue in, the office until a successor is named. Allen, former County Register, has served as building commissioner on a part-time basis but has been out of the office for the past few months due to illness.

He had submitted a verbal resignation to County Judge Ivey. The County Court voted to that Ambulance Authority employes are concerned about their exclusion from county retirement programs. He proposed that the County Court take action to permit them to participate in a recently approved county retirement program. County Court began today's session by unanimously approv Judge on the Aug. 3 ballot Competing for the office are Sheriff Emmet Guy, City Judge Checkmate Walter Baker Harris and U.S Magistrate James Boswell.

tmtmm w6 imwm jw mm tmm mmm wt "T' 'iwm mm' "enWeii 1 mHmmm m'-s MilMMhM (WW mmml wm fisefoeir Woods Chess me the white pieces, had already crowd cheered him but others REYKJAVIK (AP) World booed. made his first move. chess champion Boris Spassky The American challenger, Fighting to overcome the ree sm resigned the third game against after keeping the match in sus the private act could become effective. He pointed out that these amendments had been drawn by his predecessor, former County Attorney Jack Manhein, but were not introduced in this year's session of the General Assembly Tomlin said his opinion in the matter has been confirmed by the state attorney general's office. Voting to ratify the bond referendum were: Beasley, Bickerstaff, George, Gilbert, Graves, Hardee, Johnson, Law, McKnight, Rollins, Wallace, and Watlington.

Opposing the measure were magistrates Buntin, Burrus, David, Graham, Leech, McMillan, Parham and Petty. County Court voted to delay acceptance of a resignation from County Building Commissioner J. N. (Jim) Allen and the naming of his successor, after spliting 10-10 on a tabling Sharp Tax-- (Continued From Page 1) proval of the County Court and would not bind the magistrates to selling the property if the offers were not acceptable. The county has approximately 30 acres at the old rest home site in the Westover community.

The County Court gave its approval to a request from the Jackson-Madison County Sesqui-centennial Commission to have a barbecue dinner on the Courthouse lawn during the big 150th birthday celebration this fall. Also approved was a resolution signed by 18 of 20 magistrates attending today's session, endorsing the passage of a constitutional amendment providing for classification of property. The proposal will be on the Aug. 3 ballot. Bobby Fischer today five min mi tnin hp mm a-o Tnweii tm i i min Russian's 2-0 lead, Fischer forced Spassky to the defensive pense with protests against TV utes after the clock was switch and movie cameras, torced tne start of the third game Sunday ed to resume their adjourned to a private room offstage.

Spassky threw the com petition into doubt early today midway in the 5 hour 18 minute session. At adjournment he was in a position to threaten the Russian's king. At the pause, each player had his king, queen and one bishop remaining while Fischer had six pawns to by saying he would refuse to game. Referee Lothar Schmid opened Fischer's sealed 41st move. It was bishop to queen six.

Fischer was not in sight. Spassky waited only minutes, play again in the private room Chief Referee Lothar Schmid announced shortly after noon, however, that the adjourned and knocked over his king, giv Spassky's five. The Rev. William Lombardy, American grandmaster who is Fischer's second said Spassky was "in a bad position." Isaac Kashdan, the inter mm national grandmaster analyzing the match for The Associated game would go on in the main hall where the 24-game match began last Tuesday. Fischer had said that the cameras in the main exhibition hall of the Sports Palace disturbed him.

The opening of Fischer's 41st move was the signal for the resumption of play, The 29-year-old Brooklynite backed down on a threat to fly home Sunday and appeared for ing the game to Fischer. The score in the 24-game match now stands at 2-1 in Spassky's favor, Spassky had lost his first game ever to Fischer. The Russian had been playing white, which gave him a slight advantage. Fischer's sealed move had been predicted as the winning move by all grandmasters watching the game. Fischer turned up at the exhi Press, said Fischer had excellent winning chances.

He National Bank of Commerce I.V. mint ll'lt Of ACCOUNT 14-M47 said in a clash of grand masters, the one pawn advantage could be decisive. AtlM 9. nnc lOOO ITCH the third game in a small up In five previous meetings, bition hall 14 minutes after the stairs room of the Reykjavik Fischer had never beaten resumption of play. Some in the sports hall.

Spassky, 35, playing Spassky. He lost three playing black and drawn two when he played white and had the first move. Fischer needs 12'2 points to dethrone Spassky while the no.s 4. 1) 1W4.4S ai.ii 41.91 m.it tu.n 1.19 20.0O 104. OjS DM J.00 $.00 31.

CD MOt 111.49 0-0 tl.7 100.49 Co 104. a- t.J to. 09 41J a.9 bi Russian can retain his title with only 12. A player gets a point for winning a game and half a point for a draw. Spassky won their opening game at Reykjavik last week and was declared winner of the second by forfeit when Fischer failed to appear because he ob so? jected to hidden television cam eras filming the match.

SJia.iiti-iliS!K 3 Officials overruled the Ameri can's appeal against the forfeit, and until the last minute it was uncertain if Fischer would con tinue. He and two lawyers as mm. sisting him Iceland had seats booked on a Sunday afternoon flight to New York, but they did not leave. Instead, at Fis cher's insistence, the match was moved to the small room IT HAS ITS PROBLEMS The U.S. Navy found 43 major flaws in test models of its new F14 fighter plane, shown here, during a preliminary evaluation late last year, according to testimony made public today.

Sixteen of those def iciences related to safety. The Navy told a House Appropriations subcommittee that "corrective action fs under way" and that a majority of the repaired aircraft would be ready for testing this summer. During testimony, which also reported 75 minor problems with the F14, senior admirals under questioning Indicated deficiencies involved engines stalling, -difficulty in recovering from spins, and flight ranges among other things. In addition, 10 deficiencies were found in the system controlling the Phoenix missile, the F14's principle weapon. The F14 is designed to serve the Navy in fleet air defense and air superiority missions in the late 1970s and the 1980s.

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