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Mo. toattl PRlM to Peace Table on Return lis. I July "13 4 i f. legislation to tighten controls McGovern of South Dakota, who By FRANK CORMIER WASHINGTON (AP) -President Nixon has announced the United States will return to Viet -hJ Hr I -x i v-' fi2KhM I i i i 'JV5 i i I 4 i -r-u; i. 5 -1 if -7' i 1 'I- sl ir4." it II I Aaaactoted Pm Wlrapkata Je's Spared Isadorc Hodges 41, Memphis, is one of nine Tennessee death row prisoners who viewed for the first and last time Tennessee's electric chair.

Prison officials took the nine into the death chamber to see the electrocution device from which they were spared by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling outlawing the death penalty. Briefly, Friday What In the World Is Going On Threat to Blacklist Fischer over cheap and readily avail able handguns. "I have always felt there should be a federal law for the control of handguns The problem there is to write the law in such a way that it is precise and deals with that kind of handgun which ought to be controlled." He said he referred the Sa tu ffa Nlght'Specials1 which, he called "the major source of this kind of crime, such as the attempt on the life of Alabama Gov. George C.

Wallace. Cautioned Congress against any inflationary or inadequately financed increase in Social Se curity benefits. "It is not that we do not want as high an in-crease as possible," Nixon said. "But the increase must be a re sponsible one." Saw the economy making great strides, while cautioning that he plans to do more to re duce unemployment. Vietnam was the dominant topic and brought a quick re-s from Sen.

George You Said HA Patience is something you ad mire in the driver behind you, but not in the one ahead. ANON. News Britain lodged the first offi-" cial claim for a world record in manpowered flight after Flight Lt. John Potter of the Royal Force pedaled a con traption of balsa wood and aluminum foil into the air for a flight of 1171 yards, 2 feet, 10 inches and duration of 1 minute, 47.4 seconds. The Soviet news agency Tass said there is no certainty I that the world championship chess match will be held at all and ft blamed the situation on Bobby Fischer, the American challenger to Russian Boris Spassky.

Turning Hot Fair and mild tonight with a low near 65. Mostly sunny and warm Saturday with a high 90' to 95. Precipitation probabilities 10 per cent tonight and Saturday. DOUBLY TEMPERATURES 12 Midnight 65 I a 65 1 a 66 9 a.m. 79 1 a.m.- 62 ta am.

64 -3 a.m. ..........62 11 a.m. 85 4 a.m. 63 a Noon 87 5 a.m 62 1 p.m. 89 a.m.

61 p.m 90 7 a.m .67 3 p.m 90 rn Tdnteaa Street of Floicers Onlookers watch as artists and young people put the finishing touches on flower mosaics covering an entire street for the pageant known as "Infiorata" in the small village of Geniano, Italy. Some Shocked Delegates Turning to South Dakotan McGovern Says Decision Work in His May hopes to wrap up the Democratic presidential nomination with-in two weeks. "I'm always glad to see the Pans peace talks open again said a McGovern state ment, "but the best way to end the war is to end it. We can talk and talk and talk in Paris." McGovern's war-ending for mula: halt U.S. bombing, cut off aid to'Saigon and its forceVand simply withdraw.

See NIXON, Page 15 For Social Security Big Hike Is Voted By JOE HALL WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate adopted, today a 20 per cent across-the-board increase in Social Security benefits the biggest such boost in history. The vote was 82 to 4. The Senate action came in the face of a warning by President Nixon that such an Increase would either strain the economy or push taxes up for millions of workers. The increase was added as a rider to a bill extending for four months the present $450 billion national debt ceiling. The amendment, sponsored by Sen.

Frank Church, D-Idaho, also would raise payroll taxes in 1973 and further in 1974 to pay for the boost. In addition, it would put into effect for the first time automatic cost-of-living adjustments in Social Security. The Church amendment would provide $8.5 billion in annuald-ditional benefits for the 27.8 million recipients, the largest increase since the system was first set up in 1935. The effective date for the 20 pe.nt would be Sept. I so that it first would be reflected in checks received 'bet.

3, a month before the presidential national elections. The debt limit legislation was expected to clear the Senate by mid-day and go back to the House. There Republican leaders were threatening to block any action on the 20 per cent today although they said they might be willing to take 10 per cent cent. If an impasse develops, Con gress may have to meet Satur day and next week. It had planned to quit by tonight for two weeks over the Fourth of July holiday and Democratic National Con vention.

nam peace talks in Paris on July 13 because he sees "a chance for more serious discussions." 's Holding bis first television-radio news conference In 13 months, Nixon gave no clue Thursday night to the nature of presumed secret dickering that is bringing both sides back to the conference table. In fact, he coupled his veiled optimism with a statement that "we have been disappointed in the past with regard to these suggesting history might repeat itself. The Paris talks have been in the deepfreeze since early May. During a 43-minute session in the floodlit East Room of the White House, the seemingly relaxed chief executive also: Repeated high praise for Vice President Spiro T. Agnew but declared he won't make known his choice of a 1972 campaign running mate until the Aug.

21 Republican National Convention draws nearer. Expressed hope the courts will uphold the death penalty as a deterrent, to. such federal crimes as kidnaping and skyjacking. Endorsed, in perhaps stronger language than before, Late From Wire Services Striking back after the loss of 151 California delegates, supporters of Sen. George S.

McGovern won a Democratic Credentials Committee vote adding eight McGovern delegates from Illinois. Gov. George Wallace will leave Holy Cross Hospital next Friday to go to the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach with a waystop at Montgomery, Ala. "The stock market clung to small gains after six straight sessions of declines with the noon Dow Jones average ahead 3.76 at 930.01 in moderate trading. First National City Bank, of New York, which led the nation's banks last week in raising its prime lending rate to 5Vt per cent, said it would boost the rate to 5 per cent starting Monday.

Sen, Alan Cranston, introduced a bill to give newsmen the right to refuse to disclose confidential sources of information to Congress and to federal courts and agencies. nmmm- Presidential McGovern worker National Airport California primary overturned "4 si AMSTERDAM (AP) The president of the World Chess Federation has threatened American champion Bobby Fischer with blacklisting following reports be is holding out for a cut of the gate receipts from his World Series with Boris Spassky of Russia. Dr. Max Euwe, the world federation president and veteran Dutch grandmaster, said Thursday night that if the 29-year-old American fails to appear Sunday for the start of the world chess championship Reykjavik, Iceland, he stands to lose his rights to play for the world title "not only this time but perhaps forever." Fischer was seen Thursday Northivest A MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) Northwest Airlines pilots went on strike early today in a contract dispute, halting service by the nation's seventh largest air carrier at the beginning of the July 4 holiday weekend.

A pilot spokesman ne stimated some 50,000 to 60,000 passengers would be affected immediately. The airline announced it would operate fuur nonstop Boeing 747 flights between, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago this afternoon and evening but did not say who would fly the planes. The pilots set up pickets at the Seattle and Minneapolis-St. Paul airports.

Northwest clerks at Min- Favor est rival and chief beneficiary of the ruling, for engineering it. "I couldn't possibly support a convention that would sustain this kind of shabby back-room he declared. "I wouldn't hata any part of any convention nominee who would support this." But he tempered the assertion later when be told a news conference in Atlantic City, N.J., that his initial outburst "doesn't reflect what I want to say about this matter." "I don't want to make any threats," he said, and added that, "if the Democratic nominee is nominated according to -the rules in a way I think is fair, I'll support him." The California decision upset McGovern's chances for a first-ballot nomination and gave new hope to his rivals. See POLITICS, Page 2 Pressing Quang Tri By RICHARD PYLE SAIGON (AP) HelicoDters ro XMtLMumatmmmmmmmmMmuuu-t night at New York's Kennedy airport, but Icelandic Airlines said he did not board its flight to Reykjavik. When newsmen tried to question him, his bodyguards fended them off.

The next flight from New York to Iceland is tonight. But Fischer in the past has refused to fly on the Jewish Sabbath, between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday. Informed sources in Reykjavik said that Fischer informed the Icelandic Chess Federation that he wouldn't play unless he got 30 per cent of the gate receipts. This would be in addition to his share of the $125,000 purse and 30 per cent of the receipts from the sales of television and film rights already agreed to. irlines Struck neapoIis-St.

Paul airport and other terminals served by the airline were selling tickets for today's flights until the pickets appeared, a Clerk said. Then they started sending the passengers to other airlines. Secretary of Labor James Hodgson had urged the pilots and airline Thursday night to continue operation for at least 10 days while negotiations, ere resumed. But thepilots respactfully declined" to comply- Northwest President Donald Nyrop had wired Hodgson that the airline was willing to go along with the request. He refused to comment on the pilots' refusal later to call -off the strike.

Vietnamization and respond "positively" to the Viet Cong's peace plan. This last, among other things, calls for the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces. "So that the conference can progress, the Vietnamese people and world opinion demand that the Nixon administration renounce its position of aggression and neocolonialism, anbandon its intransigent attitude and negotiate the North Vietnamese statement declared. 1 Hanoi's spokesman said the Vietnamese people will not accept a peace "a l'Ameri-caine." of Air Piracy broke into tears.

McCoy was convicted of commandeering a Boeing 727 with 85 other passengers aboard over western Colorado the night of April and diverting it off its Denver-Los Angeles route to San Francisco where the passengers were let off and $500,000 ransom put aboard. The prosecution presented photographs of all but $30 of the ransom which FBI agents found In McCoy's Provo, Utah, home two days after the hijacking. They also found a gun, flight suits maps and an Inert hand grenade. No Sign of Hanoi Change By CARL P. LEUBSDORF WASHINGTON (AP) George McGovern said today the Democratic Credentials Committee's action slicing his California delegate strength may actually work in favor of his gettingthe party's presidential nomination.

"In the sense that it's so flagrant and such an obvious inside deal to subvert the will of the people I think it may rebound in our favor," the South Dakota senator McGovern, who was angry Thursday about the committee's decision to strip him of more than half of the 271 California delegates, appeared calm while being interviewed on the CBS Morning News. "I've had a short night's rest," he said. McGovern said his staff is "already getting calls from delegates who said that heretofore they've been uncommitted but they're so shocked by what happened inside that Credentials Committee room that they're now going to support me." "I have no doubt that in some kind of a strange way fate may yet deal iis an even better hand than otherwise may have been the case," McGovern said. Thursday, McGovern had threatened to withhold support from the Democratic ticket if he loses the presidential nomination because of what he called "shabby back-room dealing." Today McGovern said he is sure the Democratic National Convention will overturn the Credentials Committee's decision. "I'm confident we're going to win the nomination," he said.

However, McGovern said he would support a Democratic presidential nominee, even if the nominee is not himself, "if he's picked according to the A. There's no way. Some 20,000 Americans have died dur-i his administration and scores of others have gone to prison. Hundreds of those who were sitting in those cells four years ago have sat there another four years under the Nixon policy. We've blown up another $75 billion.

The Nixon policy on Vietnam is worse than the Johnson policy on Vietnam because Nixon bad the advantage of watching the failure of that policy under President Kennedy and Presi- See McGOVERN, Page 2 rules." Te committee's 72-66 vnte to apportion the 271 delegates among nine candidates, rather than awarding them all to McGovern, fueled the, unrest simmering in a party searching somewhat uncertainly for harmony between regulars and reformers. That decision and anther due today on a challenge to one of the pre-eminent old-liners, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, portended further acrimonious debate at the Miami Beach convention opening July 10. The full convention will vote on accepting, or rejecting Credentials Committee decisions. In his initial biirsf of anger, McGovern called the committee decision "the rottenest political steal I've ever seen in my politi cal career" and blamed Sen. Hubert H.

Humphrey, his near t.an i In arf i That-muchrheralded arms limitation agreement is raising some static from both inside and outside the Iron Curtain, our lead editorial points out. Page 16. Today's the longest day of your life. Page 16. The chairman of the House Rules Committee issued an ultimatum to the Judiciary Committee to act- on an an-tibusing bill by Aug.

1 or lose jurisdiction. Page 32. Do fireworks sales fizzle just because the Fourth of July noise-makers are illegal in the city? Not at all, staffer Kevin O'Brien finds. Page 17. American Legion baseball tournament starts Saturday afternoon at Meador Park.

Page 18. Jumbles Page 12 Society Page 14 Local news Pages 15-17-21-23 Editorial page 16 Sports Pages 18-1 Amusement Pages 22-23, Comics i Page 24 Horoscope Page 24 Deaths Page 25 Polly'i Pointert Page 32 Ann Landers Page 32 IKvtflfiiifti AasaeUtfd Prcaa Wlreptaet hopeful Sen. George McGovern talks to a young early today after returning to Washington's McGovern lost 151 delegate seats from the when the Democratic Credentials Committee the first ruling which gave him all 271 seats. PARIS (AP) The North Vietnamese, commenting on President Nixon's announcement of a U.S. return to the peace talks here, showed no sign today of any change in their position on a settlement of the Indochina war.

A statement contended that the Nixon administration was forced to return to the talks because of the demands of a large sector of world opinion, including American opinion. A spokesman for Hanoi's delegation to the peace talks in Paris "demanded that the United States end the bombing and mining of North Vietnam, stop supporting the South Vietnamese regime, abandon Convict Veteran SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Richard Floyd McCoy, 29, a Vietnam veteran and former Sunday school teacher, was found guilty Thursday night of air piracy in the $500,000 skyjacking and parachute jump from a United Air Lines plane inApriL The prosecution presented four days of testimony in U.S. District Court, calling more-than 30 witnesses and Introducing 50 pieces of evidence against the former law enforcement student who sat expressionless as the verdict was read. His wife Kathy Nixon Boxes Self In On War McGovern leapfrogged hundreds of South Vietnamese paratroopers over their supporting armor today and landed them within four miles of Quang Tri City as Saigon's forces pressed ahead with their offensive to recapture South Vietnam's northernmost province. Associated Press correspondent Holger Jensen reported that the assault zone was so heavily pounded by U.S.

B52 bombers before the dawn lift that some of the helicopter pilots couldn't see through the clouds of dust and smoke. They had to land several hundred of the troops at alternate sites. Officers said they encountered, no heavy organized resistance, but the troops clashed sporadically with small groups of North Vietnamese soldiers and at least five tanks. Government military -spokesmen reported more than 250 North Vietnamese killed in fighting on the Quang Tri front and southwest of Hue on Thursday. South Vietnamese casualties were 29 killed and 93 wounded, they said.

Heavy clashes were reported by paratroopers and marines who made a pair of large-scale helicopter landings on the coast east of Quang Tri City on Thurs- day. Spokesmen said 90 Communist troops were killed in one of the battles and 73 in another. WASHINGTON (AP) Comparing U.S. bombing of (In-dochina to Hitler's campaign to exterminate Jews, George McGovern says President Nixon has boxed himself in on the Vietnam war, even if he ends it by election day. 1 If Nixon can end the war by November he could have stopped lt during his first months in the White House, the South Dakota senator said in an interview with The Associated Press.

That "should be clear to every American above the level of first-grade intelligence, McGovern, the favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination, also said in a wide-ranging interview: Democratic Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington is among those being left behind by the party's shifting center; McGovern's new wel-fare-and tax-reform plan will benefit those earning between $4,000 and $20,000 per year, and he is boning up on monetary and economic issues. Here are the questions and answers: i Q. What are your chances of beating President Nixon? A.

I think defeating men like Ed Muskie, Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace, for the nomination is a much more complicated and difficult task than it will be to defeat Nixon in the fall, where the issues can be more sharply drawn. Even assuming the President ends the war by election day, it should be clear to every American above the level of a first-grader's intelligence that he's timed that for political purposes, that he's accomplishing nothing new that he couldn't have accomplished the first few months he was in office. Q. Is there no way then that the President can avoid those charges from you, regardless of what happens in the war? See BRIEFLY, Page 5 9.