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(il(lwM. turn ITS Demos Urge Special Session to Untangle Delegate 1 iirh Court Nex i the Daley forces, said their pleadings before the court hing 1.7 losers declared' themselves winners and the Credentials Committee confirmed the action of the losers." Whatever the outcome, said Democratic National Committee counsel Joseph A. Califano party leaders will "obey the law of the land." But commenting that "nobody controls a Democratic convention," he seemed to hint that the convention might flout a ruling it disliked. The Court of Appeals restored to' McGovern the full 271-vote California reversing the committee's vote to take more than half the number from him and apportion them to other primary candidates, chiefly Sen. Hubert H.

Humphrey. The court suspended the effect of its rulings until 2 p.m. today to give the high court time to act if it wishes. The Supreme Court has held only three special sessions in its history. "We feel this case is as compelling and more compelling than those which prompted the other sessions," Califano told a news conference in Miami Beach, "The courts should not: get involved la selecting McGovern forces announced Wednesday afternoon that the See DEMOS, Page 4 ed on what he called the "serious question of the right of a state to hold an election." "In this the courts have deprived the people of the vote," Torshen maintained.

The ousted delegates had been elected in a party primary election and were replaced by successful challengers picked at caucuses. The Illinois brief maintained that the party Credential Committee violated the rights of duly elected convention delegates and the rights of Illinois voters. "The election process was perverted." the brief read. "The Situation Considerably AMrtale4 Pfa Wlrtaaafca Victor 8. Young, 5, Universal City.

an Jacking of a Pacific Southwest Airlines plane actor who plays the part of a cook in the tv yesterday. Young was a passenger on the plane scries "Bonanza," is takes into a Bnrllngame, In which three persons two hijacking sus-Calif hospital after being wounded ia the hi- pecu and another passenger were killed. By VERNON A. GUIDRY JR. WASHINGTON (AP) Opposing Democratic forces today asked Chief Justice Warren E.

Burger to convene a rare special session -of the' Supreme Court in a political-legal tangle tfiat carries with it Sen. George McGovern's renewed hopes for a first-ballot presidential nomination. The Democratic party hierarchy and forces of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley are both fighting a US. appeals court ruling but for different reasons.

The party hierarchy asked Burger to suspend the effect of the appeals court ruling, which overrode the party Credentials Committee to allow McGovern to recover 151 California convention delegates. The party brief claimed that the appeals court has "thrown the country into a constitutional crisis" by dabbling in the selection of delegates to the political convention. Party lawyer John Kester told newsmen after the filing with the high court that the appeals bench went further than any other court has ever gone in the political arena. The Supreme Court, Kester said, is being asked, "to restore the judiciary to its proper place." Kester pledged that the party hierarchy would obey the final decisions of the court, whatever they might be. The Daley forces are seeking just the opposite effect, contending that federal courts should intervene in order to seat Daley and 58 other Illinois delegates ousted by the Credentials Committee.

There was no indication when the chief justice might act. Jerome Torshen, attorney for Protesters Move In As Campsite Okayed "a3 One Passenger Dies, Two Hurt FBI Men Kill Two Hijackers i jrtr i 4 ,4 li ilrn aliia k. a aai By BOB YE ACER SAN FRANCISCO (AP) "We wanted to stop the hijacking and stop It we did," said the FBI special agent In charge, describing how authorities stormed a pirated aircraft and killed two hijackers In a gun battle while passengers were still aboard. than 100 young people moved into the 36-acre Flamingo Park five blocks from where- the Democrats will nominate their presidential candidate. The young people began to set up tents and roll out sleeping bags while some took their first showers in days at park facilities.

"We believe that with a controlled site we will be better able to control law and order," Police Chief Rocky Pomerance said. He said the park is fenced to help provide crowd control, has a hedge on one side to give an "aesthetic the-resi dential neighborhood and has lights at night for security. "This eases the situation con siderably. Now we can concentrate on mapping our demonstration strategy," said Zippie leader Eddie Harper. "We're going to demonstrate something incredible and beau tiful next week.

We're going to unite for social change," said Rene Davis, a Chicago 7 A-talr4 PrrM Wlrcvtote The FBI today identified these two men who were killed alter they hijacked a PSA plane in California yesterday as Michael Azmanoff. 29, (left) and Dimitr Alexiey, 28. South Vietnamese Inch Foncard Toicard City Navy Jet Planes Plaster Foe's Quang Tri Bunkers Alaska's Mike Gravel Says Hell Seek Vice Presidency other hijacker had another automatic and fired at least three shots, the FBI said. The second hijacker went down almost immediately from FBI gunfire, Gebhardt said, and like the other was dead on arrival at the hospital. The hijackers also held the plane's five crew members.

was the first time the FBI had charged aboard loaded passenger airliner to put an end to a hijacking. However, on May 9, Israeli soldiers stormed a hijacked Belgian airliner in Tel Aviv, killed two Arab guerrillas, wounded one and captured a fourth. Two of the 95 passengers aboard were seriously wounded. Wednesday's hijacking occurred at 10:10 a.m., shortly after the plane left the airport in Sacramento on a flight to Los Angeles via San Francisco. It landed at San Francisco International Airport, then took off, circled the city and landed again.

The gunmen killed Wednesday were identified from -cards to their pockets as Dimitr Alexieff, 28, of Hayward, and Michael AzmanoS, 28, of San Francisco. The passenger dead on arrival See HIJACK, Page 4 Bank Calls Issued By Three Agencies WASHINGTON (AP) Three government agencies issued calls today for the condition of banks as of the close of business Friday, June 30. The Comptroller of the Currency asked for condition reports on national banks; the Federal Reserve Board for reports on its member banks; and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for reports on insured state banks which are not members of the reserve system. More than 200 young people representing diverse groups from Vietnam Veterans Against the War to Gay Activists danced, shouted and waved banners to proclaim their victory following the council's 4-2 vote to provide a campsite in Flamingo Park.

The action reversed a 5-2 vote two weeks ago in which the council refused to grant the camping area. The issue was reinstated at the insistence of Mayor Chuck Hall, who said the welfare and safety of Miami Beach's 87,000 residents and convention visitors could depend on a favorable vote. Specifically, Flamingo Park was alloted to the Southern See CAMPS, Page 4 PARIS (AP) The French navy today relieved the captain of a fast patrol boat which cruised too close to Riviera beaches Wednesday, creating a breaker which caused the death of a 19-year-old French girl and injured 21 other bathers. Senator Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) as Vice President, be wouldn't be just an echo. "As VP I would seek to open new vistas of communication and information to the news media and the people," he said.

"1 would not abuse and intimidate those who seek honest information, as is the case today. "As Vice President, I would act as an advocate for all the people, and especially minorities before a complex and in-sensitive bureaucracy," be added. 3 'As Vice President." he said, "I would hope to be my own man." Gravel has endorsed Sen. Edmund Muskle, D-Maine, for the-presidential nomination, although he ha indicated he would support any of the leading candidates except Gov. George C.

Wallace of Alabama. The first announced candidate for the Democratic Vice-president nomination was Endi-cott Peabody, former Massachusetts governor, who has been actively campaigning. Gravel won attention soon if. ter he entered the Senate when ne ineu unsuccessiuiiy get the courts to stop an underground nuclear tjst ofl Am-chltka Island in the Alaska Aleutian chain. Last year he made public some portions of the formerly top-secret Pentagon papers by reading them into the Congressional Record in a surprise action.

Gravel, Springfield, native, has an economics decree from Columbia University, He it a real-estate developer at Anchorage and a former speaker of the Alaska House of He is married and the father of two children. ---W I i I I jft mi J1 I i fit Bv HOWARD BENEDICT MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Polite and demonstrators alike predicted next week's Democratic National Convention should be more peaceful as a result of the City Council's decision to let protest groups camp in a public park. Within an hour Wednesday after the council reversed an earlier baa on campsites, more VIENNA (AP) Communist party chief Nicolae Ceausescu, who also is Romania's president, met today with visiting U.S. Secretary of State William P.

Rogers in Bucharest. reported killed and 31 wounded. Spokesmen said many of the North Vietnamese were slain by air and artillery strikes. The Saigon command claims that more than 500 North Viet namese have been killed since last Sunday in the fighting around the Cambodian town of Kompong Rau, just across the border. Kompong Rau is on main infiltration corridor from the Parrot Beak of Cambodia into the Plain of Reeds in the northern Mekong Delta In the air war against North Vietnam, the U.S.

Command reported the heaviest raids north of the demilitarized zone since the 1968 bombing halt. It said there were more than 360 strikes in the North on Wednes day and nearly 400 in South Vietnam. More than half of the latter were on the Quang Tri front. The command said an Air Force F4 Phantom was hit by a surface to air missile over Haiphong, but the two crewmen guided the crippled jet over the Tonkin Gulf, bailed out and were rescued. It was the 54th U.S.

aircraft reported lost over the North since the re sumption of full-scale bombing on April 6. The command said the Ameri can bombers destroyed or dam aged 45 supply trucks, 23 warehouses, four fuel depots, two bridges, 17 barges and surface craft, nine antiaircraft guns. three radar sites and six radar vans. In one raid against the northeast rail line from China, Air Force pilots said their laser bombs knocked out the 96-foot Vu Chua railroad bridge 55 miles south of the border. Late From Wire Dispatches State Sen.

Earl Blarkwell said he will not file his tax-vote petitions unless he is elected governor. Today wai the last day for filing petitions with the secretary of state's office to get proposals on the November general election ballot Stock market prices soared on a news report from London that the Chinese and the Soviet Union had advised the North Vietnamese government to reach a peace settlement soon a report later discounted bf Western diplomats. The 12:30 p.m. Dow Jonoa average of 30 industrial stocks was ahead 12.27 points at 947.02. James W.

McCord, of five men charged in A one the WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Mike Gravel announced today he would seek the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination at the national convention in Miami Beach next week. The Alaskan told reporters he Would give delegates an opportunity to select the Vice Presidential nominee in an open contest instead of "rubber stamping" the Presidential nominee's choice. Gravel's formal announcement at a news conference confirmed what he had been infor. mally telling reporters and Democratic party officials around the country, that he was actively seeking the Vice Presidential nomination.

"Many delegates told me they will not sit back dutifully, as in the past, waiting until the Presidential nominee magnanimously and at the last minute either makes his choice known or throws open the convention for the selection of a Vice Presidential nominee," Gravel said. "No, these delegates want to assert all of their prerogatives rather than rubber stamp the Presidential nominee's choice," he said. "This year will begin a new and more meaningful process in the selection of Vice Presidential candidates." Gravel said that as Vice Pres. ident he would "add meaningful dialogue to the chief executive's deliberations rather than pay lip service and embarrassed obedience to unknown policies, as is the case todav. News Officials said shots fired by one of the hijackers killed a tenser and wounded two others after federal agents charged aboard an intrastate pacific Southwest Airline Boeing 737 taken over by two hijackers for six hours Wednesday.

"Certainly we're not pleased that three passengers were wounded," said Robert Geb-bardt, FBI special a sent in charge. He. made, the comment before learning that one of the passengers had died. "But," he said in response to a reporter's question, "somebody had to make a decision Three FBI men who bad sneaked up under the fus'age of the plane rushed aboard after the hijackers refused to rciease 81 Gebhardt said. The slain hijackers had demanded two parachutes.

$800,000 and passage to Siberia shortly after taking the plane over in the air, officials said. Gebhardt said the FBI men moved in on the plane only ailer the hijackers refused to release me passengers uniu uie ransom was handed over. "1 saw two FBI 0n -nte- the plane," said Dr. Manuel Alvarez, 58. of Sacramento, a passenger.

"The first came through with his bands on his bead, and the second came up shooting, blasting away with a shotgun." The hijacker "crumpled to the floor," said Alvarei. The FBI said the gunman had an automatic in each hand but did not open fire. In the rear of the plane, the (CxflilO Its new prime minister undoubtedly will metre Japan closer to Red China, our lead editorial points out. Page 21. Sen.

McGovern'f ofl again, oa-agaln welfare reform plan off again, as he delays announcement of details. Page ai. Castro's visit to the Soviet Union ends with a Joint communique demanding that the US. give np its naval base on Cuba, Page 14. The second In aeries of profiles of gubernatorial candidates pnu the spotlight an State Auditor Christopher "Kit" Bond.

Page Jim Ryun'i story changes chapter tonight. Page 27. You Said it There's only one trouble with resisting temptation it may never come again. ANON. Full Apology From Bobby So Giesg Match Due To Begin on Sunday By STEPHENS BROENING REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer made a full and penitent apology to Boris Spassky today, and organizers of the world chess championship match said the two would meet for their first game Sunday night.

The organizers said it had been agreed in principle to hold the drawing tonight to determine which player would have the white pieces and with them the first move. The young American, In a tcf delivered by hand this morning to the world chess champion from the Soviet Union, apologized for his "disrespectful behavior." Fischer, whose delaved arriv al doubled the prize money for both him and Spassky but also started an avalanche of confusion, asked the Russian to "accept my sincerest apology." "I simply became carried away by my petty dispute over money with the Icelandic chess organizers," be wrote, The written apology from the American challenger was one of the chief conditions posed by the Russians before Spassky would sit down at the chess board with Fischer. Fischer told Spassky: "I have offended you and your country, the Soviet Union, where chess See CHESS, Page 4 clutching baby. Both were soaked in blood. Bringing up the rear was an armless war veteran with a gaping leg wound that exposed the bone.

About half a mile from the bridge, Maj. Le Van Me and his adviser Capt. Gail Furrow, directed U.S. bombing strikes on the enemy firing sites. "They've blown the camouflage away Now they've damaged the gun," laid Furrow, 32.

of Urbana, Ohio. He lis-teaed again to his radio. "They've knocked out the tank, too." A few hours later. Furrow and Maj. Me moved out at the head of a task force heading for Quang Tri.

Me carried a bottle of champagne to be drunk when the provincial capital was recaptured. They passed destroyed South Vietnamese tanks, abandoned artillery pieces and bullet-riddled buses reeking of death. Soon lead troops on the western flank began taking mortar and small arms fire. A sharp fire-fight erupted, and a North Vietnamese prisoner was taken. the highway before advancing.

Other paratroopers penetrated the city limits Tuesday but took up defensive positions on the southern edge. A spokesman in Saigon, Lt. Col. Do Viet, said two com panies of paratroopers con trolled the southern edges of Quang Tri south of Highway 1, including the railroad station. He said they had not moved! since Wednesday.

Most of the city is north of the highway and is dominated by a istlrcemury moated fortress called the Citadel. Viet said no government troops had moved into the northern sector. Viet said South Vietnamese marines closing in from the eastern flank were 1.8 miles from the city after advancing a half mile. But he said there was no rush to get into the heart of the city. Reliable sources said Lt.

Gen. Ngo Quang Truong, commander of the 20.000-man counter-offensive, ismoving cautiously in hopes of keeping his casualties to a minimum. The Saigon command said the immediate objective of the offensive is to destroy the North Vietnamese forces in the area. "Then naturally Quang Tri will be taken," a spokesman said. Field reports said 180 North Vietnamese were killed in clashes around Quang Tri Ciiy on Wednesday.

South Vietnamese losses were said to be 10 killed and 90 wounded. Thirty miles to the south of the nine-day-old drive, the North Vietnamese shelled Hue with 122mm artillery for the fifth day. About 100 shells hit the former imperial capital, but half of them were duds. One person was reported wounded, and a Roman Catholic church and a home were badly damaged. On the southern front, the Sai-goa command claimed that 208 North Vietnamese were killed and 45 weapons captured in fighting along the Cambodian border 50 miles west of Saigon.

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Navy fighter-bombers pounded North Vietnamese bunkers south of Quang Tri City today, trying to blast open a path for a task force of South Vietnamese paratroopers advancing on the enemy-held provincial capital. Associated Press correspondent Dennis Neeld reported from the northern front that the carrier planes bombed a line of bunkers about 2tJt miles from the center of Quang Tri City.i The bunkers were concealed in a row of homes shaded by trees and flanking Highway 1. Two companies of North Vietnamese troops, perhaps 200 or more men, were reported entrenched in the bunkers. One captured prisoner told interrogators that they had called for reinforcements. An American adviser with the paratroopers, Capt.

Gail Furrow, 32, of Urbana, Ohio, told Neeld be doubted that reinforcements could avoid the U.S. air strikes and South Vietnamese artillery bombardment. But despite the U.S. air attacks, the entrenched North Vietnamese were firing on the paratroopers. Furrow said the battalion he is with could have pushed into Quang Tri City on Wednesday but it was essential to secure Miles "The POW says there Is one company of North Vietnamese dug in bunkers, but be says they have called for two more corn-paries of reinforcements," said Maj.

Me. "We must get air support." But clouds and nightfall were moving in. Furrow shook his head: "No air." i A if "No sweaV We do it with artillery," Me repived. I 1 Throughout the night, 2,000 artillery shells whistled over the task force bivouac, landing only 400 yards ahead of Me's sleeping mat. A North Vietnamese tank and several 105mm how itzers they had captured tried to return (he fire but were soon si lenced.

Furrow chewed on bully beef, slapped off the mosquitoes and talked about life in the field. "We've been spearheading as saults for two months now, Kon- tum. An Loe, My Chanh, you name it," he said. "On June 23rd and 24th this battalion knocked out 27 tanks and killed See VIETNAM, Page 4 The Last Four By HOLGER JENSEN ON THE ROAD TO QUANG TRI, Vietnam (AP) North Vietnamese gunners waited until the last pontoon was in place before shelling the bridge four miles southeast of Quang Tri City. A T54 tank and 130mm gun sent round after round screaming out of their camouflaged position near the Catholic church at La Vang.

Engineers, soldiers and bulldozers fled from the bridge site as the shells landed in a group of refugees huddled on the north bank of the river. One shell hit a house and it burst into flames. A small boy ran across the pontoon bridge, his face glazed with shock, a bloody stump where his right hand had been. He led a stampede of refugees, many of them wounded. Shells kept hitting both banks of the river and landed in the water, but all missed the bridge.

A French photographer, Raymond Thomann, was wounded by shell fragments in the hand and leg. A woman ran past him A Democratic headquarters breakin case, was bound over for grand jury action after a police sergeant described at a hearing in Washington how the men were arrested June 17. Defense Secretary Laird said George McGovern's proposal to slash defense pending by $30 billion "would signal to the world a drastic decline in Amerira'i will and ability to contribute to International stability." The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched a survey of the feasibility of using large satellites to convert the sun' energy Into boundless supply of electric power for relay to the earth..