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10 TIMES-DEMOCRAT Wetlaesday, July 1J72 Davenport Iowa 11 1U I ft 1 S. Viet Morale Bothers Scholars By Malcolm Browne flora SAIGON A feeling is growing within South Vietnam's 'small educated elite that national morale has so collapsed that only a total revolution in the whole social structure offers hope of redemption. Such a revolution, some of them say privately, would be possible only under a strongly authoritarian government of the type in power in Hanoi. "SOCIOLOGICALLY, China has a lot in common with Vietnam, including traditional loyalty to family with very little interest in communities larger than that," a teacher said. "Before 1949," he pointed out, "the Chinese also had a mature of wretched poverty and luxuriant corruption.

Their warlords, whose power was like that of feudal princes, were something like our province chiefs. "Now America has decided that the Chinese Communist system has worked in China, and yet they still throw up their arms in horror when it is suggested it might work here, too." he said. The teacher, like most other South Vietnamese willing to discuss the subject, asked that care be taken not to identify him. A passing remark indicating any sympathy with Communist ideas in this country is sufficient for summary deportation to the penal colony on Conson Island. In a series of interviews, general agreement was expressed by scores of persons considering themselves members I 11 Tred can really hold his liquor' Too bad for Fred Boris Spassky, Rassiaa world cbeis champtoa, followed by a member of the Russia delegation to the world rbra championships after tney walked out of a meeting.

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"Talk of punbhment of the Democrat party is irresponsible and can't be tolerated," Chestnut said, reacting to Steams' comments which seem to be part of an effort by some McGovern aides to convince party leaders that dentil of the nomination to the front running South Dakota senator would split the party. IN THIS sweltering convention center, meanwhile, the city con il planned to reconsider today whether it will reverse a decision against granting campsites for the young nondelegates expected in Miami Reach for next week's convention. Tom Southwick, one of McGovem's youth workers, announced arrangements to open a youth center in a downtown Miami iieach hotel through which the young people will be able to get information about convention activities, watch sessions on television monitors and meet with the South Dakota senator's delegates. It is an effort to make them feel they have a place here," Southwick said. At a news conference Tuesday, convention manager Hu h-ard Murphy announced the hall would be "buttoned up" from midnight Sunday until Lite Monday afternoon for a bomb search recommended by the Secret Service.

He said afternoon sessions may be necessary next Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon to handle minority reports on the party's platform before the nomination proceedings begin. A number of protesters are already here, in advance of the candidates and delegates. of South Vietnam's intelligentsia that their society is desperately sick. "It not simply a matter of paying the police a few hundred piasters to overlook a traffic violation, or even of the large-scale war profiteering and black-market operations," a leading Saigon journalist said. "There's corruption all over Asia and the rest of the backward world.

"WITH US it's much more serious. Now we have reached the stage at which human pity has mostly left us. We steal some poor soldier's watch for a few extra piasters. Our commanders drive over their own troops in their desperation to escape battles. We are ready to sell our wives to afford a television set." Nik WW mm LlW DCBWMENT OF HMtlH EDUOJON AND WRMRE Hecflri Sorvces and MorJ Hedfri AdrTinEtrcrJion 1 otft gamble whesi yon buy your new home REYKJAVIK.

Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer apologized today for delaving the start of his $400,000 chess match with world champion Boris Spassky of Russia. The American, whose dispute over prize money forced organizers to postpone the world championship round, said he had the greatest respect for Spassky as a man and as a player. THE STATEMENT, prepared by Fischer's lawyers, was read to newsmen by Max Kuwe, president of the International Chess Federation. It was not known whether this would he sufficient to overcome Russian objections to starting the match. In a statement Tuesday, Spassky said Fischer should be punished.

Spassky told The Associated Iress this afternoon he still did not know whether the match would begin on Thursday. He said there would be an announcement by the Russian delation Liter. After holding out for more money and getting it, the American challenger came to he- land for the postponed opening match Tuesday. But Spassky walked out of the noon drawing to decide who would move first btrause Fischer was not present. He had sent his second, a Roman Catholic priest.

OFFICIALS announced a new 48 hour postponement of the opener, originally scheduled for List Sunday. They hoped both players would be ready to meet on Thursday. Fischer arrived in Reykjavik early Tuesday. The Icelandic Chess Federation had rejected his demand for 30 per cent of the gate receipts, but he agreed to come after a London investment banker doubled the $120,000 purse which he and Spassky will divide. The 29-year-old American grandmaster was resting from the overnight flight in a guarded villa at the edge of town when Spassky counterattacked in the holdout department.

The year-old Soviet champion read a prepared statement calling the American's conduct insulting and intolerable. It said Fischer, by refusing to appear at the opening ceremony List weekend, had insulted Spassky personally and the Soviet Chess Federation and had jeopardized his right to play for the title. HOWEVER, Max Euwe said the Soviets had not formally requested punishment. "What should I do?" he asked. "Put hun in the corner?" In New York, Col.

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