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24 tw ytymrn gttriagfU 'McGovern's up! There goes a long one! It's going going over -thetOZARK EWTEP WITH OUR mm urajrrEB amp A.V INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Published Every Morning Except Sunday at til BooevtBt Avenue PVBLISHER SPRlN'CFIEtD NEWSPAPERS INCORPORATED Sprngfield, Missouri ntaati)aiii mm iUl.J, lift til iff I TELEPHONES mmm mm 0M I mm mm Itaaaaa tmnwm aaaawaa I Vn mm mm mmm. mm mmm Sa All Office 86M4U i i i i Pi 'J fy. fmttmmm fa 11 an mmm' immm mm mm mmm mtj mmrt mi mj. Oa Mather's Day of last year, mj eldest aoa, hut wife aad two daughters teak soe aad my youngest daughter back to Douglas County to see these two stores. The post office fat ae longer at the first store, though Edgar Hensoa still owas and does a goad business at the Chant ptoe store hi spite of the better road and large super markets.

The store looks the same as whea we told it to him, though he doe have electricity bow and has put iroa bars ewer the windows as he has beea visited by thieves kt the recent past My husband has beea gone to his better home about 20 months bow. He always read the eohuna aad whenever someone wrote about the "Good Old Days," be would say, "I guess they were alright, but I really wouldn't want to go back to that way of He did not get to enjoy aS of the modem conveniences, but he did enjoy taking care of his family and being a good aeighbor. He was a firm believer kt the Goidee Rule and did his best to keep it, through our years as store owners and afterwards. MRS. ERNEST C.

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I especially joyed Mr. Porter! receat article about uradea. Whea ay ble husband and I started set, we had a ceentry grocery store and gas statue. He had established a fourth class post office which occupied ee corner of the store. He also did auto mechanic work after office hours, one working antil late at tight He enjoyed this type of work, although was very sard for turn due to the fact he had beea badly crippled by a severe case of polio at the age of IS.

We had ae electricity at that tune (34 years ago) but my hue-band had htstaued a Dele battery system and everyone marveled at the bright lights, especially the ones outside. After about two years we sold this store and bought another off the highway. We stayed here about two more years. ANSWEIU.J What do you think of the popularity of Jesus Christ Superstar? I have beard that yoa have made aome comment about tt, and would appreciate it if you would repeat it in this column. M.W.R.

www I have never seen the production, but I have read the script and I am convinced that the authors, two English young men, who I'm told left the church because they could not accept the Deity of Christ, have done a gigantic disservice by offering this play to the public. It borders upon blasphemy and sacrilege. I It mm mmj mn a oar. SttgrtaO at Meat, OraanttgaitiBBt: Dt aa aaacs mt mmy Sake, lhaarla(a htataawatflttn; Bnaaa I aa mm a. I kmm, mj lau.

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right cause under whatever banner they appear. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use or publication of aU dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and also the local news published herein. All rights on republication of special dispatches are also re-served. Fischer Builds Own Checkmate We have seen over the past few days the creation of something new in chess, the Fischer gambit This is where you threaten to hold your breath until you turn blue and-or pick up your chess board and go home unless you can have your own way. A true inspiration to the youth of America, Bobby Fischer has shown us that these tactics work in this greed-smudged real world.

Fisher's performance, the prelude to the world chess championship match in Iceland, should not have surprised us. He has, after all, never said he was sensitive, poised, considerate, modest, generous, admirable or intelligent. He has said only (though many, many times) that he is the best chess player around, in Brooklyn, the United States, the world and, presumably, the universe. Let us assume that he is right. The next question is, so what? Fischer seems to be operating under the belief that because we pay our athletes and entertainers outrageously large sums of money, we should do the same for chess players.

From his point of view this is reasonable, of course. But from everybody else's it is super-arrogant nonsense. That we are foolish enough to sanction paying Tom Seaver $125,000 a year to throw baseballs is no justification for our being foolish enough to sanction paying Bobby Fischer $200,000 for shoving a bunch of toys around for a month. For one thing, there is the two-wrongs-don't-make-a-right theory. For another, there is the fact that chess is not, either historically or intrinsically, an interesting spectator sport.

Such vicarious enjoyment as chess games provide comes from leisurely study of the move-by-move account, not from watching Fischer knit his brow in thought or lick his chops in fiendish anticipation of crushing an opponent's ego. Maybe at some future time there will be enough fans around to support chess in the fashion to which Fischer would like to be accustomed. But right now there are not. And no exploiting capitalist is getting rich on Fischer's talent. This makes it doubly unfortunate that London Investment banker James D.

Slater saw fit to add $125,000 to the world championship purse. For Fischer's threats to quit the match bordered on extortion and his bluff should have been called. This would have been painful for Iceland whose costly prep-' arations for the match Fischer held hostage. But it would have put Fischer, a fatuous, graceless man, in his proper place, that of someone who happens to be a genius at a trivial pastime. Now, though, we have the confrontation.

Fischer has at times tried to make his match with defending world champion Boris Spassky a Cold War kind of crusade, good old American versus godless Russian Communist! But he was not so dedicated to the crusade that he was willing to wage it for a mere $100,000. He was not so proud that he would not apologize to the Russians to save the match and his money. And he was not smart enough to realize that if he had just quietly won the championship, he would have earned the respect and, probably, the financial wards he demanded so prematurely. Go. Boris.

Kennedy. Muskie. Jackson. Chi- Sen. Abe Ribicoff has advised George McGovern bluntly to stop listening to the hifalutin' theories of his economic advisers.

As a member of the Senate Finance Committee. Ribicoff has economic credentials of his own. He also sits on McGovern's tight little board of top advisers. He urged McGovern to translate his economic ideas into plain talk that the voters can understand. In private memos and conversations, Ribicoff contended that most Americans would welcome the simplified, restructured tax system that McGovern advocates if they could only understand what he's talking about.

Ribicoff invited McGovern. Jo read Fletcher Knebel's novel, Dark Horse." The dark horse candidate in the novel, suggested Ribicoff, was saying the same things as McGovern but saying them better. Through a comedy of errors, the Democratic Party went on record at first with a flagrantly anti-consumer plank borrowed from the conservative wing of the Republican Party. The plank opposed setting up an agency to intervene in behalf of citizens against federal McGovern would like to finance the presidential campaign without getting obligated to the big contributors. He, therefore, is considering the possibility of refunding political contributions over $1000 at the end of the campaign.

The idea was suggested by his Jealous campaign treasurer, Henry Kimelman, who promised to seek out enough $1000 contributions to make the wholesale refund possible. McGovern is enthusiastic about the idea, but he is also eager to avoid running up a huge debt. He has managed to get through the presidential primaries, which have cost him a cool $6 million, without going into the red. He is withholding his approval of the refund idea, therefore, until he is convinced it's feasible. Footnote: In an effort to hold down convention costs to $155,000, McGovern's financial managers cut off room service for all campaign workers.

An or-tler for tea and soup, therefore, was routinely rejected. An exception was made, however, when the hungry man identified himself. He was George McGovern. Connecticut's politically astute agencies, which is regarded as one of the most important consumer measures in Congress. Here's what happened: During the final marathon session of the Democratic Platform Committee before the convention opened at Miami Beach, North Carolina's balding, persuasive Dave McConnell sought to amend the consumer plank.

He contended that the plank would lead to interagency squabbling. He recommended, therefore, that the new consumer agency be restricted by two little words, "amicus curiae." This would limit the agency's authority merely to an advisory role as a "friend of the court." It was midnight and the committee members were exhausted. But Rep. Bella Abzug, and young Jim Rosapepe, a Virginia delegate, recognized that McConnell's seemingly innocent little words would completely gut the measure. They raised furious objections and McConnell his amendment But weary Phil Zeidman, the executive secretary, underlined instead of lining out the words "amicus curiae" on his work sheet The goof was missed by the typists, copyreaders, policy checkers, proof readers and printers.

Thus, the formally printed Democratic platform, amazingly, endorsed the conservative Republican view. Zeidman had no idea of the blunder until we asked him why the Democrats had suddenly reversed their position in Congress and come out against the consumers. Zeidman painstakingly went over the transcripts of the proceedings and discovered that his wavering hand had almost sabotaged the Democratic consumer position. The platform error then was immediately corrected. YIPPIE PLANS- Yippee lead have objected to the fact that they left out the resurrection, and if there is no resurrection there Is no Christianity.

I have stated that the opera (if indeed It should be called an opera) asks questions millions of young people are asking such as "Jesus Christ are you who they say you are?" If the production causes religious discussion and causes young people to search their Bibles for the truth, to that extent it may be beneficial I have never endorsed this production nor do I urge young people to see it. There have always been two views of Jesus Christ The one is that He was a mere man with perhaps unusual gifts, and with a messianic complex. The other is that He is indeed the Son of God, the Savior of the world. In Superstar tt does not teach that Christ was Deity, but it presents Him as a man who at least was attracted to a prostitute, who was motivated by the desire to be a super-leader, and who died as a publicity stunt I am not surprised that many people should find such a rayal attractive, but "believing" Christians are not deceived by such a concept. Today's Almanac Today is Thursday, July 13, the 195th day of 1972 with 171 to follow.

The moon is between its new phase and first quarter. The morning stars are Venus and Saturn. MIAMI BEACH ConvenUon chaos: "Ted Kennedy is the only Democrat who can stop McGovern," former New York Mayor Bob Wagner concluded, looking over the scrambling field. "But he's not coming here until after both the presidential and vice presidential candidates have been chosen. If he came before that he'd stampede the convention." Wagner, one of the vice chairmen of the Democratic national committee, was a candidate for the vice presidential spot at the 1958 convention In Chicago.

He had some reasonably solid backing, but when he sensed that it wouldn't be enough to put him over, he turned his strength over to John F. Kennedy. "Jack lost out to Estes Kefau-ver by about 20 votes and was downright upset;" Wagner reminisced with a laugh. "It was the best break be could have gotten, of course. Eisenhower and Nixon would have clobbered him and Stevenson as easily as they rolled over Stevenson and Kefaif ver.

It might have token Jack a lot of years to pick up the pieces. Instead, four years later he was president." Jimmy the Greek, the wizard of odds from Las Vegas, let his gaze linger on television's beautiful Nancy Dickerson, who was lunching with Washington attorney Edward Bennett Williams in the Fontainebleau's Pink Poodle Room. He let the gaze linger for about 20 minutes, then came over to her table. "What's your room number, sweetie," the Greek asked. Nancy gave him a glacial smile.

"A thousand to one," she said. One of the militant female blacks on hand accosted National Chairman Larry O'Brien during the battle over who would get seats in Convention Halt "Listen, you she roared at the pious man, "you're gonna give us 750 seats or we're gonna take There are almost a dozen Democratic parties meeting here: The separate parties of McGovern, Wallace, Humphrey, shotm and Mills; plus the badly splintered blacks, reform groups, Yippies, and the spooky open candidates for the No. .2 spot AO are invited to the "unity lunch" Friday morning at eight. there are any survivors, of course. www Campaign lapel badges haven't had much credibility since the 1951 Democratic convention.

Joe E. Lewis, the late great night club comedian, rolled into the Blackstone in Chicago one night wearing a big "Harriman" badge. Joe was stoned and wanted only to hit the elevator and bed. But be was stopped in the lobby by Averell himself, and was thanked at great length by the former governor of New York who was wistfully seeking the nomination. The next day, the two met in the elevator.

This time, Joe was bathed, shaved and showered. He was wearing a "Stevenson" button. Harriman was deeply hurt and asked him why. "Let's put It this way, Ave, I'm for you only when I'm drunk," Joe said. On the day before the convention opened the little registration desk at the huge Fontat-nebleau official headquarters was besieged by a throng delegates, newsmen and others who confirmed reservations.

It was manned mostly by a tall, handsome black girl with white nails and an afro. It took from half an hour to an hour to check in, get a key, and a bellhop to transport luggage to the farflung reaches of the glittering pleasure dome. "Who's in charge here?" one outraged delegate demanded. A guy behind him, who had been waiting Just as long, said, "The same group who arrange! the Bay of Pigs invasion." WW There are three places in town where a tired delegate can rent a girl companion for $20 an hour with a four-hour minimum rental required. As Sen.

Henry Jackson ol served so wisely, at the start of things, "this convention could last two weeks." Lighter Side of Washingtorfegsafss Maclean Theory Don Moclean WASHINGTON It is a little Maclean Theory, which in the known fact that once per week, at my house, a group of generals ana admirals gathers for a strategic conference. There, in a room with walls covered by maps, and armed with long white pointer, I hold forth. If they're looking for a fireproof coating for space rocket nose cones, why don't they try cookout charcoal? The constant cnmplainer may be a teetotaler, but he always has whine with his meal when dining out. Simultaneously keeping your shoulder to the wheel, your eye on thjfiaH. your hand on the throttle and your feet on the gmjgCui make you a prime customer for a chiropractor.

The first requisite for a good speaker is knowing when to shut up. BERRY'S WORLD the Democratic Convention The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. Father Edward Flanagan, founder of Boy's Town in Nebraska, was born July 13, 1886. On this day in history: In 1863 opposition to the federal Conscription Act led to riots in New York City, in which more than 1000 persons were killed.

In 1865 Horace Greeley wrote an editorial in the New York Tribune telling federal civil workers who disliked Washington, D.C., to "Go West young man, go West and grow op with the country." In 1878 the Russo-Turkish war ended. "In 1942 the underground Free French movement changed its W.W. name to "Fighting France." A thought for the day: U.S. historian Henry Brooks Adams said, "What one knows is, in youth, of little moment; they know enough who know how to leant" Biff Yaughan't OUR BOARDING HOUSE tnth Mojor HoopU I past has been rejected, is now. being seriously considered.

Among my other suggestions are these: North Vietnamese planes come from airfields. We should bomb those airfields. (When I said that the other day an Air Fsrce general snapped his fingers and said, "Of course! North Vietnam cannot get by without power. We should bomb its dams and power stations. When I suggested that a South Vietnamese column should be sent into North Vietnam, one admiral wondered if that wouldn't make South Vietnam an "aggressor." No more so than the Allies were aggressors when they marched into Hitler's Germany, I said.

Respect shone in his eyes. Now, I realize that many of yon civilians probably think these ideas are simplistic and hardly worth stating. Ordinarily -1 would think so myself. But perhaps that's why these ploys have been overlooked they are so simple that they eluded the grasp of the complicated brains of at least three Presidents and 113 different advisers. Good, basic ideas often are below the leV el of perception in official Washington.

MICROSCOOPS i The U.S. spends $201 million per year on propaganda. It might be cheaper to correct -some of our faults; then, we wouldn't need propaganda. WW A man who robe one tomb is a grave robber. A fnan who robs 100 tombs is an archeologist www Now there's going to be a rash of gangster movies.

I guess well like them or else. Ves, you might say that I am the Clausewitz of our time, although up until now I've had far less success than he In putting my brilliant military strategy into practice. (Clausewitz, Karl von, 1780-1831. Prussian general; textbook author; served on Bluchers staff; helped to revolu-' tionize ground warfare in For years I have been rapping the map of North Vietnam and explaining to the generals that trying to capture Russian weapons in South Vietnam and, even, bombing the Ho Chi Minh trail down which they come, is waste of time, money and effort The thing to do, I said, is mine North Vietnam's port, and cut off the supplies at their source! This is greeted with hems and haws and "Well, I don't know." However, as you know, my strategy was tried recently in desperation, and, of-course, it has worked. The delivery of weapons to North Vietnam has been slowed to a trickle and it is only a matter of time before its army in the field is virtually powerless.

And now you should see the military minds crowd around! Attendance at my sessions has gone up 600 per cent The generals are eagerly asking for more ideas and furiously scribbling notes. One man with several stars on his shoulders has even ers Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin are planning to give the Republicans a hot reception at their convention in August For the benefit of electronic snooping devices, the chief Yippies met with their unpredictable lieutenants at their gaudily-postered headquarters in Miami Beach and discussed elaborate plans for the GOP Then the plotters slipped outside and drew up a secret new schedule of events. Their aim: to turn Miami Beach into a yipping, cavorting- carnival when the sober-sided Republicans' come to town in August HUMPHREY'S FRIEND -With a five-year Jail term hanging over his bead, mine workers' boss Tony Boyle must be longing for some support from his old friend Hubert Humphrey, Just four years ago, Humphrey stood hand-in-hand with Boyle on the platform of the mine workers' convention and told thedele-gates that Boyle had give? him the idea to run $fV President enthusedTHymphrey, "the one and only Tony Boyle, its good to be with yoa I am mighty glad to rub shoulders with this fellow Tony Boyle. He has been giving me advice and. counsel for a long time." Beside advice and counsel, Boyle also gave Humphrey's campaign $30,000, which federal jury decided had been taken illegally from the union treasury.

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