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Weather Forecast COOLER TOUAY CLOUDY, COOL WEDNESDAY VOL. LXXXl, NO, 158 WASHINGTON CAP) A VS. District Court Monday refused to enter the dispute over the alioting of California delegates to the Democratic National Convention. the candidates relaxed, forces of George McGovern Judge George L. Hart Jr.

to restore the more than ISO delegates stripped from the South Dakota senator by the Democratic Credentials Committee. Hart declined to act, saying the question of whether the state's wlnner-take-all primary was fair and equitable is a matter to be decided by the party convention, not by the courts, lie said the judiciary should Intervene in party con-flicts only when they involve a clear constitutional principle. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, the presidential candidate with the.

most to gain (ram splitting up the California delegates, said he approved of Hart's decision and predicted the con BELFAST (AP) Seven thousand club-wielding Protes tant militants bent on sealing oil oita of their Belfast strong holds backed down Monday night before a massive display. ot British military muscle. The Protestants barricaded off three other areas earlier in Hie day, but the British drew the line when the masked army advanced on the lourtn. Gen. Robert Ford, commander of British forces in Northern Ireland, said, "We have now pulled back from the precip ice," when Protectant ranks armed with cudgels and iron, bars gave way in the tense confrontation.

The British military display before irregulars of the Ulster Defense Association was one at! the strongest in some lime in the violence-torn six counties of Northern Ireland. Several hundred fully armed soldiers were involved, supported hy armored! Today 5:35 a.m. High p.m. a.m. Low Tomorrow a.m.

TiM.p.m, a.m, 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. Julv 4 IheBeidgepobtTelegram Court Refuses to Enter Calif. Delegates Dispute vention would uphold the Credentials Committee ruling by "a safe margin." "This still leaves the whole question up to the convention which is its proper ple.ee," Humphrey said' in a telephone interview from his home in Wa-verly, Minn. "I believe if the convention sustains the Credentials Committee ruling, we would have a good chance to get the nomination." In a parallel and similar ruling delivered at the same time, Hart refused to upset the Credential Committee's action in unseating Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and 58- other Illinois delegates to the convention.

in anticipation of appeals in both cases. Hart told the contending lawyers before giving his rulings that the U.S. Court of Appeals would hear argu ments in the cases on Tuesdayi despite the Independence Day holiday. The losing attorneys each case told newsmen they will appeal. Army Makes Belfast's Protestants Back Down troop carriers, armored cars, ieeps and heavy trucks.

The confrontation lasted four hours. With the lined up within yards of each other, it threatened to develop into a major wine. The Immediate issue was the whose dislike and photographs is well Known, aboard the plane Protestant militants to build a steel barri cade across Ainsworth Avenue in West Belfast and extend the "no-go" areas the.y have been steadily building in the capital, The army denied permission on the grounds the barrier would cut off a Roman Catholic enclave of about 20 families. An officer ot the the Protestant answer to the Cathc-1 i c-based Irish Republican said: "We will fight the army ir we have night and all day if necessary," Britain rushed more troops into the area until an estimated on Page Twenty-six) Nixon to Seek to Expand Social Security Benefits WASHINGTON (AP) An adviser said Monday that President Nixon will press for legislation to boost incomes of the elderly beyond what they won In a new Social Security benefit increase. Dr.

Arthur Flamming, special White House consultant on ag ing, said in addition to the 20-per-cent pension increase in the bin ne signed will ask Congress to: widows and widowers Of Social Security beneficiaries The Weather BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY Partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the middle Cloudy and cool tonight and to-: morrow with a chance of showers late tonight and early tomorrow; lows In the middle to upper tonight and high 71 to 7a tomor row. The precipitation probability is 29 per cent today and 30 per cent lontghl. Winds will he north to northeast at It to 15 miles flit hour today and northeasterly about the same speeds tonight. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Highest year ago yesterday 77 Lowest year ago yesieraay PRECIPITATION Humidity (s p.m. road THE TIDE full pension payment Instead of the per cent they now receive.

ceive Liberalize the Social Secur-law to permit retirees to earn more money and still re guaranteed incomes of $150 a month for individuals ana tzuu a monut for couples. Flemmiog told a news conference the Senate would be ureed to accept the two proposed So-! luii security nenelit changes wnicn nave approval of the House, to benefit the widows arid widowers and post-retire-mcnt workers. Reports Rented Flemming said that Nixon did not approve the 20-per-cent (Continued on Page Two) Fischer to Get Cash From Angel -So He'll Phy NEW YORK (AP) Bohhy1 riscner, wno ncitl out right down to the line for more mon for his world championship L.iuaa inunn in iceiano, got il from a British banker and flew lo Iceland with onlv hours to spare. as i-ischcr was airborne from Kennedy Airport a few minutes after 10 P.M., he had Just 1H hours to make the five-hour flight and prepare himself iot ine noon ta a.m. New York time) dfiadlinc for the statt ot beginning the match in Reykla- vik with Soviet champion Boris apassay.

29-year-old Fische press coverage sneaked half-hour Today is the hundred and before the scheduled 9:30 elghtv-sMh day of the year. aridlEDT take oft, the fourteenth day of Summer. It was not explained why the The son rites at a.m. and sets at 8:23 p.m. 1 (Continued on Pago Two) A fight over the makeup of Rhode Island dele cation was stifled Moniav when the lominmee ap proved a compromise offered by supporters of McGovern Challengers argued that the.

mcuQvern eoatec chosen in a winner-take-all mary. The ruled week that a similar nrimarv in delegates Improperly, 7J-to-70 vote, the com mittee accepted the com promise which allowed McGovern delegates to keep their seats but get only 15-S2nds of a vote each. Added to the delegation would be the Rhode island governor, the Tour mem-ners of Congress and two oth- I he compromise received support also from a few hack-era of Sen. Hubert Humphrey, and Rep. Wilbur Mills, D-Ark.

tine or McGovern's chief strategists, Frank Manldewici, said the comoromise was adopted over the apposition of Jiuinpnrey, JViiiiKie ami Wallace forces on the Creden. tials Committee. Mar.kiewicz described the compromise as" a party-unity piupuaia uy irtcoovern supporters. He said the oppesi ui "jiAiuveni rival! raised questions about their claim to be seeking a unity move In other credentials dis putes. ine Associated Press count of delegate strength Monday hui wicunvcm at 1,261.5 Humphrey had 49S.5S.

Guv George C. Wallace of Alabama 381. Muskie 225.55. There were 454.4 uncommitted delegates. The court test stemmed from tiie decision of the Credentials Committee to deprive McGovern of at least 151 of Ihe v-Huiomta nominating vDtea 1 (Continued en page Two) New City Taxes On Air Travel Run Into Snags WASHINGTON New.

iy devised taxes on air passen gers went into elfect over the weekend at five airports, hut thousands of travelers refused to pay tie new fees. The collection of the new mu nicipal head taxes, and the requirement that bold-out passen gers fill out refusal forms, re sulted in massive delavs at major airport Involved, PhllaJ The City of Brotherly Love imposed the stiffest charge of any yet levied or 12 per perstn for all air trav elers arriving at the airport as wen as tor ail ot those depart ing. There was less difficulty ini- tiaiiy at the other airports with ngnter trains and with a modest 51 fee far departing Hwaigna uniy; Kicnmond, Sarasota BrandectorH Kunisviue, and Tr City Airport at Saginaw, Mich. A spokesman for the Ai Transport Association said since me nead taxes at the al ports went into effect July 1, Saturday, they have not yi been fully tested. The big crunch comes morrow," he said.

Many other cities are eveir their airports as potential new sources of revenue in the lieht ouuieme v.nurr Decision April 19 upholding the use and service charges in New Hampshire and Evansville. Ind. for the situation it Phila delphia, the ATA vice president iui puonc anairs, warren (Continued on Page Two) Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day Chef Marian Classified Ads Comics Crossword Puzzle Dear Abby Editorials Fashions Financial News jacoby on Brirlge Obituaries Polly's Pointers Page 27-35 Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D. 36 Sports Theater News TV and Radio Women's News BRIDGEPORT, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 1 1972" WILTON FA.TOLY LUCKY State police reported three members of a Wilton family 1:1 "hich Ihey were riding (klddeH" on a grass area west of the Route 25 in Trumbull.

Trooper Fred Hunter said Miss Laura nf et dm not held. Her mother, Mrs. Phillip Relnerlsen, 47, and her sister No One Hurt in Baltimore Armed Busjackers Rob Passengers BALTIMORE (APV armed men comman. busload of race track fans Mon day and forced the driver to circle the city while they rob bed the passengers. ine two men, one armed with snotgun, fled the hus with tr.

413 ail hour later at thn Ralil. more Beltway Interchange with. Route JS In Halethorpe, a small1 suburban community ID miles auuin oi nere, ponce said, No one was hurt. Thomas M. Manning, man ager of the Baltimore Motor Coach said the bus carried its passengers and was en route to ueiaware Park Race Course at Stanton, Del, Manning said the eunmen.

who had boarded the bus at the L'ivi Ce lt aDout a.m., pulled on the driver as the hus neared the Baltimore Beltwayl Unique in the U.S. on Pulaski Highway, narl iiiL- city. Keep on Drivlngl He said the driver was forced to enter the Beltwav and drive completely around the le the gl Forty-three of the 4fi niissnn. gers told police rhey had been roDDea. One of them, Harry T.

Coffin 72, of Annapolis, told ilice. he lost J519. which he thought was the highest amount1 tatten trnm. anyone. said Uio bandits, le of whom carried what wai described as a derrhtEer-tvoe forced an unidentified, passenger to walk down II aisle and hold the white pani (Continued on Page Two) Palumbo Chosen Minority leader Of City Council Alderman Richard O.

Palumbo. R-130th, was elected minority members of his party during meeting last nizht in Citv Ha' The neWlv rllN-tixt mmnrllu leader said he saw his tola as conciliatory one, working support of the maw." Kenneth J. Kellcy D-137th, president Df the Council, commented that Alderman Palumbo nas been mmor.lv leader uiuiiB, uu me past seven monlns umc they made it Head-on confrontation will be witn (he Council prcsi -nt, who controls a 12-S major-r in the smit Council AlrW man palumbo said, "but we will wont to iron out basic differ cnce-7." The split, J2-8 in the Council wnicrt favors the Democrats during a Republican administration nas made everyone more aware ot problems which demanded at tention in the city, and has re-i (Continued oa Two) VA Hospital Is Allowed First Atom Pacemaker for Humans WASHINGTON (AP) Thel government announced Monday! oi a license to the vet- Administration Hosnilal Bullalo, N.Y.. for America's first implantation of nuclear cardiac pacemakers in expected to Id devicei will be implanted in caroiac patients wtuun tne next months, the Atomic Encrgyi tAjmnus5icn saiu in making tile announcement. Such devices, successfully in about 20 patients, in Europe since April, 1970, have an expected useful lifetime or 10 years.

This compares with only one and one-half to two years for conventional, non-nuclear pace- WEDDING IN TRIPLICATE The Sacco slslers of Mel-rose, top to bottom, Joanne, Kalhken and Mary, leave the Incarnation Church in Melrose alter Iheir sin-ring irlnle wedding to (lop lo bottom) John W. Beck, John Calhoun and barren Talboli Sunday, The cctcmony was unrcmfukabti! except for an overflow on (he gtnnms' side of the aisle and the necessity of using six names In addressing the btirtes and gtooms during the ceremony. alters, used bv tens of thou sands of Americans. Includine Supreme Court Justice William u. uougias.

Good for Years Present users of conventional pacemakers must undergo relatively minor operation peri-1 odically for Hie replacement ofi the batteries for their paeemak- In thcorv at least. Ihev rnnM get aJonjr for at jeast years with a nuclear-powered device wimoiic replacement. Cardiac pacemakers are eie tronic devices designed maintain normal electrical rhythm of the heart in patients wnuse natural pacemaker is a fected bv disease. In ike inical evaluation quire ten years, the anticipated useiui me oi a pacemaker However, tangible results are expected in three tc- five veant and reports will be made lo the at SIX-month intrr vals or sooner If Justified on the oasis aeveiopments within ine program, i ammission said the VA nospual had requested author ijation "to lm plant several nuclear-poweredl in humans to He termlne their usefulness as al rife prosthetic device to identify problems that mav be involved in management arid1 follow-up of patients bearing Plutonium Used announcement said American-developed pacemaker uui'ics electronic circn.rv tually identical to that used conventionally powered units in tons ot thousands id patrer.ts in the past," nt It the unique com oi tne new pace ma ils plutoiiium-238 fueled the electric power supply which was manuiaciured by (Continued on PaKe Twn) PuMllhai Og. I 4H State Fairfield County's Morning Newspaper 36 Pages North, South Korea To End Hostilities SEOUL (UPI) South a hostilities be tween the two countries as a step toward reunification of the peninsula, divided since the end of World War II.

taneously In Seoul and North Kor- capital ot Pyongyang. that the two nations have agreed not to slander or defame each other and not to undertake aimed provocations against each other in in effort to ease tensions and foster mutual trust. The communique was signed by Lee Ku-Rak, director of the South Korean Central Intelligence Agency ana ium young Too, director of North Korea's! organization, ana Guidance partmenr. Kim is a youngi brother of North Korean Premii Kim li-SiHig, tne seven-point ccmmxijQue said Lee visited the North Kor-1 capita! May 2-5 Iks with On behalf of Kim, North Kor ean Second Vice Premier Park Sung-Chul visited Seoul May 29 through June I and held further talks, it cant. The communique spelled out three principles for national unification on which the sides agreed: "First, unification shall achieved through Korean efforts without being jeet to external imposition of in terference.

"Second, unification shall be achieved through peaceful means, and not through the use of force against each other. Jnird, a homogenous peo- i r.it transcend TSixon Will Make Radio Address Today to Nation SAN CLEMENTS, Cali (AP) President Nixon will uddress the nation by radio today in a July 4 holiday I speech expected tD call for un-1 ity to meet tne "great trials the American people. Press secretary Ronald Zsegler said Monday the-chief executive speech wi! broadcast live at 9:05 PDT (12:05 p.m. EffT) Tuesday from the Western White House Nixon will talk for about 10 minutes. Zieglcr said The speech, which Ziegier said could be carried live networks, fits Nixon's ing differences Ui Ideas, Ideolo gies, ano systems." "In order to ease tensions and foster an atmosphere of mutual trust between the south and the north, the two sides have agreed not to slander or defame each other, not to undertake armed provocations whether on a large Mayor announced Inst night his administration intends launcn a million dollars worth sewer construction orotects this year so as to meet pressing or small scale and to take positive measures to prevent bidver-tent military incidents," It said.

The communique added; The two sides, in order to restore severed national ties, promote mutual understanding and (Continued en Faga Mayor Plans Outlay Of Million on Sewers million worth of new sewers," he While lonetime nraeWeo K-iJ been to build about worth I annually, the mayor remarked! that not evea this much work was done in any of the last few Kalm Drafting List Me said City Etirinter Robert Kalm is drafting needs and priorities et his request. "Some of the proposed projects that he is looking into wore approved by the. city as far back as IKS, but-the approval was in name only because the work was nftver done," Mayor Panuzio said. All of last right's matters ere re-laker, under studv bv the Council's highway committee, neaaeo oy Alderman Richard Palumbo, lollowing the uubli: hearings. The committee will draft recommendations of future action.

Hopeful speakers on several other desired sewer asked to come back meeting when public hearings would Be duly advertised. Among speakers who heard was -Frank Alexander of 135 Voight avenue. He, as di night's list of streets, cited sanitation problems Li the absence of sewer lines on his street. Alderman George W. Brown, D-iaSth.

Dut both himself unit parts of Bridss- Alderman Xnlin 135th. on record in favor of sew- tven this will only touch part era that are proposed for Hlg-of the problem," the mayor re- gins avenue, east of Schultz marked after public hearings on street, and for a section of Old several proposed sewer Jobs road. Alderman. Brown said last night 3 Common Counci 1 a number of affected residents al-meeting in City Hall. so want these Bridgeport really needs $10 On the other hand.

Alderman Brown opposed "premature" auggenon IOr installing sewers on a section of Infield street. Ha said ttjat only vacant properties would be on Lhis line, and it would be "an injustice to nearby residents" to sewer this section of street without taking care of uinei- nearuy properties. ncanng on proposa storm and (Continued on 1 Council Defers Action on Items To Next Monday Other than several public hear-incs, the Common Council mcr. poned all of its scheduled business from last to special meeting it called for next Monday at p.m. in City Hall.

Early Closing Starts the absence of ai-finn nn Mayor Panuiio's recently announced move to eliminate the (Continued on Page Two) GOP Will Name Congress Candidates on Saturday By ALAN SCHOENHAUS pattern of using holidays as nc- inventions for in- JtrminMa of this week in the slate's casiohs for nationwide address- made radio broadcasts last Labor Day and Veterans Day. Ziegier said the President would discuss in the speech plans for the Bicentennial ob servance of the nations pendence in 197S and "touch on other matters appropriate It the 4th ot July." Alter the speech, the Presl dent will spend the holiday with his wife at their Spanish-style nome. conferred Monday wlOi his chief foreign and domestic advisers, Henry Kissinger and John fcrlillctuvian; signed congressional acts for the relfef private individuals, anil de Glared portions of Ariiona ant west Virginia as disaster; (Continued on Page Two) Today's Telegram will Issue of THE ISItlD REPORT POST today. This edition of TUB TELEGRAM, in addition to its own regular (e-iturei, contsins ill the popular BRIDGEPORT POST FEATURES Through Ihe cooperation of and carrier boys, this Issue of THE TKLEGItAM is supplied lo all regular BRIDGEPORT POST subscribers. Rod Th, BriHir.port T.l.rnm Day districts, de spite the fact that a plan of con gresafonal redistricting has yet to be approved.

State GOP Chairman J. Brian Gaffney had postponed tr.e conventions, ong-inaliy slated for June 17, in order to allow time for a realign ment plan to be accepted by the Yesterday's order to go ahead! with the conventions along the existing aistnct boundaries is apparently based on the contention that the period for legal party endorsements is fast drawing to a close, and also represents some response to pres sure from the state's two GOPl get Mi'. step In the campaign under way. In the Fourth district, incum bent Republican Congressman, Stewart B. McKinney of Fair- ncia, races a convention cr.at-lenge from Jay Ferris of Greenwich, a conservative who is a novice on the state political scene.

Mr. ferns will seeking the necessary 2G per cent ot the delegate voles to qualify for a primary challenge. Tha Fourth district convention is slated to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Oak Room at Fairfield university. Those eligible to vote include delegates from the 10 towns of the present district: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Westpoct, Weston, New Canaan, Darlen, Norwalk, Wilton, Stamford and Greenwich.

Mr. Ferris met with district delegates last week at a series of receptions in his home. A Friday gathering for Norwalk and Bridgeport delegates was, nuenucu oy large numoer oi Bridgeport GOP ligures. Con gressman McKinnoy has a holiday weekend reception for dele set for his Fairfield resl dencc. Weleter Endorses MeKSnney U.S.

Sen. Lowell Weickcr. of Greenwich, yesterday announced his support for the re-nominaticn of Congressman McKinney. "Stewart McKinney was a.r^J(er congressman than Lowell Weicker and thoroughly deserves to be renominated to run again." the Republican senator said a statement. Senator Weicker served as Fourth dts-tnct congressman for one term before the senatorial Mean? hile, the U.S.

court has agreed to withhold un- in imuay any action response to a pair of malapportionment suits claiming that iho districts are unconstitutional because of population imbalance and seeking tha adoption of a new realignment plan The request to delay the ex-c i5ioii was sought by lawyers for the state Democratic and Hcpublican leaderships in onW to allow time for a final ef- uy m. parties to reach agreement on a plan that can bo submitted to The (udaes nesnonrt. cd affirmatively to the biperti-san Initiative, fndicatintr that no (Continued1 an Page Downpour Washes Out Army Band Concert because of a downpour. The concert was called off by the band's commanding: officer according to David Donovan, chairman for Uie event, because too rain might have dsirnaged the group's sound equipment. Mr.

Donovan estimated a crowd of I.KO persons was in the stadium when the show was finally called off. Naturally, when Army went away, so did the rain for the rest of the evening. "I'm the most cisarAiou-ited tnan In Bridgeport tonight," Mr. Donovan said. "Wo would have had a terrific show,".

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