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Vol.3 No. 28 4 Section EAU WISCONSIN 54701 TUESDAY. JULY II, 1972 Ten Centi 28 Page NorthwtiT Edition Wi Side 1 verm TODAY'S NEWS SCOPE VM Credentials IN THE WORLD Pope Intervening for POWs of Wallace Jo challenge the parliamentary ground rules set the presiding officer, Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien. In the Chicago case, too, there were two votes as the McGovern side sought at the last moment to compromise even though Daley's side said compromise was impossible.

Former Gov. Frank Morrison of Nebraska, a McGovern supporter, sought to suspend the rules and bring the compromise to the floor a procedure re quring a wo4hirds vote. But it failed to command even a majority, losing 1,483.08 to MlLOSf Then, heeding the plea of fiery Rev. Jessie Jackson, who warned that "if one cancer remains in, the body, the rest of VATICAN CITY (AP) Secretary of State William P. Rogers said today the Vatican has made a number of attempts to aid American prisoners of war ki North Vietnam but "so, far to no avail." Rogers said after a private audience with Pope Paul VI that the Vatican attempted, "directly or indirectly;" to arrange an exchange of prisoners, more mail for the American POWs and a report from the North Vietnamese on Americans missing In North Vietnam.

The pontiff and the American cabinet member tnet for just over an hour. Chess Match, Begins REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) American challenger Bobby Fischer and Russian defender Boris Spassky finally began play this afternoon in the richest and most publicized world chess championship of all time. National prestige was at stake tor the defending Russian. The Soviet Union subsidizes chess and has dominated the game for decades. Fischer" is the first foreigner to make it to the finals since 1948.

London oddsmakers rated the lanky American the favorite to win the 24-gamet two-month competition and capture more than $180,000 of the estimated $300,000 at stake. States McGovern Backers -Cheer Nomination 'Clincher the body, politic will die," the convention 1,486.5 to 1,371.5 to reject Daley's bid to supplant the group led by Jackson and Chicago Alderman William Singer, Then, speeding adjournment of the first of four scheduled sessions, the convention agreed to drop credentials cases affecting delegates from Michigan, Texas, Rhode Island, Washington, Connecticut and Oklahoma. Earlier, it rejected a challenge seeking more women in the South Carolina delegation and the bid of a racially mixed group to supplant the pro-Wallace Alabama group." Demonstrators Appear As the convention opened in the brilliantly lit convention hall, roving groups of demon "I will support Humphrey all the way through for 20 ballots, if necessary," he said. Plea by Nelson Kitzman sided with Sen. Gay-lord Nelson, who had urged delegates to reverse the party's Credentials Committee and seat the California delegates.

The California challenge by Humphrey, Nelson said, was a threat to the party's sense of justice. "The California challenge is really- a challenge to this party's sense of simple justice," Nelson said. "To unseat the elected delegation and seat the losing delegates would be unjust to the candidates who marshaled their time and distributed thin resources in reliance upon a winner-take-all system in Califor--nia, he said. Because of parliamentary TIME FOR TEA A small girl brought a cup of tea to a Royal Scots Guardsman taking cover urLinadoon Ave. Monday in Belfast as a young boy kept the' soldier company as violence renewed in Northern Ireland.

(AP Wirephoto via cable) Allies Strike Behind Reds Key MIAMI BEACH (UPI) Hubert H. 1 Humphrey has decided to withdraw from' the Democratic' presidential race, sources close to the senator said MIAMI BEACH, Fal. (AP) -Sen. George McGovern, staging-a dramatic demonstraton of political power, swept to the brink of the Democratic presidential nomination today in a marathon opening session of his party's national convention that ended just before dawn. McGovern's display of organizational muscle came when he recaptured 151 disputed Calif or-, nia delegates at the peak of a tumultuous session.

The South Dakota senator claimed his long, uphill battle was near success and that victory in Wednesday night's nominating session is "within our grasp." Hubert Not Quitting Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, leader of the coalition of McGovern rivals that lost the crucial California vote, declined to concede the nomination. But he admitted that McGovern "had quite a night" and promised to say more later. But with victory within reach in the convention's opening session, the McGovern camp failed in an effort to engineer a compromise to seat both Chicago Mayor Richard J.

Daley and a heavily pro-McGovern group of Illinois challengers. Daley Ousted The convention then voted to oust the powerful Chicago mayor in a move expected to have far-reaching consequences both throughout the party and in its fall campaign for the White House jn the politically crucial-state of Illinois. Party leaders had feared the opening night session would run Into the daylight hours. But the showdown votes on California and Illinois were followed by a series of com-' promises that quickly brought the opening session to a close a few minutes before 5 a.m. EDT.

In terms of the party's presi-- dentlaljight, the California test was crucial, perhaps According to an Associated Press count, addition of the 151 California votes brought McGovern within about 25 votes of a first-ballot nomintaion with other uncommitted delegates expected to move his way. It took two votes, both decided by larger than expected margins, to settle the California credentials First, the McGovern forces overturned by a vote of 1,618.28 to 1,238.22 the Credentials Committee's decision which had been engineered by backers of Humphrey, Sen. Edmund S. Muskie and Gov. George.

C. Wallace to deny McGovern all the California votes. O'Brien, Upheld Then," by "an even broader margin of 1,689.52 to 1,162.23, the McGovern forces defeated an attempt by a Florida backer CflN THE NATION 'All White' Clause Challenged ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) The new national leader of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks says the organization's "all white" membership clause, being challenged at the Elks convention here, is "an internal matter for determination by the membership." Francis M. Smith of Sioux Falls, S.D., made the statement in an interview following his address to the convention as he took over MondajKas grand exalted ruler of the Elks.

-i: The convention is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution by the Madison, lodge calling for deletion of the clause, which was inserted in the organization's constitution in 1888. Grain Sales May Increase BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz predicts that American grain sales to the Soviet Union may total $1 billion before the end of the $750 million export agreement recently announced by President Nixon. Butz labeled his Monday forecast as "only, speculation" but, said Soviet officials have made no effort to conceal their' need for feed grains.

Dual Convention Site Advocated MIAMI BEACH (UPI) Wisconsin State Sen. ns Fight n. strators who had broken away from a protest rally assembled outside. One group pulled down a section of a restraining fence. Until the crucial California contest; delegates appeared to show little interest in the proceedings, talking with friends and neighbors and milling in the aisles despite O'Brien's best efforts to keep the business moving.

But the 20-minute debate on California brought delegates to attention amid repeated rounds of applause and FrankLiMankiewicz, McGovern's national political director, said more than 60 delegates, many of them Mus-kie supporters, had backed the bid to restore the 151 California McGovern delegates. moves that could be confusing during the balloting on rules, Michael Bleicher of Madison told fellow McGovern delegates in a closed-door caucus to follow the voting pattern set by delegation leaders; "Just vote as the leaders do," he said. "There'll be plenty of time later to explain why you voted the way you Lucey succeeded in getting some Humphrey delegates to consider voting with McGovern forces on the issue, but his declaration that it was a "moral issue" drew criticism. Petfmuin Rallrc Among the critics was Donald O. Peterson, Democratic national committeeman from Wisconsin.

didnt think much of that speech," said Peterson, who announced he was preparing ta nominate former Minnesota Sen. Eugene- McCarthy for president. the re-election committee. However, to hear the suit be-, fore the election, the committee said, could deter campaign workers and contributions, force disclosure of confidential campaign information and provide the Democrats with a reason to hold news conferences. Contrast with Mitchell The concern expressed to tha court contrasted with a statement by former Nixon-cam-paip manager John N.

Mit-chell, who earlier had said the Democrats' suit was a "political stunt." The suit claimed damagesoBT grounds that the break-in interfered with rights of all Democrats. The five men allegedly were arrested inside the Democratic headquarters and were charged with burglary. Police also seized a quantityo electronic bugging equipment. Kenneth W. Parkinson, attor-ney for the re-election committee, told Hie court that hearings prior to the Nov.

7 election would "allow Mr. O'Brien and the Democratic National Committee to utilize this lawsuit as a forum from which to accuse this committee of complicity in criminal conduct throughout the election campaign." He denied the committee was -involved in the break-in. State Officials OK Traffic Light Division of Highway officials said today at traffic control lights will be installed at the intersection of Hy. 53 and CTH north of Eau Claire by early September. The State Highway Commission approved the installation after updating traffic flow studies at the location, according to.

Marvin Schaeffer, district engineer. Schaeffer said crews will begin stalling the signals by the last week of this month and the signals will be operational shortly after Labor Day. Trying Re publ icans to Stall 'Spy7 Case .1 If two of them were shot down. But their crews were reported rescued. The U.S.

Command said it had no additional information on the loss of i the helicpters, which were from carriers off the coast. The Marines were landed miles norm-northwest of the city, on the eastern side of the Thach Han River opposite the (juang Tri combat base. Reds Stubborn For the fifth successive day, entrenched North Vietnamese forces managed to stall the "South Vietnamese drive to recapture the city lost 10 weeks ago. Tank-led North Vietnamese infantrymen and South Vietnamese paratrooper and marines battled, at four different points on the northeastern and southeastern outskirts of Quang Tri City. The Saigon command report-lei that 104 North -Vietnamese troops were killed and eight tanks destroyed, six of them in one battle, by US.

naval, gunfire and South Vietnamese artillery support. Government losses were six men killed and 13 wounded, the Saigon command said. "The North Vietnamese are in there to stay," said Capt. Don Dickenson, 25, of Braden-toh, an adviser with the paratroopers. "The guys who are there have been ordered to stay there." Associated Press correspondent Dennis Neeld reported from'' the front that Dickenson told him North Vietnamese troops were well dug in in and around the Citadel, in the heart of Quang Tri City.

Dickenson said he had seen 500-pound bombs dropped within 20 yards of the North Vietnamese bunkers and they failed to hurt anyone inside. Weather Slows Bombing In the air war, the U.S. Command said cloudy weather cut fighter-bomber strikes against North Vietnam to 199 Monday, most of them in the southern half of the country. The U.S. Command also reported that a Navy A4 Skyhawk was lost 20 miles northeast of Thanh Hoa and.

the pilot missing. It was the 69th American plane downed over North Vietnam since the resumption of full-scale bombing April 6, and a total of 68 crewmen are missing, the U.S. Command said. Philippines Hit Hard by Storm; 20 Perish MANILA (AP)-- At least 20 persons have drowned in floods that swepl over the central plains of Luzon after tropical storm Susan last week. The Red Cross said hundreds of houses were washed away and thousands of persons were stranded as high waters flooded about 130 villages in six Robert Knowles, coordinator me uauoiuu Republican convention this year, said Monday night both parties' national conventions should be held ai.

4 Via enmfl Kail and work areas HI MIC SiUIIC tlljr, wit ooiuv would remain essentially the same. The New Richmond Republican showed up in the work area Monday night with his wife and predicted that his common convention site idea, which he said he would advocate among top Republicans, would save public money. "After all, we are spending public money and it should be used for campaigns instead of conventions," Knowles 6aid. IN WISCONSIN Wheelchair Ticket Contested MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) almost makes his nomination anticlimatic," the jubilant Wisconsin delegate said as happy supporters of Sen.

George McGovern whooped it up. Frank Nikolay of Abottsford made- the- comment as McGovern picked up 151 contested California delegates and took a giant stride toward wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot Wednesday night. 4 In the showdown with anti-McGovern forces, the South Dakota senator received a surprising 1,618 votes on a move to seat the California delegates. A candidate needs 1,509 votes to capture the nomination. McGovern's victory in the rules dispute sent another wave of confidence through the Wis-cosin delegation.

Gov. Patrick J. Lucey had predicted Sunday there would be no more than one ballot to select the party's nominee. The Wisconsin delegation ivith 54 votes for McGovern and 13 pledged to Sen. Hubert Humphrey, voted to support the seating of the California delegation by a 55-12 margin.

Harvey Kitzman of Milwaukee, a Humphrey delegate, switched at the last minute because "I thought it was right thing to do. I did it on the basis of fairness." Kitzman said, however, he intended to stick with Humphrey until a presidential nominee is chosen. Weather WISCONSIN Partly cloudy, thunderstorms and 58 to 65 temperature readings tonight. Cloudy and showers Wednesday. MINNESOTA Partly cloudy -with showers and thunderstorms through tonight.

High Wed- nesday 75 to 83. all that state's Wtally. At left 1 Delores SAIGON (AP) U.S. helicopters landed hundreds of South Vietnamese marines north of Quang Tri City today, putting Saigon forces on three sides of, the enemy-held provincial capital. Two Copters Downed Field reports said the American helicopters ran into heavy antiaircraft fire, and at least Wallace Rules Out Possibility-of Third Party MIAMI BEACH (UPI) -George Wallace said Monday he has no plans to be a third party presidential candidate if dissatisfied with the choice of the Democratic convention.

The Alabama governor, at his first fullblown news conference since being critically wounded in an assassination attempt May 15, said at the same time that he does not believe the Democrats can win the election without the help of those who support him. Sitting before a battery of microphones in a wheelchair because of paralysis from the waist down from one of the bullets that hit him, Wallace said he was still an active candidate and wouldn't have stayed in the race if he felt he could not physically take it. Wallace stressed again mat he felt the Democrats would be in great trouble in November if they did not adopt a platform along the lines he advocates' including an antibusing stand and a plank for a strong national "I want the Democratic party to become the party of the average citizen," Wallace said. But he said the party must change its direction or "it will pass into oblivion." U.S.-Japanese Trade Talk Set WASHINGTON (AP The United States will be seeing ways to cut its mounting trade deficit with Japan now running at about $3.5 billion to $4 billion this year at the first economic talks to be held with Japan's new government July 25-28. U.S.

Ambassador William Eberle, the special trade representative of President Nixon, will head a delegation representing the Departments of State, Commerce, Treasury, Agriculture, and Labor at policy-level talks in Hakone. The United States would like to see Japan further liberalize its trade and end its import quotas on agricultural goods and computers. MADISON I AT) WdiKUig ju a .1 J. WASHINGTON (AP) The Committee for the Re-election of the President Is worried that a hearing on a suit involving the break-in and bugging attempt at Democratic headquarters here could cause "incalculable" damage 4o President Nixon's campaign. For this reason, the committee asked U.S.

District Court Monday to postpone the hearing on a $1 million damage suit against the committee until after the Nov. 7 election. The suit was filed by Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien after it was revealed that one of the five" men arrested in the May 15 break-in was James W. McCord the security coordinator for votes reached the necessary a more subdued co-chairman, (AP Wirephoto) while pushing anotner man in a wiieeiuMur a Portage man a traffic ticket and Monday jie was in Dane County Court to fight it at a preliminary hearing.

Madison police reports said David Lawrence pushed the wheelchair, down the street for two blocks before officers wrote out a ticket for violating a law prohibiting walking in a roadway. Assemblyman James Wahne of Milwaukee told Judge Michael Torphy Jr. the incident was an example of obstacles the disabled must face ki their efforts to get from place to place. Torphy set a trial date of Sept. Pollution Fees Operative in 73 MADISON (AP) Air pollution monitoring fees to industry will probably go into effect next year, a Natural Resources' Department official said Monday, and municipalities may be included in the proposed rules, approved by the legislature last fall air polluting industries would pay $50 per plant and an additional fee based on the amount of pollutants they discharge.

The present law exempts municipaWiesbut the council voted Monday to ask for legislation Including municipalities in the fee schedule. Today's Index -2v rfy Aj EOiionai Family Living Entertainment 5B Sparta MB Camlet Obltaoriet 6C Ouilfled MD CALIFORNIAN EXULTS John Burton, co-chairman of the California delegation to the Democratic convention, let out a yell early today as the roll call giving George McGovern.