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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION, Wednesday, June 28, 1972 11 World Champion Chess Match Draws Keen Interest YORK (AP) Promo- lional aspects of the Fisch- er-Spassky world championship chess match are becoming as important as they are in any big league sport. Chess matches are not usually world happenings. But with the keen interest sparked by American Bobby Fischer challenging Russian Boris Spassky for the world title, it's a different situation. The Icelandic Chess Federation has put up close to 000 for the 24-game match, to be held for two months in Reykjavik, Iceland, starting July 2. The games will be played in the Reykjavik Sportshall, which seats about 3,000 people.

The match will be open to the public, and tickets will cost a game or S75 for the 24 schel- uled games. the $200,000 put up, some S125.000 will be paid in prizes to the players, according to the federation. Fischer, 23, and Spassky, 33, will also divide 60 per cent of the income from films and television. The federation iias signed a 99-year contract with Chester Fox and Inc. for exclusive worldwide visual rights, including rights to film the match and still photos of the match taken inside the Sportshall.

Fox and the federation will split the profits equally. The price Fox paid for the rights is undisclosed. But he did say he would have to spend some $200,000 for the color filming. "I guess it's a coup, but it's "He'll be negotiating straight through Sunday and beyond. It's very hectic.

There's a lot of interest in it, more so in the rest of the world than in the' U.S.," said Fox, who adds that the only two countries which Channel 13--WNDT, said Fox and the federation threatened to go to court, if these plans were not abandoned. He told them that plans were being continued and that he was authorized by Tele- have sent cables saying they prompter to similarly inform. would not bid are Kuwait and Jordan. "We've spoken with Tass, briefly There hasn't been that much interest from the Russians," says Fox, adding that he will not name countries negotiating, or those which have signed contracts, until negotiations are finalized. In the United States, ABC has contracted for exclusive film rights.

The Fox film segments will be shown Saturdays on the ABC program, "Wide World of Sports." Fox declined to say how much ABC paid for the rights. He did comment that he has not suggested bid prices for those interested. "I find the news media have their own way of evaluating this. They're immensely fair," said Fox, adding he has used a sliding scale depending on the country. However, in the United States, Channel 13--WNDT, New York, and Teleprompter Cable T.V.

have planned programs discussing the action at the match, without the use of the Fox film. Channel 13 plans a move-by- move commentary and analysis on the match, by chess master Shelby Lyman, who will work from a studio in Albany, N.Y. using vertical boards to illus- quite an undertaking," Fox trate the moves, said in New York. The extensive coverage would He has askel for bids start Sunday, July 2 and run interested television stations in from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., nation- countries throughout the world.

1 ally. It would continue three He is concerned with the high-j times a week throughout the est bidders in each country, match, with shorter broadcasts and if a contract is signed, he'Tuesday and Thursday for will send them film clips as the cities on the Eastern seaboard, match progresses. Richard Gitter, lawyer for Marijuana Legalization Jo Be Decided By Vote SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)--; hundreds of thousands of young California voters will decide in voters and shake up the slate's November whether to legalize political power structure. within the state the private use of marijuana by adults.

The order Tuesday putting: i i a i the issue on the ballot sparKed; use something outrageous about the Chess Federation and Fox trying to limit coverage," said Gitter. "II could have been any kind of major news event." "I Hunk the people who'll be watching us will not be the same people who're watching Wide World of Sports. I don't think we're competitive," said Frank Leicht, vice president and director of programming and administration at Channel 13--WNDT. "We have stated that we'are in favor of dissemination absolutely total of the news. However where a device is used to recreate or simulate private that is not the use of news but an abuse," said Richard C.

Stein, lawyer for Fox. He further added, "Mr. Fox has exclusive film rights granted to him by the federation and Ihese arc his rights. Any reproduction would appear to infringe on those rights to the detriment of the Federation and Mr. Fox.

James Halperin, lawyer for the Icelandic Chess Federation, denied a report they were served au injunction. "Our Jay office liasn't served anyone with a reslraining order, he said, adding he would not comment on future plans. Roone Arledge, president of ABC Sports, 'has no objections to the proposed plans for outside program on the match. "I think that would be excellent programming and a good thing for them to do We're going to do it in a condensed, limited way. As long as we can do what we want to do, we'd be delighted to cooperate," said Arledge.

"If they do a move-by-move thing, I'll be watching," he said. Now we know what has hap- Georgian Howard T. Mullinax pened to the boilerplate mater- has driven a tractor-trailer rig ial weekly papers used to use.lnearly 3-million miles without After-dinner speakers have it. 'an accident. You'll not only discover Interesting new meat substitutes, you'll learn how flexibility in family eating habits saves real money.

Read how after-school for example, sava on kids' big meals, yel aid nutrition. One of 38 informative articles and features in the Reader's Digest predictions from backers of the measure that they will turn out Secretary of Stale Edmund G. Brown Jr. said a voter into legalize the private of Tough British Criminal Plan Under Study by persons 18 and older had enough voter signatures to be placed on the Nov. 7 general election ballol.

Brown said an unofficial canvass of returns from California's 58 counties found the marijuana petitions have the I signatures of 338,187 voters. He told county clerks they could stop counting these signa- tures and concentrate on peti- lions for five other voter in- i itiatives seeking places on the LONDON (AP) Conflicting opinions were voiced today San'Francisco attorney Bob over a plan to make things Ashford, who headed the drive tougher for accused persons in to put marijuana on the ballot, Britain. said his campaign crew--which The plan would not change he said numbers more than principle that a man is in- volunteers--will now launch nocent until proved guilty. i a campaign to register young it would change the rules oh- voters. served in courts and make it predicted his cam- easier for police and prose- ave cution to win a guilty verdict.

I other eleclions in theP state The product of eight years' from the presidential race deliberation by a 'through congressional and slate appointed committee of lawyers I legislative conlesls. and judges, the plan already "There are 2.6 million unre- has been welcomed by the gov-1 gistered persons between ages ernment as "a framework for: 18 and 24. We can sign up a early and necessary reform." significant number of voters, But some laywers' organ-j young and old, who have izations and civil liberties' stopped voting because it isn't groups denounce it as far too 1 relevant to them," he added. California now has 9.1 million registered voters, with Democrats outnumbering Republi- sweeping. The main points include abolition of a suspect's right to silence, abolition of the rules bar- young VatTo ring mention in court of an ac-.

is rj emocra ti "Their vote will be felt, not only on the initiative, but on right to refuse to give evidence other candidates, too," Ashford against her husband and sa id. "I think the impact would cused person's previous convictions, removal of a wife's tion of the requirement of corroboration mony. of children's testi- Counterweights suggested lor the defense would allow greater freedom to attack the creden- tials of prosecution witnesses i and make it easier to sustain a defense of insanity. The reformers claim too many criminals are escaping notfcamment on'the initiative. justice because "trials are re-1 garded as a taid of game compla ined the plan "se- be electing legislators who are "more honest and responsive to the people.

I think the flood of initiatives "for November is evidence the legislature is not doing its job." A spokesman for Republican Gov. Ronald Reagan, who has opposed the marijuana campaign, said the governor would played to fixed rules in which a ected safeguards person is entitled to for mnocent Home Secretary Reginald Maudling told Parliament Tuesday night that before seeking to the plan into law he would seek the views of "interested bodies." auilty person quittal if he can get the advantage of a legal technicality." Similar criticisms recently were raised by Robert Mark, the new boss of Scotland Yard. But the reformers' ideas were termed "complicated and disturbing" by David Napley, a leading member of the Law Society, England's top organization for attorneys. And the British section of the International Commission of Jurists, 3. lawyers' watchdog DISCOVER AMERICA SOT OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR STARTS TODAY ENDS SATURDAY SAVE $100 TO $150 OFF THE REGULAR PRICE OF ANY CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM! BUY NOW 100 Off BTU Systems.

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