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mmm THE The Weather Rain likely today and tonight High, 80; low, 70. Yesterday's high, 91, low, 70. (Details and Map, Page C8) FINAL Vol. 271 No. 49 BALTDIORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1972 46 Pages 10 Cents cGoyern sure of winning presidential nomination as Humphrey 9 Muskie drop out ivy 1 ft -M ifV" mm'i' vY iWi pi 4' nut 94f By PETER J.

KUMPA Convention Bureau of The Sun Miami Beach Senator George S. McGovern seized control of the Democratic convention and a certain presidential nomination yesterday, forcing resignations from the party's 1968 ticket Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Edmund S. Muskie. Going into a second long night of speechmaking and quarreling, Mr.

McGovern and his staff of professionals had the votes to dominate a platform fight against Gov. George C. Wallace last night and to run over him and Senator Henry M. Jackson in the roll-call for the nomination tonight. Mr.

Jackson continued to maintain that Mr. McGovern could not defeat President Nixon unless he broadened his base of support. Organized labor swung its support to Mr. Jackson, but the attempt appeared futile. Vtmi 'g Mil Tfc, Gov.

George C. Wallace of Alabama addresses the Democratic convention Wallace talks to delegates, but they defeat his changes Wallace's planks But even before the nomination, Senator McGovern was moving to keep the party united and heal its wounds, although his supporters had no choice but to defeat a series of minority planks that had been offered by Governor Wallace. The Governor's dramatic ap UPI Senator Edmund Muskie (left) and Senator Hubert Humphrey (with his wife, Muriel) bow out of the race fact in no way diminished the enthusiasm of his fans. He attacked big government, touched off excitement throughout the cavernous Convention His partisans in such rlplpcrntinns ns Arkansas MinhiJ peal for adoption of his pro gram for the "average citizen" Joy amid the tears foreign aid to "countries that was too conservative on bus ing, welfare and law and order for the leftist and liberal coali spit in our faces," and "intellectual pseudo-snobbery." When he reached his busing passage, tion that the South Dakotan As 2 drop ouL the spoils go to a little boy hoped to put together. the divisions in his audience became graphically apparent.

Cheers and booing So the Wallace minority package was turned down by a heavy vote of Humphrey and Muskie supporters, as well as The Texas delegation stood those of the "new coalition" of and cheered We want Wallace," while next to them, di Mr. McGovern. rectly in front of the podium, By JOHN CARROLL Convention Bureau of The Sun Miami Beach A dramatic appearance by Gov. George C. Wallace last night failed to convince the Democratic convention to go along with his opposition to "senseless, asinine" busing of schoolchildren.

Voting early this morning, the convention dismissed a package of eight changes in the party platform put forth by Mr. Wallace and his followers. The package included positions favoring school prayers and opposing busing and gun control. Tax reform proposal The convention also, disappointed some McGovern backers by voting down a tax reform proposal calling for a "sharply graduated" personal income tax, complete revision of corporate taxes and replacement of "hidden" tax subsidies with direct payments. Senator McGovern's staff had advised delegates that the plank could be politically hazardous.

Mr. Wallace's arrival the entire 271-member pro-Mc- Govern California delegation, Vice presidential list But the winning senator took other steps. His staff passed the word that he was writing a which includes several welfare gan, Florida, Texas and his home state of Alabama rose in boisterous applause as he was lifted in his wheelchair to the podium. He spoke at the outset of consideration of 20 dissenting minority reports on the platform approved earlier by a majority of the party Platform Committee. Minority reports Mr.

Wallace spoke at the outset of consideration of. 20 dissenting minority reports on the platform approved earlier by a majority of the party Platform Committee. At the beginning and at the end of the Governor's brief speech a band blared "Alabama," the state song, while eager Wallaceites whistled, cheered and waved signs saying "Send them, a message." The speech was standard Wallace campaign fare, but that recipients, sat and responded conciliatory acceptance with scattered boos. For the most part, however, By MURIEL DOBBIN Convention Bureau of The Sun Miami Beach When a presidential candidacy dies, all that is left is a little boy with a stolen campaign balloon and a cut-rate autographed picture of the candidate. He was a busy little boy, tousled and untidy in his striped sweater, scampering from headquarters to headquarters in the gilded hotels, scooping up souvenirs of Senator Hubert H.

Humphrey Minn.) and Senator Edmund S. Muskie Maine). Nobody tried to discourage him. In the lobby of the Carillon Hotel, where the long presidential quest of Senator Humphrey had ended in. the Eldorado Room a few minutes earlier, a banner above a stall read, "Get Your Humphrey Souvenirs While They Last." Staff members weep In the Humphrey headquarters upstairs, staff members cried, sitting in the midst of stacks of blue booklets listing the Minnesotan's positions on various issues, entitled "Tomorrow is the First Day of the Rest of Our Lives." The end of Mr.

Humphrey's campaign was as emotional as the ex-candidate's speeches. Lloyd Hand, one of the sen- the McGovern majority re ceived Mr. Wallace politely. speech. He asked the national Democratic chairman, Lawrence F.

O'Brien, a political lieutenant of President Kennedy and President Johnson, to stay on his job after the con ator's advisers, was talking with newsmen in the kind of subdued voice usually reserved for a funeral. Mr. Hand's 16-year-old daughter, Susie, said she felt especially bad because it was people in her generation who did not like Senator Humphrey. "Just because they thought he was old hat," she said. "Usually sell for $5" The little boy slipped among the mourners, and even found his way to the side of the Senator, who was about to leave.

He reappeared triumphantly clutching an autographed portrait of Mr. Humphrey. "These usually sell for $5," he crowed. Less than two hours later, he was over in the Americana Hotel, clutching his plastic bag of posters, bumper stickers and balloons, inspecting the pickings in the headquarters of Senator Muskie. There, he was unimpeded by either emotion or people.

Press releases were scattered about, and there were some Muskie balloons, but the feeling in the camp of the Maine senator seemed to be philosophical. As one staff member put it, "He's a nice, intelligent See REACTION, A8, Col. 1 3 on Apollo 15 rebuked for secret 4maiP role Although comparisons have been made between the Repub licans' Goldwater convention in vention. 1964 and the Democrats' Mc Govern convention this year, Mr. Wallace was subjected to nothing even remotely resem He was considering such vice presidential nominees as Senator Edward M.

Kennedy, who is popular with blue-collar Set MIAMI, A8, Col. 1 bling the abuse heaped on Re See PLATFORM, A9, Col. 5 Chess duel adjourned until today; Fischer's position called doubtful beaten the Russian world Washington The National Aeronautics and Space Admin champion. istration disclosed vesterdav Mr. Spassky made his first that the Apollo 15 astronauts, move yesterday all by himself on their round trip to the moon in the shadowless illumination of the stage at Reykjavik's last summer, secretly carried 400 souvenir stamped enve Sports Palace.

There was something surre lopes that could have been sold to collectors for $600,000 or more. The three have been alistic about the world championship series with prize money disciplined, NASA said. venir-type items, including postal covers, on space flights. These articles are to be retained by the astronauts or given to personal friends, and not to be used or given for commercial purposes or personal gain, the agency said. Advertisements of Apollo 15 covers at $1,500 each, in a West German stamp-collectors magazine, called the attention of space officials to an apparent violation of the rules.

NASA said it learned in the course of its inquiry that the Apollo 15 crew, before the flight, had agreed to provide 100 postal covers to an acquaintance, with the revenue See STAMPS, A10, Col. 1 of about $300,000 starting with An American grandmaster, Robert Byrne, said: "Fischer is going to have trouble making a draw. I don't see how Spassky can lose." Svetozar Gligoric, the' Yugoslav grandmaster, commented: "It is doubtful whether black can save a draw." Mr. Fischer is playing the black pieces and Mr. Spassky the white, which means the Russian had the first move.

Mr. Fischer has played Mr. Spassky five times in the past. The three times he played the black pieces he lost. Playing white he was able to salvage two draws, but has never Reykjavik, Iceland UP) Bobby Fischer made his opening assault on the Soviet chess fortress last night, but the world champion, Boris Spas-sky, repelled it and left the American with a tough fight for a draw when their first game was adjourned.

The first game of history's richest world chess title match was called after 40 moves and 3 hours and 34 minutes of play. It will resume today at 1 P.M. (EDT). When play was called off for the night, only 11 pieces were left on the board: a king and five pawns for Mr. Fischer; a king, three pawns and a bishop for Mr.

Spassky. only one man sitting at the chess table. One hundred of the unauthorized envelopes were given to an acquaintance of the astronauts and were sold at a re Mr. Fischer, as usual, was late. He arrived seven minutes ilfel ill irwi I ported price of $1,500 each.

after Mr. Spassky moved his queen's pawn and the referee, Lothar Schmid, pressed the The astronauts, in an appar ent change of heart, declined button to start Mr. Fischer's to take any of that $150,000, clock. NASA said. The 29-year-old American needs 12 points to defeat Mr.

The 300 unsold envelopes, known to the philatelic trade Spassky in the 24-game match, as postal covers, have been impounded at NASA's Manned which could spread over two months. Mr. Spassky, 35, needs only 12 points a draw to re Orioles win 2-1 in 10th Spacecraft Center, Houston. Cuba joins Comecon, Red common market tain the championship, which has been in Russian hands To be reprimanded NASA said in a formal an since 1948. nouncement that the astronautsCol.

David R. Scott, Lt. UPI By DEAN MILLS Moscow Bureau of The Sun Col. Alfred M. Worden and rifle captured in La Vang, 2 miles south of Quang Tri city.

Col. James B. Irwin exercised A jubilant South Vietnamese paratrooper waves part of a Communist AK-47 assault poor judgment. London oddsmakers rated the lanky American the favorite to win the competition. Expert says Spassky has better position By ISSAC KASHDAN International chess grandmaster "Therefore, they will be rep rimanded and their actions ancemembers accepted Cuba into1 the organisation at the request of Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, the head of the, Cuban delegation of observers who have been attending the 26th session of the organization here.

3 copters hit at Quang Tri will be given consideration in their selection for future as Moscow Cuba has become the ninth member of Comecon, the Communist economic bloc, the official news agency, Tass, reported' yesterday. The arrangement, under which Cuba becomes ths first nation in the Western hemisphere to become a member of the group, was presumably worked out during a visit here signments," NASA said. Los Angeles UP) The Soviet The three astronauts have titleholder, Boris Spassky, has By The Associated Press Several hundred South Vietnamese marines were dropped declined to comment, the Comecon is a Communist good prospects for a win in the Houston space center said. version of the European Common Market founded in 1949. first game of his world cham-See CHESS, A2, Col.

8 have been downed, but the U.S. command said it had no confirmation. U.S. marines from 7th Fleet carriers flew the ferry helicopters, landing under escort of U.S. Army Cobra helicopter The 400 envelopes were car behind Communist lines yesterday north of Quang Tri city in ried without permission, with Its other members are the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, East' Germany, Hun heavy ground fire that knocked down three American helicop Index "Initial action on the ground was hot as the South Vietnamese marines moved off the helicopters and onto the offensive," a United States 7th Fleet announcement said.

The Saigon command reported 128 North Vietnamese troops were killed with support from U.S. fighter-bombers, at a cost of 28 marines dead and 68 wounded. Field reports said a fourth U.S. helicopter may out official knowledge and in violation of NASA regulations, along with 232 Apollo 15 covers that had the agency's full ap gunships. ters ferrying them in.

Movies B6 gary, Bulgaria, Romania and Bridge Comics Pinch-hitter Tom Shopay walked with the bases loaded in the tenth inning at the Stadium last night to force in the winning run as the Orioles snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-to-l victory over Kansas City. (Details on Page CI) by Cuban Premier Fine! Castro. Dr. Castro 'left six days ago after a 10-day visit aimed at shoring up the once troubled relations between Moscow and Havana. Officially, Tass said that the other Comecon the Council for Mutual Economic Assist B2 B7 B7 A12 C9 Crossword proval.

Music B6 Obituaries All Shipping CS Theater B6 Field reports said the marines came under immediate fire as they moved out of the clearing where the helicopters The crews of two of the downed helicopters were rescued uninjured, but two crewmen and a South Vietnamese See WAR, A2, Col. 3 Mongolia. it seems likely that the major impetus for 'the move came from the Soviet side See CUBA, A4, Col. 4 Editorials Financial Gardner NASA said it permits astronauts, within established procedures, to carry personal sou landed. Bl, TV-Radio B4 i -4.

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