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Tuesday, July 11, 1972 Page 8 Austin. Texas The Aiistin American i TT 1 "f-v Hijacking Decline .11 1-111 Fischer's Foibles Satisfied, Chess Tourney Opens Today uxpectea j)y fM him to the punch with their REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP); Bobby Fischer didn't like the own objections on that point. Fischer has gotten most of what he wanted, and on Tues and fresh orange juice. He demanded a German sports car with an automatic transmission. He didn't like the chess site, the money or living with the Chinese.

violent, non-threatening, not seeking hostages or attempting extortion there was an attitude of tolerance," Shaffer said in an interview. 7 He objected to the -iTl WASHINGTON (AP) Federal Aviation Administrator John H. Shaffer said Monday airline extortion attempts may eventually become as much a rarity as hijackings to Cuba, through sheer frustration of the Would-be air pirate. and the playing table. day at 5 p.m.

noon CDT he will emerge from his moody seclusion to play Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for the world board, either, but Icelandic and Russian officials had beaten "Now there is an entirely dif- He wanted police protection toward the hi ferent attitude jacker championship of chess. 7 SJY. "There has been net success- I number of delegates voted against the South Carolina challenge, they succeeded in avoid The match, in 24 games DEMOS (From Page One) ought to last about two months, The reasons for this. 'portion. Of 24 attempted 9 1 ing such a test.

and in it two men will be said, are ever increasing air-i" 01 amCMC plane and airport security, tms yr, only seven In in i "mmmimm matching their wits in the kind of intense commitment and demonstrators tore down a The convention then by voice vote two to unseat or cut the nave succeeuea. AP Wirephota DANIEL ELLSBERG 60-foot secton of chain-link fence concentration that few other en- ringing the grounds, but backed deavors require. votes of the regular Alabama delegation. The challenge was a stiffening of attitude on the part of the airlines and flight trews. "At one point when the hijacker was a Havana type, non- "Each day, as airport improves, hijacking and extortion become more difficult.

"I think this type of crime is At stake for Fischer, a 29 brought by black Democrats year-old American, is a chance off when police lined up in tight ranks to fill the gap. At issue was the solid, 271-vote California sweep McGovern captured in who claimed that the current dying, out of total frustration to be rich and to gain the alle delegation is not loyal to na giance of the American public Went on trial Monday Ellsberg Jury Panel Criticized tional party ideals or candi presidential primary but saw dates. for the game which has totally absorbed his intelligence. For Spassky, 35 years old, think it will disappear like goldfish-swallowing." Shaffer noted that the first airline extortion attempt last Nov. 13, was a failure.

The man hijacked an Air Canada trimmed to 120 votes when the The delegates adopted again by voice vote, a conv Democratic Credentials and the men behind him, Soviet Kickback Allegation Hits Collins Committee voted to apportion national prestige is involved. the delegation on the basis of I BttlVf iWrii ii i Hi-1 1 1 ufli iniHMfr rrr'l -i f'fUr fn Since 1948, Russians have AP Wirepholo popular-vote ratios. dominated the game so com Robert Begam of Arizona led pletely that no foreigner, until promise to add four more blacks to the Georgia delegation. Sen. Edmund S.

Muskie of Maine joined the forces arrayed against McGovern, urging his supporters to vote to jet and forced delivery of in ransom money at Great Falls, only to be overcome by as ax-handle in the hands of a crew member. Eleven days later, a passen LOS ANGELES (AP) The Pentagon Papers trial got un. der way Monday with the fense unsuccessfully seeking Histr.ksal nf the first 110 iurors Fischer, has ever made it to the finals. Experts on Soviet off the case of McGovern's rivals. "Is this a game, or are we WASHINGTON (AP) Dfc ECLIPSED SUN PASSES OVER UNISPHERE IN NEW YORK CITY Multiple-exposure shows various stages of sun's eclipse Monday Total Eclipse of Sun Casts life consider chess to have be fense lawyers charged Monday about the serious business of ger who had given the name of come a pawn of Russian policy.

it was Texas millionaire Rep, deny the front-runner a sweep choosing a presidential The fact that the challenger D. B. Cooper, parachuted from Jim Collins, not his top aide who, it claimed, all seemed tq be over 30 and were unrepresentative of public opinion. rru. TV.

1 Vile. of the 271 California delegates. That allied him with Sen. Hu- candidate?" Begam asked. now on trial, who ordered the is an American at the peak of his powers may help explain a hijacked Northwest Airlines jet between Seattle and Reno, 1 1 submit to you that the players Giant Shadow Over America in the game are the voters." bert H.

Humphrey, and McGovern's other rivals for the why Spassky was reported to hpro and Anthonv RUSSO Con. with $200,000 in ransom. The man has not been seen nor, He said the winner-take-all I nomination. tended the prospective panelists, system would leave as Associated Press became visible. i fleeting eclipse.

From 39,000 A total eclipse of the sun sent! The eclipse began at the aloft, the scientists hovered be "nervous and upset" on the eve of the match. The money involved is out of said Shaffer, have any of the did not represent a cross-sec-. Compromise whittled away at spectators Californians who tion of opinion. marked bills been recovered. In only one other instance the list of delegations under for voted in the primary other all proportion to anything ever known in the long history of challenge at what promised to than candidates "They do not, on physical spection, represent a cross-sec, that of a man bailing out over a shadow 113-milcs wide swecp-jhalin Islands just north of Ja-jover their instruments during! ing at 1,000 miles per houripan and its dark shadow seconds of total obscurity of Monday across a great arch of across Siberia and Alaska, the sun's rays, the Northern Hemisphere from through Canada and over thi'j In Salt Lake City, the Hansen Japan to the Azores.

It was! Atlantic to vanish south of the (planetarium blocked off a chess. Just nine years ago Tigr be a marathon opening session. Party officials said it could run tion of the community, Russo an Petrosian got the grand to a Honduran jungle with $303,000 in ransom May 5, is the money missing. The alleged hijacker attorney Leonard Wcingla up to 16 hours. tal of $2,500 for beating fellow tnld II S.

District Court Judne I street and set up three tele partially visible in most of the Azores. McGovern. The forces of Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey led the drive to deny McGovern the 151 disputed votes.

Sen. Edmund S. Muskie enlisted in that campaign hours Russian Mikhail Botvinnik for and is William Byrne Jr. after observ; surrendered trial. Dusk struck the Alaska area unuea siaies.

the title. ing the prospective jurors filing scopes. These projected the 20 per cent eclipse visible there so viewers could see it without ex Those in the in tne direct midmornmg and Umver- But as the Democratic Credentials Committee put its findings before the convention, blocs of delegates from 11 states were under challenge. into the courtroom for the The prize money now being offered is in the neighborhood In every other attempt the extortionist was captured and watched the sky darken as 0f Alaska scientists carried dusk, saw stars appear and feltout a series of rocket launch- belore the showdown on the posing their eyes to the dan-i gerous direct rays. of $300,000.

the ransom recovered, Shaffer congressman's employes to kickback part of their paychecks and then cover it up with lies to investigators. The Dallas Republican was scheduled to take the stand late1 In the day to testify against his former top Washington aide, George A. Haag. 33, who is accused of taking $13,000 in kickbacks, but his appearance was delayed other witnesses. Haag says he arranged the kickbacks but now Collins is trying to make him take the rap alone.

Defense lawyer Leslie Scherr told the jury in U.S. District Court that Collins used the "unusual method" of kickbacks to pay tonuses to four employes, including Haag for helping the congressman win re-election in "it is not my allegation that Congressman Collins knew that what he was doing was illegal," Scherr said. "But it was done." ing of the espionage-conspiracy trial. He said none appeared to be under 30 and only about an evening-like crop in convention floor, urging his said. "The extortion cannot be Dr.

Franklin Branley, chair-1 man of tns Hayoen nan- supporters to vote to divide the delegation. Sen. Gaylord Nelson was seemed under 40. Byrne denied the request and, began questioning the panel en ings designed to record data from the moon's passage between the sun and the earth. An Air Force jet heavily laden with scientific gear took a team of astronomers to an Arctic Circle rendezvous with the etanum in New York, enter called successful when the money is missing if the extortionist is in jail, or if he is Grand Jury Calls Antiwar Leaders The sun was encircled with a ring, and as its light filtered through valleys at the edge of the moon prior to totality, the phenomenon known as Bailey's masse.

He ruled earlier that he aniong McGovern spokesmen on the convention platform. He said McGovern's rivals were dead," he said. tained 1,000 persons who gathered in the Central Park Mall to watch the eclipse, which darkened 79.5 per cent of the sun there. 'I do not think Mr. D.

B. trying to apply "raw political Cooper is alive I don't believe alone, and not the attorneys, would question the jurors on their qualifications for service. The first question, concerning the possible hardships oj serving for the estimated 10 to power" to deny McGovern his three local men, who are amon he made it. Branley recounted how in an 20 other VVAW members primary-won sweep of the "So if you ask whether there appearing before the grand has been any successful ex TEXAS (From Page One) delegates if the convention tortion, we say no." California delegates. "Shall we change the rules by which the game was played?" Nelson asked, echoing the Shaffer observed, also, that cient times an eclipse was believed to be the result of a dragon swallowing the sun.

To force the beast to disgorge the sun, witch doctors and other practitioners of such arts jury, are victims of "an administration attempt lo immobilize leaders of the Left during the (Democratic there has been "a very remark votes to uphold the Credentials question McGovern himself put able change in the frequency of 12 weeks of trial brought immediate excusal of 17 possible jurors because of probj lems ranging from health to fi nances. Ellsberg, 41, and Russo, 33, both former Rand Corp. re He said that although Haag National) convention." hijackings to Cuba," since the Committee. Sen. Hubert Humphrey speak TALLAHASSEE, Fia.

-Three Austin men all leaders! of the local Vietnam Veterans Against the War were subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury here Monday. The men, William Patterson, 25, Wayne Beverly, 27, and the 32-ycar-old Texas regional coordinator of the VVAW, John Kniffin of 2705 W. 35th, were served the subpoenas by FBI agents last week, according to Austin VVAW spokesman Nicholas Dykema. tives of Gov. George Wallace and Sen.

Edwin Muskie spoke in their behalf. I All Texas delegates have been invited to meet with Wallace Tuesday at his headquarters. Clay Smothers, a black alternate Wallace delegate from Dallas, represented the Alabama governor at the meeting. He said he supports Wallace despite criticism because "I love the United States." Applauded often, Smothers got his loudest roar in an emotional criticism of high chanted and danced until the sun reappeared. to delegates on a day-long round of caucus appearances.

But it was Brown, a Negro state senator, whose fiery 1958-1961 period. "Havana has not turned out Attorneys for the veterans, including Austin attorney Cam Cunningham, had asked U.S. ing at the Texas caucus plugged for the acceptance of the Cred Scientists from Canada's Na to be the heaven on earth a lot entials Committee. tional Research Council were in of those people thought it would demands set the convention to shouting. "We ran and we Dist.

Court Judge David Middlebrooks to postpone the Also an issue is the sealing of East Quoddy. Novia Scotia, 85 be," Shaffer said. searchers, who worked on government projects, are charged in the release to news media of the top-secret papers detailing origins of the Vietnam war. the Chicago Mayor Richard Daley led delegation from miles northwest of Halifax, shortly before the eclipse moved out into the Atlantic. From there they launched four won," he said.

obeyed the law and we beat them." But Begam and Ben Brown, a black stale representative from pave the direct orders to employes it was Collins who decided to pay the bonuses through kickbacks from other employes. "The congressman organized the cover up as I call it," Scherr said. "He had Haag come to his office and sign a slatement that he had never received the money. "It was the congressman and his lawyers," Scherr charged who elicited promises from the employes not to testify that they gave him money." Illinois. McGovern fnrccs lost a hid Both defendants issued strong VVAW spokesmen claim the FIRE (From Page One) just after noon Monday to landitaxes t0 fund mre welfare.

grand jury investigation so the 23 antiwar veterans could go to Miami Beach and participate in convention demonstrations. Monday afternoon, however, Judge Middlebrooks told federal prosecutors to continue presenting their cases. 18-foot rockets into the upper ueorgia, conienaea a If you are sound and support from the uncommitted atmosphere, to send back data: winner-take-all primary violates antiwar statements at the trial's opening. Ellsberg told reporters: hoped that the administration would have stopped killing Indochinese by SCHOOL healthy, get to work," he said Texas delegates. Dolph Briscoe, on the effects of the eclipse.

the spirit of Democratic reform adding that tax dollars "come husband and asked firemen to help her find a pair of carved wood statues. Both escaped the Democratic nominee for governor, said in his news out of my black pocket." and denies the minority its representation. A Mexican-American, a black One) (From the time it brought us to Page The VVAW attorneys conference following a caucus charring lick of the Blaze, criticized continued bomb McGovern was in the wings when Smothers spoke and immediatelv said thev wniilrl He WAR (From Page One) that 29 of the 33 uncommitted firemen later discovered. July 26th board meeting. Their main concern was band ing of Vietnam and said, "The thei walked over to shake his hand.

He charged Collins put a no appeal the decision to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in delegates would support weeks of this trial, like the1 weeks of the past seven man and a black woman were among the spokesmen for McGovern's rivals. As the California roll call "I saw smoke pouring out of the upstairs windows and vents longer working ex-employe McGovern came to the Texas caucus from a meeting of New Orleans. gy appeared to be to hold back Credentials Committee finding to apportion delegates, resulting in a defeat for Texas about 5:45 p.m. and called the Raymond Fortner on the payroll to kickback money for Middlebrooks issued the order students having uniforms in time for the first football gamci of the 1972-73 school year which is only a few weeks away.

Also set for the July 26th McGovern state leaders to plcaWnjIe warplanes blasted fire department," said Lee will be measured in new Hiro-shimas, new lies, new Ameri-' can deaths and began, Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien announced formally his a $10,000 bonus he had prom McGovern backers led bv: for "every Democrat to vote hiSNortn Vietnamese bunkers. jconscience" in deciding ian 70 52 bombers without comment after an hour-long hearing. Meanwhile, the grand jury called four ised to Haag for the election Frances Farenthold. Shcpperd, owner of a car sales lot at Guadalupe and South First Street.

previous parlaimentary ruling agenda is a complete report on Farenthold met hereiCalif0rnia delefe'ales' thallene-j pounded the countryside around victory. Mrs. the 151 contested uusso, commenting on ine charges of espionage, said, "If we are conspirators, then the1 witnesses, including Beverly, the continuous progress i rt- cnauene. Quant? Tn and the former with delegates after the and Lajiiorrnans cannot vote. program of the school system, uncommitted session and! He said t0 uph capital of Hue, 32 miles! a majorily of the eligiWe who is VVAW coordinator for the Beaumont, Port Arthur and United States Constitution is including the Individual ue sam anet nauj arriving moments been promised a $1,000 bonuslater struggled wjth a ornate for public relations work during! wrought iron gale which locked the campaign and two other; across tne front en(rance of tne unit rule for the California to the southeast, the U.S.

Com discussed the credentials dead. If we are spies, then the delegates could settle the issue. Orange area. Guidance Education (IGE) skirmish. She told newsmen would be reported.

They dropped American people are the ene program. The IGE program is The government has not girls got in the neighborhood of my. If we are thieves then the gallery. McGovernites'1 lnei 1,700 tons of explosives and at game is over." least one strike was within a obvious not count scheduled to begin next year in disclosed the purpose of the was could government, not the eleven schools in the system. That meant 1,433 votes would be enough for McGovern to win.

His rulings drew cheers from the McGovern forces, shouts of "No," from the opposition. "This is not the appropriate grand jury inquiry. Humphrey Insisted "the game'miie of the city of Quang Tri. owns history." other Texas any, help from Access was gained to the building, however, when firemen broke out upstairs $600 travel expenses for campaign work, all paid with the use of kickbacks. He said Haag had agreed at Vice President M.

K. Hagc is not over" and will not be American pilots also Hew If convicted, Ellsberg faces presided at Monday's meeting until the aeiegaies voie ana ne more lhan slrikes on Sun. maximum sentence of 113 representatives. Two uncommitted delegates abstained from voting on the windows and turned hoses on a due to the absence of President years. Kusso could draw up to day against North Vietnam, theitime t0 make points orderi made a point that McGovern had not accepted, a Muskie one time to carry the blame for ifire in mjnutes had Will Davis who was on vacation command said.

They battered a 35 years in prison. the kic kbacks and not implicate SCOrched the entire interior of credientials issued Monday. The board barely had a quorum O'Brien said. Frank King of Ohio, a Ex-Poverty Director Enters Jail invitation earlier in the day to! mUitary trainjng area 16 miles Russo and Ellsberg ar' because two other members work out some of our the gallery. Briscoe explained that as Shortly after p.m.

Deputy I meaning the delegates -Don charged with espionage, con Frank Denius and Dr. Pat Cato southwest of Hanoi and reported knocking out two bridges along the northwest rail line Humphrey leader, interrupted the roll call to gain O'Brien's assurance he would be differences." "I was there," Humphrey Chief Curtis Rowland said the were also absent. spiracy and theft. There are 12 counts in all against Ellsberg' and three against Russo, in ad1 Rez of Stephenville and Saul Pullman of Eastland wanted more time to study the question. said, "but you cant hold frora Hanoi to China.

recognized to challenge the BROWNSVILLE, Tex. (AP) At one time a recess had to be called when one of the board meml'ers present left the room the congressman "because he, respected the congressman like: father" and did not realize that the kickbacks were illegal. "The congressman implored George not to involve him," Scherr said. "He said, 'I would be disgraced in front of my family and my friends. I Cannot let them know I was involved in what rulings before the vote was Mrs.

Frenthold described Rez aition to anotner joint charge of conspiracy. Both were indicted The former director of the meeting if all the parties are not there." Muskie's representative at the caucus, Congressman Morris and Pullman as the "only to make a telephone call. Cameron-Willacy County anti announced. In its initial seating decisions, the convention: genuinely uncommitted" member of the uncommitted fire had been extinguished. "At this time," said Rowland, "We just don't know where the fire began." The chief said there was some structural damage to the building and smoke damage throughout the gallery.

Besides the pair of Terborgh originals, a painting by Salinas valued at $8,500 and a still lite oil by H. D. Greer valued at $2,500 were damaged by the Udall of Arizona, said the biggest trick in politics is Took up the challenge of poverty agency entered the Cameron County Jail today to begin serving a 60-day jail term delegation. Radio Hanoi said a U.S. A6 warplane was shot down in Quang Tri Province on Friday and the pilot captured.

The U.S. Command reported no losses. It announced, however, the death of an American general and three U.S. officers Sunday on the southern front. Brig.

South Carolina women seeking seven to nine more seats on a Killccn Boy Found Dead At Ft. Hood assessed him on a federal 32-vote delegation. Supporters defeating an incumbent. "There are not too many Democrats who can pull this party together Muskie can." The Texas delegation learned 1 charge of falsifying travel vou of that challenge forced a roll Mrs. Dallas Perkins of Abilene and Joe Rankin of Falls two of the 33 uncommitted delegates missed the caucus and did not cast votes.

It had been predicted that as many as 29 uncommitted Texas chers. call vole on the issue. Dan Reyna, former executive Gen. Richard Tallman and The South Carolina challenge by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles. In arguments before jury selection began, Asst.

U.S. Atty. David Nisscn asked that the court be notified whenever either defense or prosecution intended to make a public statement to news media. He expressed fears that jurors might hear such statements. The judge declined to make any rules on the matter, hut said he would keep under consideration the possibility of sequestering jurors at a hotel if it becomes necessary to shield them from publicity.

blaze. at their late afternoon caucus three other American officers FT. HOOD The body of director of Cameron-Willacy 'ih'jt nitntt nGKW huH hppfl Paintings by R. Enright and was rejected, 1,555.5 lo 1,429.05 That issue did not involve can opt t0 40 from the eariier we killed a encmy Iclegates County Community Projects Paul Burkle and many canvases would when didate preferences, but some of I artillery shell that exploded, as balloting by local artists were damaged, Humphrey promised 69. Briscoe told Texas an insPedion tourthe delegations divided along or destroyed, David said.

An 1 60 miles north of candidate lines. In those cases, 12-year-old Jeffrey James Kunberger of Killeen was found Monday morning floating face-down in Henson Creek, just east of Henson crossing on East Range Road at Ft. Hood. A spokesman at Ft. Hood said to maintain tenor of the San Saigon backers of McGovern were vot ing in vain for the challengers.

Antonio convention where, he said, "we recognized that each Texan, each Democratic delegate, is entitled to disagree, But the real goal of the begins for the presidential nominee Wednesday night. But for Monday in the words of Mrs. Farenthold, "what tonight is about is California." Two challenges were to be considered from the Texas delegation and both expected to be beaten, resulting in the Tallman, 47, a native of Ho-nesdale, Pa.was deputy senior adviser in the 3rd military region embracing the area McGovern from the forces stemmed the boy was the son of Mrs. complex parlia-jjoan Kunberger and the la'e Today and Tonight Capital Area Planning Council executive committee meeting, 105 W. Riverside Drive, 3 p.m.

Water Utilities workshop begins at State Health Department. Civil Service Commission, Fire Prevention Auditorium on Festival Beach Road, 9:30 am. Urban Renewal Board, 614 W. 6th Street, 4 p.m. Citizens Board of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality, Austin Area Garden Cent? at Zilker Park, 7 p.m.

originally was given a year in jail but U.S. Dist. Court Judge Ben Connally of Houston reduced the term last Friday to 6C days. Reyna, of Raymondville, will also have to pay a $1,000 fine and will be on supervised probation for five years after he is released from jail. Another condition of his sentence is that he will not go to work for any government agency or any agency funded by the federal govern but not be disagreeable." mcntary situation.

They wanted James Henry Kunberger, who Mrs. John White of the South Vietnamese Death Takes Seguin Official SEGUIN, Tex. (AP) Pete Z. Belmarez, a city councilman, died at a local hospital Monday. He was 53.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday. A Seguin native, he Is survived by his widow, father and wife of the state agricultural 'capital. Promoted to brigadierito avoid any situation in thejdied while on active duty with general 12 days ago, he was the: preliminary credentials fights: the Army. entire Texas party being seated. -commissioner, is replacing Gov.

In the 90 minutes Texas! Preston Smith as a delegate. into the ninth American of flag rank: that could lead to an appeal ofi An investigation Spirit Lacking NEW YORK (AP) One person sat in spectators' seats Monday for a ceremony mark1 ing the 196th reading of thei Declaration of Independence George Washington to hii troops here. cause of death was continuing O'Brien's ruling that a majority of uncontested delegates can: Monday night, the spokesman caucused Monday afternoon, Richard Moya, Travis in the Indochina war. Presidential Candidates'commissioncr, a delegate, wasjThe names of the other U.S. McGovern and Humphrey'; being replaced Monday night by.casualties were withheld pend- settle any of the seating cases, said.

No further information ment. Since more than half the total was available Monday night, Istumped for votes. Represenia-ISam Houston Clinton. 'ing notification of next of Kin. two brothers, all of Seguin.

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