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The Independent Record Showers Variable cloudiness, windy at times and showers are forecast for Helena today and Wednesday. High today near 70, low tonight near 50 and high Wednesday in the lower 70s. Chance of showers 30 per cent today, 20 per cent tonight and Wednesday. From Montana's Capital Helena, Montana, Tuesday Evening, July 11, 1972 14 Pages 10c Humphrey, Muskie Withdraw EZn NbmraiimeKfoin) backing Humphrey and oppos MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -Sen.

George McGovern today ing McGovern, but the UAW cinched the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, going has stood apart from this parti sanship. "My withdrawal from the Then, heeding the p'ea of fiery Rev. Jessie Jackson, who warned that "if one cancer remains in the body, the rest of the body politic will die," the convention voted 1.4C3.5 to 1,371.5 to reject Daley's bid to supplant the group led by Jack- over the top minutes after rival Hubert H. Humphrey withdrew an attempt by a Florida backer of Wallace to challenge the parliamentary ground rules set by 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 two-thirds vote. But it failed to command even a majority, losing 1,433.08 to 1,411.05. presidential race is a withdraw from the race.

al of candidacy only," said the An Associated Press poll Minnesota senator, who first began running for the White i ft ff 'i I T- nillll -nir inM Wnj House more than a decade ago. (Continued on Page 2) showed a combination of newly attracted delegates plus onetime supporters of Humphrey added up to a first-ballot victory for McGovern. His move was almost die tated by McGovern sweeping recapture Monday night of 151 Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of disputed California delegates.

putting him within about 25 Maine also announced his withdrawal from the race shortly after Humphrey's announce votes for a first-ballot noml nation. Opponents File Brief Against Constitution ment. But with victory within reach in the convention's opening ses Attention quickly shifted to McGovern's choice for vice sion, the McGovern camp failed president. Sen. Edward M.

in an effort to engineer a compromise to seat both Chicago Among those making the point as authorized intervenors Kennedy of Massachusetts was high on the list of possible run By J. D. HOLMES AP Capitol Writer A group of legislators, past Mayor Richard J. Daley and a in the case challenging the va ning mates, according to heavily pro-McGovern group of lidity of the alleged majority McGovern aides. Illinois challengers.

Gary Hart, McGovern's cam Daley Out paign manager, said Leonard Woodcock, head of the United and present, contended in a brief filed with the Montana Supreme Court today that electors who failed to mark constitution ballots June 6 actually were casting negative votes. The convention then voted to received by the newly proclaimed constitution were two former speakers of the Montana House. They are Democrat Dave M. oust Ihe powerful Chicago may Auto Workers Union, was also or in a move expected to have on the list. far-reaching consequences both The same names Kennedy throughout the party and in its Manning, Hysham, now a senator and dean of the legislature, and Republican Clyde L.

Hawks, St. Xavier. Handling the brief for them as well as for Rep. Carl M. Smith, Sen.

Herbert J. Klindt, Walter Hope and Jess T. Blan-kenship is Rex F. Hibbs, Billings lawyer and former legislator. They want the high court which is to hear the dispute Monday to declare null and void the proclamation issued by the governor that the 1972 constitution was properly ratified at the special election June 6.

In the brief, the group argues that Montana's electors were informed by the Constitutional and Woodcock were offered as possibilities by McGovern's fall campaign for the White Vancouver zoo. The animal, now five weeks old, was found abandoned in the woods near Stewart, B.C. House in the politically crucial NO BARK Jill Stainsby of Vancouver, B.C., seems to be hitting it off pretty well as she handles meal chores for Fudge, the beaver, at a wife Eleanor at her own news state of Illinois. conference. Labor leaders have been Suit Worries Nixon Campaign Party leaders had feared the opening night session would run into the daylight hours.

But the showdown votes on 3 Melicoptera WASHINGTON (AP) The ment by former Nixon cam California and Illinois were followed by a series of compromises that quickly brought the opening session to a close a Committee for the Re-election of the President is worried that paign manager John N. Mitchell, who earlier had said the hearing on a suit involving Democrats' suit was a "politi few minutes before 5 a.m EDT. In terms of the party's presi the break-in and bugging at cal stunt." Dim Qyeimig Tiro Hi The suit claimed damages on Convention delegates and by the official ballot "that, upon their failure to vote on an issue therein contained, such failure would have the effect of a negative vote." Attached to the brief was a copy of a newspaper supple dential fight, the California test tempt at Democratic headquarters here could cause "incalculable" damage to Presi grounds that the break-in inter was crucial, perhaps decisive. dent Nixon's campaign. According to an Associated fered with rights of all Democrats.

The five men allegedly were arrested inside the Demo 500-pound bombs dropped with For this reason, the com Press count, addition of the 151 SAIGON (AP) U.S. helicopters lifted South The helicopters flew from carriers in the U.S. 7th Fleet of in 20 yards of the North Viet ment entitled "The Pronosed California votes brought McGovern within about 25 votes the coast. Vietnamese troops into a com namese bunkers and they failed 1972 Constitution for the State cratic headquarters and were charged with burglary. Police also seized a quantity of elec bat assault zone north of Quang The new assault by several mittee 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. to hurt anyone inside. of Montana" which said that of a first-ballot nomination with "if you fail to vote on any item tronic bugging equipment. In the air war, the U.S.

Command said cloudy weather cut fighter-bomber strikes against you will aid in its defeat." Kenneth W. Parkinson, altor The suit was filed by Demo The supplement was dis ney lor me re-election com hundred South Vietnamese marines North of Quang Tri enlarged the government forces' ring around the northernmost provincial capital. The Marines were landed 214 miles north-northwest of the city, on the eastern side of the mittee, told the court that hear other uncommitted delegates expected to move his way. It took two votes, both decided by larger than expected margins, to settle the California credentials dispute. First, the McGovern forces overturned by a vote of 1,618.28 cratic National Chairman Lawrence F.

O'Brien after it was revealed that one of the five men arrested in the May 15 tributed in newspapers published in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Dillon, Great Falls, Hamilton, Havre, Helena, Ka- ings prior to the Nov. 7 election Tri City. The Saigon command reported that 104 North Vietnamese troops were killed and eight tanks destroyed, six of them in one battle, by U.S. 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-ton, an adviser with the paratroopers. "The guys who are there have been ordered to stay there." Associated Press correspondent Dennis Neeld reported from would "allow Mr. O'Brien and the Democratic National Com Thach Han River opposite the mittee to utilize this lawsuit as lispcll, Lewistown, Livingston, Miles City and Missoula. break-in was James W.

McCord the security coordinator for the re-election committee. to 1,238.22 the Credentials Com Quang Tn combat base. For the fifth successive day, The suit was brought by Dr. mittee's decision which had a forum from which to accuse this committee of complicity in criminal conduct throughout Tri City today, flying into a heavy barrage of fire behind enemy lines that knocked down at least three of the helicopters, the U.S. Command said.

The landings, by South Vietnamese marines, put government forces on three sides of the enemy-held provincial capital. U.S. military spokesmen said the crewmen of two CII46 medium helicopters were safe, going down inside South Vietnamese lines after being hit by antiaircraft artillery and small-arms fire. The fate of the crewmen aboard the third helicopter, a CH53, the biggest U.S. troop carrying helicopter, vas not immediately known.

I However, to hear the suit be 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.

North Vietnam said its gunners in Ha Bac Province, north been engineered by backers of William F. Cashmore, Helena, and Stanley C. Burger, Boze fore the election, the committee entrenched North Vietnamese forces managed to stall the South Vietnamese drive to re man, against the governor. Humphrey, Sen. Edmund S.

Muskie and Gov. George C. Wallace to deny McGovern They argue the constitution did capture the city lost 10 weeks not receive the approval of half all the California votes. said, could deter campaign workers and contributions, force disclosure of confidential campaign information and provide the Democrats with a reason to hold news conferences. ago.

the election campaign." He denied the committee was involved in the break-in. But he said repeated mention of the "coincidental employment" of McCord by the committee would be particularly plus one of the 237,600 persons Tank-led North Vietnamese the front that Dickenson told who received ballots. Challenge Fails Then, by an even broader him North Vietnamese troops The new constitution was ap The concern expressed to the margin of 1,689.52 to 1,162.23, the McGovern forces defeated infantrymen and South Vietnamese paratrooper and marines battled at four different points on the northeastern and southeastern outskirts of Quang proved by 116,415 persons and rejected by 113,883 voters. were well dug in in and around the Citadel, in the heart of Quang Tri City. of Hanoi, shot down a U.S.

court contrasted with a state Phantom today and the pilot Dickenson said he had seen was captured. her I "'k Mo 1 ssnEm I jt 4 ..9 1 As 5 ft 1 eras REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) where he had been waiting to were being made on the stage to the finals since 1948. I shake Fischer's hand. The world championship of chess got under way Tuesday The American took a minute to regard the board and the queen's pawn opening Spassky For Fischer, it is a question of money and personal prestige, of proving his claim that he is the best in the world. without Bobby Fischer, the American challenger.

He of Reykjavik's sports hall. The playing table was shortened, the green-and-white marble chessboard constructed for the fourth time, and the overhead lighting changed. showed up seven minutes after favors. Fischer moved his king's side knight to the king's bishop Russian titleholder Boris Spassky made the first move. It seemed another one of London oddsmakers rated the lanky American the favorite to win the 24-game, two-month competition and capture more than $180,000 of the estimated three square.

Spassky seated himself and replied with a threat to the center of the board with his these psychological ploys that 4 $300,000 at stake. But these were small details compared to the tangled negotiations and war of nerves that preceded the encounter, originally set to start July 2. Spassky, 35, drew the white chessmen and with them the first move. Fisher, 29, of queen's bishop's pawn. Fischer 4 The winner gets five-eighths pushed his king's pawn forward a square.

Fischer has three losses and 'K. of the $125,000 put up by the Icelandic Chess Federation, or $78,125, plus another $75,000 of the $120,000 provided by London investment banker James Sla two draws with Spassky in five previous games. Fischer has never beaten the Russian play chess masters often use in an attempt to unsettle their opponent. Spassky was there on the dot of 5 p.m., waited a minute, then calmly pushed his queen's pawn forward two spaces. Then seven minutes after Soassky began the game, Fischer anpeared from offstage left.

With long strides he sped to the black leather swivel chair placed behind the white side of the board. Applause which greeted Fischer's arrival arose in crescendo when Spassky moved forward from the side of the stage Brooklyn, N.Y., had the black i pieces. One game will be' played each Tuesday, Thursday! and Sunday, starting at 5 p.m. 1 p.m. EDT.

National prestige was at ing black. The match is 24 games and in ri i Mifflin. could last two months. Fischer needs 12 points to win; Spassky 12, or a draw, to retain ter to persuade Fischer to end his holdout last week. Organizers calculate Fischer and Spassky will divide at least another $55,000 from the sale of television and film rights.

Both players stayed in secul-sion. Spassky was reported nervous and upset. stake for the defending Russian. The Soviet Union subsidizes chess and has dominated Dorothy Bradley of Bozeman, are shown on the floor of the Convention Hall during the first session Monday night. (Photofax) MONTANANS IN MIAMI Three Montana delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Miami Eeach, left to right, Tom Towe of Billings, State Rep.

Robert Watt, Missoula, and State Rep. his title. A player gets one point for winning a game and a half-point for a draw. the game for decades. Fischer is the first foreigner to make it Last -minute adjustments.