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12-A THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, JuW 8, 1972 Hue is Expected Major Attack bent on retaking the provincial capital. On another front far to the south, President Nguyen Van Thieu flew into An Loc and declared the battle for the long-beleaguered town a victory for the South Vietnamese. But eyen as he prayed before a -statue of the Virgin Mary, 1 enemy shells crashed into the ruined provincial capital 60 miles north of Saigon. An Loc now is securely' under government control, but Highway 13 to the south remains blocked. Allied officers say the siege cannot re.

garded as lifted until the high-' way is open. for a major attack on Hue itself. Hue has been considered a major objective of the enemy offensive since the North Vietnam eswept across the demilitarized zbni more than three months ago. Moreover, there are indica tions of 4' sizablevehemyT buildup in the A Shau Valley staging area 30 miles td the southwest. And the North Vietnamese 304th and divisions are reported to have moved west of Quang Tri, rather than fight for it.

Allied officials say this could mean the Communist command is trying to outflank the South Vietnamese task force the source said, has been to make tine units in the field seek out and destroy the enemy rather than race for Quang Tri, leaving enemy strongholds behind them. Since the kickoff of the big government push into Quang Tri province June 28, intelligence officers have kept a close watch on the western front, a defense line protecting Hue from enemy troops dug ino the mounains just to he west. There was concern that the North Vietnamese might try. to outflank the- government troops moving north into Quang Tri and circle around i fCJUx sir 5sL 'HsT -sr. i World Leaders Pope, Other Death Atlieriasfo Mourn ras Associated Press Photo PRESIDENT NGUYEN VAN THIEU IS ALL SMILES ON VISIT TO AN LOC FRIDAY South Vietnamese Chief Is Flanked By Gen.

Le Van Hung (L) and Col Tran Van Nhut SAIGON (AP)-South Vietnamese troops battled for Quang Tri on Friday but fears rose that they might be outflanked by enemy attacks toward Hue, the old imperial capital 32 miles tothesouth-east. The North Vietnamese seized Checkmate, an outpost 12 miles southwest of Hue, and pounded nearby Fire Base Bastogne with 400 rounds ot artillery fire. One source said this could be construed "as the beginning of a major offensive against Hue." The Saigon command an- nounced that its forces had seized most of the wrecked city of Quang Tri, but field reports and informed military sources in the North denied this. Lt. Col.

Do Viet, a top spokesman for the South Vietnamese command, claimed at a press briefing in Saigon that a paratrooper task force spearheaded by tanks had forged into the heartjof Quang Tri and seized control of two-thirds of the northernmost provincial capital. Associated Press correspondent Dennis Neeld reported from the front, however, that the paratroopers and supporting armor were still battling entrenched enemy forces on the southern edge of the city. A "senior military source said after Viet's announcement that no government units of significant size were inside the city. He left open the possibility that reconnais- sance teams might be there scouting the area or calling in air strikes on enemy positions Reporting the activities of such teams is not permitted. "We hope Quang Tri will fall almost momentarily," the source said.

But he added that lead elements of the airborne and marine task force closing on the city were advancing slowly and meeting tough resistance. One of the biggest problems, CHESS MATCH TUESDAY said, Athenagoras took a sudden' turn for the worst and he died at 2:25 a.m. Athenagoras had been patriarch since 1948. In a message from the Vatican, Pope: Paul expressed "deep emotion" over the death of the man who worked i ii Soviets End Forfeit Call ISTANBUL, Turkey (UPI) Messages of condolences from Pope Paul VI and other world leaders poured into the Greek Orthodox Church headquarters in Istanbul Friday following the death of 86-year-old Patriarch Atnenagoras Even as 1 he was being mourned, Greek Orthodox sources said Atnenagoras' death left his 150-mill ion strong church confronted with delicate religious and political problems. Athenagoras had sought for years to heal schisms among Christians and to bring together the traditionally hostile Greeks and Turks.

The white-bearded 6-foot 4-inch tall Athenagoras, who was once a naturalized U.S. citizen, died early Friday in the Balikli Greek hospital here. He was hospitalized last week after fracturing his right leg in a fall down a flight of stairs in a monastery on Princes' Island. The patriarch's condition was reported "satisfactory" mm iuiu iv well uaiuig uic 900-year-long rift between the churches of Rome and the East. The' pontiff said he thanked God for the meetings they starting with their 1964 "kiss of peace" in Jerusalem which signaled the start of a new era in Christian unity efforts.

Problems posed by Athena-, goras' death posed delicate problems, both in the ecumen-. cal field as well as in Greek Turkish relations. A number of a including the Church of Greece, sharply opposed Athenagoras' policy of friendship with the Roman Catholic church and the issue is likely to weigh heavily in the choice of his successor. facilities together. They tested chairs, the board and the chess pieces Thurs-.

day night, but Schmid said there would have to be a formal inspection: 1 "There are always minor problems when Fischer is Cramer said. "But the arrangements are so outstanding here that I don't think there will be any serious problems." Cramer, a retired lighting engineer, said the lighting in the hall was perfect from an engineering point of view, "but Bobby said it was too dimmed last night." There was talk of Fischer flying in his own chair from New York unless he finds a suitable one here. Schmid has four or five different chess sets from which to pick the match set. The organizers have also treated the marble playing board with acid to take away the glare on the surface. Fischer moved Thursday from his house in Reykjavik where he had been staying behind drawn curtains since he arrived last Tuesday and installed himself in the presidential suite at the Loftleidir Hotel, the biggest and 3 plushest in town.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) -Boris Spassky gave up his demand that Bobby Fischer forfeit the first game of their world championship chess match in return for Fischer's agreement to postpone the game until Tuesday, U.S. chess sources said Friday. The compromise was worked out in a backstage room of Reykjavik's main sports hall Thursday night a few minutes before the American challenger and the world champion from Russia appeared on stage to draw lots for the first move, the sources said. The 24-game, $250,000 match originally was scheduled to begin last Sunday, but was delayed by Fischer's failure to show up and the Russian's demands that he be punished. "One of our conditions to play the match at all was that the Russians give up their demand for the first match point," said Fred Cramer, a vice president of the U.S.

Chess Federation. Cramer said minor obstacles might still crop up before the first game, "but nothing serious enough to endanger the start of the match. "Babby would have liked to start play on Sunday, but we agreed to another postponement," he said. "The Russians apparently felt we had done it once to them and now they wanted to do it to us." He was referring to an International Chess Federation (FIDE) sion to postpone the match Ju'iy 2 when Fischer did not show in time for the opening game. The Russian Chess Federation said the postponement violated FIDE's own rules.

Spassky won the draw Thursday night and will play the white pieces, which means he will make the very first move of the match. Fischer will play black. The two opponents appeared relaxed and in a good mood when they met in the hall for the first time since they arrived here. Spassky even wished Fischer good luck when they shook hands. They may meet again once before Tuesday.

Lothar the FIDE judge, would like both to inspect the MAY BE SUCCESSOR Metropolitan Meliton on Thursday and his physician told newsmen he planned to have him taken to Vienna for bone surgery. But during the night, a hospital spokesman 1EWA1D for information leading to conviction of person(s) unlawfully sabotaging property of Georgia Power Company. lllti nidcDir Registered Trademark Eastman Kodak Aim FRI. 9-9 SAT. 9-6 SUN.

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