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16 PIQUA DAILY CALL Tuesday, July 11, 1972 Ohio Steers Helped 'Sell 1 $750 Million Grain Deal With Russia COLUMBUS, Olio (AP)-An official in the state's Department of Agriculture credits some healthy Ohio steers with doing as much to encourage 1 the recent U.S. agreement to sell surplus grain to Russia as President Nixon's May summit conference at the Kremlin. "The Soviet minister of agriculture made a tour of Midwestern farm areas to look at our grain and cattle," said Deputy Director M. David Urmston. "I think it was on the Cyrus Eaton ranch near Cleveland.

The Russian couldn't speak English, but he knew his grain and his cattle and he liked what he saw." "This was probably the beginning of the negotiations," he said of the almost finalized $750 million deal. And Urmston said Ohio, already growing more corn, wheat and soybeans than it feeds its people and cattle, will be making sizeable con- tributions to the national grain surplus to be sold to the Russians over the next three years. The Russian purchases will be mainly of feed grains for it'! herds. But Ohio's involvement in the U.S.- Russia pact extends beyond the state's surplus grain contribution. Not only does Ohio have the production, says Urmston, but "we have the storage capacity and the snipping and handling facilities at two ports--Huron and Toledo, the largest of the Great Lakes ports." "Ohio's two big ports make it a direct route through the Great Lakes to the St.

Lawrence Seaway and overseas points. Toledo has tremendous terminal facilities. It's much cheaper than handling the grain by rail to sea points for freighter loading. "Agriculture is Ohio's biggest business," Urmston said, "and the state stands to gain a big share in the Russia deal." But the state's promotion of its biggest industry doesn't stop with the Russian agreement. "There are a lot of behind the scenes negotiations to get the people overseas to come and look at our products--not only grain, but ineat, poultry and eggs," he said.

The most recent trip was made by a group from Japan, the nation's leading customer in farm sales, who came to examine a poultry plant at Lancaster. "Harry Goldstein, our man in charge of meat and poultry inspections, took them through the plant at the agriculture department's invitation. Then, there was a tour of a ballast egg plant in Zanesville. We encourage these visits, promote them with the help of industry and federal agencies," Urmston said. Fisher Favored Over Spassky In World Chess Championship REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) American challenger Bobby Fischer and Russian defender Boris Spassky finally begin play this afternoon in the richest and most publicize world chess championship of all time unle ss some 1 new snag develops.

Last-minute adjustments were being made on the stage of Reykjavik's seat sports hall. The playing table was shortened, the green-and-wnite marble chessboard constructed for the fourth time, and the overhead lighting changed. 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 Brooklyn, N.Y., had the black pieces.

One game will be played each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, starting at 5 p.m. 1 p.m. EOT. National prestige was at stake for the defending Russian. The Soviet Union subsidizes chess and has dominated the game for decades.

Fischer is the first foreigner to make it to the finals since 1948. For Fischer, it is a question of money and personal prestige, of proving his claim that he is the best in the world. 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 $300,000 at stake. The winner gets five-eighths 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 Slater 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 seculsion. Spassky was reported nervous and upset. Fischer, who favors sleeping in the daytime, was last seen at 1 a.m., Monday, when he visited the sports hall. He demanded that the mahogany playing table be shortened and that the overhead lights be changed. The challenger also agreed with the Russian's complaints that the squares on the chessboard were too large in relation to the size of the pieces.

Congressman Set To Testify Today Against Former Aide WASHINGTON (AP) Texas millionaire Congressman Jim Collins was to testify today at the kickback trial of a former aide, a day after the court was told that Collins himself authorized the kickbacks. Collins, who has not been charged, had been scheduled to testify Monday in the trial of George A. Haag in U.S. District Court here, but his appearance was delayed. Haag, 33, former chief Washington aide to Collins, is accused of taking more than $13,000 in kickbacks through falsification of House payroll forms and mail fraud.

He also is charged with obstructing justice by inducing fellow employes to lie to the FBI and to a federal grand jury investigating the kickback scheme. Defense attorney Leslie Scherr charged in court Monday that Collins was behind the scheme, which allegedly was arranged to award bonuses to four employes, including Haag, who helped in the congressman's 1968 re-election campaign. Scheer acknowledged that Haag issued the direct orders for the kickbacks, although he contended that Colins made the decision. He said Collins might not have known it was illegal. "The congressman organized the coverup, as I call it," Scherr said in his opening argument.

"He had Haag come to his office and sign a statement that he had never received (the) money from the congressman." A former Collins secretary, Mrs. Mary Sue Scott, said in testimony Monday that Collins "had a weak personality," that Haag "could con anyone" and that Haag ran the office even to the point of telling Collins how to vote on the House floor. In a deposition read to the court, she said she personally kicked back $600 from her federal paycheck to Collins to repay travel expenses in 1968. She said Collins later asked her to sign a statement that she had not done so, but she refused. She said Collins told her and another employe, Mrs.

Linda Stephenson, that he would send them to Dallas to work on his 1968 campaign and they would repay the travel expenses from inflated House paychecks he would give them for October. Mrs. Scott said her October check was for about $1,200, compared to her usual $452 a month. She said she was supposed to give the $600 to Haag but couldn't find him, and the congressman reluctantly agreed to take the money himself. Mrs.

Stephenson testified she was paid $1,425 in October, rather than her usual $340 to $350 a month, and was told by Haag to repay $581 of it in a check made out to Haag. Young McGovern Fans Complete Winfield Guest 22-Day, Bike Trip MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) It was a long way from Avon, S.D., to Miami Beach for South Dakota Sen. George McGovern, now the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. But it may have seemed even further to the group of young people who arrived in Miami Beach Monday after a bicycle trip from McGovern's tiny rural birthplace.

The band of sunburned and weary bikers pedaled up to the front of McGovern's headquarters 22 days after leaving Avon. "I think it was successful. We got a lot of attention and I think we involved a lot of people in the McGovern campaign," said 17-y ear-old Shari Tarver of Vermillion, S.D., one of the riders. "This was our own individual way of campaigning for McGovern, and I think it was helpful," she said. Miss Tarver is the daughter of the Rev.

and Mrs. Russell Tarver of Vermillion and will enter the University of South Dakota this fall. She said the number of riders on the journey varied as the group made its way from Avon, in southeastern South Dakota, through Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. "I'd say we had between 10 and 15 people throughout the whole trip," she said. "We had between two and eight bikes, and we'd take turns riding the bikes and resting in the trucks.

I really didn't do as much riding as a lot of others in the group did." She said two small vans carrying food and water followed the riders as they pedaled south. At night, the group stayed in the homes of McGovern supporters in towns along the route. Fred Karlin, 20, of Reno, who organized the bicycle trip, said he felt it had been a success. Karlin said he had used his savings of about $2,500 to purchase the vans and supplies and get the trip started. He said he expected some of the cost to be absorbed by McGovern's campaign.

Disabled Vets Eligible For More Auto Aid Veterans disabled from military service may find it cheaper to buy a specially equipped new car this year than it was two years ago Lucius M. Merritt, Director of the regional office advises. Menitt explained that those who purchased a car with special adaptive devices since January 1,1971, may find they have money coming from the Veterans Administration. This reminder was issued by the Veterans Administration to call attention to new VA authority contained in Public Law 91-666. The 1971 law raised the amount of the VA grant for purchase of a car to $2,800, and for the first time gave VA authority to pay for replacing and maintaining adaptive equipment on automobiles previously acquired by disabled veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict.

To be eligible a veteran must have suffered the loss, or loss of use, of one or both hands or feet or both eyes in the service.Such items as power automatic shift, hand dimmer switch and hand controls are among provisions of the law. Veterans should contact their nearest VA office or a veterans service organization representative to expedite payment of their claims under this provision. If you fail to receive your copy of UH! Piqua Daily Call, Phone 7732721 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At Covington Kiwanis Meeting COVINGTON-Dur Winfield, Piqua Kiwanian, was guest of the Covington Club at last week's meeting. July birthdays of Kenneth Reiser, Robert Beaver, Tom McFadden, and John Wilson were celebrated. It was announced that the Club will take a bus trip to Cincinnati on Tuesday, August 8 to watch the Reds play the Los Angeles Dodgers. Harold Weikert is in charge of all arrangements. Kiwanians are to contact him if they want to go or if they are bringing a guest.

The program was conducted by IJoyd Reck, secretary, who gave a talk on one of the highlights of the Kiwanis Internation Convention held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 18-22. He gave excerpts from a talk given by Art Linkletter on the subject of drug abuse. Linkletters talk lasted an hour and a half. Linkletter said he felt that it isn't really a drug problem, rather it is a people problem. He felt tl: is due to the bewildering complexities of our life, and people wanting to escape.

In Linkletters talks he tried to reach as many of the young people as possible. He said one must realize the pitfalls of "trying to escape the pains of you work through "the pains of life" instead of trying to escape them, it. makes the "highs of life" much more enjoyable. He believed that religious faith has a lot to do with raising children and how they are raised. This week's program will be given by John Miller, who will continue the talk on convention activities.

At the monthly board meeting it was decided that the kiwanis club will again sponsor trophies for the winners of the summer Reading Club at the library. WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE DELEGATES--Mini-skirted usherettes are helping delegates to the Concrete 'Beefs Up' Sagging Skyscraper COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio's new skyscraper office building in downtown Columbus has retained its "architectural integrity" and its list of occupants is virtually completed, the executive director of the Ohio Building Authority says. George F. Busche commented Monday on reports of construction difficulties that might have caused irreparable sagging floors. He said there was a small problem that was corrected by the pouring of additional concrete "but the building maintained its architectural integrity." The 41-story structure on Broad Street across from the Statehouse is expected to be completed in January of 1974 at a cost of about $55 million.

Busche said the State Office Building Committee, working with the Department of Public Works both in the current and previous state administrations, have virtually finned up the building's list of tenants. They are to include the Supreme Court of Ohio, treasurer's office, auditor's office, two floors of data processing equipment. Finance Department, secretary of state, attorney general, Taxation Department, Development, Public Works, Welfare, Board of Regents, Health Department, and various state licensing and renewal boards, Busche said. 2 Unions Must Reimburse City For Strike CINCINNATI (AP) The 1st Ohio District Court of Appeals has upheld contempt of court convictions against two unions which represented a total of nonuniformed city workers during a 1970 strike. District 51 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes; and Local 20 of the International Union of Operating Engineers appealed the convictions and a $37,000 fine against each.

In issuing its decision Monday, the court ruled that an intervention motion by attorney Jerome Goldman was valid. On behalf of taxpayers, Goldman asked that the unions be ordered to reimburse the city for damages the public suffered during the strike because of city services lost. The strike lasted from Jan. 3 to Feb. 9 and each union was fined $1,000 a day.

The workers went on strike despite a permanent restraining order. As part of the agreement ending the walkout, the city agreed to dismiss the suit which led to the court order, but then Goldman filed to intervene. Tot Drowns In Pool CINCINNATI (AP) An Indianapolis, boy, who had been staying with his grandmother here, drowned Monday night in an above ground swimming pool. The body of Ronald Elliott, 4, was found in the pool by a little girl. The pool is located in the backyard of a residence near where his grandmother's house is.

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and Mrs. Roger D. Baker of 138 W. Broadway announce the birth of a son, Shawn Douglas, bom Friday, June 30, 6:05 pjn. at Dettmer Hospital, weighing seven pounds fifteen ounces.

He was welcomed home by a sister, Tanja. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Baker of Piqua and Mrs. Dan Kimmel of Covington. Policeman Shot CLEVELAND. Ohio (AP) Robert Baughman, 34, an off-duty Cleveland policeman, was wounded in the left side of the face Monday during a $1,625 holdup by two men at a Parkview Federal Savins and Loan Co. officer here.

Baughman was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Ohio Weather COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Here is the Ohio weather summary from the National Weather Service: A high pressure area located over the lower Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley will build over the Buckeye State today. The system will allow a chance of thundershowers and will push the mercury into the 90s. Skies will be clear tonight. Lows will dip to the upper 60s and lower 70s.

Highs on Wednesday will reach the low 90s in moat parts of the state. pictured as they sat down to receive final instructions. (AP Wirephoto) Air Crash Victims Finally Located BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. (AP) The wreckage of a single-engine plane which crashed near here over a week ago and the bodies of the victims were found by several local residents on a Harrison County farm Monday.

The victims of the crash were identified as Pvt. RobertF. Vincent 25, his wife Marilyn, 22, and their infant child, all of Junction City, Kan. Civil Air Patrol authorities had been combing northern West Virginia for eight days, searching for the downed aircraft. The plane refueled in Columbus, Ohio, July 1 and was apparently en route from Junction City to Fort Meade, Md.

No flight plan had been filed. The plane crashed into a tree on a rural hilltop and burst into flames, authorities said. A federal Aviation Administration investigation was pending. Electrocuted COLUMBIA STATION, Ohio (AP) Michael Martin, 28, and Marvin Rader, 33, Berea teachers working as summer painters, were electrocuted Monday when their aluminum ladder came in contact with a high voltage line. The Lorain County sheriff's office said the men were painting a church at the time of the accident.

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