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ALABAMA JOURNAL (Established 1881) Published Every Week Day By THE ADVERTISER 212 Washington Second Clasi Postage Paid At Montgomery, Alabama HAROLD MARTIN Editor and Publisher GUYTON PARKS-Ceaeral Maaaf er RAY JENKINS-Editorial Page Editor BEN R. DAVIS-Managlng Editor Full Report of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Would McGovern Mean Sure Defeat For Democrats? WASHINGTON To many of the local leaders of the Democratic Party, Sen. George McGovern's acquisition of a large number of delegates to the national convention has been accomplished in ways that do not necessarily mean, they say, voter support of considerable size in the election if he is the nominee. One spokesman, for instance, declares that Sen. McGovern is regarded as radical who is willing to cut defense expenditures by $32 billion and has proposed a welfare program which would pay a subsidy to everybody who earns less THURSDAY.

JUNE 21. 1TO The Democrats And Ma Bell JACK ANDKKSON 475,000, however, seems too far out of line. One suggestion was that the two companies were bidding on different jobs. The independent's $1.7 million bid covered the entire convention communications system, including service for the various candidates, news services, television networks and security officials. on the other hand, was quoting a price for only the share of the system that the Democratic National Committee would use.

If this explanation accounts for the vast discrepancy in bids, party officials failed to recognize it during weeks of detailed negotiations. Indeed, they professed to us that both companies were bidding on the same specifications. Were the party officials simply stupid? Or did they deliberately promote the confusion so they could deal with Whatever the answers, will provide the phone service at bargain rates. Footnote: Convention manager Dick Murphy acknowledged to us that, despite the well-publicized threat by to cut off phone service, his dealings with Southern Bell in Miami continued as usual. Southern Bell officials, he said, never gave any indication they might not do the job.

SOME Easter eggheads are trying to get the federal government to ease its ban on dangerously flammable Easter grass. The ban was ordered by the Food and Drug Administration for the 1973 season, because the green, crinkly cellophane in Easter baskets can catch fire and burn children. Most of the grassmakers went along with McGovern's Econmics: Part IV PAGE 4 Beyond The THERE'S HARDLY any denying that Gov. Wallace's forces took a beating on just about every score at the preliminary drafting of a Democratic Party Platform this week in Washington. rrn -J i.

il.l 1 1 ine uucuinem uiai was iinany approved endorses of most of George McGovern's own campaign promises including an explicit approval of school busing as a tool for desegregation and a call for immediate withdrawal from Vietnam. About the only thing the Wallace forces got out of the hearing was respectful treatment and assurance that they will be given every opportunity to present their views to the full convention at Miami in the hope of changing the platform into something more palatable to Gov. Wallace and his followers. But realistically speaking, there is no reason to believe that the full convention will not go along in all relevant particulars with the document drafted by the platform committee in Washington this week. After all, it appears that McGovern has the votes to win the nomination, very likely on the first ballot.

If he has that support for the nomination, then it stands to reason that these same delegates will be disposed to give him what he wants in the way of a platform. If this comes about, then Gov. Wallace will have been frustrated in all his goals. Not only will he have lost the nomination, but he will have failed to exert any appreciable influence on the outcome of the Democratic convention. The Wallace people were swift in their reaction to the preliminary platform.

The Governor issued a statment from his Maryland hospital room that the document was altogether unacceptable. Nader And RALPH Nader's latest investigation may prove to be the most enlightening one as far as the public goes, and if not that, certainly his most interesting one. The subject one that has done some investigating itself is the United States Congress. Nader's Raiders are converging on Capitol Hill for "probably the most comprehensive and detailed study of the Congress since its establishment," Nader says. The project, the result of a year of preliminary planning and research, will be carried out by 800 persons, composed of professors, housewives, lawyers, graduate students and journalists.

Proposals for reform, Nader Can Bobby CHAMPIONSHIP chess is a contest that calls for prodigious amounts of physical as well as mental exertion. To determine how much energy is actually expended by a chess player in a tournament game, a bio-kinetic experiment was conducted at Temple University in 1970. Pulse, heartbeat and other physiological measurements were taken on 12 volunteers during play. The surprising result: Chess is as physically taxing as a strenuous session of; boxing or football. Thus, both Bobby Fischer of the United States and Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union are keeping their bodies in fighting, trim as thev orcpare for their world' championship chess match in Reykjavik, Iceland, starting July 2.

The close-lipped Spassky has declined to reveal details of his training program, although it is known he likes to play tennis. Fischer's daily regimen includes morning calisthenics in front of his television set, followed by swimming, tennis and bowling. By the same token, professional football players find that chess sharpens their mental agility on the field. Ron Johnson and Bob Tucker, both of the New York Giants, are engaged in a marathon match that has been in progress for several years. But Harold C.

Schonberg argues in Harper's that cheis brings greater rewards: "It is an affirmation of personality. The game requires imagination and creativity the ability to see, or sense, possibilities hidden to less refined minds." DESPITE the need for brawn as well as brain, chess is regarded with Indifference, at best, by most Americans. The game Is thought of as boring and strictly for the cerebral elite. As a result, the United States ranks about as poorly in world chess circles as it does In international Ping Pong competition. The Soviet Union has around MONTGOMERY, a Convention His campaign manager here in Montgomery called it "a suicide note" which would drag the party down "to its worst defeat in history." Lt.

Gov. Jere Beasley hinted that McGovern would have no chance at all unless he compromised to the extent of putting Wallace on his ticket which of course is pure political fantasy. And to cap it off, word filtered up from the Democratic local officeholders of Alabama that the pressure is on for a special session of the Legislature with the hope of formally isolating McGovern from the state party. Such is the measure of the desperation of state and local officers who, quite plausibly, fear a repeat of the 1964 elections when straight-ticket voting for Goldwater swept many entrenched Democrats from office, including five Congressmen. And where does all this leave Wallace, the humiliating prospect of a complete rebuff by a McGovern-controlled Democratic convention? Obviously, not in the Democratic Party.

That leaves only two options. He can withdraw completely in favor of President Nixon, as he did in favor of Goldwater in 1964. Or he can run again as a third-party candidate. Probably the decision will, finally rest upon the physical capacity to carry the campaign on through to November. Lt.

Gov. Beasley, for one, believes the governor will be "in physical condition" to run and predicts he will do so. All the events continue to lead inexorably toward another third party campaign which, all things considered, is bad news for Mr. Nixon. Congress says, will come later and will be presented in "excruciating detail." Nader's plans have already brought complaints from some members of Congress.

Rep. Chet Holifield of California said the study would be an "amateurish job" and was "an obvious attempt do a hatchet job on people he (Nader) disagrees with." We predict Mr. Holifield won't be the only one that's hollering before Nader gets through. "We want to get information about the incumbents to the public as soon as possible," Nader said. Hopefully for the incumbents, the information will come after the November elections.

Beat Boris? EDITORIAL KESEAKCH REPORTS four million chess players who compete in tournaments, the United States only about' 25.000. Still, unofficial world champion of chess' in the mid-19th century was Paul Morphy of New Orleans. Since organized international competition began in 1948, the Russians have had a monopoly on the title. Not only that, all challengers in the final rounds have been Russians, too. Now, Fischer Is given a slightly better than even chance of dethroning Spassky.

But skeptics point out that Spassky has beaten Fischer in all five of their previous meetings. THE TWO finalists already have jousted over a site for their showdown match. Fischer wanted Belgrade, while Spassky favored Reykjavik. A compromise under which games would be played in both cities finally fell through. The entire match, consisting of a maximum of 24 games, will take olace in the Icelandic capital.

As challenger, 1 ch must amass 12' points to win, while Spassky needs only 12 to defend his title. Iceland may seem an odd choice for a championship sporting event of any kind. But as chess columnist Harry Golombek of The Tlmci of London pointed out, "There is long tradition of the popularity of chess In that country, going right back almost to the beginning of the game In Europe." The oldest known European set of chessmen, now on display in the British Museum, is believed to have been made in Iceland In the 12th century. DAVID LAWRENCE than $12,000 a year. The citizens of lower incomes would benefit, while those in upper-income categories as well as the businesses of the country would bear thj burden.

Subjects like these, when they finally are understood at the voter levels, produce a variety of reactions unless the candidate is able to explain that no inequities would be imposed. On the question of forced busing to achieve "racial balance" in the schools, Sen. McGovern has expressed himself as being in favor of it. This suggests that he will have opposition in the southern states and even in some of the northern states, like Michigan. Gov.

George Wallace got a heavy vote on the busing issue in primaries in different states and has shown strength wherever the subject has been a controversy. UNION chiefs are said to be uncertain about where to place their support. Many of the local leaders feel that a good number of the delegates to the convention were obtained by college students who functioned as volunteers for Sen. McGovern It is pointed out that the success of the South Dakota Senator was largely due to door-to-door and telephone canvassing by 50,000 to 100,000 young people who worked in his behalf in different parts of the country. Lots of regular Democrats are reported as being unhappy with the way the delegates were lined up and chosen in the party's state and local conventions.

The chances are that after the national convention is held and the campaign begins, the citizens will be influenced in November against radicalism and in support of what has been called the center position something that Sen. Hubert Humphrey sought to attain in the preconvention campaign. There is evidence that some of the local leaders are not satisfied with the way the delegates have been chosen and particularly the manner in which the issues have been publicized as being the prospective policies of Sen. McGovern if he is elected. Already there are reports of dissension and signs of divisiveness within the party.

The Democratic Party for years has recognized local leaders in the naming of delegates, selecting those from each state who were acknowledged to be representative of the party. The introduction of new persons who have not had any part in the management of party affairs is, therefore, causing much concern. The McGovern delegates have been elected in the primary states where less than 50 percent and sometimes as little as 10 per cent of the registered Democrats turned up to vote in the elections. The South Dakota Senator has won 10 out of 23 presidential primaries, with his totals ranging from 30 per cent in Wisconsin to 52 per cent in Massachusetts. He demonstrated no popular appeal in Florida, where he got only 6 per cent of the Democratic vote, and this condition is said to prevail with regard to the McGovern candidacy in most of the southern states.

In the north, his appeal seems to lie with young people, the academic community and suburban "liberals," rather than with the traditional voting groups of the Democratic Party blue-collar workers, Negroes, and the ethnic minorities. IT REMAINS to be seen whether Mr. McGovern can improve his position with all elements of the party if he should become the Democratic nominee. In any event, many of the local Democratic officeholders are said to be unhappy about the whole situation and may not work for the party's presidential candidate as they have in previous elections. This could prove to be a big advantage to the opposing party.

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is. ft WASHINGTON It looks as if the Democrats are now as cozy with as the Republicans are with ITT. Tucked away in the Democratic National Committee's files is evidence of some strange dealings over the telephone service at the upcoming Miami convention. The scenario began last December when threatened to cut off the phone service at the Democratic convention unless the party paid its back debts to the company. Seeing an opportunity, an independent phone company affiliated with ITT made a determined bid for the job.

The company, General Communications Electronics of Nashville, offered to provide communications for the convention for $1.7 million. meanwhile, moved to repair their relations with the Democrats. The company agreed to provide phone service, despite the back debts, if the Democrats would merely keep their 1972 phone bills paid. Then, suddenly, came up with an astonishing offer to furnish the communications at the Democratic convention for about $75,000. The independent company, which had based its bid on an exhaustive appraisal, protested that $75,000 couldn't possibly cover all the costs.

THE NATIONAL committee's files contain a number of sharply worded letters, which were exchanged between the company's lawyers and party officials. The lawyers suggested that offer could only be considered an outright gift to the party and, therefore, was forbidden by law. When we started asking questions, the Democrats Insisted it was the independent company, not which was out of line. The difference between $1.7 million Canadian Lynx Heads South THE CANADIAN lynx is invading. Minnesota again.

In the last two months, the large, catlike animal has been spotted in many parts of the state. A Minneapolis suburbanite found one in the back yard stalking his domestic ducks. A similar invasion occurred 10 years ago. Then more than 300 were killed by bounty hunters. State laws do not protect the animals.

L. David Mech of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in Minneapolis NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY speculates that a shortage of snowshoe hares may have driven the lynxes south. When snowshoe rabbits are abundant, the cats prosper. But periodically the rabbits die in large numbers. Deprived of their main food source, many lynx face starvation until their prey again becomes plentiful.

Wildlife Service officials have attached a radio collar to one lynx and will trace its wanderings In hopes of shedding more light on the sudden influx. A true foreast animal, Lynx Canadensis rarely leaves the deep woods for the scrubby cover that is acceptable to its smaller relative, the bobcat. Destruction of the lynx's natural habitat and trapping have all but eliminated it in the eastern part of the United States. One was shot in New York's Adirondack Mountains in 1951, the first in many years. Stiff black tufts of hair rising from sharp-pointed ears like feathers in a war bonnet set the lynx apart from other big cats.

Hard yellow eyes look out of grayish cheeks above an imposing ruff. They give the animal a severe expression, because they are set close together and often are squinting and intent. Lynxes usually weigh 20 to 25 pounds, although a real heavy-weight can exceed 40 pounds. They stand about two feet tall at the shoulder. ONE TO five kittens are born in the spring, eyes open.

In two hours they can stand, and soon after stagger about the den a hollow log or rock hollow. At three months old, they are ready to follow their mother on hunting forays. Few other animals move more stealthily than the lynx. Snowshoe pads enable it to bound through the snow with ease. Hunting at night, the cats sometimes supplement their rabbit diet with foxes, young caribou, or small deer.

Unlike most cats, the lynx easily adapts to water and seems to swim as well as a dog. One of the animals once was seen paddling across the arm of a lake two miles wide. A courting lynx yowls with hair-raising volume. Noted a Canadian trapper: "When two lynxes get together, their duets would make house cats on a backyard fence green with envy." the ban. But Erwin Weder, owner of Highland Manufacturing and Sales, heard about it too late.

To his horror, he found he was stuck with a $250,000 inventory, all packaged and ready to sell. Since the grass has absolutely no use except to cushion Easter eggs, Weder faced a financial crisis. In desperation, he took his problem to Rep. Phil Crane, R-Ill. The able and articulate Crane, demonstrating a certain callousness for the safety of little children, showed more concern about all those colorful cellophane shreds on Weder's hands.

Crane mobilized a save-the-cellophane. lobby which, at one time or another, included such congressional stalwarts as dashing Barry Goldwater, big, bushy Tip O'Neill, natty Ken Gray, Bob Michel, and two Oklahoma eggheads, Tom Steed and John Camp. They trekked down to the FDA for meetings with officials, fired off letters and flooded the FDA switchboard with calls against the Easter grass ban. They even summoned FDA Commissioner Charles Edwards to a private meeting in O'Neill's Majority Whip Office. The FDA memos began to fly.

One urgent internal message tells how Weder turned up with "his supporters" from Capitol Hill to put on the pressure but added bravely: "No delay in enforcement could be anticipated." Crane even made a House speech quoting Justice Brandeis in support of his crusade to save the flammable Easter grass. But Sen. Joe Montoya, was unimpressed. He wrote FDA Commissioner Edwards a letter, warning that the sale of surplus Easter grass "would place a number of small children in danger." At this point, Tip O'Neill rallied and derided to put the children ahead of the Easter grass. It now looks, therefore, as if Weder is going to be stuck with a lot of shredded cellophane.

SYLVIA PORTER the full corporate tax rate.) More research and development funds would be channeled to you not only to help you prosper but also because McGovern believes you should be encouraged to produce your share of important new ideas and innovations. In McGovern's words: "The cyclotron, the Xerox process, Polaroid, automatic transmissions, oxygen steelmaklng, modern steel hot rolling techniques, titanium, the jet engine, the helicopter these are a few of the major inventions which have been produced in small laboratories in this makes sense for the government to come down hard on the side of smaller enterprise." And finally, as a businessman large or small major financial aid from Washington should you be seriously hurt by conversion to peacetime production or the expenses of meeting environmental standards. As I've stressed in previous columns, McGovern would pour billions directly into the business stream to help create jobs in civilian areas. He would give contract programs to private industry just as the government gives contracts for military production now to private industry. He is leaning toward special tax credits to help industry reach social goals (environmental standards) even as he is opposed to tax credits to help industry in general build new plants.

In sum, it's a mixed bag for business and investors big and small. It could be good news and it could be bad, depending on who and what you are. Ending Torture In The Christian Science Monitor Modern society will not tolerate the use of torture on prisoners. Wherever cases of torture are exposed, a public outcry can compel reform. For this to happen, of course, the country involved must have free or relatively free news media.

Brutal methods thrive when they go undetected, hence where the. press is censored or controlled. One of the most pitiful Instances of torture in recent times has come from Argentine, where a young woman school teacher, Norma Morello, was held secretly by the Army for one month and subjected to vicious and degrading treatment. She was arrested because she belonged to a Roman Catholic lay organization suspected of helping left-wing guerillas. Her case was brought to light by a bishop who spoke of it In his Eaiter pastoral letter, and It was headlined In the American press.

Now Argentine President Lanuste has promised to do everything possible to prevent torture In the future, and the Argentine Army hat issued Instructions both to military units and police security forces that maltreatment and torture of political prisoners must stop. 1 IF SEN. George McGovern were to become President of the U.S. and if he then could put into effect policies which he has publicly favored, what might it mean to YOU? You, as a big businessman? Or a small businessman? Or an investor? Answer: A period of disquieting uncertainty about what is in prospect for you, that seems sure. Higher taxes on your earnings and capital gains.

But, should-conversion from war to peace undercut your business, direct and possibly vitally important help. In this report, I need not repeat in detail my three basic points except to underline the extent to which the Senator from South Dakota is now trying to reassure you that he has no anti-business bias. "I understand," says he, "that the strength of the American economy is due mainly to' the dynamic growth of the private sector led by corporations and. other businesses. It is sound public policy to create the conditions for business to function effectively." Reassuring words indeed but stripped of the bafflegab, what might some of his programs mean to YOU? As a businessman, a return of your taxes to the high levels of 1960, although he insists this does not mean a rise in the corporate tax rate from today's 48 per cent to 1960's 52 per cent.

Instead, he is asking for the elimination of "the special loopholes that have been opened since" 1960. Among the "tax minimizing devices" accelerated depreciation schedules and investment tax credits. As a businessman prospering because of price increases and wage limitations, an excess profits tax on the giant part of your "excessive" benefits. Although McGovern has also backtracked somewhat on this proposal, his initial reaction to the imposition of price-wage controls was a call for an excess profits tax at the Korean war rate of 82 per cent on year-to-year increase in earnings of big companies. As a businessman deeply interested in building up your company through mergers, a much stlffer enforcement of the anti-trust laws to make sure you don't interfere with competition.

You'd almost certainly find it much tougher to get approval for mergers. As an executive earning a fat salary, the abolition of the new tax break given to you by the 1969 tax reform law the 50 per cent maximum tax on your earned income. This repel is in the tax reform bill introduced into the Senate which McGovern is co-sponsoring. As an investor, a tightenlng-up on capital gains treatment all along the line. For instance, the Senate bill which McGovern Is co-sponsoring would increase the holding period for long-term capital gain treatment from six months to one year.

It would eliminate the tax break for capital gains under $50,000 in any one year. It would repeal the tax break involved In the $100 dividend exclusion. As a small businessman, special help. You, for instance, would be exempt from any excess profits tax imposed. (You would be deemed "small" if you do not now pay I.