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Daily News from New York, New York • 29

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vf-jDAlLY $m) JfR DAYjt JUL 14, 972 2C Fir Stearics! sri "Wa QUqd I5y United Press International Two heavily armed men who hijacked a jetliner over New York City Wednesday night released three hostage stewardesses from the stranded plane yesterday at a Texas commuter airstrip and surrendered to the FBI. The National Airlines plane had been surrounded by FIJI snipers and sheriff's deputies with high-powered rifles. Authorities had said earlier that the jet plane could not possibly take off from the airport at Freeport, since it pot four flat tires when it landed and because the airport miles south of Houston was too small. Jin -'1 ft jSl' 1 Ju another hijacking', a gray-haired Oklahoma man calmly surrendered early yesterday to a stewardess aboard an American Airlines jet over Oklahoma City after holding' seven crew members hostage and collecting a $200,000 ransom. Auk Another Plane The Freeport hijackers, two Mack men who referred to each other as "Number One" and "Number Two," had earlier ignored pleas to surrender, but said tliey would, leave behind the ransom paid by National if authorities met their new demands for another, smaller plane mid a pilot dressed only a bathing suit so he could not conceal weapon.

Authorities negotiated with the men over bullhorns a. the snipers stood on botii sides of the smhll runway. A steady ram was falling. Alter the plane landed, three other crew members who had been held hoste made it to freedom, two of them injured. A stewardess was released to take the air pirates' latent demands to the FBI.

The flight engineer, shot and wounded during an escape attempt, was allow to be taken away on a stretcher, and the copilot leaped out a door after being pistol-whipped hy the hi- UPI Telephotos Joanne Hebert and Alan Sommers, who were pass engers aboard National Airlines jet, tell of hijack-' ing after their release in Philadelphia. Reykjavik, Iceland, July ia (UPI) U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer forfeited the second game of the $300,000 world championship chess match to Boris Spassky of Russia today. Aides said the temperamental challenger stayed in bed to protest the pres convince the challenger to return to the first game. The incident occurred when Fischer interrupted his play in the game for 35 minutes to protest the presence of the cameras.

He later returned, but conceded the game to fepassky on the 56th move when he saw he had no way to prevent the Russian from turning his remaining pawn into a queen, the most powerful piece on trie cness board. The third game of the match. which could go 24 games, is scheduled for Sunday. Ms Scorn Nixon's Peace Plan By BIJKNARD VALERY Staff Correspondent of The News Paris, July 13 (Special) The Communist delegation to the resumed Paris peace talks today rejected President Nixon's latest Vietnamese peace plan as an "unreason the contest hall pieces, failed to show up within the allotted hour to make the first move of the second game. The announcement drew applause from Icelanders in the hall.

Fischer said after his defeat in the opening game yesterday that he would not play unless all television cameras were removed from the hall. Representatives of Chester Fox the firm that bought exclusive television and picture rights to the match, said they offered to compromise with Fischer's demands by removing one of their closed television cameras and relocating the others so they would not disturb the challenger. Spassky is Not Moved Spassky arrived about two minutes before the scheduled start of the second 'game. He and Schmid walked slowly around the stage waiting for the challenger. The audience sat silently in the hall watching; the empty black swivel chair that Fischer had flown in from New York for the match.

The Russian appeared calm and relaxed. Schmid and Fischer were engaged in a dispute of their own. The judge demanded an apology from Fischer for calling him a liar yesterday when he tried to HOW CITIES PARED YESTERDAY Temperatures inches a.m. High Law af Rain weemer INDEX TO FEATURES Bridge by Goren 20 Warren King 13 Business Column 16 Dr. Jean Mayer 10 Correct Thing 11 Patterns 11 Crossword 19 People's Voice 13 Editorial 13 Social Security 18 Fashions 10 Sports 22 Friend in Need 10 Stock Market 16 Horoscope 18 Suzy 11 Food 10 Trips and Treats 19 Inquiring Fotog.

13 TV, Radio 27 Jelly Side Down 11 Dr. Van Oellen 19 Jumbl 17 ence of television cameras in The forfeiture put Fischer two games down in his attempt to wrest the championship from Spassky. Icelanders Approve Judge Lothar Schmid of West Germany announced the forfeit when Fischer, playing the white agreed to hold a new meeting next Thursday. This reinforced speculation that a new and possibly more fruitful round of talks may be in the offing. North Vietnamese Politburo member Le Due Tho, who has had a series of secret meetings with presidential adviser Henry Kissinger, was due here in a few days, possibly with new negotiating instructions.

The North Vietnamese insisted that the semi-public plenary sessions were a requirement for any secret talks. As for the United States, it has always felt that more headway could be made hi discussions away from the limelight. DAILY ALMANAC UPI Telephoto Co-pilot Raeman Reagan in Freeport, hospital after hijackers pistol-whipped him. jackers. He was injured 1n t'ne fall, and had a pelvis.

Threat to Kill The stewardess set free to carry the demands told FBI agents that the men were threatening to kill the other stewardesses unless they were provided with a four-seat plane. The men forced the 727 from Continued on page 17, col. 3) posals and pushed their own, long-rejected peace package. The Communist position, coupled with harsh condemnation of United States air strikes against North Vietnam, failed to move the conference off dead center as had been hoped in Washington. Agrees to Meet Again "The demand for an immediate ceasefire to come before an accord on military and political questions on conditions put forward by Mr.

Nixon is nothing but an unreasonable and absurd ultimatum," Binh said. A United States spokesman, nevertheless, called the session businesslike, and the negotiators TEMPERATURES IN NEW YORK Max. 76 al 12:43 a.m.; Mln. 71 at :30 a.m. Highest this data.

101 In 164 Lowest this date. 34 in 1444 1 a 7a 2 a.m.75 3 a.m 75 4 a.m. 75 5 a.m 74 a.m 73 7 a.m 71 a.m 71 a.m 71 10 a.m 71 11 a.m 71 Noon 71 1 p.m 72 2 p.m 72 3 p.m 73 4 p.m 73 P.m 4 p.m 7 p.m p.m p.m 10 p.m 11 p.m Midnight For 24 hours anding at p.m.. July 13 Mean temperature, 73; normal, 77; average below normal since July 1. 2.4 degrees PRECIPITATION) Yesterday, 3.06 inches; total since Jan.

1, 34 04 Inches. Total this date, 171, 23.15 inches. Total since July 1. 3.41 inches. INDEX 74 at 1 p.m.; 73 at p.m.

10 of us are atfected when index hits 70; hall at 75, all at SO. Comics Gasoline Alley 18 Moon Mullins 27 Beetle Bailey 17 The Neighbor 27 Berry's World 21 On Stage 17 Blondie 20 Orphan Annie 27 Broom-Hilda 18 Sesame Street 19 Dondi 18 Brenda Starr 23 Friday Foster 20 Terry 17 LilAbner 18 Dick Tracy 20 Louie 18 Winnie Winkle 18 Rex Morgan 20 able and absurd ultimatum. But Communist delegates hinted they might be ready to listen to any new proposal Nixon might make. At today's meeting, the first In 10 weeks, American negotiator William Porter reintroduced for the record Nixon's offer of May 8 which called for an internationally supervised ceasefire and total withdrawal of American forces four months later in return for release of American PWs. Air Strikes Condemned North Vietnamese negotiator Xuan Thuy and Mrs.

Ngtiyen Thi Binh, the Viet Cong foreign minister, turned down Nixon's pro FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1972 NAT WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY AN0 WARM. Temperature range 72-88; winds southwest at 10-15 mph. Tomorrow partly C'cucly and warm; chance of evening showers. Eastern New York State: Partly dourly and warm.

MOON- uy 10 July 18 July 26 Full Aug 2 New First O. lost Eastern Daylight Saving Tim ynrie 5:37 a.m.; sunset 4:27 p.m. Moon rises SO a.m.; set 10:32 P.m. Morning Mars: Vrnus. Saturn; awning stars: Mercery, Mars, Neptuna, Jupiter.

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A.M. P.M. Mleh 11 50 11 12 Of 2:34 2 01 JULY 1972 Sn. Mil. Tm.

Wet TkaY. Fri. Sat 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Albany 1 4 Cloudy Anchorage 71 41 Cloudy Atlanta It 44 Clear Boston 4 71 Cloudy Buffalo 72 Clear Chicago 4 .33 Cloudy Cincinnati tl 47 Haze Cleveland 17 4 .02 Haie Denver 57 Clear Detroit 44 .15 Cloudy Fort Worth 4 71 .15 Cloudy Houston 44 75 Pt. Cloudy Los Angeles 44 44 Haze Miami Beach 44 41 Pt.Cloudy Minneapolis SO 57 Clear Montreal 44 42 Clear Orlando 4 77 .02 Clear Philadelphia 46 70 2.04 Rain Phoenix 10 15 Clear Salt Lake City4 52 Clear San Francisco 74 41 Clear San Juan, P. 44 74 .37 Pt.Cloudy Seattle 43 40 .34 Cloudy St.

Louis 2 74 Washington 7 73 l.4 Cloudy TODAY'S FORECAST Burlington A 44-ai- y-l iS- Detroit 22? Anv V' STCIV tan- NIW YORK Pittsburgh m7 -Oft- Columbus Philadelphia I FAIR CLOUDY i Ettiina Washington CI OUDT a yy-. oshowik AIRDEXA Yesterday: Pollution levels were rated acceptable tor 24 hours ended 3 p.m. Today: Pollution levels expected to fee acceptable. Air Resources Dept. The Daily News Is published daily except Sunday by New Yera News Inc.

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