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-DAILY KfiWS, THjURSDAY, 'JULY ,13 1972 2C Bla)lfl)VDII(als to CDS 5 iiikwgs 1 By ROBERT BYRNE Special Correspondent of The News Reykjavik, Iceland, July 12 Boris Spassky, 35, world chess champion, won the opening game 0f his 21-game title match with challenger Bobby Fischer in 56 moves here in the Laugardalshoell Sports Palace tonight. The blond Russian tfot off to a slow start in the first j-fssion yesterday, aiming for a solid position by the cire-ful K2. Up to move 29, that strategy had completely failed to pay off against Fischer's exact defense, and it looked as though the first game of the match would end in a peaceful draw. Added Purse A Loser 9 Too Reykjavik, Iceland, July 12 (AP) It was a bad day all around for Bobby Fischer. Aside from losing the first game to Boris Spassky in their world chess championship match, news from London was that James Slater, the millionaire British chess buff, would not be able to get his pot-sweetening money out of Britain because of currency restrictions.

Slater donated about $120,000 of his own money after Fischer held out for an increased purse, pushing the total prize money to about $300,000. Asked about Slater's problem, Fischer snapped: "No comment." But Fischer shocked the fans here by snapping off the king's rook pawn, allowing Spassky to trap his bishop. Six more moves left Bobby minus the bishop, with only two pawns to show for it. No one knows for sure whether it was audacity or a miscalculation of this possibility: 33. P-Rfi, 34.

K-Kt4 B-Kt8, 35. KxP BxP, 36. B-Q2 that did Bobby in. Spassky Is Relentless Determinedly struggling to make use of his superior king position and the two pawns, the American had succeeded by move 40, when the first session ended, in confusing about half the followers into thinking he was on top. But he couldn't fool Spassky.

When play resumed tonight, the KE WS photo by Lr Rudaktwych via UPI Cablcvdoio world champion drove smoothly to Steve Menta and Leenie prepare to board jet at Saigon airport. the win by precise, merciless technique. Fischer tried to keep (Continued on page 8, eot. J) labile AP Cablpholos Bonny rulm fare diirine match. Love Birds Winging By PETER COUTROS Menta cot a hnirrnt nnrVprl rlnrls in rlnffpl Atr montoAskhTL Mi Two weeks ago, Steve and, on the wings of love, flew halfway around the world to pursue an improbable dream.

appointment that engulfed her 'A mes Vidians By FRANK VAN RIPER Of Tht" News Washington Bureau San lemenle, July 12 President Nixon an of pearls, sent by her prospective mother-in-law as a sort of "wel-come-to-the-family', gesture. "When our daughter grows tip and gets married. Leenie will pass the pearls along to beamed Steve, typically focuring on a happy future. Still Some Kind Word Despite his dcterminatin, it seemed almost inevitable that Steve anil Leenie would stumble over at least one of the bureaucratic barriers arrayed before them eve since he found her in son then. In the intervening months, Steve got a bank job and stashed away his earnings, saving the price of a roundtrip ticket to Saigon for himself and a one-way ticket for Leenie, whose Vietnamese name is Thai Thi Thiet.

String of Pearls Yesterday morning, boarding a jumbo jet at the Tan Son Nhut Airport in Saigon, Steve turned to his fiancee and sighed, "Well, we marie it." Resplendent in an Ao Dal, which is the Vietnamese costume, Leenie fingered a string nounced today that he will ask Congress for a record $1.7 billion in emergency funds to aid the victims of Tropical Storm Agnes. The dream comes alive at dawn today when Menta, a 24-year-olJ veteran from Jackson Heights, Queens, brings his Vietnamese sweetheart Leenie, home to meet mama and to prepare for an October wedding. "I've got the lasagna in the oven already," said Mrs. Anthony Menta as she paused to open the back door of her steaming kitchen. "I'll be too excited and too busy to do any real cooking tomorrow.

And for Leenie, I'n making chicken and rice, a pilaf." Steve Was Disappointed Leenie is the 21-year-old beauty Steve met and fell in love with while doing a tour of duty in Vietnam. Two Christmases ago, Steve gift-wrapped a promise of marriage and put it in Leenie's keeping "to be opened later." But military red tape took and payback of the balance over 30 vears at only The combined relief proposal In a nationwide radio address, ftion also revealed that he will I repose to Congress legislative action that would authorize special disaster loans to affected homeowners and businessmen at the chief executive declared, rep (Continued on pof 21, tot. 3) resents the "largest single amount ever allocated to recovery efforts in this country. INDEX TO FEATURES Tropical Storm Agnes whipped the Fast Coast last month, caus ing extensive flood damage in six states, and the District of Colum bia. All six states were declared l'V.

interest with no repayment reuired on the first of the loan. F.xisting federal disaster relief programs require that loan recipients repay the first $51)0. They then receive "forgiveness" tantamount to a federal grant of J2f00, and must pay back the balance of the loan over 30 years at H1 interest. Under Nixon's proposal, there would be no initial repayment, forgiveness of $5,000, disaste rareas by the President, Beauty 9 Warren King 13 Dr. Vwi Delltn 19 Bridge by Goren 20 Chas.

McHarry 17 Business Column 16 Mov.es 21 uomic Crossword 19 Parents, Children 9 Gasoline Alley 19 Moon Mullirrj 37 Editorial 13 Patterns 11 Beetle Bailey 20 On Stage 17 Fashions 10 People's Voice 13 Blondie 20 Orphan Ami 27 Sidney Fields 19 Phil Pepe 26 Broom-Hilda 18 Simpk.ns 26 Food 11 Social Security 18 Dondi 18 Sesame Street 19 Friend in Need 10 Speaking of Love 10 Friday Foster 20 Brenda Starr 20 Gossip Column 17 Sports 22 Like It Is 26 Terry Horoscope 18 Stock Market 16 Lil Abner 18 Dk Tracy 20 Inquiring Folog. 13 Suzy -21 Louie 18 Winn Winkle 18 Jumble 27 TV, Radio 27 Rex Morgan 20 The six, as well as the District of Columbia, will be covered under precedence and when Steve came home a year ago, he had to leave Leenie behind. He vowed to return to redeem his vow. "Only half a boy came home last year," Mrs. Menta recalled yesterday as she spoke of the dis- the Nixon proposal.

There had been some question (Continued on pagm 7, col. J) HOW CITIES FARED YESTEROAV Temperature Incnt a.m. High Law 4 Rain Weather TEMPERATURES IN NEW YORK Max. fO at 3:01 p.m.; Min. 74 at a.m.

Highnt this data. In IWe Lowest this date. S7 In 1W DAILY ALMANAC THURSDAY, JULY 13. 1972 NAT WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST RAIN, BREEZY AND WARM. Trmprrature rannf 73 80; winds south 10 15 mph.

Tomorrow: rain ending ty noon. warm. friMr-rn Nfw York SUile: and warm. JULY 1972 Sir. Mti.

Tac. Wei Tkw. Fii. Sat. 9- 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 7 1 pm F6 3 p.m 4 85 5 p.m 87 p.m 86 7 a.m 74 a.m 76 a.m 79 10 a 11 a.m S3 Noon 1 a.m79 3 a 77 3 a 77 4 a.m 76 5 a.m 75 a a.m 74 Albany 86 SI Anchorage 45 54 Atlanta 87 66 Boston 91 64 Buffalo 84 9 Chicago 91 7 Cincinnati 90 4 .14 Cleveland 89 71 Denver 93 57 91 90 89 93 Readings up to 9 p.m., July 11.

1971 Mean temperature, 82; normal, 77: below normal since July 1. 2-S degrees. MOON. 91 92 86 llulv 10 July 18 July26 Aug. 2 Detroit Fort Worth Houston Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Hue Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Pt.Cloudv Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Pt Cloudy Pt.Cloudv Clear Pt.Clcudv Ram Clnar ClOMJy New Fintt O.

Full tost PRECIPITATION Yesterday, none; total since Jan. 1, 3503 Inches. Total this date. 1971. 22.07 inches.

Total since July 1, .55 Inches. AllOEX Yesterday: Pollution: PoUutk levels were rated acceptable for 14 hours ended 9 axm. Teavayi Pollution levels expected to fce acceptable. A.r Resources Oect. .11 TODAY'S FORECAST JTp Burlingtonjrlr t.L Buffalo Albany 0Cleveland- new YORK 70-I7- Pittsburgh Columbus Philadelphia I FUR I Elkins Washington ClOUDT tftf Boanohel ljjlij 1 73 74 3 78 6 67 75 69 85 76 56 76 CO 70 7 Los Angeles 77 Miami Beach 8 Minneapolis 89 Montreal 79 Orlando Philadelphia 88 Phoenix 109 Salt Lake City 88 San Prancisco 70 San Juan.

P.R. 89 Seattle 65 TEMP. HUMIDITY INDEX 80 at 1 79 at 5 cm. 10co of us are affected when Index hits 7C; half at 75. all at 80.

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