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Daily News from New York, New York • 154

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DAlLXiNEWA SATURDAY WLYlmZ nn a-u i UCoJ. Peak Belfast, July 14 (UPI) A British soldier and a civilian were killed and three soldiers and three civilians were wounded today in a gun battle in Belfast's Catholic Ardoyne district as violence increased in Northern Ireland C'fJrj in the Lenadoon five gunmen after the collapse of a 13-day ceasefire. Irish Republican Army gunners fired rockets at British troops during an overnight battle in Belfast, government officials said. The British army described the fighting as fighting. Whitelaw told Commons that British troops had captured the Divis St.

flats area, where gun the heaviest yet in Ulster. .4 pf men had fired almost 3,000 rounds at troops during the overnight fighting. IRA leaders tried to move Catholic families into abandoned Protestant homes in the area last Sunday, touching off the clash with troops which ended the truce. Associated Press Cabirpnoio British troops take cover from sniper fire under armored Tehicle in the Catholic section of Belfast yesterday. Discreet Withdrawal If at first you don't succeed A bank robber gave a teller at one bank a note demanding $10,000.

It didn't work. He walked out, went into another branch of the same bank, passed the same note and came away with $750. Spokesmen for the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. said the Tobber first visited its branch on Seventh near 39th St. hWen he asked a teller for $10,000 in $100 bills, he was told: "eW don't have that kind of money." Within minutes heshowed tip at the Broadway and 41st St.

branch. This time he was obliged with $750. The deaths today raised the ovT-all toll of three years of violence in the province to 434 Including eight in the last 24 hours. The British army said soldiers reported hitting 34 gunmen elnce 8 last night. William Whitelaw, British secretary of state for Northern Ireland, told the House of Commons in London that the use of rocket launchers by the IRA forces "greatly multiply the risks of damage and casualties." British Defense Secretary Lord Carrington called it "a considerable escalation of the violence." A British army spokesman said, "So far we have been lucky and the enemy has generally been off-target but soon there could be serious casualties." Six Houses Damaged The Ardoyne battle followed the explosion of a bomb planted In a car that damaged six houses.

Troops moved in to investigate By JOSEPH FRIED Staff Correspondent of The News Saigon, July 14 With U.S. warplanes blasting an escape route, 800 trapped South Vietnamese marines fought their way out of enemy encirclement at the edge of Quang Tn City today. Even as the government troops broke out of the trap, enemy gunners shot down a helicopter gun-ship carrying Col. Nguyen Trong Bao, chief of staff of the South Vietnamese airborne division, his aides and four crewmen. They weje all killed in the crash three miles southeast of Quang Tri City.

Troops Swamp Chopper 11 wounded in support of the! assault. Other U.S. helicopters attempting to evacuate South Vietnamese wounded seven miles southwest of Quang Tri City ran into trouble from government paratroopers. One copter was, swamped by 30. South Vietnamese, who attempting to climb aboard.

It was overloaded and crashed. who attacked the position. The and promptly came under heavy battle raged for hours as the sol sniper lire. diers, supported by armored cars, moved from house to house in namese paratrooper or an enemy sniper Tired the fatal shot. Meanwhile, South Vietnamese troops, backed by U.S.

and artillery, killed 115 enemy troops in Quang Tri fighting. Hue Shelled Again North Vietnamese troops at the same time shelled Hue, killing two civilians and wounding 16. It marked the fourth time in less than 36 hours that Hue has been bombarded. U.S. Air Force Jets continued attacking enemy tanks, trucks and supply points in Quang Tri, and B-52 bombers struck eight (Continued mm peg cf.

t) the district where a clash last Sunday let to the collapse of the Whitelaw told Commons he was determined to meet violence with firmness and that he had ordered British troops to clear ceasefire declared by the militant When a second American heli snipers from the Suffolk housing The marines had been pinned down by blistering enemy fire after piling out of an armada copter put down to evacuate the provisional Wing of the 1KA. Sniper Kills Soldier estate, scene of the gun battle. stranded American crewmen, it, Two soldiers were wounded by too was rushed by paratroopers. of U.S. helicopters on Tuesday.

Enemy gunners downed one of snipers during the day. A soldier was killed by a sniper bullet in the early morning, but the CH-53 copters and rid About 700 British troops fanned During the melee the U.S. crew chief of the second copter was shot and killed. It was not clear fighting died down about dawn. out from the army post in Lena' died two others with bullets.

Two Two Americans were missing and The army said soldiers ht at least doon Ave. to drive off gunmen whether a is grunted South Voet- INDEX TO FEATURES Chess Vvobkmt bse hmWm otty Reykjavik, Iceland, July 14 (UPI) Organizers of the $300,000 world chess match between challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and Boris of Russia said today they might remove all television cameras from the contest hall if that is the only way to save the contest. Gudmundur Thorarinsson, president of the Icelandic Chess Beauty 72 Chas.McHarry 24 Bridge by 6oren 28 Movies 2S Business Column 20 Niqht Owl 6 29 Obituaries 12,13 Crossword Patterns 22 Editorial 17 People's Voice 17 Fashions 22 Social Security 28 Food 22 Speaking of Love 23 Friend in Need 23 Sports 30 Hollywood 9 Slock Market 20 Home Furnishings 21 Theater 25 Horoscope 14 TV, Radio 10 Inquiring Fotog. 17 Dr. Van Dellen 9 Jumble 11 Comics Gasoline Alley 14 Moon Mullins 13 Beetle Bailey 28 On Stage 24 Blond 28 Orphan Annie 26 Broom-Hilda 14 Simpkins 24 Dondi 14 Sesame Street 9 Friday Foster 28 Brenda Starr 28 Like It Is 23 Terry 25 LrTAbner 14 Dick Tracy 28 Louie 14 Winnie winkle 14 Rex Morgan 21 Spassky and his seconds today seeking a settlement of the impasse.

Russian sources said Fischer's representatives asked Spassky to agree to cancel the forfeiture of the second game and replay it but Spassky refused. Icelanders Seek An Out "In contrast to Mr. Fischer, the world champion abides by the rules for this said Nikolai Krogius, one of Spassky's seconds. Fischer remained locked up in his hotel suite today. The Icelandic organizers fear (Continued on pmgm 13, cel.

3) yesterday unless all the cameras were removed. He said they distracted him. Judge Lothar Schmid ruled that Fischer had forfeited the game and that Spassky was leading the match, 2-0. The organizers, bound by a contract with Chester Fox had refused to remove all the cameras, but did take out one and relocated two others so that Fischer could not see or hear them. Fischer's aides approached day, but chess sources say it may not come off.

The Rev. William Lombardy, Fischer's second, discounted rumors that the American chess-master was flying home. "I haven't heard anything about that and I hope it's not true," the Rev. Lombardy said. "Everything is still up in the air.

We have settled nothing so far." The American challenger refused to play in the second game federation, said the cameras might be removed after the match committee decided to reject a protest filed by Fischer when the second game of the match was awarded to Spassky. Next Game Due Sunday "If it boils down to cameras no cameras, I guess we'll try to remove them," Thorarinsson said. The third game is set for Sun MMNnnMmwiiiiMmiPWMiiMifflw muiimiHHiiBiiiusinHMitiiiaiiiiiiiiiiitiwM.iitipininiiiniimrwmH' iHHiiWHiiiiMimiiHimuiuinMiiimiim HOW CITIES PARED YESTERDAY a.m. TEMPERATURES IN NEW YORK Max. IV at 3.40 p.m.; Mln.

73 at 5:00 a.i Highest this date. 73 In 154 Lowest this date, 58 in 1924 Hit Lew 7 47 Rain Weather Cloudy Cloudy Albany DAILY ALMANAC SATURDAY, JULY 15. 1972 NAT'L WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT. Temperature range 74-92; winds southwest at 10-15 mph. Tomorrow chance of thundershowers; sunny, hot and humid.

Eastern New York State: Sunny and hot JULY 1972 Sii. Mm. Tit. Wt. Tier.

Fri. Ut 9- 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 26 27 28 29 5 44 .03 72 .55 4 ef Trace 41 74 .14 1 p.m St 2 p.m 3 p.m 4 p.m 5 p.m S7 4 p-m S6 1 a.m. 74 1 am 74 3 a.m 74 4 a.m 74 5 a.m 73 4 a.m.73 7 a.m 73 a.m 74 a.m 76 10 a.m (0 11 a.m S4 Noon 14 Anchorage 47 Atlanta 0 Boston 79 Buffalo ea Chlcago S3 Cincinnati I Cleveland 14 Denver ey Detroit SO Fort Worth 2 Houston THE MOON Aug. 2 My 10 July 18 July 26 Readings up to 9 p.m.. July 14, 172.

Mean temperature, (1; normal, 77; below normal since July 1, 2.0 degrees. Jl 49 73 74 44 TODAYS FORECAST JL BoffioAlbany Cleveland NIW yok iTIt- Pittsburgh ClfflZ CotumbuT.PhHdelphia FI New first O. Full lost Pt Pt.CKwdv Rain Clear Hat Cloudy Clear Drizzle Clr Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Claar CtoM Pt.

Cloudy Pt. Cloudy CWar Clear AIRDEX YeHerday; Pottuttoa levels were rated cetPtaMo tor 24 hour ended at I P-m. Today: Pollution levels are expected to bo acceptable. Air Resources Dept. Eastern Daylight Timt PRECIPITATION Yesterday, none; total since Jan.

1, 3S.1I inches. Total this date, 171, 23.15 inches. Total since July 1, 3.71 Inches. .03 .01 Sunrls 1:37 a.m.t tunset 1:24 p.m. Moon rtos 10:53 a.m.; iet 10:54 p.m.

Morning tars; Vnus. Saturn; evening stars: Mer Los Angeles 0 Miami Beach 45 Minneapolis 40 New Orleans (7 Orlando 93 Philadelphia 79 Phoenix 10S Salt Lake Clty100 San Francisco 9 San Juan. P.R Seattle 70 St. Louis 94 Washington t. cury.

Mart. Jupner, Neptune. T1DIS (By National Ocean Survey) Sandy Hook The Battery Willets t. AM. P.M.

A.M. P.M. A M. P.M 71 72 a 43 41 77 74 71 TEMP-HUMIDITY INDEX 57 at 1 p.m.; SO at 5 P.m. 10 of ut are affected when Index hits 70; half at 75, all at SO.

HUMICITYt 15- at a.m.; 5 at 5 p.m. The Daily News la published dally except Sunday bv New York Newt Inc. 274 East 2d New York. N.Y. Second ctost postage paid at Now York.

N.Y. High 17:07 12:11 13:54 317 Lew 1:34 4:10 4:24 4:47 9:52 10:27.

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