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A4 LOWELL SUNDAY SUN, JULY 2, 1972 Congress faces huge logjam By OK HALL YASMNGTON (AP) Con gress lias left a big pile ol work, including many of President Nixon's key rccorrmien dations, to consider when it comes back July 17 from a two week recess. The legislators completed sin months of the 1972 session Friday with a meager record of accomplishment. The recess over the fourth of July holiday and the Democratic National Convention is going to put Congress even further behind. Sen. Robert 0.

Byril, W. the assistant Senate majority leader, told his colleagues in a meroo what to expect when the recess ends. Senators, lie said must plan on long sessions six days a week including Saturdays. "A very heavy, tough and controversial wort load confronts the Senate" starling July 17," he said, adding: "The political radar shows stormy weather ahead; much turbulence; fasten your seat belts." Byrd might have been refer ring not only to the work logjam hut 3lso to the likelihood (here will be unusual political overtones in the remainder of the session, especially if the Democratic presidential nominee is a senator. Of Nixon's key domestic recommendations, the one with the best chance of passage is the fo billion revenue sharing bill.

It has passed the House and received a friendly reception in the Senate Finance Committee. But prospects are highly uncertain for welfare reform which Hie President has called his most important domestic proposal. The Finance Committee has been considering (he welfare reform bill for a year and has rejected the new plan for welfare families proposed by Nix T11E COMMITTEE is about ready to send its version to the floor but some members feel that, with time pressing, the bill simply will be dropped. Ttey point out that up lo five weeks of debate have been predicted for it. Nixon's broad government reorganizations plans, which would reshuffle several of the Cabinet departments, seem to have little support in the Democrat controlled Congress.

His antibusing bills appear to be stalled in House and Senate committees. However, ftepublicans have promised they will offer them as floor amendments (o extraneous legislation in an effort to get aclion. As soon as it returns, the Senate will try to dispose of a foreign military aid bill (o which has been attached an end the Vietnam War amendment of Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield. This would out off funds for any U.S. ground troops in Southeast Fate in doubt Mr.

and Mrs. Petsr Gallagher (shown in recent file photo! of Bristol, Co.nn., hold pictures of thair Danish rigged cargo vessel that sank after colliding with the French weather ship France It while en route, help its ailing skipper, Sir Francis Chichester late June 30 in the Atlantic. The couple was part of an 'I. man crew aboard the Lesteria when it collided with the French vessel. Only four of the crew were rescue but authorities would not release their names immedi itcly.

Seven lost at sea in rescue attempt By JAMES CARRIER BRISTOL, Conn. (AP; A dream was shattered in the Atlantic Ocean Salni day when the yacht Lcflcria sank. And in Bristol Ihe Family of the ship's owner wailed to hear what had become ot him. The yacht went down after colliding with the French weatherstrip France li. Boih were attempting to assist Sir Francis Chichester's Gipsy Moth I he Bay of Biscay, off Brest, France.

The family ol Bristol bom Peter Gallagher, wilh no definite word on his ale, wont info mourning. There werE four survivors from the 11 membcr crew, but no identities were available immediately. Two of the crew were women, the wives of Gallagher and ca owr.cr Philip Bates of Brooklyn. K.Y. Chichester was heading home to England after quitting the solo trans Atlantic yacht race because he was ill.

He waved away the weather ship and told it 1o "go The collision occurred sometime after that. The Leitcria was cn route to Florida, where Gallagher and Bates planned to finish remcdcling the ship for a Caribbean charter service. FELLOW graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, K.Y., in 196S, the young mariners had spent two years working on commercial vessels around the world. They worked "lo save enough money In the boat," said Handy Wise, a friend and assistant to the academy's superintendent. He said the pair hart talked about buying an old ship while still students at Kings Point.

Last year, they found one, in Anlnorg, Denmark, a 100 ton cargo vessel. "When they bought it it needed an awful low ot work to do on it new planking, new masts. They rebuilt Ihe engines," said Wise "They spent the whole last year working on it." he said. Trie dry dock was "like a meeting place For Kings Pointers" while in Europe, Wise said. "They were popular fellows.

If you were over in the area, you would stop in to see Pete and Phil for The hull was re built from stell mesh and concrete rather than wood, and the cargo hold converted lo living quarters for 20 persons. On June 10, they arrived in Dover, England, and Kathy Gallagher wrote, "The Leftor ia has sailed again! Crossing the Narlh Sea was beautiful." In a letter to the Bristol Press, she said before leaving renmnrk. "'We plan lo stop in England. Portugal, Spain and the Canaries before crossing the Atlantic. Hopefully if we don't have any complications we will travel fast enough to avoid the hurricane season in the tropics and gel to our 'temporary' home port, Tarpon Springs, by early September.

ThcTe we plan to work on the interior to get ready for chartering this winlrr." She enclosed pictures and asked lhat (hey be relumed "for my serapbnok." Asia as of Aug. 31. Administration forces are trying to kill the amendment. The Senate also will consider a minimum wage bill that would boost the floor from $1.60 an hour to $2.20. Nixon favors $2.

In addition, the Senaic has scheduled early debate on a far reaching no fault insurance bill. Gun control advocates will be pushing hard to enact legislation barring the sale of cheap "Saturday night special" handguns. Such a bill has been approved by (he Senate Judiciary Commillce. The Senate and House have NEW YORK (UPI) American chess champion Bobby Fischer failed Saturday night to board Ihe lasl regui arly scheduled flight From the United States to Iceland which would get him there in time for the start of the world championship matches with Russia's Boris Spassky. By STEPHENS BROENING Associated Press Writer REYKJAVIK Iceland (AP) It was Bobby Fischer's move Saturday night to break the deadlock threatening (he richest chess match ever arranged.

The 29 year old American grand master was balking at a chance to end the Soviet Union's monopoly on the world chess crown because of a last minute money dispute he created himself. Fischer was in New York on the eve of ihe match holding out for more money. The problem was his attempt to grab a share of (he gate receipts collected during his 24 game match with world champion Boris Spassky oF Russia, scheduled lo uee'iii Sunday afternoon. Fischer wants 30 per cent of Ihe gate. His eleventh hour demand for more money than provided in the original agreement was rejected by (he Icelandic Chess Federation that organized the match.

Two meetings between led eration president Gudmundur Thorarinsson and Andrew Davis, a New York lawyer passed major anti and water pollution bills but conferees still must resolve the differences between them. Congress has made better progress than usual this session on appropriations bills to run the government in Ihe fiscal year which began Saturday, But so far only three minor money measures have been sent to the White House. Six eihers have passed the House and Senate and are in conference. Neither chamber has taken up the big Defense and Foreign Aid appropriations meas In earlier contest Boris Spassky, left, of the Soviet Union, and American Bobby Fischer, are shown in a match at the World Chess Champi. I ll je on spill in ures.

Aside from ihe 20 per cent Social Security increase, the significant measures passed so far this year are the equal rights for women constitutional amendment, (he bill expanding enforcement powers of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, legislation qualifying many thousands of additional coal miners for black lung disability benefits, and an election reform bill which requires much broader disclosure of political contribu lions and expendit tures, and a 521 billion higher education bill containing some reslrlclioiis on federal court busing orders. onships in Siegen, Gsrnnny on 5eptem. bar 20, 1970, Fischer fails to board last Iceland flight representing Fischer, produced "some results," Thorarinsson said. But "there are si ill some difficulties." he added. Asked if Davis h2d promised lha! his client would show up for Ihe opening match, Thorarinsson replied: "We have THORARINSSON had another talk with Davis Saturday night with no apparent result.

There was a possibility of an oltiPT meeting. Sources on Ihe sidelines ol Ihe negotiations said they ex pecled Fisher to arrive Sun lay, but conceded they had no firm evidence. The original terms included prize money of $125,000, with five eighths going to the winner, and an even split of 60 per cent of Ihe income derived from the sale of television and film rights to the match. Hie pu se was 10 limes greater lhan any previous offered for the world title. Fischer succeeded in transforming what had almost been a cottage industry into something resembling big business but nol everyone in the chess world appreciated if.

Lolhar Schmidt, the West German referee for the match, was reported to have been horrified when' he heard of Fischer's new financial ultimatum. Thorarinsson dismissed the demand, saying ''1 don't think" the federation would pay the players a portion of admission fees, "we are refusing on principle," he said. Another lasl minule condition conveyed by Fischer's lawyer was a guarantee, in the form oi a letter ol credit, that all the prizes would be paid him, "We've said we would live up to our agreement," the federation president replied. If Fischer doesn't appear for the match, Spassky would retain the title. It also was likely the International Chess Federation would apply strict sanctions against Fischer in future tournaments the federation sponsors.

There also was discussion of a possible suit against Fischer by the Icelanders. The official Soviet news agency Tass said Saturday night there were "great doubts in Reykjavik" about whether the match would be played. Toss correspondent Alexander Yermakov reported from Reykjavik that with only a few hours remaining "Fischer is still far away from the capital oF Iceland" and "continues to make new demands which are causing just indignation here." Yermakov reported that Fischer's second, Larry Evans, had said the challenger was waging 3 war ol nerves hi Spassky, "yet it is Fischer himselF who seems to be unnerved." flood area curtailed POTTSTOWiN, Pa. (UPI) A six. million gallcn ail spill that threatened the water supplies in a five county area of southeastern Pennsylvania including Philadelphia, a been corralled by cleanup crews along a 32 mile s.1retch of Ihe Schuylkill river.

The Environmental Protection Agency, working wilh the Coast Guard to check what was termed iiossihly ihr worst inland oil spill in the history of the United Stales," announced Saturday the spill li3d been contained from slipping downslream into Philadelphia. Using straw and other absorbent materials, the EPA and Coast guard collected an "overwhelming majority'' of the sludge along Gc banks and foliage stretching from its Hood battered source in llong Ifissvillc I0 Plioenixville. waters lasl week ar ried the oil from storage lagoons and inlo the river. The spill was not fully recognized uiilil the river settled back wilhin its banks. Intake valves to numerous water supplies were protected by "filler two layers of wire fence packed with absorbent malerinl, and all communities along Ihe oil slicked stretch continued to draw their water from the Schuylkill.

EPA spokesman Peter Clapper said workers Saturday began burning off the collected oil near its source, while vacuum trucks disposed HONOLULU (UPI' Nego tialors held talks Saturday on minute eifOTl to avert a potentially devastating longshore ir.nn's walkout Approximately 701 workers have threatened In walkout at midnight (HST) Sunday if full agreement Is not reached. Ne gotialions have been going I I I I of the muck farther down river. He said an aerial assessment of the damage was begun but that estimates would rot be immediately available. FPA Director William D. Ruckelshaus on Friday estimated environmental damage from the spill could amount to some 55,000 a mile.

President Nixon announced Saturday he would send a lacllinding team into flood slrieken areas of Pennsylvania this week. New threat of strike since before the old contract expired a year ago Friday. A strike was threatened last weekend hit averted at the last minule when Gov. John A. Burns stepped in and helped settle the wage increase ifnit.

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