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Family leads procession A younasr brolher, ri'ajhi, burns incense, while sisler carries portrait of Nguyen Thai Binh during funeral procession in Can G'uoc, a rice farming town in the Mekong Delta 15 miles soulh of Saigon, today. Binh, an honor ftudent who studiea in the United" Slates, was killed tn an attempi to hijack a Pan American jumbo jet liner to Hanoi early last Sunday. Binh's mother at left with scarf. Stock market soars on new peace hopes NEW YORK (AP) Stock market prices skyrocketed in activ trading today in the wake of a news report from London that the Russians and the Red Chinese had told Hanoi to get down to business in its peace negotiations with the United Slates. However, Western diplomats in London, representing countries with missions in Moscow, Peking and Hanoi, discounted the report.

These officials jiave been speculating about the chances of such peace moves, but say they have seen absolutely no evidence suggesting the Russians or Chinese are exercising any effective pressures on Norlh Vietnam. The 10:30 a.m. Dow Jones average of 30 industrial slocks surged ahead 13.5d points to 947.02. Advances held a 3 1 load over declines on the New York Stock Exchange. Analvsts altrilinled the fain 1o the news rc ternational Cness federation, the Icelanders, "the thousands of fans around the world and especially fo the millions of fans and Ihe many friends I have in Ihe United States." However, Fischer brushed aside a demand from the Soviet Chess Federation thai he forfeit the first match because of his tardy arrival, He said this "would place me at a tremendous handicap" and he didn't believe the champion desires such an advantage in order lo play me." "I know you fo be a sportsman and a gentleman, and 1 am looking forward lo some ejieiting chess with Fisclier concluded.

Earlier Euwt had met other demands the Russians made on him and suggested (hat the start of the match be delayed further. Tinier, Alter three hours of healc After three hours of healed and main and Chin, had' warned Hanoi to make Jf 'c ast night peace wilh Ihe United States. IT The analysts also added that hopes for some a fe exceptions to every the Vietnam war had come on ton "lI of some favorable economic news. Consumer credit showed record increases hi May, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday and the head of Sears, Spanish girls win rights as adults at 21 Dispatch of the Times, London MADRID Women won a battle of nearly a century in Madrid wilh a decision by a committee of the Cortes (Parliamenil lo Teduce the legal age of adulthood Tor women from 23 to 21. debate, the Jus Spanish women arc now almost coual to men in law.

Men are legally responsible for Iheir acts and decisions without reservations at 21 Parliamentary sources said the recommen iiamcniary sources said the recommen Roebuck predicted the nation's retailers would experience a 0.5 per cent sales increase in would be approved by an overwhelming second half of 1972 Jnl' at thc session of the Gravel candidate for vice president WASHINGTON (API Sen. Mike Gravel announced today he would sock the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination at the national convention in Miami Beach next week. The Alaskan told reporters he would give Corles. Existing legislation about civil rights for women, adopted 83 years ago, keeps women subject lo parental conlrol unlil 23, For certain decisions such as leaving the family home, parents have full authority until a girl's 2otli birlh dy. With three women members of Parliament present, the debale was characterized by flowery tributes to womanhood, spiced wilh serious reservations about the fale of Spanish daughters.

But only I wo members oswosed thc entire text of the new legislation, because of an delegates an oporUinity to select the Vice Prcsi alleged desire for a marc comptcle reform. One dential nominee in an open contest instead of man won applause from ihe lliree women by "rubber stamping" the Presidential nominee's daring to propose lhat women be considered choice. adults at the age oi 20. which indirectly limits the scops oi Iheir assistance. They did nol ask for specific concessions from Hanoi in Ihe suggested effort for a sellle mentwith the United States.

But Ihey implied Ihe need for some degree of flexibility that would pave the way for an end to the war. The diplomats said the effect of two pronged "intervention" by Peking and Moscow in Hanoi was shattering. Distrust of their allies" designs has now added to the disappointment ol THE China, Russia advise No. Viet to settle war SUN LOWELL, MASS. Thursday evening July 6, 1972 36 pages 5 cents 75 cents per veek home delivered Index Amusements 19, 28 People In The Sun 8 Business 17, 19 Sports 21, Classified 28, it Suburban Comics 33, 34 111 Crossword Puzzle 55 um.ui ir.

peahs ii ii; Editorial 6 TV 35 Fmus 1 Weatler 27 Metro 13. 14 Women's News 9, 11 By K. C. THALER LONDON (UPI) China and Russia independently advised Hanoi to set lit; with the United Stales without much further delay, authoritative Communist diplomats said today, Both Communist allies of Hanoi cautioned sepcarately that in the light of latest developments the fortunes war may turn against North Vietnam. The sources reported that both assured the Hanoi regime of continued firm political, moral and military support.

But lltcy made it clear at the same lime in almost identical terms they cannot risk confrontation with the United States imiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii Drawing tonight BOSTON (UPI) The drawing of the slate lottery number wilt late place at o'clock tonight rather lhan in Ihe daytime. The drawing will be staged at Ihe Brockton Fair. As a consequence the number will not be published in newspapers today, hut will he carried tomorrow. imiMimiiiimiiimiriiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Spassky receives Fischer regrets to play Sunday REYKJAVIK, Iceland (API Bobby Fischer made a full and penitent apology to Boris Spassky today, and organizers oi the world chess championship mnfeh said the two would meet for their fir; I game Sunday nighl. The organizers said it had been agreed in principle to hold th'e drawing tonight (o determine which player would have the white pieces and with them the first move.

The young American, in a idler delivered by hand this morning to the world chess champion from the Soviet Union, apologized for his "disrespectful behavior." Fischer, whose delayed arrival doubled the prize money for bo I him and Spassky but also started an avalanche of contusion, asked the Russian io "accept my sincerest apology." "I simply hecame carried away hy my petty dispute over money with Ibe Icelandic chess organizers," he wrote. The written apology from the American challenger was one of the chief conditions posed by the Russians before Spassky would sit down hl the chess board with Fischer. Fischer told Spassky: "I have offended you and your country, the Soviet Union, where chess has a prestigious position." The temperamental American also apolu I gized to Dr. Max Euwe, president of the In the Norlh Vietnamese leaders wilh Ihe alleged footdragging of both China and Russia in recent months ever the conflict. The political and war councils were said to be hard at work in Hanoi on the scope of future strategy.

While Peking's and Moscow's advice was said to have been contemptuously brushed aside, (he message itself was, however considered too serious in its implications Tor Hanoi to ignore. Hanoi, according lo the informants, has been deeply hit by both China's and Russia's guarded CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER gels request "In this case, Ihe courts have deprived the people ol the vole," Torshen maintained. THE OUSTED delegates had been elected in a parly primary election and were replaced by successful challengers nicked at caucuses. The Illinois brief maintained lhat Ihe party Credential Committee violaled the rights of duly elected convention delegates and the rights of Illinois voters. "The election process was perverted," Ihe brief read.

"The losers declared themselves winners and the Credentials Committee confirmed the action of Ihe losers." reaction to the American blockade of Norlh Vietnamese porls. The Norlh Vielnamese were said to have seen this as the ultimate confirmation of their growing suspicions of flagging sup poit from their allies. Soviet and Chinese arms were still being shipped to North Vietnam, (he diplomat; said, hut 1he blockade has sharply reduced the scope with neither China nor Russia evidently prepared to risk a head on collision with the United States, especially at this stage of their global peace offensive. Chief Justice Burger asked by both sides of Democratic party to convene court By VERNON A. GUIDUY Jr.

Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) Opposing Dcmc cralic forces today asked ChieT Justice Warren E. Burger to convene a rare special session of Ihe Supreme Court in a political legal tangle that carries with it Sen. George McGovern's renewed hopes for a first ballot presidential nomination. The Democratic party hierarchy and forces of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley arc both fighting a U.S.

appeals court ruling bu: for different reasons. The parly hierarchy asked Burger to suspend the effect of the appeals court ruling, which overrode the party Credentials Committee to allow McGovern lo recover 151 California convention delegates. The party brief claimed that Ihe appeals court has "thrown the country into a constitutional crisis" by dabbling in the selection of delegates to the political convention. Party lawyer John Kester lold newsmen aller the filing with the. high courl that the appeals bench went further than any other courl lias ever gone in the political arena The Supreme Court, Kester said, is being asked, "to restore the judiciary to its proper place." Kester pledged lhat the parly hierarchy would obey the final decisions of the court, whatever they might be.

The Daley forces are seeking just Hie opposite effect, contending that federal courts should intervene in order to seat Daley and 5S other Illinois delegates ousted by Ihe Credentials Committee. There was no Indication when the chief justice might act. Jerome Torshen, attorney Tor the Daley forces, said their pleadings before the court hinged an whal he called the "serious question of the right of a state lo hold an election." liul commcnling thai "nobody controls a Democratic convention," he seemed to hint lhat the convention might flout a ruling it disliked. The Court of Appeals restored fo McGovern the full 27 vote California reversing the committee's vole to take more than half Ihe number from him and apportion litem to ofiier primary candidates, chiefly Sen. Hubert II.

Humphrey. The court suspended the effect of its rulings until 2 p.m. today to give the high court time to act if it wishes. The Supreme Court has held only three special sessions in its history. "We feel Ibis case is as compelling and more compelling" than Ihose which prompted the other sessions, Califano told a news conference in Miami Beach.

"The courts should not get involved in selecting delegates." McGovern forces announced Wednesday afternoon that the appeals court action gave their candidale more than Ihe 1,503 delegate votes needed for nomination. The Associated Press delegate count, which docs not list officially uncommillcd delegates who are leaning toward a candidate, showed McGovern with 1,436.65 votes. But Humphrey was in no mood tn concede. He noted lhat the Supreme Court had not yet spoken, and argued further lhat ii self would be (lie ultimate judge. Humphrey conceded that it would be "quite a hassle" if Ihe convention ignores the courl, but said he felt it has the right to do so.

AT HIS home in Waverly, Humphrey reminded lhat he's nol a lawyer but said "it's my judgment that the convention is Ihe judge of i(s own membership." The appeals court based its intervention on the conclusion that Ihe party had ignored ils dwii rules to the point where constitutional guarantees due process were violaled. California law awarded all the delegates to the. winner. County reform slate sues to end 'Incumbents first" ballot practice By SHELLY COHEN Middlesex County New Service STATE HOUSE A suit challenging the Massachusetts law which places the names of incumbent candidates first on the ballot was filed simultaneously today in U.S. District Court and the state supreme court by three Middlesei County reform slate candidates.

Massachusetts is one of two slates in the nation which continues Ihe "incumbents first" rule. Hie reform slate which is running against two incumbent county commissioners and the treasurer in the Democralic primary announced Ihe filing of the suit al a Slate House press conference today. The suit is being filed on behalf of Lowell City Councilor Paul Tsongas, Somerville Mayor Lester Ralph, both candidates for commissioner, and Concord Alty. Paul Counthan, the siate's candidate for Ireasurer. In challenging the Massachuscls law, the three seek to end the practice of automatically iisving the incumbent's names top the ballot.

They contend in their petition for a wril of mandamus against Secretary ol Stale John F.X, By GFORGE ESPER Associated Press Writer SAIGON (AP) U.S. Navy fighfer bembers pounded Norlh Vietnamese bunkers south of Quang Tri City today, Irving to blast open a pafh for a task force of South Vielnamese paratroopers advancing on the enemy held provincial capital. Associated Press correspondent Dennis Neeld reported from thc northern front lhat the carrier planes bombed a line of bunkers about. miles from thc cenle rol Quang Tri City. The bunkers were concealed in a row ol homes shaded by trees and Hanking Highway 1.

Two companies of North Vietnamese troops, perhaps 200 or more men, were reported entrenched in the bunkers. One captured prisoner told interrogators that they had called for reinforcements. An American adviser wilh thc paratroopers, Capt. Gail Furrow, 32, of Urbana, Ohio, (old Neeld he doubted that reinforcement could avoid the U.S. air strikes and Sculh Vietnamese artillery bombardment.

Davmeu thai the position on Ihe ballot or voting machine ''has a substantial influence on the number of votes received by Ihe candidate and the first position gives to that candidate a dislince advantage over the other candidate. A STATUTE giiing one candidate such au advantage is in direct violation of Article cl the state constitulion which provides that "all inhabitants of llin state shall have an equal right to be elected in public employments," according tr, the petition. The candidates also contend the law violates the equal protection clause of Ihe 1 1 1 Amendment. A study done by researchers lor the reform candidates showed thai no incumbent Middlesex County commissioner has ever been defeated in a primary since 1933. The one escep tirm, Counthan said, was in the 1910's when an appointed incurubenl ran in Ihe fourlh spol rm the ballot and lost.

A similar study ol Essex County also showed only one exception lo fhe rule during Ihe same period of lime. II overturned by the courls, the change would effect all candidates seeding oltices other than slate constitutional offices. But despite the U.S. air attacks, the entrenched North Vietnamese were firing on ihe paratroopers. Furrow said thc battalion he is uit'n could have pushed into Quang Tri City on Wedr.csday but it was essenlial to secure the highway he fore advancing.

Other paratroopers penetrated thc city limits Tuesday but took up defensive positions on he southern edge. RELIABLE sources said Lf. Gen. Nco Quant; Truong, commander of the 20.C0fman counter offensive, is moving cautiously in hopes of keep ing his casualties to a minimum The Saigon command said the immediate objective of the offensive is to destroy the Norlh Vietnamese forces in the area. "Then naturally Quang Tri will be taken," a spokesman said.

Field reports said ISO North Vielnamese were killed in clashes around Quang Tri City on Wednesday. South Vielnamese losses were Counihan explained that studies done in and recently in California, Ihe only other state which adheres to the practice, provide evidence of the already widely held belief that the first position on the ballot docs mean more votes. THE MOST popular sysfem used by other stales to determine ballot position, Counihan said, is rotation, whereby the candidates' names appear in a variety of orders, each having the toji positimi on a certain percentage of ballots or voting machines. Other states also use alphabetical listings or drawings by lot for ballot positions. In Massachusetts primaries aller the names of incumbents are listed all other challengers are posted in alphabetical order.

That practice too is open to abuse, Tsongas noted, as in Lowell's 1971 election where the oallot bore many simitar names. "It's interesting that names as unusual as tsongas and Counihan have similar names on the ballot it appears, while simpler names such as Connors, Dover, and Brennan (the incumbents) have no similar names. People can draw Irom that what conclusions they like." North Vietnamese troops remain in Quang Tri despite heavy U.S. bombing said lo be 10 killed and 90 wounded. Thirly miles to the south of the nine day old drive, the North Vietnamese shelled Hue with 122mm artillery for the fifth day.

About. 100 shells hit thc former imperial capital, but hall of them were duds One person was reported wounded, and a Roman Catholic church and a home were badly damaged. On the southern front, the Saigon command claimed that 208 North Vietnamese were killed and 15 weapons captured in fighting along the Cambodian border 50 miles west of Saigon. Four South Vietnamese were reported killed and 31 wounded. Spokesmen said many of the North Vietnamese were slain hy air and artillery strikes.

Thc Saigon command claims thai more than .500 North Vietnamese have been killed since test Sunday in Ihe lighting around the Cambodian (own of Kompong Rau, just across the border. Kompong Rau is on a main infillration corridor From the Parrot's Beak of Cambodia into the Plain of Reeds in the nalliern Mekong Delta..