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Welrton Daily Times, Wednesday, July 5,1972 May Compete Thursday U.S., Soviet Chess Contestants Feud REYKJAVIK, Iceland I --The future of the world chess championship once more is in doubt, this time because Soviet titlcholder Boris Spassky wants American challenger Bobby Fischer i for his behavior. The 24-game championship match was scheduled to start Sunday, but Fischer, a 29-yearold chess genius from Brooklyn, failed to (urn up, mostly because he wanted more money than the $125,000 purse put up by the organizers, All appeared saved when a British millionaire banker--and chess fan--dug into his own pocket to offer another $125,000. Fischer was on (lie next plane to Reykjavik and arrived Tuesday morning, where he quickly left the airport not to be seen since. Came Ihe draw Tuesday to see who would play white for the first game and Fischer was asleep. So he sent his second, while Spassky was there in person.

The world champion, 35, apparently decided he had had enough of Fischer's antics and issued a statement that said: "Fischer broke the rules of holding the contest by refusing to come for the ceremony of opening the match. By this, Fischer insulted me, personally, and the Chess Federation of the U.S.S.R., which I represent." He added that since Fischer had broken the rules he "must bear Ihe just punishment before Jthere is a hope of holding the match. Only after this can I return to the question about the possibility of holding the match." He also demanded a personal apology. Fischer's lawyer, Paul Marshall, and his second, Father Premier, Cabinet Quit In France PARIS (UP1) French Premier Jacques Chaban-Delmas and his cabinet resigned unexpectedly today. A communique from President Georges Pompldou's office said to solve our differences with the Chaban-Delmas submitted his Willliim Lombard)', timislic.

were op- "We are hopeful we will be able Russians," said Marshall after a session wilh Spassky's advisers Tuesday nigtit, said he and Fathei priest and international chess grand master, will sit down again with the Russians today to try to solve the problems. "We are making progress," Father Ixmibardy said. inlernational federation, said he hoped to be able to stage the first game Thursday. Euwe said, "Both sides say Uicy want to play so I believe they will find some solution. It would IK? great setback for world and his cabinet's resignation to the chief executive after today's weekly cabinet session.

The president accepted the Iximbardy, a Catholic resignations and thanked the Premier for the task he has ac- complisheddurlng his thresyears in office, the Elysee Presidential Palace communique said. Chaban-Delmas' resignation was timed to allow Pompidou to Dr. Max Euwc, president of the set up a new cabinet to lead the bickering Gaullist coalition into its forthcoming critical confrontation with the Communist- Socialist "popular front" opposition alliance in the general elections, political sources said. Pompidou did not Immediately chess if we would have to call off announce who will replace the the match. 2 Blocs (Continued From Page 1) happen next week," said Credentials Committee Chairman Patricia Roberts Harris.

"But everybody knows what the issues are." McGovern, whose first ballot nomination may have been blocked when he lost the California delegates, picked up the endorsement Tuesday of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes. Monday, McGovern was endorsed by Leonard Woodcock, president of the United Auto Workers. Both unions earlier had come out for Sen. Edmund S. Muskie.

outgoing prime minister. He scheduled urgent consultations wilh Defense Minister Michel Debre and other a i coalition leaders for later in the day. Chaban-Delmas' resignation has long been rumored and officially denied. He has been criticized in the ranks of his own Gaullist coalition for allegedly not being tough enough to deal with various financial scandals in which Gaullist public figures were implicated. Pompidou'smove was taken by political observers to mean he Is accepting Ihe challenge raise by the new Communist-Socialist alliance.

-Quonset huts were so called because they were first built at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, R. during World War II. They are manufactured by National Steel Corp. 723 Killed On Highways Over Holiday By United Presi John D. executive vice president of the National Safety Council, today said the final traffic death toll for the Fourth of July holiday could fall far short of a pre-holiday estimate that between 800 and 900 persons would die.

"We are very gratified that the figure is so low compared with the estimate we made," Lawlor Fire Ruins Building In Wellsville Damage is expected to exceed $400,000 in a fire which swept through the Wesco Manufacturing Co. Tuesday, sending flames more than 100 feet into the air. David Lloyd, a Wellsville fireman, was treated at East Liverpool City Hospital for burns received when struck by falling debris. Fire Chief Robert Lewis, said the one-story brick building was gutted by the blaze. The Wesco Co.

manufacturers molded sink tops, shower units and concrete laundry tubs. The company is owned by the More-Flo Industries of Cleveland. The alarm was turned in at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday by an em- ploye of a nearby oil company who saw the smoke. A central section, which housed a a i material and storage area, was engulfed in flames when Wellsville firemen arrived.

Firemen were severly hampered by lack of water pressure. Firemen were able to prevent a series of expected explosions by removing a large quantity of resin which had been stored in the building. said. "We hope that this is an indication that the recent federal law having to do with control of the driver and improved roads and a safer automobile Is taking effect. "It i take some time, however, to determine whether or not this really has been the case or whether the reduced number of fatalities resulted from a lower number of total mileage traveled by the American driving public." The holiday period officially ended at midnight Tuesday, began at 6 p.m.

local time Friday. A United Press International count at 9 a.m. EOT showed at least 723 persons had been killed in traffic accidents. A breakdown of accidental deaths: Traffic 723 Brownings 188 Planes 14 Other 81 Total 1,006 California reported 69 traffic deaths, Texas had 62 and New York and Michigan each had 36, Traffic 723 Crownings 188 Planes Other 81 Total 1,006 In one of the worst holiday accidents, eight persons died in a head-on collision between two cars on a barren road north of Abilene, Tuesday. Another accident near Waterflow, N.M., during the weekend claimed six Skyjacker (Continued From Page 1) by the post office area at the airport and then came out and ran up the steps while our men were working on the outside of the airplane," aald Byron Rogers, district sales manager for American at Buffalo.

"One of the men called in to the office and said, 'A man with a baby just ran up the stairs. We don't know what's happening. lives, Near Portageville, five persons wh-n a car being chased by police crashed into another car at a roadblock. Conspiracy Trial Opens In Chicago CHICAGO (UPI)-The con- It spiracy trial of Cook County State's Attorney Edward V. Hanrahan begins today after almost 11 months of court battles in the controversial 1969 Black Panther case.

Hanrahan, 51, was charged with conspiring with an assistant and 12- policemen to cover up evidence and prevent prosecution of police who raided a Black Panther apartment Dee. 4, 1969. Hanrahan, who won renomi- natton in the Democratic primary March 21 by defeating a liberal independent and a candidate backed by Mayor Richard J. Daley, has refused to plead to Ihe charges, saying the charges are invalid. Two young Panther leaders, Mark Clark and Fred Hampton, were killed during the raid and the seven surviving Panthers were charged with attempted murder.

The gist of the indictment against Hanrahan was that he gave a grand jury evidence "which he knew or reasonably should have known to be false and inflammatory" to procure charges against the Panthers. N.Y. Stock Market (11:15 A.M. Listings) United Press International AirL Can a Motors TAT -NEW ACF Indus Air Reduclfl Allegh Power Allied chem is a Alcoa American American American American A i a Anaconda A Steel Bendix Bethlehem sreel Boeing Canadian paeilk Celartese Ches Ohio Coca Cola Col9ate Colum Gas Comw Edison Consol Edison cons Nat Gas Continental can Crane Detroit Edison Dow Dresser DuPont a AirL a a Firestone Ford Gen a a Elec a Foods General Goodirch Goodyear a a A Gull Oil Ilinois a I nqersoll a IBM Inlerna a Inlerna Nickel Jones Laughlin Joy Manuf I ennecotl toppers Krallco Kresge 48 3 4 30H -f 3 3 i 5 9 0 a ...37 3 1' 1 Latrsbe Steel Lehigh PI Lib Owen Ford Marcor McDonDgls Monsanlo a Murohy ational Steel National Avla National Gypsum Norl North Am Rock Olin Corp Owens Pan A i a Penney Penn i Phillips Pelr a i PG Indus Procter Pullman A Republic Sfocf Mot a Sperry Rand a a a a a Oil a Standard Oil NJ Standard Oil Ohio Stude Tenneco Ta 1'i-t-. 4QV 2 4 1 'il 2 4 4 ..1 3ft -f.

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