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The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin • 9

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La Crosse, Wisconsin
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2 La Crosse ribune, Wednesday, July 5, 1972-9 broadcast did not locate any of still on the outskirts of the who reached the outskirts of Quang Tri City on Tuesday. North Vietnam claimed that U.S, planes bombed and strafed residential areas of Hanoi, killing or injuring many persons, and destroying or dam spokesmen acknowledged there may have been people working in the three supply and vehicle depots that were attacked during more than 320 strikes in North Vietnam Tuesday. North Vietnam also claimed SAIGON (AP) American jets wrecked three major depots on the edges of Hanoi Tuesday in "'the heaviest raids on North Vietnam in weeks, and a 7th Fleet task force sank or damaged 12 supply barges off the North Vietnamese coast, the U.S. Com-mand announced today. In South Vietnam there was 'heavy fighting on the northern front and Hue was shelled for the Jtourth day.

But no progress was reported from the paratroopers June 27 and a surface-to-air missile brought down a third Phantom 40 miles northeast of Hanoi July 1. Two of the fliers were rescued, and four are missing, the command said. During the last two weeks, the U.S. Command has reported nine planes lost over North Vietnam and 16 fliers missing, raising the toll since the resumption of full-scale bombing on April 6 to 54 aircraft downed and 61 airmen missing. with their five-inch guns.

The spokesmen said the destroyers radarmen observed that 12 barges were sunk or damaged, but the ships were unable to identify the nationality of either the freighters or the barges because of darkness. Radio Hanoi claimed today that North Vietnam is getting war supplies by sea through 12 coastal points which the United States had not been able to close by mines or offshore patrols. The In a delayed report which apparently had to be cleared by the Pentagon because of its political sensitivity, the command said that a naval task force last Saturday caught a flotilla of barges transporting supplies from offshore freighters presumed to be from the Communist bloc. Navy spokesmen said the destroyers Berkeley, Everett F. Larson and Gurke waited until the barges were clear of the freighters, then blasted them aging hundreds houses.

The U.S. Command denied ordering any attacks on civilian targets and said it had no information indicating other than military targets were hit. But of dwelling that two F4 Phantoms were shot down during the raids. The U.S. Command said it had no plane losses Tuesday to report yet.

But it did announce that MIG21 interceptors shot down a pair of Phantoms southwest of Hanoi on provincial capital that is the first major objective of the counteroffensive launched last week. Heavier fighting broke out to the rear of the offensive. Spokesmen said North Vietnamese forces shelled and assaulted South Vietnamese positions about 10 miles southwest of Hue but were driven back with air and artillery strikes. The Saigon command claimed 67 of the attackers killed and said South Vietnamese casualties were two killed and 12 wounded. Hue was shelled Tuesday for the third night.

Five 122mm rounds landed, wounding, one soldier. On the southern front, fights raged along the Cambodian border 50 miles west of Saigon, and the Saigon fcbm-mand claimed 132 North Vietnamese troops were killed, It said South Vietnamese losses were six men killed and 27 wounded. Chess Champ Gets Apology From Fischer REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP)-Bobby Fischer apologized today for delaying the start of his $300,000 chess match with world champion Boris Spassky of Russia. The American, whose dispute over prize money forced organizers to postpone the wdrld championship round, said he had Turntinc rUECT i the greatest respect for Spassky THcKMUj as a man and as a player. The statement, by Fischers lawyers, was read to 1 1 oo mi newsmen by Max Euwe, presi- I .00 vjJ I dent of the International Chess Rh7h i whether, rt lL ilSoL 1 would be sufficient to overcome nilm nA Russian objection to starting a the match.

In a statement Tuesday, I Spassky said he would consider starting play only if Fischer paid the penalty for his behavior. Spassky told The Associated i SPv Pfess 1S afternoon he still did iryz not know whether the match I I would begin Thursday. He said 1 there would be an announce- ft ment by the Russian delegation later. After holding out for more money and getting it, American challenger came to I Iceland for the postponed open-' ing match Tuesday. But Spassky walked out of the noon drawing 1 to decide who would move first because Fischer was not present He had sent his second, a Roman i Catholic priest Officials announced a new 43-hour postponement of the opener, originally scheduled for last Sunday.

They hoped both players would be ready to meet on Thursday. Fischer arrived In Rejkjavik early Tuesday. The Icelandic Chess Federation had rejected his demand for 30 per cent of the gate receipts, but he agreed to come after a London investment banker doubled the $125,000 purse which he and Spassky will divide. The 29 year-old American grandmaster was resting From the overnight flight in a guarded villa at the edge of town when Spassky counterattacked ii) the holdout department. The 55-year-old Soviet champion read a prepared statement calling the American's conduct imulimg and intolerable.

It said Fischer, by refusing to appear at the opening ceremony weekend, had Insulted Spaisky personally and the Soviet CVsi Federation and had jeopardis'd hi right to play for the title The statement demanded that Fischer be punuhed. However, Max Euwe. pred-dent of the international M-r- ation. said the Sosicis had not fi formally requested pum-hmejit. "Mut should I do? he a-M.

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