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MeCfove irira Dim' for ClinniDinionini A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Informtlio and Enjoyment For Every Member of the Femily MIAMI BEACH (UPI) Son. George S. McGovern wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination today as Sens. Hubert II. Humphrey and Edmund S.

Muskie dropped out of the race. Humphrey released his delegates during a dramatic noon hour news conference and Muskie followed suit a couple hours later. Sen. Henry M. Jackson however declined to leave the now-smashed stop-McGovem ef by name, nor did he urge his delegates to throw their support in any specific direction.

McGovern aides said the front-runner was in contact during the morning with Muskie and other contenders for the nomination an apparent attempt to restore party unity. McGovern issued a three-paragraph after Humphrey stepped aside, say-mg the former vice president's action leaves us all with a sense of poignancy. But most of all it reminds us of his 25-year fight tor human justice. He said his friend-and-neighbor relationship with Humphrey would continue and he has nothing but the deepest admiration and respect for Humphrey and his wife. Humphrey's pullout came just hours after McGovern forces on and off the convention floor captured a crucial vote -which restored to McGovern 151 CLINCH rage 2, Col.

fort, saying he was in the fight to its end. George C. Wallace gave no evidence he had any intention of quitting either. McGovern relaxed in his hotel as the coalition which hoped to stop him Wednesday night dissolved around him. He talked by telephone to Humphrey after the happy warrior's bow-out and praised him for his 25-year fight for human justice.

Humphrey, victim of McGovern's 18-month battle for more than enough in itself to assure him of victory. My withdrawal from the presidential race is a withdrawal of candidacy only." Humphrey said during an emotional appearance before a hastily called news' conference. It is not a withdrawal of spirit, or of determination to continue the battle I have waged all my public life on behalf of those who had no voice. He did not mention McGovern tion, McGovern was just 41 votes shy of the 1.509 needed fur the nomination when Humphrey released his votes. Humphreys supporters, and those of others likely to be pried loose in the next few hours, appeared to head the convention for a McGovern victory almost by acclamation.

One McGovern aide estimated the South Dakotan would immediately pick up between 50 and 60 firm votes from among the Humphrey delegates the nomination and of slick convention floor maneuvers on the part of the South Dakotan Monday night, released his delegates to vote as they wish. George C. Wallace learned of Humphreys withdrawal as he was about to leave on a boat ride. He expressed surprise but said he still planned to go to the convention floor in person tonight to press his fight for conservative approaches in the Democratic platform. According to a UPI tabula Ddduois Votes INIov.

1 du Choirteir made it clear thay were voting to let the voters decide and not giving the revisions their personal endorsement. Id probably vote against it myself, said Norris of the proposal to elect the mayor directly rather than from among city counciimen, but he was willing to give it a place on the ballot. Councilman Barnes opened discussion with a sratement that he still agrees with recommendations of a Charter Review Salinas citizens will Ire asked to vote Nov. 7 on a municipal charter revision which includes a decision on whether the mayor should be directly elected. Unanimous agreement to put the package on the Novemlicr general election ballot came at the end of a roughly 45-minute discussion at yesterday's council meeting.

Hut two counciimen James Barnes and R. Edwin Norris- to put the choice to the voters. Focus yesterday was entirely on the question of whether to replace the councilman-mayor nh a directly elected one. Counciimen agreed at the onset that they concurred in the Charter Review Committee view that the five member council should not lie expanded to seven and the point drew no further debate. The committee, headed by CHARTER Page 2, Col.

5 Advisory Committee, i ch made its report to counciimen June 26. Included were recommendations that the city stay with its five member council and its present method of chosing the a themselves from its ranks. Councilman Barnes a id he agreed with both views. I don't see any reason why we need a change at this time," although he too agreed he was willing ischer Late; atch Starts Big Hat Barbecue Tomorrow Big Week in Salinas will be kicked off at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow by the annual Big Hat Barbecue at the Monterey County Sheriff's Posse grounds.

Big Hat has been a California Rodeo tradition since 1937. Its the signal for the entire Salinas Valley community to go western in anticipation of the July 20-23 rodeo. Posse members will serve up their special brand of Western-style food and hospitality for $3.50 donation per person. Advance tickets are still available. The menu for the annual feed calls for top sirloin steak, grilled over an oakwood fire, ranch beans, salad, French bread and coffee.

The Posse grounds are located on Natividad Road, northeast of Salinas. There will be no TV filming cameras, hidden behind cloth-tonight, but we hope some other; covered scaffolding above the arrangements can be made so where the players will sit, they can film later during the: would distract him. match, said Fred Cramer, Fischer's opponent said he vice president of the U. S. was ready to play.

Every-Chess Federation. thing is fine with me, said the Fischer said the television popular Russian. REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) American chess challenge! I Bobby Fischer showed up eight minutes late today for the start of the $250,000 world championship match with Russias Boris Spassky. Spassky, the reigning world champion and playing white, had already made the first move the queen pawn before Fischer walked into the sports arena. Fischer walked up to Spassky and the two shook hands.

Fischer studied the board for two minutes and moved his king knight to king bishop three. Spassky made his move promptly at 5 p.m. and release of all prisoners and a spectators watched the clock complete, impartial accounting I tick away until Fischer ap-for all missing in action. Ipeared. For what was believed to be, -je match was postponed for McGovern Says POWs Won't Be Forgotten ACTION desk Some County Salary Questions Action Desk: What salary adjustment can the county em-loyes depend upon in this fiscal year (1972-73)? How does this compare to the cost of living index? Are the members of the Board of Supervisors getting a raise? How much? Percentage-wise, how does this compare to the others in county service? A Salinas Reader.

ITS ALL OVER for Hubert Humphrey. (UPI) IHluiinniplhirev Somber At Press Session more while fought the good we bow out. He then hugged Muriel and walked away from the microphones. Humphrey was said to have reached his decision to withdraw early this morning after County Administrator Edwin McCauley replies: The Board of Supervisors approved salaries increases for county employes effective July 1, 1972. The deputy sheriff and first; related public safety employes received an 8.25 per cent increase subject to approval by the Federal Pay Board.

The other employes received a general increase of 3.2 per demanded and got an apology cent, plus special adjustments for several classes, from Fischer. A cost-of-living index is not prepared for the Salinas or Earlier, Fischer made a last-: terey area, minute demand to stop televis- The Board of Supervisors did not approve an increase for ing of the 24-game match. I themselves. splitting them up with Hum phrey getting 106 and McGovern 120 based on the June 6 ised primary voting. Humphrey then slept on his decision a few hours and met with his top advisers at midmorning.

Later, he called all of his staff for a on POWs He MIAMI BEACH (UPI)-The self styled happy warrior, Hubert H. Humphrey, pulled out of the race today for the Democratic presidential nomination in the face of the speeding McGovern steamroller. Humphrey, the 1968 nominee, appeared with his wife Muriel and daughter at his side at the first time, McGovern attached conditions to his commitment to total U. S. disengagement from Southeast Asia and an end to the war in MIAMI BEACH (UPI) -George McGovern, seemingly the verge of the Democratic presidential nomination, prom-families of American today w'e will never abandon those if he becomes President.

said some military capability would be retained in Vietnam within 90 days. Southeast Asia until the Glsl While I am fully confident ar jtaken prisoner in the w'ar are that there would be no such! I would also retain the some yyile working in seclusion on military capability in the the acceptance speech he region. signal and fulfill our i expects to deliver to the1 firm determination on this Democratic Convention Wednes-, issue, he said. This is the day night. McGovern issued a only cause for which I would statement in response to retain any U.S.

forces in or endorsement of Families for. adjacent to Southeast Asia. Page immediate Release, an organi- McGovern continued to rest zation of people with husbands, in his hotel penthouse suite, sons or brothers missing in showing no visible emotion to action or held as prisoners of the public over his victory in seeing his major hope of overtaking McGovern fail. That! closed meeting and as p.m. EDT before a Was the convention's decision to! were shed including crow ded room full of reporters jve jic(0vern ap 271 delegates Muriel Humphrey to announce his withdrawal, instead them he out from California, of; was bowing Today's Inside News saying he was releasing his delegates to vote as they wish.

Humphrey appeared somber as he read a three-paragraph statement on his decision that clinched the nomination Wednesday night for George S. McGovern. His voice broke slightly toward the end of the statement as he thanked his staff and supporters who worked for him. After reading the prepared statement, Humphrey added a few words saying, Weve war in Indochina. the credentials fight round Counciimen Launch New Assessment District 9 Board of Education Gets Some Good Tax News 11 Monterey County Feeling Building Boom 13 Wallace Shooting Hasn't Slowed Up His Staff .22 Sports 14-15 Television 8 Town Country Life 6-7 Valley 13 Weather 17 McGovern expressed his gra-.

early today at the convention titude and promised that he He had tentatively planned a would use every resource available to the President, including direct personal diplomacy in Hanoi, to insist upon boat trip today to work on his acceptance speech in seclusion, but cloudy skies and intermit-tant rain scrubbed those plans. Conglomerates, Chavez Linked But there are others who freely admit that bad managment has as much of an effect, if not a greater effect, on a companys financial health as which union it has recognized. Where the original management has been good and has been kept by a conglomerate, its worked out, Johnson believes. Johnson sees the UFW as a handicap to the conglomerate which tends to diminish any UNION Page 2, Col. 1-2 firms was the threat of invoking its national secondary boycott mechanism against their non-agricultural or non-vegetable industry products, such as Purex bleach and Chiquita bananas.

All of the farmers feel the conglomerates are responsible for the unions power, Johnson says. Opponents of the union in the produce business point to the financial demise of Pic Pac as proof of their contention that a UFW contract spells ruin. er who is also president of the Monterey County Farm Bureau. The number one fact is that the union would not be here without the conglomerates, he believes. Three of the five contracts won by the UFW following the 1970 produce strike in the Salinas Valley were with large national firms InterHarvest, Freshpict, and Pic Pac Foods, Inc.

The unions heavy weapon in winning contracts with the three Second of Three Articles By ROBERT MISKIMON Californian Staff Writer To many Salinas Valley farmers, the coming of the conglomerates has been linked with another phenomenon they bitterly dislike: The growing power of Cesar Chavez and his United Farm Workers Union. The net effect of the entry of the conglomerates has been bad, declared Bob Johnson of Chualar, an independent grow Catching 40 Winks Spectators at Democratic Convention sprawled on their chairs as only one. retained a smile. Opening session closed at 4:55 a.m. (UPI) 4 1.