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Jul 9, 1972 The Sfrantonlan Nixon's Adviser. Discusses Resumption of Paris Peace Talks Kissinger Sees New Approach 9 by Hanoi Hi Nic, 14, Alio Slain Arab Guerrilla Killed By Assassin's Bomb final settlement will be that the military sit a result of negotiations with uatlon is greatly improved and tha offensivt has been succees fully arrested." Kissinger, who has made more than a dozen trips to Paris for private talks with the North Vietnamese, would not 11 snot and not with any other Communist countries. He repeated, too, that the United Statea opposes the imposition of a coalition govarnment on Saigon, but said also that SAN CLEMENTE, Csllf.ltalki were suspended more (AP) Presidential advlierjthan two month ago. Henry A. Kissinger said Satur-I In direct and indirect contact day there la "some reason to with the North Vietnamese, he believe Hanoi will take "a said.

"The United Statea made new approach" when the Parislclear that it la willing to sys-pesce talks resume on July IX tematically diacuaa the Issues "But we cannot guarantee blocking settlement of the long it," Kissinger told newsmen asjand costly war about We have made it very clear in something like the aaraejand Peking had urged Hanoi to pirit. be more flexible In the negotia- Kneinger said the United tiona. Kissinger responded that States waa not interested in re- "It is conceivable to us the So-sinning tha Pari talks unlescviet Union and the People' Re-Hanoi adapted a mor con- public of China Informed Hanoi of the discussion they are having with us" an apparent ref erenc to Vietnam discussions Nixon had with Soviet leaders in Moscow and the recent talks Kissinger held with Chinese leaders in Peking. But Kissinger reiterated what other White House officials have said: "We recognise that a mor structiv attitude." He added, without giving details, that thers is aoms reason to believe political issues must be settiedsay whether planned another BEIRUT aim InS bomb Saturday took the life of Gaaeatt Kanafanl, leader of the Arab guerrilla group that claimed "complst responsibility" for the May massacra at Israel's Lod International Airport. Aa estimated 11 pounds exploilves literally blew Kanafanl to pieces.

His 14-yer-old nlecs who was with him alio wai killed. Ths bisit wai io powerful It split and partialtyy melted Ksnafani's handgun, scattered journey to the French capital soon. But ha said, in response to a question, that he expects Le Due Tho and Xuan Trl to return to Paris In tha near future to represent the Communists In their renewed talks. apart from tha military issues. Kissinger was asked about a trip last week to Vietnam by his top assistant on the National Security Council ataff, Maj.

Gen. Alexander Haig Jr. He re-plisd that Haig "came to the that this will be our approach," Klaelnger said. "We believe Chi attitude has been fully conveyed to Hanoi and we have tensive diplomatic activity" be-lsome reason to believe they don quoting Communist diplo-hlnd the scenes since IN Pans! will approach these pegotationslmais as saying that Moscow there will be a new approach, but wa cannot guaranies It." The VTaite House aide was asked about reports from Lon- Confident of Nomination 120,000 in Attendance At Poconos Rock Festival bits of mats! end flesh over wide eras and left a foot-dsis, hoi in concrete parting Kanafanl ws ths offic spokesman and a hljh-rankln, leader of Popular Front fo the Libsrtioa of Paltitln (PFLP), which took "complst responsibility" for the attack a Lod Airport that killed 2 civilians. Shortly aftsr ths Iron announced that ths thrr Japanese men who Indlscrlmin tely sprayed Lod Airport wit: bullets and handgrenadss wen working under PFLP orders the group's leaders disappear from their usual Beirut haunts apparently in fear of Israel retaliation.

A statement by the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) of which the front is a member, said: "The martyr-fighter and hero Gassan Kanafanl, one of the leaders of the PFLP nd an information expert In the Arab homeland, was martyred this morning as a result of a treacherous essasslntlon incident." The organization said ths incident encouraged Its members to "continue on the road of revolution until victory snd liberation." who gets California nominating I The perty not only scheduled Slayer of 6 Succumbs to Bullet Wound (Continued From First Pegs) cut himself with a beer bottle but wasnt badly hurt. Other than that, ha laid, there were no incidents, police concurred. At least ont fan was killed In a highway accident at he made his way to the concert on Interstate 80. Police identified him as Dennis Ferment, 17, of Walling N.J. Tha first crowds arrived Thursday night and 24 hours Early Work Call, Schedule Faced By County Group (Continued From First Pag) Robert H.

"Pop Jones, former Scranton chool director, now Pennsylvanias committeeman on the Democratic National Committee, remained early Saturday as a possible choice for election as chairman of tha delegation. Jones, Harvey Thlemini, state Democratic chairman; C. Dolores Tucker, secretary of welfare, and Rita Kane, Allegheny County register of wills and the states com-mittee woman on the Democratic National Committee also are mentioned for the role of delegation presiding officer. All artilate on something that it not McGovern (Continued from First Page) roll is called nomination? McGovern said he Is confident his sweep of 271 delegates in the wlnner-take-all California primary will be upheld by the convention. He said he does not think the perty would support shoddy deal" to deprive him of more than half the California votes.

McGovern told a news conference he would be happy to the nominee If the party's rules are followed, saying the important thing is that "the process commends itself to the American people as fair and honorable." But he refused to say what he would do if denied the nomination. "I don't want to specu- on presidential eup-port no-ricess convention sessions on credentials; it decided on the seme procedure when the Democratic platform Is debated beginning Tuesday night. "We sra retting our case in tha sisential fairness and decency of the American people, McGovern told a crowd of supporters at Miami International Airport took up his persons! convention campaign. I have no doubt that when the verdict is In next week, I will be the nominee of the Democratic Party," the South Dakota senator said. Ws will not only win ths nomination, but we will retire Richard Nix on in November." The Supreme Court left It for the Democrats to battle out among themselves the issue of votes at the convention.

The Democratic Credentials Committee voted to give McGovern no more than 120 of the Celiforni votes, apportioning ths rest among othir primary entries on the basis of their shares of the popular vote. By state law, tha June 8 primary was wlnner-take-all. "I told them I cant break tha law or tha rules of ths party, McGovern said after his session with the governors. Ha said has been hoping for a compromise on an Illinois seating controversy, possibly providing seats and half votes for Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and 68 other ousted delegates But he said he wont budge on California.

"There i no room for compromise on California at all," ha said. Humphrey said encouraged the effort of the governors to promote credentials settle-ments but that the California case would have to be Judged by vote of the convention Itself. McGovern emphasized the winner-take-all provision of the law, and going to happen," he said later, traffic snarl were ported near the New Jersey border-some 30 miles away. Saturday latecomers, who didnt need warnings by authorities to stay away, an into four miles of immovabls traffic leading to the raceway. Polk; reported that hundreds of young people abandoned their vehicles along a four-mile stretch of Route 115 and walked the rest of the way to the grounds.

Cars were strewn til along both sides of tha two-lane road. Inside the festival grounds, where an estimated 5,000 young people spent Friday night, an emergency infirmary was treating several youths for alleged drug overdoes. Promoters of the concert said they had six physicians and four helicopters on hand. In addition to a 65-man drug team and 300-man security force. State police said they planned to send undercover men into restusers.

a the crowds to arrest drug pushers. but would nother to arrest users. A man In uniform cant get within 10 feet of these kids buying or selling, said a state police spokesman. Although the concert was scheduled to end at 11 p.m. Saturday, police said they expected hundreds of the fans to stay on for at least another day, maybe more.

Rock groups participating in the concert included: Three Dog Night, Faces with Rod Stewart, Emerson, Lake Palmer, Humble Pie, J. Geiles Band, Cactus, Badslnger, Ed-ga Winter, Mother Night, Clare Hamill, Ramatam, and Bullangus. at Ford, Boggs Say Peking Worried Of Soviet Power CHERRY HILL. N.J. (UPI) A security guard accused of the man murder of ilx persons died Saturday, partially paralyzed and still unable to say anything that might explain the shooting spree be staged 17 day ago.

Edwin J. Grace, 33, died at the Cherry Hill Medical Center after bit condition worsened in the early morning, Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, assistant supervisor at the hospital, said Doctors said ths bullet from self-inflicted wound still was lodged at the base of Grace's skull when he died. The wound left his right side paralyzed and prevented him from spewing. The cause of death was described as a "deadening of a part of the brain" by Thomas R.

Daley, investigator tor the county medical examiner who performed an autopsy. Grace, who was from New York but had lived in a motel in Turnersville, N.J., sine April, entered the Heritage Building in Cherry Hill June 21. apparently looking for a personnel officer who had once turned him down for a job as a security officer. Grace was working as a Pinkerton guard the time. Armed with two .22 caliber sawed-off rifles, Grace shot 12 persons, six of whom died of the wounds, and then turned the gun on himself, Muskie delegates.

Should Humphrey delegates prefer "one of their own" for chairman they represent a-strong bloc since they hsve 74 votes former Gov. George Leader might be a choice. The Humphrey votes, even if fleshed (Continued From First Page) out with the vote of 11 uncom-jchallengers) accept those setts mitted delegates, would not be theyll have to answer to me. controlling, however, if the 55 He said he would not accept McGovern and 40 Muskie dele- anY Pm that the challengers gates should agree on voting Florida And out of the together for a chairman. (jurisdiction of the Cook County The need for electing a chalr.l"rt; J1 hs? hMrd i a Ka i hi a4 ae Vmsbw she man developed when Goy.

Milton J. Shapp, who wanted and apparently would have been accorded the honor of the chair- about his order from the news media and that public notice is all that is required in this kind of an injunction. But, Covelli instructed County Backers To Stick With Muskie (Continued From First Page) Luzerne and Wayne delegates will step Saturday and play a rols in what will be current news and eventual history. Attorney Burke, as reported previously, may be one of the speakers called upon to address the convention on a platform position. Delegate Guzey, so avid a supporter of Muskie that he gave financial as well as physical support to him, has endured In hi loyalty to the extent that he has taken rooms at the Americana, Muskie heid-quarters.

Instead of at the Barcelona, convention home of the Pennsylvania delegates. Arriving in Miami Friday, Senator Muskie disclaimed all rumors and said he had come with the "positive attitude of seeking the nomination. That lends importance to the presence here of Burke, Guzey, Salerno, et all, who will go down tha line for him on the first ballot, unless released earlier, and who after the first ballot, should it be inconclusive, will have intriguing options to Mandel Seen VP Prospect MIAMI BEACH (AP) Sen. I George McGovern said Satur- day that Gov. Mrvin Mandel of Maryland is on his list of po-1 teotial vice presidential running mates.

Arriving at the scene of ths I Democratic National Con-1 vention as the leading candidate for presidential nomination, McGovern had high praise for the Maryland governor after addressing a meeting of Democratic governors chaired by Mandel. Asked if Mandel wtas on his list of vice presidential possibilities, the South Dakota senator told newsmen: Governor Mandel has to be on every list of vice president candidates. He is well respected in his state. He would be an asset to any ticket." WASHINGTON (AP) -House Democratic end Republican leaders, just returned from China, reported Saturday that Peking is worried by the possibility that the United Stateslto the test, political clout, not United California primary said anything that deprived him of his sweep would be shoddy deal" and an unfair decision. But when that contest comes will let the Soviet Union forge (legal arguments or reform guidelines, will be the key.

Alabama Gov. George Wallace spent the day in his Miami hotel suite, conferring with his aides, taking physical therapy and resting for a brief appearance Saturday night at a reception for delegates, i campaign manager, Charles Snider, did the talking, asserting that McGovern is the captive of a group of delegates put together by stacked caucuses. Snider said if McGovern can ahead militarily. And they reported the Chinese concerned also about a possible U.S. pullout from international arenas such as the Pacific.

Rep. Hale Boggs of siana, the House majority leader, and Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan, the GOP chief, said they spoke by telephone with President Nixon for about a half-hour Friday afternoon upon their return here. Their nine-day China visit included Waxing curtain rods helps to keep them from rusting.

BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS Before you spend 300 on a sewing machine, do us both a favor. of talks with Pre-win on the first ballot, he wont five hours mier Chou En-lai. attorneys to send telegrams of his order to the challenge group in Miami. Attorneys for the challengers said they planned immediate appeal of the order to the State Court of Appeals and to the Illinois Supreme Court necessary.

In Miami, challenge leader William Singer, a Chicago aider-man, eaid he and most other members of the rebel group would violate the injunction and take their convention seats. He said delegates had to make "individual decisions because of the legal, implications, including possible contempt of court citations. The credentials committee voted to bar the Daley delegates, elected In eight Chicago congressional districts during a March 21 primary, on the grounds that they had been secretly slated and supported by the citys Democratic machine in violation of party reform rules. The challengers caucused among themselves in late June to pick alternates to the Daley delegation. TROPHY CANCELED HARRISBURG (UPI) Tne Pennsylvania Game Commission said Friday it is eliminating the "Triple Trophy Award for hunters bagging a wild turkey, a black bear and an antlered whitetail deer during one hunting season.

The commission said qualifing hunters during the 1971-73 season will receive their certificates and brassards. win at all, and Wallace will have an excellent chance. -1 Partially paralyzed from aft ssassination attempt, and confined to a wheelchair, Wallace1 has declared he still ac-' tive and viable candidate. Humphrey said it is impor-JI tant to have atop the Democratic ticket a leader who "can not only win for himself, but help Democrats make gains In Congress and state offices. Sen.

Henry M. Jackson of I Washington, added what Rain Forces Brief Retreat (Continued From First Page) fans, it must, not have been tco good. People standing around the concessions were giving their recently-purchased food away. And food wasnt the onlyi problem. Numerous times dur-lHuPhrey ing the first three groups, the sw)ken ssertinK that lf strained unison cry of "louder" was sthoutedi-to no avail.

spoken, asserting McGovern is the nominee, we could lose control of the Senate! manship, decided not to attend the convention because of the flood emergency in Penn sylvenla. Cynic persist in weighing the notion that Shapp, who once thought he would arrive at Miami Beach as one of the first backers of a triumphant Muskie march to the nomination, has used the flood as an excuse for not showing up at a convention for which he had supported the "wrong" candidate. Aside from electing a chairman, the Pennsylvania delegates may be asked Saturday night to take a stand on what to do about the Impending credentials committee fight in the opening convention session Monday night over seating California and Illinois delegates. The convention may have to take up, against a background of court rulings In recent days, the 1 inflammable Issues of whether McGovern should be given 151 delegates he won in California, but which the credentials committee and Supreme Court have taken away, and whether Chicagos Mayor Richard Daley and 68 allies, or their McGovern-oriented challengers should be seated. How the entire convention votes on these questions might well determine whether McGovern will achieve a first ballot victory or be denied that prize and suffer.

the risk of a wavering or eroding support in subsequent ballots. Humphrey, i end McGovern supporters in the Pennsylvania delegation, If they hold to the 'desires their candidates have on seating delegates, could get into a bitter wrangle which would take the caucus far into the night. 1 The decisions due on a chairman for the delegation, the course to be taken on the knotty I and the House. The Associated Press count of delegate strength, with Me-1 Govern shorn of his California sweep, etood tow way: McGovern 1,307.15. i Humphrey 507.55.

1 Wallace 387. Muskie 237.05. Uncommitted 404.65. That left McGovern more than 200 votes short of the 1,509 it will take to win the nomination. Qnly 150 yards way from the elevated stage the sound system faltered and even the most racous of music could not be heard.

But despite the hassles, the sound, the rain thousands of rock fans were determined to celebrate the day. They weren't going to let a little rain spoil it. "Man, as soon es this rain ends and the sun comes out, one diehard rock fan explained, "were going to have ourselves one fine party. But for the thousands more who hitchhiked or drove from as far away as Virginia and Baltimore, another young mans comment ranjg more true: "Hey, in oase anyone doesnt know it, nt'e raining and its a bummer. Soviet to Purchas U.S.-Grown Grains 1972: Competition (From $250 to $480) Pull-out Bobbin: Sew like your grandmother did! 5 of bur leading competitors -will accommodate you.

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Kissinger, in response to i newsmens questions, said de- tails on the selection of ships in which the grain will be moved will be settled later. However, he added that not all of the grain would move in Soviet vessels. He also said he expected American maritime and long-i shore unions to handle the cargoes. Press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said Nixon saw three Important benefits for the United States In the deal: 1.

Increased income for American farmers. I 2. More Jobs for longshore-1 i men, seamen, rail and barge-1 line workers and exporters. 3. Reduced chages to taxpayers for storing and handling surplus grain.

I final preparations, which In Fred Cramer, vice president cr 2313 Next 2 Weeks: Make Sewing Simple Save REYKJAVIK, The Boris Spassky-Bobby Fischer world chess championship match, already delayed for nine days, nan into new problems Saturday when the chief arbiter left Iceland, i U.S. chess sources said Fischer, the 29-year-old American challenger, is "at peak form and raring to go into the first game Tuesday against the world champion, Russias Spassky. Iceland (UPI) clude the touchy job of picking the chess sets and board to be used. Schmid said he had Invited the two playere to come to the hall together on Sunday to check on the facilities and hopefully approve them. But this meeting was called off Saturday after Schmid left.

I Spassky also left town and went north with Icelandic friend and chess player, Freys- nan In The of ths U.S. Chess Federation, said the arrangement although "far superior to anything we have teen before" could cause some problems. "But they are not important enough to wreck the match, he said. Cramer said Fischer was "absolutely relaxed and feeling great." He said he smd Fischer came out of hiding Friday night and dined in public in a Reykjavik restaurant. "Funnily enough nobody recognized Bobby," Cramer laid.

He hid a greet time. He loves the fish here in Iceland and be had fresh boiled salmon and orange Juice. Fischer, who is staying In the presidential suite it Loftleidir Hotel the plushest In town and sometimes at a private guarded house put at his disposal, went swimming Friday before the sabbath. "He hie access to the hotel But the sources said therejteinn Thorbergsson, might have to be another salmon fishing trip. Russian postponement until Thursday officials said Spasky would be Car Plunges In Creek, Erie Man Drowns since chief arbiter Lothar Schmid will not be back in town until then.

back Monday, at the latest. Thorbergsson also Invited Fischer along, but the Ameri- Our trade-in policy is always this liberal. And nows when you need it most Now before you begin to sew for Bsck-to-SchooI. Fall, Winter snd the Holidays. Bring us your tired, old machine.

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I Prounounced dead at the scene of accidental drowning bv the Erie Ocvntv coroner's ofce was Thomas Weber. 21. Police Mid the victims car Schmid, a West German can turned down the invitation grandmaster and the owner of, to observe his Church of Gods a book publishing firm in Sabbath from Friday night until Bamberg, flew home Saturday! Saturday night, morning and said he would! Before leaving Spassky said return Thursday. He said belhe was not going to argue about was leaving because one of his.the practical arrangements or son had been Injured in a the picking of sets and boards. A kedwnwt of THE UNCLR COMPANY traffic accident Schmid's assistant arbiter, intakes no difference to me," cramer said.

He i swimming arrMtlweitt out control Gudtmindur Arnlaugsson ef the 35-year-old champion told like ta athlete snd he is in dong Pennsylvania 97 snd ran Jcelasd. wi3 be in charge of oarsmen. jgrest physical form." the creek. VlfWUONT MALL, ft. 142-1271 HtNITflAZA, J4T-IJ47.

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