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59th Year, No. 72 1 P9 Ptgti 47 got It P.g.t UI7 P.g.s It 73 Womm'i Clstttfttd Single Copy 10c LAFAYETTE, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1972 SK SAIGON AIMING CONTROL 0 TRI OUANG Field Reports Are In Dispute Wallace Leaves Hospital BMW SAIGON (API -The Saigon command claimed today that elements of a South Vietnamese paratrooper task force spearheaded by tanks had forged into the heart of Quang Tri City, and seized control of two thirds ol the northern provincial capital. But field reports and senior 1'. S. military sources sharply disputed the announcement made in Saigon.

No Information Associated Press correspond- South Vietnamese marhvf were closing in on the city from Lhe east. One task force was reported to have advanced half a mile to the eastern outskirti and was a little more than a mile east of the Citadel, at the center of the dt Second Force A second marine task force made a helicopter landing 22 miles southeast of the city. Lt. Col. Do Viet, a spokesman for the Saicon command, said WALLACE CONVENTION BOUND Governor George C.

Wallace. Alabama, is shown leaving Holy Cross Hospital. Silver Spring. on his way to Ihe Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach Wal lace will make a short stop in Montgomery Alabama, on his way to the convention. Wallace has been at the hospital for fifty four days, after an assasination attempt Mav 15, in Laurel.

Md. (AP Wirephoto) ant hiinm, Vi.i.lrl rntuti frnnt front 1 i that elements of a South Viet SILVKR SPRING. Md (AP) George C. Wallace ended 54 days of hospitalization Friday with thanks to those who "saved my life" and sped toward resumption of his governorship in Alabama and his quest for the presidency in Miami Beach. "I feel good, I feel great," Wallace declared Pushed In Wheelchair The disabled governor was pushed in his wheelchair to a limousine amidst the applause of several score of spectators for a motorcade to nearby Andrews Air Force Base and the flight scuth in an Air Force hospital plane.

But Wallace, wounded May 15 at a political rally in Laurel, first paused briefly to thank government and hospital officials and staff members for the care they accorded him. Very Dear Place In an accompanying written statement at Holy Cross Hospital Wallace said "Sister Helen Marie, the doctors, sisters and staff of the hospital will always AMENDMENTS PROPOSED State Voters Get Assessment Issue to indicate a thrust into the names Patroop battallion northern half of the citv. A sen- bv nai1 "shH ior militarv source said there the northern part of Quang were no South Vietnamese units Tn a few hours before dawn, of anv significant size in the' "The' rc n5nt Mxi ,0 city. He left open the possibility Citadel, he said, that recenneianee teams Viet reported that resistance might be operatinc there. appeared to be light although Field sources said South Viet- the forwardmost troops of the namese paratrooper and ma- battallion were shelled by rine units were closing in on 107mm rockets and long-rana the city but were meeting tough 130mm guns, resistance.

'Two-Thirds' A huge American air and "We control at least two-naval armada covered the ad- thirds of the city." Viet toll vancing South Vietnamese. newsmen. Wholesale Food Prices Increase BATON r.OLT.E. La. (AP) The mi'lage reduction meas-1 Rouge, who along with Sen Two proposed constitutional ure was tagged by Sen Billy Charles Smither of New Or-amendments aimed at thwart- Brown of Monroe, an adminis- leans opposed the amendment, ing a much feared federal court tration lloor leader, as "a countered that the threat of order for per cent property safeguard measure to prevent a federal intervention would be MEETING ON THE MOUNT Athenagoras I.

leader of the world's Orthodox and Pope Paul VI, pontiff of the Roman Catholic church, are during historic meeting on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem in 1964. It was the first of three meetings between the figures aimed at bridging the gap between the two churches. Athenagoras died early today at age 86, the Patriarchate announced in Istanbul. (AP Wirephoto) ta assessments in Louisiana substantia! increase in taxes if eliminated altoeether if existine a very dear place in mv have been approved for submission to the voters in November. the judiciary enforced cent assessments." iw jn-i suite law omy eniorcea Doesn't Mean The state Senate tagged final The upper chamber gave heart.

They saved my life, and I wish God's blessings to all of them." Wallace wore a blue and white striped summer suit with IN ISTANBUL The constitutional require- Legislative Digest On Page 18 quick unanimous approval to ithe millage amendment, but en-gaged in a long debate before clearing the actual cash value abolishment proposal. Related Stories, Pages 5, 12, 18, 24 blue shirt and red and blue tie for his flight back toward active political participation. Back On Trail I Iprrislatua annrnvnl In the fOIITICai impilcaT.ons tSL ment that property be listed on As lie shook hands with hospi- Thnr.v ha latt PaSSSgO Of tax rolls at actual cash val-ifal staffers and other well-wish nf Hw. nn 34-2 vote appeared based UUUA Vaff. WASHINGTON (API A figure in more than a ncwed surge in livestock and year and a half The improve-meat prices led an over-all rise ment was entirely due to sea-of five-tenths of one per cent in soral-factors.

wholesale prices of food and in- Bui the actual total of jobless dwstrial products ir. June, the Americans climbed 1.1 million government said today The to 5.4 million in the annual unemployment rate dropped summer flood of school young-during the month. sters seeking work. It was the second straight I Seascnabls Basis rnrtr nn ihr nnlitinal imnltr.1. ue does no; in any way meaniers.

and saluted toward news that property must be taxed at photographers, it almost 100 per cent of its value, DeB-1 seemed as if he were already One amendment would tions of the emotional issue irom me state constitution we rathcr than the logic 0f the leg-! universal! lenored roomie- t--i ue ux said back on the campaign trail for Leader Dies the Democratic presidential nomination. substantial monthly price in-! Because the rise in the work 'crease, following a three-fifths force was not as large as ex- isiauun. ment that property be listed on Suppoi.Urs of (be measure the tax rolls at actual cash val- contended rem0ve the! "e- threat of a federal court order' Automatic Reduction forcing all homes in the state to 1 1J L. Wui etfll Federal intervention. DeB-lieux insisted, will not be precluded until assessments across the state are equalized, noting that the proposed amendment of one per cent hike in May for pected.

the department's Bu-Baliklrthe largest two-month increase i reau of Labor Statistics figured in Is- since last January and Febru- it as a decline in the jobless ISTANBUL (AP) Athe- Athenagoras died at nagoras the Ecumenical Pa-crk Orthodox Hospital me oinn p.uousa, wuu "u- to equalize as vide for 3n automatic reduction their value and a subsequent triarch and leader of ary. rate on a seasonal basis. in uiiuagt raies uv au ainuum massive iminK phwvi While the constitution pro tr.nbul, succumbling to kidney failure following a massive loss: failure following a massive loss; Legal Agency Attacked By Agnew equal lo any tax increase taxes. forced by federal court order. Sen.

J. D. DeBlicux of Baton world's 250 million Eastern Or- Rate Drops Livestock prices climbed 4.7 thodox Christians, died early The Iabor also per cent, poultry rose 6.9 per today at the age of 86. of blood pressure, his doctors reported that the nation's cent and processed meats, Metropolitan Meliton, lhe 59- said. He broke his hip in a fall unemployment rate dropped I poultry and fish rose 3.6 per year-old archbishop of Chalce- a week ago and was to have from 5.9 to 5.5 per cent of the cent, the report on wholesale don was mentioned as a likely! been flown to Vienna today or; work force last montn tor tne i prices saia.

HOW THEY VOTED vides that property be assessed or listed on the tax rolls at actual cash value. DcBlieux said, there is absolutely no require- i Continued On Page 2, Col. Superboard Proposal Approved successor. He was to preside Saturday for orthopedic sui -over a meeting today with the gery- other 11 archbishops of the! His 24-year reign was most Greek Orthodox Ecumenical notable for his efforts toward Patriarchate to decide on fu- reunion with the Roman Catbo-neral arrangements for Athe-jlic Church after more than 900 nagoras. Later, at a date still years of schism.

He and Popu to be announced, they will elect Paul VI met three times, in Je the new Ecumenical Patriarch. I rusalem, Istanbul and Rome. HOUSTON (AP) Vice President Spiro T. Agnew said today the federal Legal Services Program has little or no central direction and no firmly established policies and procedures. "Throughout this program's existence, there has been little serious examination of its philo McGovern's Fate Rests With Court WASHINGTON (AP) The, Chief Justice Warren E.

Bur-fate of a bloc of Democratic; ger Thursday suspended imple-National Convention delegates mentation of the lower-court that could cive Sen. George decision while he attempted to AGAINST Thompson NOT VOTING None. Senate amendments to bill creating board of regents for higher education. Accepted 60-30. BATON ROUGE.

La. (AP) -Legislation creating a half The Jerusalem meeting on Jan. 5-6, 1964. breached barriers of silence and hostility who is also Archbishop of Constantinople. Prospective Choice sophical underpinning," Agnew amnmted.

half elected Another prospective choice is that had existed since the was named actina vice natri- Great Schism of 1054. when the BeOa. superboard for higher education; sait! in a sPech befior 6 Inual convention of the State churches larch lodav after the death of 'two separated Here's how the Acadiana delegation was recorded as voting Thursday. House Bill to create housing authority to assist in getting loans for low and middle income families. Approved 58-40.

FOR Ackal, Angelle, Bella, Breaux, Dupuis, John, Simon. AGAINST Bares, Brinkhaus, Crisler, Dischler, Thompson. "Watered down" version of consumer protection agency. Approved 79-7. FOR over McGovern a first-ballot presi-and dential nomination rested today authority llntmlrton wkn questions of in Louisiana nas passed inrougn gar 0f jthe legislature on its way to Agnew's remarks were Gov.

Edwin Edwards. prepared text. FOR Ackal, Angelle, Bares. Breaux. Crisler, Dupuis, Thompson.

AGAINST Dischler. NOT VOTING Brinkhaus, Simon. Senate Atnenagoras. Tho lmvor oho hoi- ntorl ro i wucn in ravor that I rnu ja -s- "I want to emphasize ou jLiiuxsud uigiit, just co Oil Exports Are Resumed with the Supreme Court. The court must decide whether to convene a rare special session to consider an appel-hte-court decision which returned to McGovern 151 California delegates he lost in a party Credentials Committee fight.

Main Item Uncertainty poll the otner eignt vacationing justices to determine if there was sufficient support for a special session. Should Burger call the court into emergency session, the justices might be expected to hold it hearing and announce a decision before the Democratic National Convention opens in Miami Beach Monday night. Could Refuse On the other hand, Burger Motion to table equal am very much in favor providing legal services for the poor," Agnew said. "Inability to afford counsel should not and must not affect one's right to bill. Approved forms of the creed, the Pope and the bearded 6-foot 4-inch Patriarch met on the Mount of Olives, exchanged a symbolic "kiss of peace" and talked in two private sessions.

The pair exchanged (he kiss of peace again on July 25, 1967. in Istanbul, and three months later Athenagoras flew to Rome, the first leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christians ever to visit the seat of Roman Catholicism. ployment 19-16. Bauer, By Iraq BEIRUT, Lebanon minutes before the end of the current 60 day session, to accept a conference committee's report and set the stage for consolidation of three existing boards administering the state's colleges and universities. FOR Fontenot, (AP) justice Hardy, With their convention only a weekend awav in Miami He said the Legal Services Iraq's Mediterranean delivered Mouton.

Program has "gone beyond the; oil exports have been resumed AGAINST Ackal, Angelle, Bares, Bella, Breaux, Brinkhaus, Crisler, Dischler, Dupuis, John, Simon. from the Sviian terminal of idea of a governmentally-fun- Guillorv. Democrats found themselves could refuse the appeal, thui faced with an agenda whose letting the Appeals Court decl-main item was uncertainty. sion stand. The benate approved the same report, 33 2.

Combines Boards Tho measure combines the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, the Coordinating Council for Higher Education, and the higher education functions of the state Board of Education. The conference committee's Banias, Baghdad radio reported today. Exports have been suspended since the nationalization of the westeru-ovvned Iraq Petroleum Co. (IPC) June 1. The radio said two Soviet tankers lifted 83.000 tons of Iraqi oil from Banias Thursday and two other tankers from Hungary and East Germany were due to begin loading ded program to make legal remedies to the indigent, and now expends much of its resources on efforts to change the law in behalf of one's social class the poor." In fact, some idealists, Agnew said, "who seem to challenge every of our social fabric from the past, regard this program as too sacrosanct even to discuss, much less to tttumi 1 1 ft UUW 'V (Continued On Page 2, Col.

2) question SURRENDERS EARLY TODAY NEWS BRIEFS Fischer Loses Draw REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer lost the draw Thursday night giving Boris Spassky the first move, and the world championship chess match will finally start next Tuesday unless another postponement is allowed. Youth Fatally Wounded BELFAST (AP) Northern Ireland's wave of mystery killings took another victim today. A 19-year-old Protestant youth, riding in a car that made a detour to avoid a street obstruction, was fatally wounded when the vehicle was sprayed by bullets early this morning. Air Boycott Suggested WASHINGTON (AP) An officer of the Air Line Pilots Association suggested today that travelers boycott air lines that are unwilling to spend enough money for strong ground security against hijackings. Brandt Picks Minister BONN.

Germany (AP) Chancellor Willy Brandt has picked Defense Minister Helmut Schmidt, to replace Earl Schiller as economics and finance minister, government sources say. Returning To Paris PARIS (AP) Xuan Thuy, North Vietnamese minister of state who heads the Hanoi delegation to the Vietnam peace talks, will be back in Paris early next week to attend a new session of the conference July 13. sources said today. AWOL Soldier Hijacks Plane SMSiaKm jllim 5rf isl bPkssisIisHI ffi'' OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A crisis," a Federal Aviation Administration official said.

The note continued: "Recent actions by the Air Line Pilots Association and secretary of transportation have caused consternation in our organization and we are forced to take prompt action." Work Stopped Some ALPA members last month took part in a one-day work stoppage to protest the recent wave of air piracy throughout the world and to dc mand better security measures. Francis Goodell, 21, of Manassas. AWOL two days from the Army. FBI agent-in-charge Robert Gebhardt said military cards were found on Goodell. including one from Ft.

Riley. Kan. The entire $450,000 was recovered, the agent said. Gives Noto The hijacker gave a note to the pilot which said the ransom money, obtained from PSA along with one parachute. would be given to two organizations involved in the Mideast young awuli soldier seized a Pacific Southwest Airlines jetliner for $450,000 ransom, which he said would be given to groups "involved in the Mideast crisis." and ordered the plane 1,000 miles up and down California before surrendering early today to his hostage, a law officer, authorities said.

The air pirate, who gave up after the jetliner landed at Oakland International Airport, was identified by the FBI a hands in metal handcuffs. The hijacker. FBI agents said, demanded and received S450 000 ransom One of the hostages was a California Highway Patrol captain who had been aboard the flight. (AP Wirephoto) SKYJACKER GIVES UP His arms raised, a young skjjacker who held five persons hostaga aboard a PSA airliner for nine hours surrenders to FBI agents at Oakland International Airpcri. Coming down the rami behind him is one of the hostages with his 33.

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