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The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • 6

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ImAmm tihi Omttit, tkuitrfof, July Wt. Admits "Disrespectful Behavior" Fischer Apologizes To Soviet Opponent As Match Nears didn't believe the "world's 3 er demands the Russians made on him and suggested that the start of the match be delayed further. Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, said he didn't penalize Fischer for his late arrival in Iceland because the American challe- champion desires such an advantage in order to play me." "I know you to be a sportsman and a gentleman, and I am looking forward to some exciting chess games with you," Fischer concluded. Earlier Euwe had met oth flHEWOKKS DISPLAY GOES Off ALL AT ONCf A short-lived, but spectacular display of fireworks was witnessed by 20,000 spectators last night when the whole show accidentally went off all at once. Norbert Feret, one of three men igniting the fireworks, said a box of fireworks resting near the main supply of explosives went off, setting off the others.

One man was hospitalized with burns and another suffered a heart attack. (AP Wirephoto) DISCUSS BEHAVIOR Dr. Max Euwe, left, president of the International Chess Federation, and Efim Geller of Russia converse during a press conference Called by Geller in Reykjavik, Iceland, yesterday to demand that the federation condemn Bobby Fischer's behavior. (AP Wirephoto) por First Six Months General Motors Reflects Record-Shattering Sales glie." Asked II the Russians were satisfied, Geller said they wanted It all in writing. Euwe took i pen from his pocket and said, "I can write it now," and began drafting a letter.

Geller then said the Soviet Chess Federation had told Euwe he should award the first game to Spassky by forfeit, but Euwe said he did not consider the request official. Geller said he didn't think Spassky would accept the award even If Euwe offered it, but that the Russians insisted on it anyway. Then Euwe put forward his Idea of another postponement. But he said this would probably require dividing the match into two halves, with 12 or 16 games this summer and the rest later In the year, because otherwise it would conflict with the world chess Olympiad in Yugoslavia in September. Award of the first game to Spassky would give him a 1-0 advantage at the outset, but chess experts said that in such a long match Fischer probably would overcome the disadvantage.

A player gets one point for winning a game and half a point for a draw. Spassky needs 12 points to retain his title. Fischer 12.5 to take it away from him. The winner is to get $231,250 and the loser $168,750, the highest amounts ever paid in chess. The ongi- nal purse was iiza.ww, wim the winner taking five-eights and the loser the remainder.

But Fischer's holdout brought a $125,000 contribution from London banker and chess enthusiast James D. Slater to double the purse. Each player also gets $75,000 from the -television and film rights. Rain Cancels Salts' Parade SALTSBURG Rain last night forced cancellation of the Saltsburg firemen's parade. It was scheduled as the feature of the firemen's week-long carnival which concludes on Saturday.

Other regularly-scheduled activities are being held. Hits New Yablonski Death Trial (Continued from page one) of last week's Supreme Court decision banning capital punishment Sprague argued that the nine separate court opinions indicate that capital punishment may only be illegal in certain applications and urged the county court to hold a hearing on the matter. There was no word of whether the court would comply with the request. Washington County Judge Charles Sweet indicated that he and the two other judges hearing the arguments for new trials might take 60 days to make their decisions. Martin and Gilly.

both of Cleveland, have been convicted and sentenced to death in the case. Three, including Gilly's wife Annette, have pleaded guilty to murder charges. REYKJAVIK, Iceland (API Bobby Fischer made a full and penitent apology to Boris Spassky today, and organizers of the world chess championship match said the two would meet for their first game Sunday night. The organizers said it had been agreed in principle to hold the drawing tonight to determine which player would have the white pieces and with them the first move. The young American, in a letter delivered by hand this morning to the world chess champion from the Soviet Union, apologized for his "disrespectful behavior." Fischer, whose delayed arrival doubled (he prize money for both him and Spassky but also started an avalanche of confusion, asked the Russian to "accept my sincerest apology" "I simply became carried away by my petty dispute over money with the Icelandic chess organizers." he wrote.

The written apology from the American challenger was one of the chief conditions posed by the Russians before Spassky would sit down at the chess board with Fischer. Fischer told Spassky: "I have offended you and your country, the Soviet Union. where chess has a prestigious position." The temperamental American also apologized to Dr. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, the Icelanders, "the thousands of fans around the world and especially to the millions of fans and the many friends I have in the United States." However, Fischer brushed aside a demand from the So-. viet Chess Federation that he forfeit the first match because of his tardy arrival.

He said this "would place me at a tremendous handicap" and he Advance Shapp's Budget (Continued from page one) Gov. Shapp were it not for a group of about 20 dissident House members, led by Rep. Kent D. Shelhamer, D-Columbia. Shelhamer said Wednesday that his upstate group still supported cuts of about $150 million they made two weeks ago with the unanimous backing of Republicans.

Nearly half of the cuts came from a $73 million revenue sharing plan originally designed to give $49 million to Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties alone. Despite talk that the balking Democrats might agree to revenue-sharing under a revised formula. Shelhamer denied any appreciable change in his position. "We're not necessarily against revenue sharing in principle," Shelhamer said, "but we're against it at the present time, under the lousy tax structure we have. With a graduated tax, maybe then we could expand into revenue sharing." The $73 million program in Shapp's budget, supported fully by urban Democrats, would defray local costs for courts, child welfare, mental health, prisons and community colleges.

Grant Okayed For Punxs'y Sewage Plant PUNXSUTAWNEY Congressman John P. Saylor said today that an additional grant of $175,000 has been approved by the Appalachian Regional Commission towards construction of additions to the existing sewage treatment facility in Punxsutawney borough. Last March, Representative Saylor announced that the Environmental Protection Agency approved a grant of $544,010 towards the proposed $1,329,500 project. EPA is funding 44 per cent of the eligible cost. Appalachia 14 per cent, with the remainder coming from State and local sources.

Navy Jets Blast Path To Quang Tri SAIGON (AP) U.S. Navy fighter-bombers pounded North Vietnamese bunkers south of Quang Tri City today, trying to blast open a path for a task force of South Vietnam- ese paratroopers advancing on the enemv-held provincial capital. Associated Press correspondent Dennis Neeld reported from the northern front Humphrey Expects Support (Continued from page one) has been directed toward that objective because I believe that if he, even in his present physical condition, were to bolt the party, it would be very injurious to us. He would hurt hard in the blue collar vote. But I think he's going to stay." If McGovern is the nominee.

Humphrey said, "the question is would Wallace come out for Nixon. After my visit with him, I think it's less likely." Humphrey visited Wallace last week in the Maryland hospital where Wallace is recuperating from gunshot wounds suffered several weeks ago at a campaign rally- During the interview. Humphrey said he will stay in the race for the nomination even if it means a walkout by McGovern supporters. "I think that's one of the things that a man would have to face up to," Humphrey saia. i surely am not going to let my life be determined by the fact that somebody says you can't do this or I'm going to walk out on you." Humphrey said he thinks McGovern has hurt his chan- vac frtr tha nnminafinn hu tiger is "living In another world." He said Spassky, the Russian world title holder, was "very upset" and that he would like to give him another week before the first game.

Euwe also admitted he had violated the rules In allowing two previous postponements In the start of the match. He promised strict rule enforcement in the future. The 24-game series between Fischer and Spassky had been scheduled to start Sunday. Fischer stayed in New York, holding out for more money, and Euwe postponed the start of the match until Tuesday. Fischer arrived that day, but the Russians objected to his conduct and Euwe put the start off until today.

Fischer apologized Wednesday for delaying the start of the match, but the Russians demanded apologies in writ-. ing. Then they demanded that Fischer forfeit the first game. The American's apology, read by a spokesman at a news conference, said: "We are sorry the world championship was delayed. The problems causing the delays were not with world champion Spassky whom I respect as a man and admire as a player.

"If Grandmaster Spassky or the Soviet people were inconvenienced or discomforted, I am indeed unhappy, for I had not the slightest intention of this occurring." Later Yefim Geller. the Soviet grandmaster acting as Spassky's second, told another news converence the Russians wanted Euwe to condemn the American's conduct and accept blame himself for violating the federation's rules. He said Spassky would go home if the demands were not met. Euwe came forward and condemned Fischer, conceded he himself had broken the rules and added: "I apolo- Three Dead In Futile Hijack Try (Continued from page one) The passenger dead on arrival at Peninsula Hospital in nearby Burlingame was E. H.

Stanley Carter. 66, identified as a retired Canadian National Railway conductor from Long-ueuil. and reported to be en route to San Diego with his wife. The wounded passengers, reported in fair condition at the hospital, were identified as Leo A. Gormley, 46, of Van Nuys, and Victor Sen Yung, 56, a Universal City, actor who plays the Chinese cook in the TV series "Bonanza." "A shot rang out, and Mr.

Carter was hit in the back," said Vincent Rocco of Sacramento, who said he was sitting next to Carter. Rocco, speaking with tears in his eyes, said Carter had been asking him about retirement possibilities in Southern California. In San Diego, PSA President J. Floyd Andrews said: "The FBI took this out of our hands and directed the action. They stormed the aircraft and in the ensuing melee the hijackers were shot and the passengers injured." At the time Andrews did not know that Carter had died.

After landing and then taking off and circling San Francisco for an hour, the plane sat for five hours at the end of the runway while negotiations by radio continued and the money and materials were collected. Under orders from the hijackers who sought an "international pilot," a FBI agent dressed as one approached the plane carrying the money, Gebhardt and Dave Gardella PSA security director, said. After stripping to his underwear on orders from a hija cker, the agent dressed again and went up the stair ramp with his hands on his head. In the meantime, the other three agents had landed from a power boat in San Francisco Bay and approached the plane from its rear, where they could not be seen from inside. At the last moment, they rushed up the stairway behind the negotiator, the FBI said.

One hijacker stood in the open door. Mrs. Arthur Stone of Detroit, who had been visiting a sister in Sacramento, said she scarcely saw the hijackers but realized soon after the plane took off to circle San Francisco that a hijacking was in progress. She said she asked a stewardess where they were going. "Nowhere, ma'am.

We're just flying," came the reply. "I knew we were in for it then," said Mrs. Stone. GM sold a combined total of 2,936,963 vehicles in the first half of the current year, compared with a previous record of 2.844,122 set in last year's second half. The auto giant reported a 6.7 per cent passenger car gain with 450,872 sales in June, compared with 422,409 for the correspondong month a year ago.

The previous GM passenger car record of 436.117 was set in June 1970. GM's commercial vehicle sales were up 32.1 per cent for June: 106,922 against 80.958 in June of last year and an old record of 85,145 set for the month in 1970. Connellsville Chief's Office Hit By Bomb CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. (AP) A fire bomb was tossed through a window into the police chiefs office here before dawn today, causing considerable property damage. Although no files were damaged Police Chief Anthony Ca-taldi said his desk and other office furniture were badly burned.

He estimated the damage at more than $1,000. The bomb, of an undetermined type, was hurled through the window apparently from a passing car at about 3:30 a.m., Cataldi said. The night duty police sergeant, in an adjoining office, saw the bomb explode and called ivoon Market Report ACF Inc. Mean Alum AllegCp Alleg Liu) AllegPw Allls Chal Alcoa Am Cyan Am Motors Am Smelt Arm Ck Atl Rich BabckW Bene Fla Bethlehem Sll Borg War Brunswick Budd Co. Carrier Corp.

Oil Chrysler Cities Svc CBS Colu Gas Comsat ConEdls Cont Can Coot Oil Dow Chra CuPont Kodak FMC Ford Mot Gen Dynam Gen Elec. Gen Foods Gen Motors Gen Pub Util Gen Tel El Getty Oil Genesco Glen Aid Goodrich Goodyear Grant Greyhound Gulf Oil IBM. Int Pap Kennecott Kresge SS LehPCem Mobil Oil Nabisco Nat Cash Nat DisUI Nwst Airi Olln Corp Penney PaPwU PennCen Pepsi Co Phlta a PPG Int Polaroid ProcierO RCA RepubSU Rev Ion Safeway SCM Sears Ro Singer Co. Sprry StOilCal StOillnd StOilNJ Texaco TMokol TransWAIr Union Carbide UAL Inc Union Pacll US Steel WestgElec WoolwortA WhedPiu Steel 43 19 10 28 20ft 12 SO 1 34 9 19 20 35 SS 28(4 46 2SH 34 S3 161 43 49' 1 36 SS 1 28 V. 54 25 29 27 92 1 166 1 137 2 25 64 1 26 26 1 25 74 21 27 74 22 10 28 28 40 18 24 405 5 37 S2 22 129 1' 18 SS 56 33 20 45 1 16 78 24 4 85 1 22 47 134 3 97 1 35 1 22 4- 73 57 16 1- 113 3 19 1 43 62 4- 70 75 33 19 1 54 46 1 40 54 30 92 1 37 II xemthH 3 AMERICAN EXCHANr.K Allegheny Air 19 Treasury Report WASHINGTON (API The csh po-srnon of toe treasury June 29.

1972. tota lll.S79.94e.31S 37 WooslU 8337.353.8W.18S.78 Withdrawals Total deu Gold assets K44.I84.165 J5W9 M17.31S.5H.7JI7J 10.410.1(M1 French Relieve Navy Captain PARIS (AP) The French navy today relieved the captain of a fast patrol boat which crusied too close to Riviera beaches Wednesday creating a breaker caused the death of a 19-year-old French girl and injured 21 other bathers. Uut he carrier planes bomb- tnreatening ,0 an md(i ed a line of bunkers about 2 noent 6canaidate the miles fronv the center of Samcati deny him the nom- Quang Tri City. The bunker ination w' he were concealed in a row of unfajr homes shaded by trees and Humphrev als0 he flanking Highway 1. uke mir Two companies of North ly seriously.

"Maybe the wish Vietnamese troops, perhaps is father of the thought, but I 200 or more men, were, re- tend to discount it," Humph-ported entrenched in the rey said, bunkers. One captured prison- He added that such a threat er told interrogators that they won't influence his decision to had called for reinforcements, stay in the race. DETROIT (AP) General Motors Corp. reports its combined passenger car and commercial vehicle sales for the first six months of the year were an all-time record and its sales chief says he expects 1972 to be the best yet for the auto industry. GM's combined passenger car and commercial vehicle sales also set June records, and separately they established new marks tor the April-June quarter.

Ford Motor Chrysler Corp. and most of the importers said their June sales figures could be expected shortly. GM passenger car sales of 2,375,482 in this year's first half failed to Thatch the six-month record of 2.453,121 set in 1965, but commercial vehicle (truck, van, bus. etc.) January-June sales rocketed to 561,481, against a previous record of 455,358 set last year. "We continue to have every expectation that 1972 will see new sales records for General Motors and the industry." said Mack W.

Worden, chief of GM's marketing staff. "The level of consumer confidence remains high. The inroads of foreign manufacturers into the American automobile market have been checked. Business prospects have never been brighter." American Motors also reporting Wednesday, said its June sales were the best in eight years and for the January-June span were 19 per cent ahead of last year's first half: 153.218 vs. 128.312.

the residential neighborhood and has lights at night for security. "This eases the situation considerably. Now we can concentrate on mapping our demonstration strategy," said Zippie leader Eddie Harper. "We're going to demonstrate something incredible and beautiful next week. We're going to unite for social change," said Rennie Davis, a Chicago 7 defendant.

More than 200 young people representing diverse groups from Vietnam Veterans Against the War to Gay Activists danced, shouted and waved banners to proclaim their victory following the council's 4-2 vote to provide a campsite in Flamingo Park. The action reversed a 5-2 vote two weeks ago in which the council refused to grant the camping area. The Issue was reinstated at the insistence of Mayor Chuck Hall, who said the welfare and safety of Miami Beach's 87,000 residents and convention vis Since Council's Ruling On Campers Protestors, Police Predict Peaceful Miami Convention itors could depend on a favorable vote. Specifically, Flamingo Park was alloted to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to act as an "umbrella group" for other protest groups. The Rev.

Ralph David Abernathy. head of the SCLC, told the council Wednesday that he expected about 500 of his followers in Miami Beach next week to demonstrate in behalf of poor people. He asked the council to approve Flamingo Park so his group, along with the National Welfare Rights Organization and the National Tenants Association, could build Resurrection City II named after the shanty town set op during a Washington, demonstration in May 1970. The park Is a complex of lush foliage, walking trails, tennis and handball courts and softball diamonds. Most of the objection to its use as a campsite came from nearby MIAMI BEACH.

Fla. (AP) Police and demonstrators alike predicted next week's Democratic National Convention should be more peaceful as a result of the City Council's decision to let protest groups camp in a public park. Within an hour Wednesday after the council reversed an earlier ban on campsites, more than 100 young people moved into the 36-acre Flamingo Park five blocks from where the Democrats will nominate their presidential candidate. The young people began to set up tents and roll out sleeping bags while some took their first showers in days at park facilities. "We believe that with a controlled site we will be better able to control law and order," Police Chief Rocky Pomerance said.

He said the park is fenced to help provide crowd control, has a hedge on one side to give an "aesthetic screen" to i JiVft I in WOUNDED SKYJACKER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL A man identified by a Coast Guard flight surgeon as one of two skyjackers who took over a PSA plane today between Sacramento and San Francisco is wheeled into Peninusla Hospital in suburban frurlinggme today after an exchange of gunfire aboard the PSA they commandered between Sacramento and San Francisco. Authorities said on skyjacker was killed aboard the plan) the other died after being taken to the hospital. (AP Wirephoto).

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