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ht Weather- Partly cloudy tonight, lows 65 to 70. Chance of thunderstorms Friday, highs in Ms. CITY FINAL 10 CENTS lipid tmnr VOLUME 90 NUMBER 186 ASSOCIATED PRESS, UPI, NEW YORK TIMES CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1972 QUEST FOR A RUNNING HATE "We Have Lift-off!" McGovern Eyes Field After Ted's Rejection Fischer Gives Second Same Away, Absent By Stephens Broening REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Yanks Rip North Viet Fuel Sites Govern in the Monday night credentials vote that demon strated the senator's dominance Bobby Fischer forfeited his chess game with world cham pion Boris Spassky of Russia on By Carl P. Leubsdorf MIAMI BEACH (AP) Senator George McGovern, climaxing his dramatic rise from political obscurity by winning the first-ballot nomination of a divided Democratic party, was considering a broadening list of vice-presidential possibilities Thursday after Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy rejected his bid. Soon after the votes of Illinois Thursday by failing to appear at the playing hall. Thursday Schedule Session opens at 6 p.m. for nomination of vice-presidential candidate and acceptance speech by presidential nominee George McGovern. Fischer boycotted the game because he objected to the pre sence of movie cameras in the hall.

The forfeit gave Spassky, who beat Fischer on Wednesday, a 2- and assured his nomination, lifted their three co-chairmen to their shoulders. Red-haired actress Shirley sent McGovern 's total soaring past the magic 1,509 mark in the jammed, brightly lit convention hall, and even before the official result had been announced, 0 lead in the scheduled 24-game series. It was uncertain whether the match would survive. MacLaine waved a sign that mocked the long odds against (Photos on Picture Page) McGovern's nomination by de IIK2i2fiSfo sill Chief referee Lothar Schmid gave Fischer the hour provided by the rules to make his first move. SAIGON (AP) American fighter-bombers hit North Vietnam Wednesday with the heaviest raids in more than a week, setting fire to fuel depots and supply and port facilities.

More than 340 strikes were flown. The closest to Haiphong was within a mile of the city. No plane losses were reported. "Navy pilots flying from he Kitty Hawk swept to within one mile of Haiphong where they reported three supply warehouses heavily damaged after a strike on the Haiphong vehicle repair facility south of that city," the 7th Fleet said in a communique. In another big raid, air force jets attacked a fuel depot 35 miles northeast of Hanoi.

Pilots reported many direct hits, numerous secondary explosions and fires, and a pipeline cut. 5f North Vietnam charged that claring "Jimmy the Greek Where are you?" A third roar went up five When the hour was up, Sch minutes later as O'Brien de mid examined the clock, walked clared McGovern the party's nominee and designated a com to the front of the stage and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Fischer did not appear in the playing hall. According to Kennedy phoned McGovern from Hyannis Port, to offer congratulations. During their 15-minute talk, McGovern offered Kennedy the number two spot for the race against President Nixon.

Kennedy rejected It "for very real personal reasons," according to McGovern spokesman Richard Dougherty. mittee to inform him of his des ignation, i The committee is headed by Ribicoff, who nomin rule No. 5, if a player is more than one hour late, he loses the ated McGovern in a losing quest four years ago and again game by forfeit." Wednesday night as- "a can Spassky was not on stage at Earlier in the evening, Florida didate tuned to the challenges of the future." Gov. Reubin Askew, another the time. He later emerged from behind the beige curtains backstage, bowed to the crowd and left.

When the roll of states was prime prospect, told McGovern "many waves" of U. S. planes concluded, McGovern had through aides he didn't want to 1,728.35 votes 210 more than he be considered. Crowd Angry Robert Byrne, the No. 2 U.

S. McGovern Gets 35 Iowa Votes McGovern aides said the nom needed. After many votes had been changed, he wound up with mee would make no an player, said: "You are watching attacked areas inside and outside Haiphong, that dozens of persons were killed and nearly 200 houses destroyed. Hanoi said an American RF4 reconnaissance plane was shot down. On the ground, the By Frank Nye but switched to McGovern sev Two Muskie supporters joined State Sen.

Lee Gaudineer of Des Moines and Ramona Ramirez of the first two-game world championship in the history of chess." nouncement about a running mate before midday. list Expanding eral weeks ago. Sylvia Johnson of Iowa City to MIAMI BEACH When Sen. 1,864.95. Behind him, in order, came Sen.

Henry M. Jackson, who inherited much of Humphrey's labor support, with 486.65; Mason City. George McGovern visited Iowa cast votes for Mrs. Chisholm During the elapsed hour there McGovern's troops who were So One close adviser said he felt uth Vietnamese push into was a constant relay of tele They were: Kathleen Neylan of in mid-January, the Demoorats, who ieH'Hft hear him were loyal the ang Tri province remained the list of those under consider Qu phone calls between the Sports Elkader and Monroe Stephens of Gif ford of Newton, Anita Howe ailed for the seventh succes St ation was expanding as the vic only mildly enthusiastic ai Palace and Fischer's hotel. Waterloo.

sive day by tough North Viet The crowd's reaction was one didn't give him a chance to become the party's presidential namese resistance that trig of Greenfield, Mayor Kathryn Kirschbaum of Davenport, Peg Mullen of LaPorte City, Ernest Ricehill of Sioux City, Ted Pil of anger. A young American nominee. torious nominee sought the counsel of Sens. Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie, his defeated rivals whose withdrawal from contention a day Jan Woods and Ron Wickham of Cedar Rapids and a third Muskie delegate, Emma Jo who used his savings to travel gered a series of battles on three sides of the provincial low of Fairfield, Mary Jo Smalf Wallace 377.50; Rep. Shirley Chisholm 101.45; former Gov.

Terry Sanford of North Carolina 69.5; Humphrey 35; Rep. Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas 32.8; Muskie 20.8; Kennedy 10.65; Rep. Wayne L. Hays of Ohio former Sen.

Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota and Sen. Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota 1. As he sat in his hotel suite, to Iceland for the match said something unprintable.

More convention stories on Page 5, 6. Uban of Waterloo, cast their The 14 Muskie delegates who voted for McGovern were: Mary Bielly of Oskaloo-sa, Chris Sarcone of Des Moines, Elliott Anderson of Burlington, Monica Walton of Davenport, Floyd Bennett of Dubuque, 'David Zimansky of Iowa City, Bob Burke of De-Witt, Bill Davis of Marshall-town, Hal Stookey of Des Moines, Jack Cruise of Corning, Linus Brenner of Maple-ton, Jean Haugland of Lake Mills and Owens and Hughes. Burke's vote actually was of Iowa City, Dee Dewberry of earlier had signaled Wednesday Cedar Rapids, Bob van Deusen votes for Sanford as did Alfred of Cedar Rapids, Jimmy Porter But shortly after 11 p.m. Iowa Saggs of Council Bluffs, an un committed delegate. of Waterloo, Sherry Sanders of The four Kennedy votes came A call was made to the organizers at 10 minutes before the scheduled start of Fischer's second game with Boris Spassky of Russia.

It said Fischer wasnt coming. Lothar Schmid, the chief re time Thursday, that is exactly what he was and 35 of Iowa's 46 delegates helped him make it. Marshalltown, Glenn Buhr of Des Moines, Mary Faust of Ot- capital. A senior U. S.

military source said that South Vietnamese paratroopers are in Quang Tri City in "substantial numbers" bat estimated it would take at least four or five more days to retake the embattled northernmost provincial capital. Spokesmen for the South Viet from as many uncommitted del tumwa, Paulina Jackson of egates: William Fenton of Des surrounded by family, friends and aides, the victorious McGovern took phone calls from Moines, James Shannon of night's triumph. Those being mentioned include five senators Thomas F. Eagleton of Missouri, Abraham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut, Philip A.

Hart of Michigan, Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, and Walter F. Monda-le of Minnesota; two governors, Ohio's John J. Gilligan and Wisconsin's Patrick Lucey, and labor leader Leonard Woodcock. Creston, Dick Seagrave of Ames and Virginia Hood. Also State Chairman Clif Larson of Ames feree, said Spassky would have to sit at the chess table by him cast by Harold Brady of Mason City, James Wengert of Des Moines and Bob Chesher of Sioux City, all union men who didn't want to vote for Sen.

Ted Kennedy and former Norm Carolina Gov. Terry. Sanford each got four of the remaining Iowa votes, with Congressman Shirley Chisholm of New York receiving the other three. Kennedy, Humphrey and Muskie. Jackson sent a telegram pledging support.

Mrs. Chisholm, the first black woman self for one hour Then the LeMars, a Sixth district alternate who is McGovern's and National Committeewoman Dagmar Vidal of Hampton, who were elected Muskie delegates namese military command in game would be forfeited by Fischer. brothewn-law. ever nominated for President, took the rostrum to pledge a what point Fischer would be disqualified from the cham It was uphill all the way for the South Dakota professor, who Midway through the evening, (Continued: Page 3, Col. 6.) put together a youth-oriented or pionship series would have to be decided by the International Chess Federation, Schmid said.

Two U.S. Hijackings: One Gives Up, Duo Holds Out at Texas Field top McGovern aides were asked to submit lists of four possibilities. One aide, Rick Stearns, ganization that didn't know the Sister Changes meaning of defeat in his quest said McGovern had narrowed possibilities to four, including to be the 1972 Democratic stan dard-bearer. Trailed Muskie its final approach to John F. Kennedy airport in New York.

Kennedy and Woodcock. Other aides said a larger number re Spassky, who won the first game of the 24-game match, entered the near-empty Sports Palace on time and took bis place behind the black pieces arrayed in battle order before him. As the rules required, Schmid Two armed men, demanding mained under consideration. It was tiie same way for him in Iowa as in the nation as a Within minutes after clinching whole. He trailed front-runner three parachutes and $600,000, some of it in Mexican pesos, diverted the plane to Philadelphia where it landed while of the nomination, McGovern re-c i congratulations and promise of support from all the Sen.

Edmund Muskie for delegates in Hawkeyeland after pre In both cases passengers had been released and the crew held as hostages. Both incidents began Wednesday night when the hijackers seized the planes and demanded parachutes plus ransom totaling in excess of $1 million. The first hijacking occurred about 6 p.m. Iowa time as a Na- ficials scurried about in an at started Fischer's clock, since he was to have the first move with cinct caucuses last Jan. 24.

candidates he had conquered, tempt to procure the money. He was behind again in dele the white pieces. Spassky looked Saigon repeated, however, that there were no sizable units inside the city although government forces were on the northern, eastern and southern outskirts. The recurring contradictions appear to stem from different city limits being used on maps and various interpretations of them. Another U.

S. military source said Thursday that mining of North Vietnam's harbors has (Continued: Page 3, Col. 2.) U.S. Losses SAIGON (AP) Four Americans were killed in combat last week, five died from non-hostile causes and another five were missing in action, the U. S.

command announced Thursday in its weekly casualty report. Eighteen Americans were wounded'. For the week before, the command had reported 14 combat dead, seven dead from non-hostile causes, four missing and 23 wounded. The U. S.

command now has reported these total American casualties for the war: 15,810 Less than two hours later, a man identified as Melvin Martin somewhat perplexed. except Alabama Gov. George Wallace. But labor leaders in particular remained bitterly opposed to the senator, as did gate strength after the county conventions Feb. 26 and the sub Richard Stein, the lawyer for Fisher, 49, of Norman, sequent district confabs March commandeered an American promoter Chester Fox, said "we By United Press International Two men believed armed with a bomb, a pistol and a shotgun commandeered a National Airlines passenger jet Thursday, demanded and received a $600,000 ransom and parachutes, and then forced another National craft from Philadelphia to Texas.

The plane, with six crewmen held hostage, landed at a tiny commuter airport 50 miles south of Houston. It blew out four tires on landing and officials said it could not possibly take off again because of the airport's size. Authorities also said there were no facilities at the airport to refuel the craft. At about the same time, a gray-haired man surrendered after he succeeded in obtaining a $200,000 ransom from Ameri- many delegates. did everything we could to ap Airlines 727 shortly after takeoff 25.

But he pulled even with Mus One sign in the hall read: tionabAirlines 727 jetliner with from Oklahoma City enroute to pease Fischer. "McGovern Will Bomb in No 118 persons aboard was making Dallas, federal agents said. kie at the state convention May 20 and he wound up with all but vember." The American chess champi-(Continued: Page 3, Col. 5.) 11 of Iowa's votes at the one After two straight all-night that counted here in Miami sessions, the climactic round ot nominating speeches proceeded swiftly, with little semblance of Mind, She'll Vote for George By Frank Nye MIAMI BEACH When she was about 10 years old, Olive McGovern now Mrs. Phillip Briles of Sisseton, S.

vowed she'd never vote for brother George for President. "I was a year-and-a-half older than George," she told The Gazette in an interview about 4 a.m. Thursday, "and we had a squabble. I don't remember now what we were fighting about. "But it reached the point where I wanted to say the most insulting thing I.

could think of. "So I told him if he ever ran for President and needed one more "vote to win, that I wouldn't vote for him. "You might add that I've changed my mind since then." Mrs. Briles, whose husband is a social worker for the U. S.

bureau of Indian affairs, and a younger sister, Mrs. Harold Brady of LeMars, watched the McGovern victory with him in his Doral hotel suite Wednesday night. They reported him as "relaxed." He visited with onlookers, keeping one eye on the television set as his well- (Continued: Page 3, Col. 4.) Time of Decision for Crippled Wallace Lightning and Water Damage In C.R. Storm the old-time hoopla and floor demonstrations.

At last the roll call was reached and, as the clock struck midnight, McGovern's nomination was By Ann Schrader Lightning and heavy rain (Photo on Picture Page) combined to cause residential damage and power failures in killed in action, 303,208 wound several Cedar Rapids neigh ed, 10,234 dead from non-hostile causes, 1,639 missing or borhoods early Thursday. Two dozen homes in Cedar Hills suffered water damage (Photos on Page 9 and Pic ture Page.) Beach. "I never thought last January that he could do it," said Edris Owens of Newton, who came here a Muskie delegate but wound up voting for Mc-Govern. "Don't sell him short." Owens wasn't the only Iowan-for-Muskie who voted for McGovern on the only ballot Wednesday night. Of the 35 lowans who cast votes for McGovern, 14 came here intending to vote for Muskie.

Their number included del-e a i chairman Harold Hughes, who headed the Maine senator's attempted comeback which ended with his withdrawal from the race Tuesday. Of the remaining 21 votes, 18 came from those who were with McGovern all the way and three from previously uncommitted delegates. Dunkmate's Vote One uncommitted delegate who voted for McGovern was his former navy training school bunkmate, Neil McCluhan of Sioux City. The others were Bedlam burst through the vast hall, where six weeks hence Republicans will formally name President Nixon to carry their standard againstdhV Govern. Blue McGovern placards waved through the hall as supporters celebrated the victory of the man whose youthful legions had humbled the party's mighty.

Went Wild Forty-five minutes later, when Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien announced the final totals, the hall again went wild. Jubilant McGovern workers, their long quest against what seemed overwhelming odds crowned at last with success, kissed and hugged one another. MIAMI BEACH (AP) For George Corley Wallace, it is the toughest of times. Confined to a wheelchair, his war chest sagging, and facing political unrest at home, Wallace now must make a myriad of decisions as the Democratic national convention draws to a close.

Although received warmly at the convention, Wallace's desires again were rejected by the delegates and platform writers. The Alabama governor refusing to take refuge with Republicans could undertake another third-party presidential campaign. Or, if the Democrats experience a shattering November defeat as he predicts they will, he may try to fit the pieces together Into a more conservative party in 1976. Wallace's campaign manager, Charles S. Snider, said Wednes day the possibility of another third-party race which gave Wallace five states in 1968 was "getting stronger and stronger every But other spokesmen at the governor's headquarters tried to soft-pedal such talk, saying no plans have been made for a campaign.

Snider said he was speaking for the governor, who tried in vain to get the Democratic nomination and to rewrite the party platform on school busing and other major issues. In addition to his physical handicap, another serious factor for the crippled governor is money. Snider says the Wallace campaign already owes $250,000 and political analysts say it will be more ficult to raise funds for a third-party venture. The campaign manager disa- (tontmued7Page3, Col. 8.) Thursday when rain run-off from a nearby housing development apparently clogged storm can Airlines in Oklahoma City following the hijacking of an American 727.

In the National hijacking, a federal aviation administration spokesman said the pilot of the first National craft the two black men hijacked while during a flight over New York jumped through a window to escape while the craft was on the ground in Philadelphia. The two men then transferred to another plane with six crew members as hostage. The 113 passengers of the original craft were set free. After the second plane landed in Freeport, the flight engineer was shot and wounded and the copilot was pistol whipped. Both were taken to a Freeport hospital.

A stewardess later escaped. sewers with mud and sludge, causing water to back up into basements. Cedar Rapids had Today's Index Comics 84 Courthouse 3 Crossword Daily Record 3 Deaths 3 Editorial Features Farm 33 Financial 35 Marlon Movies 30-32 Society 20-22 Sports 25-21 State Television 33 Want Ads 36-41 rainfall ranging up to an inch and three-quarters unofficially. The homes affected are along Today's Chuckle All most men want from their wives are affection, admiration, encouragement and the ability to live grandly on an inadequate Income. CwvrltM Owen street NW and Montclair drive NW.

There was no estimate on the extent of the damage. A neighborhood meeting of (Continued: Page 3, Col. 7.) In the front, members of the huge California delegation, reunited solidly behind Mc-.

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