Lancaster New Era from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 46

46-LANCASTER, NEW ERA-WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1972 U.S. CHAMP STRUGGLES FOR DRAW City to Trim Top Ranking Fire Officials Council Rejects Plan Raising Firemen Maximum to 124 City council Tuesday approved an economy proposal, submitted originally by the city fire bureau leadership, to reduce the number of top echelon positions in the city fire bureau by attrition. The proposal was recommended weeks ago when the fire bureau announced it would close stations on S. Queen Street and New Holland Avenue. Involved in the phase out would be two fire captains: and four lieutenants.

The positions probably would become vacant through retirement, then not be filled in the future. On the other hand, council rejected a recommendation from the city administration to keep in the ordinance a proposal that the maximum number of firemen in the bureau could reach 124. YOST EXPLAINS Herbert C. Yost, director of public safety, explained that the proposal boosting the number or firemen from 118 to 124 was not a move to increase bureau personnel numbers now. "This was simply an attempt to have an ordinance ready to take on six additional firefighters should council approve funds for them in the new budget.

This absolutely wasn't a move to increase firefighter numbers now. It was move to increase fire bureau strength if council approves this amount of money in the new budget," Yost asserted. INCREASE IN SIGHT The public safety chief said the administration does intend to request more firemen in the 1973 budget. "We wanted to keep this number in the ordinance so we wouldn't have to amend it later on if council gives us the money to hire them, he added. He said, though, the final number of fire personnel kept in the fire bureau next year will depend on how much money council leaves in the budget for it.

Councilman Kenneth Witmer, chairman of the public safety committee, maintained however that the time to ask for an increase in manpower is when the new budget is unveiled late this year. Witmer expressed puzzlement at why the increase in manpower would be proposed when the two city fire stations have just been closed down. OPEN MIND Witmer emphasized that he would keep an open mind on the question of additional firemen, but that he first wanted to see justification at budget time on why the additional manpower is needed. Two firemen objected to the -See COUNCIL -Page 38 Walk for Hungry To Begin Today A two day Walk for the Hungry across Lar County was scheduled to begin today in Columbia at 1 p.m. with 50 per cent of the funds raised by local walkers slated to remain in the county to aid victims of the recent floods.

The annual event sponsored by the World Church Service is being coordinated locally by the Lancaster County Council of Churches. Mrs. Mary Waltman and is helping to rebuild her kitchen at 350 E. Front Marietta, PRIDE, MRS. BETTY ANTES Storm who of the many severely in a home street.

is typical TAPE' CITED Half in Marietta Ask U.S. Aid By DICK FOSTER New Era Staff Writer Of 183 families in Marietta whose se homes were severely damaged by the flood three weeks ago, less than half of these have applied for federal disaster relief. Some Marietta residents have expressed serious reservations about the federal loans. A family may borrow up to $3,000 of which $2500 is a gift and the remaining $500 repayable at per cent from the Small Business Administration which has set up offices in Lancaster. Loan applications have also been available at the First National Bank in Marietta.

Jack Frey of 10 W. Front St. explained why he has not sought federal aid: "Anything the government gets its hands into, you might end up holding the bag." HIT BADLY JERRY RICE Less Frey who lives in a two and a half story red brick at home had three inches of water on his second floor. He says he was badly hit "because we are the lowest spot on Front Street." But Frey, whose family has lived in the house since 1888, has what he calls "serious reservations" about SBA loans. Frey, a machinist, says he can't believe that $2500 could be given to him no strings attached.

He also resents the several pages, of questions about financial worth which are asked of SBA applicants. "Privacy is a lost word today," Frey says. "I don't see why they just couldn't have someone come to look around and check the damage." NOT IN DEBT Frey also says he is not in debt now and wants to avoid it if he can. He doubts he will apply for a federal loan and says, "I'm just going to hold my self-pride, keep hammering away and keep my fingers crossed." At 202 W. Front St.

Glenn Shank Jr. suffered what he estimates at $5,500 to his 13- room red brick home and the possessions of his 10 member family. Employed at the Armstrong carpet plant in Marietta, Shank takes a different view of federal relief. He has applied for a loan to pay for the repair of his house and a caved in pavement. Of the SBA program, Shank said, "I had to have it and I'm glad i it was available." Mrs.

Ethel Barr, a widow, has lived in a five room house at 130 E. Front St. since shortly after the flood of 1936. Mrs. Barr, 61, is not yet eligible for social security payments and is living on a wid- MORE ROOM AT TOP FOR YOUNGER MEN Westinghouse Executives to Leave At 60 in New Semi-Retirement Plan PITTSBURGH (AP)-Westinghouse Electric in a move it says was devised to make more room at the top for younger men, has initiated a semiretirement policy for its top seven officials, having them leave active managemender age the 60.

plan announced Tuesday by Westinghouse Chairman Donald C. Burnham, members of the current bloc of executives would step aside five years before the normal retirement age and become officer-directors, with the responsibility of formulating long-range plans and strategies for the firm. ONE OF FIRST Burnham, chairman since 1963, is 57, and would be one of the first to step down from Management Policy Committee, position. He would become an officer-director in 1975, he said. The policy, believed to be the first of its kind in a major company, is designed to "get younger men to the top 500- Spassky Reduces Fischer's Forces REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) With Bobby Fischer strugging to escape with a draw, Boris Spassky resumed play here today in their adjourned first game, further reducing Fischer's forces with a pawn exchange.

The opening game of the world championship was adjourned Tuesday night after 40 moves. Fischer and the defending champion from Russia left the table with the American in a difficult position. SEALED ENVELOPE JOSEPH ROBERTS New Era Photos by O. Henry Hertzler damaged homes on the Unoccupied Manheim Pike House Fire Called Arson Manheim Twp. police and fire officials have pinpointed arson as the cause of a blaze that swept through the interior of an abandoned home at 1460 Manheim Pike near the Park City Shopping Center early this morning.

Damage was estimated at $3,000 to the two-story frame building owned by Ivan K. Silverthorn, Leola. The residence, which formerly served as a produce stand, had been unoccupied since early this year. "This blaze was deliberately set; there's not much doubt about it," said state police fire marshal Robert Haycock, who made the damage estimate. WITHOUT ELECTRICITY Manheim Twp.

Police Chief J. Frank Greenawalt noted that the building was without electricity. Silverthorn reported that it was not served by either gas or water. Southern Manheim Twp. firemen responded to the blaze at 2:43 a.m.

and kept equipment at the scene until 6 a.m. The blaze destroyed all equipment and counters in the first floor and heavily damaged the upstairs rafters. Haycock theorized the blaze was set in two areas the downstairs dining room and the bathroom. WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FISCHER 1 1 A 1 1 SPASSKY Spassky's, 41st move was written on a slip of paper, put in a sealed envelope at the close of play Tuesday night and given to Chief Referee Lothar Schmid of West Germany. Schmid ceremoniously opened the envelope at 5 p.m., 1 p.m.

EDT--and made Spassky's move. The two competitors, their seconds and chess enthusiasts throughout the world spent part of the overnight break analyzing possibilities for the 11 pieces remaining on the green-and-white chessboard in Reykjavik's sports hall: king and five pawns for Fischer; king, bishop and three pawns for Spassky. The match had appeared headed for a draw until Fischer tried to seize the initiative on his 29th move. The lanky Brooklyn, N.Y., challenger galloped his bishop down a long black diagonal to snatch an unprotected pawn Spassky had offered. A few moves later the bishop was trapped and lost in exchange for two pawns.

A BLUNDER U.S. grandmaster Robert Byrne said it was a blunder and commented, "Fischer is going to have trouble making a draw. I don't see how Spassky can lose." Analyzing the game for The Associated Press, international grandmaster Isaac Kashdan termed Fischer's move "a rare miscalculation by the American He said it gave Spassky good prospects for a win. Svetozar Gligoric, the Yugoslav grandmaster present at the tournament, said, "It is doubtful whether black can save a draw." Spassky, who had the first move, is playing the white pieces, Fischer the black. PLAYED 5 TIMES Fischer has played Spassky five times in the past, losing all three times he played the black pieces and getting draws both times he played the whites and had the advantage of the first move.

But London bookies have made the 29-year-old American the favorite over the 35-year-old Russian in the 24-game championship. A draw counts half a point and a win a point. To dethrone Spassky, Fischer needs points while the Russian can retain his crown with 12 points. The second game of the match is scheduled for Thursday and the third Sunday. The contest may last two months.

Diagram shows pieces as championship opening game stopped Tuesday night. ANALYSIS OF FIRST GAME Can Fischer Recover From Miscalculation? Jerry stand which 'RED Than "The future goals of Westinghouse will best be served at that point by having a younger management take over the top executive positions and turning the talents and experience of the former top executives to studies of broad problem areas which are important to society as well as the corporation's longrange future," he said. BOARD APPROVAL Burnham, who said he initiated the program and received overwhelming approval from the board, explained that once out of his executive position, the Officer-Director would study and survey areas of interest to themselves and the company. The Officer-Directors would receive two-thirds their normal pay, Burnham added, and pointed out that only the top seven executives of the corporation are affected by the new policy. By ISAAC KASHDAN International Grandmaster LOS ANGELES CAP), -Soviet had titleholder Boris Spassky good prospects for a win when the first game of the world championship chess match between the Russian and Bobby Fischer of the United States was adjourned Tuesday.

Actually, until near the end, it was one of the dullest championship contests on record. It was no surprise when Spassky, who had the white. pieces and made the first move, started with advance of his queen pawn. 5 HOURS OF PLAY After 40 moves and five hours of play, Spassky was a bishop ahead. The U.S.

challenger had five pawns to Spassky's three and his king was better placed. This may prove to be sufficient compensation. When the game was adjourned, Spassky wrote down his 41st move and sealed it in an envelope which he gave to the match referee, in accordance with regulations. The envelope will be opened and the move revealed to Fischer at 5 p.m. Reykjavik time Wednesday, when the game will be resumed in the Icelandic capital.

Long hours will be spent by both players and the seconds in examining all the possibilities of the position. principal has a grandmaster to assist him, Yefin Geller for Spassky and the Rev. William Lombardy for Fischer. MOST INTEREST Of most interest to chess buffs in the opening game was the question of who would be the aggressor. Would Spassky try for a quick initiative, or would he develop quietly to see what Fischer would do? Fischer the win, whether ahead bepractically always goes.

for hind. Each of the players has been preparing for the other for years. They knew that some day they would meet in a set match, and that the stakes would be high. Each one knows every published game of his opponent. Each has undoubtedly prepared many innovations specifically for this match.

Would one of them be sprung in the opening game? Fischer played a defense popularized in the 1920s by Aron Ninzovich of Denmark. For the first nine moves, the game was identical to one played in 1951 between Petrosian and Tolush of the Soviet Union. Two moves later, the queens were exchanged, and the pawn formation was left in exact balance. More pieces soon went off the board, including all the rooks by the 23rd move. At that point, it seemed only a question of time before one of the players would propose a draw and the other would accept.

The chance of error was not worthy of consideration with players of this stature. But it happened. On his 29th turn, Fischer took a pawn that was unprotected. Both players knew that the bishop which captured the pawn could be trapped. What had Fischer seen? ow's pension.

The furnace in her home has to be repaired and the first floor recarpeted and refurnished. She lost a full tank of oil in the flood. She says, "There is just no money for these things." I had the oil tank filled up but I really don't know how I will pay for it." DON'T UNDERSTAND Of the federal loans for which Mrs. Barr has the application forms, she says, "I don't want to sign my John Henry to something I don't understand, and then end up in dutch." Mrs. Barr said she and her son, Paul Barr, would look into the federal loan program.

One angry man on Front Street is Frank Westenhoefer, the owner of the Railroad House at Front and Perry streets. Westenhoefer saw the flood rip through the old red brick hotel, now converted and restored as a discotheque and flea market. The flood left an oily residue and did an estimated $10,000 damage. RED TAPE Westenhoeffer says he will apply for an SBA loan but hasn't decided how much he will apply for. "There is too much red tape for these loans," Westenhoefer says.

"I guess they are trying to discourage people from applying if they don't really need it but this isn't welfare, it's disaster relief." Mary E. Detz, a widow who lives at 30 E. Front St. was fortunate in "getting most everything" out of the house before the flood hit. But seven rooms on her first floor suffered an estimated $8,000 damage.

She says she will go to the First National Bank to "see if there are any strings involved" with the federal loans. WILL ASK Mrs. Joseph Roberts recently received an estimate from a contractor for damages to her flood damaged home at 588 E. Front St. She says she is going to the bank today to inquire about a federal loan.

Mrs. Roberts' neighbor, Mrs. Betty Antes, has put her living room back in order and much of the pine paneling in the first floor of her house is undamaged. An estimated $300 damage was done to flooring in the home. Mrs.

Antes says she will take care of the damage herself with the help of relatives. MISCALCULATION It must be put down to a rare miscalculation by the American genius. Perhaps he had thought of a resource by when the bishop might escape. Spassky could then continue 33, K-Kt4, B-Kt8; 34, KxP, BxP; 35, B-Q2, and the black bishop is still lost. In the remaining moves of the session, Fischer put up all the resistance possible.

It remained to be seen whether he could recover from the one error. In describing chess play, stands for King, Kt for Knight, for Queen, for Rook, for Bishop, for Pawn. The hyphen indicates a move, the a capture of a piece and the numbers the position on the board. Thus B-Q2 indicates that the Bishop has been moved to the second square from the end of the board and in front of the Queen's original position. ner," Burnham said, noting that once past age 60, most of us become more conservative.

"We feel that younger people are closer to making the right decisions for the world's future. The whole pace, the way things are changing today is more rapid." If at 60, a Management PolIcy Committee members hould choose outright retirement instead of becoming an Officer-Director, he still would have the opportunity to engage in public service work or in non-competitive business professional pursuits, Burnham said. INTERESTS DIMINISH "As top managers reach the age of 60 it is inevitable that their interests in the future will diminish, their vitality will tend to wane, Burnham declared, "and they will be less inclined to make the decisions and take necessary actions to keep Westinghouse moving forward. AP Wirephoto Spassky's Next Move Sealed in Envelope Boris Spassky, left, hands sealed envelope uation of the chess game today as Bobby Fischcontaining his next play to Lothar Schmid, chess er waits. referee, at end of Tuesday's session, for contin-.