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Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph from Colorado Springs, Colorado • Page 14

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Telegraph Colorado Springs, Colo. Sunday, July 9, 1972 Referee Threatened to Quit at Chess Match RFYKIAVIK Ireland (API 3 party Stand aRainst SC' REYKJAVIK, Iceland (Ah crpcy flnd accused the Nixon Whether the world chess administration of making championship would take place ister movements toward dicta- was uncertain until an hour be- torship and fore titlist Boris Spassky of A "secrecy-minded Republi- Demo Stand Against Secrecy Being Proposed WASHINGTON (AP) Two, American public, top Democratic advocates of a massive as- right-to-know laws have urged'sault on our free press and sought to impose prior restraint on newspapers which published the Pentagon papers. refused to provide Congress with vital information it requires to carry out Challengers of McGovern Continue to Chip Away snnRF ivpr ahn is MrOovpm noliti- oustpd him nnd 58 other Tllinoisiand urced the convention ot stay at Holy By CARL P. LEUBSDORF MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -jcal aide.

Sen. George McGovern's presi- An afternoon caucus of dential challengers, buoyed by Democratic governors provided a Supreme Court ruling that one forum for the presidential tossed the California creden- hopefuls to seek delegates. A yer who is a McGovern politi- ousted him and 58 other Illinoisiand urged the convention ot delegates for violations of re- consider whether its recom- form selection rules. That dis- mendations fair repre- puet, too, will go to the con- sentation at our convention of vention floor. all of the That left the front-running Jackson, who predicted that Russia and American challeng- shambles of the freedom-of-in er Bobby Fischer drew lots formation said Reps.

Wil- Thursday night, sources say. s. Moorhead, chair- The Russians asked that man 0f the House government Spassky be permitted to rest information subcommittee, and until Tuesday and Fischer de- John E. Moss, former manded days off because of his head of the panel can administration has made a its constitutional responsibilities the security classification system by unnecessarily overclassifying millions of documents to hide the truth about foreign policy and defense policies from the Ameri- religion if the match ran past in a detailed statement, sub- can people, thus undermining August, the informants said mitted recently to Democratic the safety and integrity of truly Friday. platform-handlers and made vital classified information af- Both disputes were solved public Saturday, Moorhead and fecting our national when the contestants confirmed Moss alleged that the Nixon ad- Freedom-of-information pro- about 50 minutes before the ministration has: posals to be placed before the draw that they would play.

The! the rights of citi- a i National Convention in Miami Beach next week would put the party on Pontiac Model-year End first game in the 24-game zens seeking information from series begins Tuesday. government agencies and hid- During the bickering, referee den vital facts about the in favor of more open Lothar Schmid of West conduct of foreign government the fullest ny threatened to quit. domestic policies from the possible disclosure of informa- i ion (an(j) an end 0 abuses of security classifications and executive Proposals also express a determination never again shall government seek to censor the newspapers and They call for strengthening the freedom-of-information law, and say: should administer the security systems so as to limit the number of of ficials who can make a docu ment un I JOHNSON PONTIAC'GMC'JEEP 1250 S. NEVADA 633 7707 tials case before next number of the state executives McGovern with 1,307.15 first- leaders of organized labor Democratic National Conven- head blocs of uncommitted ballot votes 205.85 short of would repudiate McGovern in tion, worked Saturday to chip delegates. the 1509 needed to win the nom-lthe coming week, charged in away at the front-running South Dakota massive delegate lead.

If McGovern wins the Califor- but far ahead ol nia credentials fight, he would On the scene ahead of McGovern to meet with delegates in this warm resort center were Sens. Hubert H. Humphrey, Edmund S. Muskie, Henry M. Jackson, and Rep.

be about 50 votes away from winning the nomination, ac- 507.55, Gov. George C. 387 and 237.05. A total of cording to a tally by The Asso- 65 are uncommitted, the ciated Press. If he loses, he scattered, would be more than 200 votes Eight of the Supreme short.

nine members Justice Wil- The strategists liam J. Brennan Jr. was absent Wilbur D. Mills. They hailed COunt on a ruling, which party but voted with the majority the high 6-3 ruling officials have indicated is like- deliberated much of the day be- Friday night.

It stopped a low- permitting the 120 California fore overturning er court from restoring 151 dis- McGovern delegates who decision by the U.S. Circuit puted California delegates to being challenged to vote on Court for the District of Colum- McGovern. seating the rest of the delega- bia light of the availability Preparing to fly here Satur- tion. The McGovern forces also of the convention as a forum to of law and the time praising the court that McGovern been afraid to put his faith in the National Democratic Convention which is made up of delegates elected under the very guidelines he A spokesman for Mills said the Arkansas congressman was by the McGovern said in his statement that the decision means is now the responsibility of the delegates to the National Convention to protect the rule day to take personal charge of hope for a second ruling that review the recommendations of his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination. McGovern said in Washington he was confident American sense of fair play will win out in and give him back the California delegates.

His political operatives, who spent much of the day planning would require a majority of the Credentials those delegates voting, rather than of the full convention, to decide the seating issue. In ruling, the Supreme Court in effect reinstated the decision by the Credentials Committee, which voted 72 to 66 to divide the 271 for the floor fight expected California delegates proportion- Monday night on the California ately according to votes in the credentials case, said they ex- June 6 primary, rather than campaign manager, Jack Chestnut, predicted the convention will honored sense of fair play do not change the rules of the game after the game is he added, expressing hope the convention will dem- confirm the Credentials Com-onstrat the Democratic mittee apportioning the party is a party that stands for California delegates. He called justice and fair on all Democratic hopefuls to Humphrey, Muskie and Ala- pledge support for the eventual bama Gov. George C. Wallace nominee, a slap at all expressed optimism as they threat to withhold support if the flew to Miami.

California case leads him to come down here for stay at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, said, still an active, viable candidate, even though been sidelined for a few shouting group of about 100 nondelegates demanding 750 convention seats for groups claiming to represent the poor forced their way into a closed meeting of the Arrangements Committee. After listening to their demands, National Democratic Chairman Lawrence F. named a five-member subcommittee to consider working something out. draft platform, scheduled to be debated by the convention Tuesday night, was denounced by a leader of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a for economic disruption, disincentive and potential Arch N.

Booth, executive vice president of the largest business group, also said that businessmen are underrepresented at the convention. pected to win by at least 50 following the state law giving lose the nomination. a Humphrey devotes in a showdown that could them all to the winner, Muskie, still not directly sup- clared. came to get the nom- have a decisive impact on the McGovern. porting the Credentials Com- fight for the nomination itself.

In a second case, the court mittee action that had the Muskie said he is still hopeful nomination is Monday refused to take action on Chi- backing of his supporters on of overtaking McGovern. But night. not a cago Mayor Richard J. that panel, praised the court, he acknowledged, not commented Harold effort to overthrow a Creden- scored criticism very good at setting odds Himmelman, a Cleveland law-tials Committee ruling that of the Credentials Committee' Wallace, who ended a 54-day he added. TRAP WALLA WALLA, Wash.

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