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The Parsons Sun from Parsons, Kansas • 10

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4" Secret Pass Code THE PARSONS SUN WEDNESDAY JULY 5 1972 PAGE 10 To Russian Convention Security to Be Tight Fischer Is 'Sorry For Chess Delay most discussed in this bare-back lace-dress strip of nature-gone-overboard is Security outside (Yippies Hippies and Zippies) and security inside (delegates challengers newsmen and messengers) On suggestion of the Secret Service the convention hall will undergo military-type inspection for possible bombs beginning at midnight Sunday It will not be reopened until Monday afternoon system relies on people but most often by its transistor innards The result was people who got in when they shouldn't people who when they should and a lot of people who flashed redder than the machines This time the Democrats have gone back to the old-fashioned admission ticket numbered and color-coded with secret and invisible markings to thwart would-be counterfeiters Next to the heat the subject AP PHOTOFAX FIRST BLACK ON FCC Benjamin Hooks left the first black to serve on the seven-member Federal Communications Commission was joined today by the commission chairman Dean Burch after Hooks took his oath in Washington Hooks a Memphis attorney is a former criminal court judge More X-Rays For Truman would begin Thursday He said there would be an announcement by the Russian delegation later are sorry the world championship was apology began problems were not with Spassky whom I respect as a man and admire as a What Spassky meant when he demanded for Fischer lie would not say There were unconfirmed reports the Russians wanted Fischer to be penalized with a loss of the first game After holding out for more money and getting it the American challenger came to Iceland for the postponed opening match Tuesday But Spassky walked out of the noon drawing to decide who would move first because Fischer was not present He had sent his second a Roman Catholic priest Officials announced a new 48-hour postponement of the opener originally scheduled for last Sunday They hoped both players would be ready to meet on Thursday Fischer arrived in Reykjavik early Tuesday The Icelandic Chess Federation had rejected his demand for 30 per cent of the gate receipts but he agreed to come after a London investment banker doubled the $125000 purse which he and Spassky will divide The 29-year-old American grandmaster was resting from the overnight flight in a guarded villa at the edge of town when Spassky counterattacked in the holdout department The 35-year-old Soviet champion read a prepared statement calling the conduct insulting and intolerable It said Fischer by refusing to appear at the opening ceremony last weekend had insulted Spassky personnally and the Soviet Chess Federation and had jeopardized his right to play for the title The statement demanded that Fischer be punished However Max Euwe president of the international federation said the Soviets had not formally requested punishment What should I he asked Put him in the Fischer was staying away from newsmen and did not comment on the Soviet statement With the contribution from the London banker James Slater the winner is to get $156250 and the loser $93750 In addition each player will get another $75000 from the television and film rights AP PHOTOFAX SEAL FOR DEMOCRATS This is the design of the seal to be used during the Democratic national convention next week in Miami Beach It features a part of the Great Seal of the United States Opens July 10 Demos Spar as Convention Government to Appoint Committee on Horses WASHINGTON (AP) Horses are going to get official status in the councils of government Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz said he will soon appoint a new National Horse Industry Advisory Committee The panel will ride herd over department programs on horses research disease control educational programs and other equine ac-tivitieis Butz said in a memorandum Nears 22555 A total of 4544 are uncommitted In other developments: Jerry Wurf of the 600000-member American Federation of State County and Municipal Employes switched his support from Muskie to McGovern But United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock said praise for McGovern Monday night was as being an endorsement He added he could support either McGovern or Humphrey but that looks as if McGovern is going to get National Association for the Advancement of Colored People adopted a resolution at its 63rd annual convention in Detroit condemning President Nixon for his antibusing views and saying he had aroused of hate and among Americans KANSAS CITY (AP) Further X-rays have been ordered for former President Harry Truman as doctors continue examining him a Research hospital spokesman said today of Mr ailment the X-rays taken Monday were not satisfactory and they will be repeated later in the week when a spokesman told a news conference The 88-year-old former president was admitted to the hospital Sunday with what his personal physician Wallace Graham termed lower gastrointestinal report also said Truman indicated soreness in liis lower back Tuesday and Dr Graham scheduled X-rays in that area today although Truman reported his back feeling better this morning back problem is in a large part due to the irritation of the The former condition remained satisfactory today tlie hospital said Dr Graham reported that Truman had excellent wife Bess was with him again at the hospital today as she has been daily since Truman was brought to the hospital from their home in nearby Independence Mo MIAMI BEACH Fla (AP) -Aides to Sens Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern are sparring verbally in a warmup for next Democratic National Convention while a federal appeals court considers the crucial California and Illinois credentials cases Jack Chestnut campaign manager demanded that McGovern fire or repudiate Rick Steams one of his Wall Street campaign aides for saying that he favored a third party to Humphrey should the Minnesota senator win the Democratic presidential nomination of punishment of the Democratic party is irresponsible and be Chestnut said reacting to the Steams comments which seem to be part of an effort by some McGovern aides to convince party leaders that denial of the nomination to the front-running Today RCA Reyn Met Ryder Sy Safeway St Joe Sa Fe Ind Sears Sperry St Oil Cal St Oil Ind St Oil NJ Texaco Timken REYKJAVIK Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer apologized today for delaying the start of his $300000 chess match with world champion Boris Spassky of Russia The American whose dispute over prize money forced organizers to postpone the world championship round said he had the greatest respect for Spassky as a man and as a player The statement prepared by lawyers was read to newsmen by Max Euwe presi dent of th International Chess FIDE It was not known whether this would be sufficient to overcome Russian objections to starting the match Euwe said later however the Soviet Chess Federation had cabled him demanding that he call the first game a loss for Fischer because of the late arrival This would give Spassky a significant but not insurmountable advantage at the outset of the 24-game match In a statement Tuesday Spassky said he would consider starting play only if Fischer paid the penalty for his behavior Spassky told The Associated Press this afternoon he still did not know whether the match Rebuilding Start Made in Topeka TOPEKA Kan (AP) A ceremony marked the beginning today of a project to rebuild a 10-story former office building badly damaged in the tornado which hit Topeka in 1966 Following the tornado the downtown structure was stripped to its framework and has stood as a gaunt reminder of the storm Gov Robert Docking participated in the ceremony which he said marks the of this stark structure into a quality apartment building for senior know this is a very important occasion for all Topekans for it will mean this vacant structure will become a modern new building of which all Topekans can be Docking said He said the structure will accommodate 5500 square feet of commercial business and will provide nine floors of 82 apartment units with a total of nearly 60000 square feet 5 Year Guarantee ZEREX Permanent Anli-Freeze and Hot Weather Coolant Gallon $139 MOTOR OIL OILS POINT SETS ANTI-FREEZE By HARRY ROSENTHAL Associated Press Writer MIAMI BEACH Fla (AP) -The people who attend the Democratic National Convention next week will be admitted by people not machines The Democrats hope that humans can do what electronic gatekeepers In Chicago four years ago it was go or no-go according to the capricious whims of a machine that flashed green or red and maybe not at all A plastic card held by the user aided the machine in its decision Sometimes it got fooled by an ordinary oil company credit card State Agency Is Reorganized TOPEKA Kan (AP) Kansas Secretary of Revenue James McDonald announced today the appointment of his top aides in the reorganized Department of Revenue The department was cne of two state agencies reorganized by the 1972 legislature into cabinet-type departments headed by secretaries McDonald announced these appointments: A Armold director of the taxation division Rohmiller director of the Property Valuation Division His home is near Che-topa Lobban director of the Vehicles Division EVD Murphy director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Harris chief attorney for the department of Revenue The new taxation division director has been assistant director of revenue since 1967 Rohmiller a former state legislator has been director of the separate Department of Property Valuation abolished in th reorganization Murphy has been director of the separate Alcoholic Beverage Control office also abolished under the reorganization Lobban has been superintendent of the motor vehicle department which formerly was administered under the Kansas Highway Commission Harris has been attorney for the revenue director New Funds Set For Fish-Game PRATT Kan (AP) Lee Queal federal aid coordinator for the Kansas Fish and Game Commission announced today more than half a million dollars in federal aid has been apportioned to the commission for 1973 The funds are $437196 for wildlife restoration $36173 for hunter safety and $93811 for fish restoration Queal said the funds represent the first of two apportionments for use in fiscal 1973 Additional grants will be announced in December Funds for the wildlife restoration and hunter safety programs come from the 11 per cent excise tax on sporting arms and ammuntion and the 10 per cent excise tax on re volvers Fish restoration funds come from the 10 per cent tax on fishing rods reels creels and artificial baits lures and flies Gain Is Posted By Stock List NEW YORK (AP) Prices plodded ahead in stock market in moderate trading The 2 pm Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was ahead 632 at 93498 Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange held almost a 2 to 1 lead over losers but the lead was narrowing a little The Big Board index was up 40 to 5991 On the American Stock Exchange the price change index was ahead 08 at 2740 Newton Zinder of EF Hutton Co attributed the firmness to a rebound from an oversold condition and partly to anticipation of good second quarter earnings State Appointment Made by Docking TOPEKA Kan (AP) Gov Robert Docking announced today the appointment of Frank Thompson Iola to a three-year term on the state Board of Examiners Thompson owner and operator of the Iola Abstract Co succeeds Roy Rodgers Jr Lyndon whose term expired not knowing in says Wesley Pomeroy the man In charge of security inside For instance the Security Advisory Committee which he heads has been working for a year on ways to make the entry easier for those who should get in and harder for those who Only Chairman Lawrence and others of similar rank have passes for all ses sions Eagh day just before the convention opens the tickets will go to the heads of delegations The tickets were printed in a secret place under guard They are now stored under guard The color will be chosen just before distribution Going past the gatekeepers people will pass through metal snifters such as those airports use to detect hijackers Briefcases will be searched Internal security for the huge convention center complex was put on bid and eight firms ap-plied The winner was McDonnell-Frain which has had experience with such tightly guarded events as the Super Bowl and the 1968 Republican National Convention Inside the hall will be bomb squads and plainclothes police Seven of the would-be candidates have Secret Service protection Somewhere in the complex is a command center where representatives of various security segments will coordinate actions should there be trouble inside outside or both South Dakota senator would split the party Both Humphrey and McGovern were resting Humphrey at his Waverly McGovern at his Eastern shore Maryland farm while their supporters spent the Fourth of July arguing the California and Illinois credentials cases before the US Circuit Court in Washington US District Court Judge George Hart refused Monday to overturn Democratic Credentials Committee decisions ousting 151 McGovern delegates from California and 59 uncommitted delegates from Illinois headed by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley The California decision was overturned today Frank Mankiewicz national political director said on the CBS radio program there is still hope the competing Illinois delegations can reach a compromise that something can be worked out seating them In this sweltering convention center meanwhile the City Council planned to reconsider today whether it will reverse a decision against granting campsites for the young nondelegates expected in Miami Beach for next convention At a news conference Tuesday Convention Manager Richard Murphy announced that the hall would be from midnight Sunday until late Monday afternoon for a bomb search recommended by the Secret Service He said afternoon sessions may be necessary next Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon to handle minority reports on the platform before the nomination proceedings begin Alternate delegates may be forced to take seats in the gallery Murphy said because Credentials Committee rulings on contested delegations have resulted in half-vote splits between warring factions A number of protesters are already here in advance of the candidates and delegates About 40 staged a brief mock funeral outside the Convention Hall Tuesday for a young Vietnamese killed in Saigon Sunday when he tried to hijack an American plane When they sought to drop a 3-by-5 foot slab of plywood laden with flowers into a canal as part of the ceremony police relieved it twice then carted it off in a boat the third time The demonstrators then dispersed While the demonstrators and party officials were the main players on this stage major attention was still on the credentials battles in Washington Including the decisions reached by the Credentials Committee the latest Associated Press count gives McGovern 12819 first-ballot votes 2371 short of the 1509 needed for the nomination Restoration of the 151 California votes could leave him less than 100 away Far behind the South Dakota senator are Humphrey with 49855 Alabama Gov George Wallace 381 and Sen Ed-jnund Muskie of Maine C00L0FF WITH AN ELECTRIC FAN 20" 2-SPEED TYPE GARDEN HOSE 3 Year Guarantee 50 ft Length WASH CLOTHS Popular Assorted Colors EACH BATH TOWELS 20" 40" Six EACH RADIOS BATTERY OR ELECTRIC ELECTRIC ONLY 99 CLOCK-RADIO VINYL HOUSE PAINT CALL0N Un Un Elec US Steel Westg El Woolworth Dow Jones Averages NEW YORK (AP) Dow Jones 2 pm stock averages 30 Indus 20 Transp 15 Utils 65 Stocks 93498 23608 10794 31128 U632 U106 U058 U183 Kansas Wheat Of High Qualify TOPEKA Kan (AP) The 1972 Kansas wheat crop is continuing to show superior quality- The Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service said today about nine-tenths of the crop is grading No 1 and grade defects wre below average The latest report covers tests on 2496 cars received at terminal market from 55 counties The tests showed an average test weight of 622 pounds slightly below last year but substantially above the 1961-70 average of 615 Protein content averaged 115 per cent down from 121 per cent last year and a 10-year average of 118 per cent Moisture content of the new crop has averaged 134 per cent At the same time the service said the price received by Kansas farmers for wheat at mid-June was $127 per bushel down eight cents from May and 12 cents below June last year The Kansas June wheat price was six cents below the US average and four cents belcw the average for west north central states The index of all prices received by Kansas farmers in June was 285 per cent of the 1910-14 base period compared with 283 in May and 260 in June last year CUSHION SOLE WORK SOCKS 3 Pair 75C HAVOL1NE 20 or 30 Weight QUART SPARK PLUGS FILTERS Credit Arrangements Available JdxlF BARGAIN CENTER Corner Central Broadway.

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