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The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 53

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The Miami Heraldi
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110 AAtkilt44 474 I i Action CI Line Action Attcnn4711 Lille Tuesday July 4 1972 Florida's Complete Newspaper Two Latin American Editions Are Published Daily I 94 Pages BREVARD EDITION 10 Cents 62nd 218 A ri) 'L I 11 71111 'F'' In oicedtey BREVARD EDITION 10 Cents Tuesday July 4 1972 Florida's Complete Newspaper 91 l'ages 62nd 218 Two Latin American Editions Are Published Daily I See inside back page of this section See tn of tside back page tis section 1 I Quang Tri Fight Fierce Putninel Hue Six Outposts Enemy Guns Suggs It's Up to 'Not Courts tttgallg Tri Fight Fierce Suggs It's Up t) I'Vot Coutsts lie 0 A 1i 0 Enemy Guns A to mz 1 a i i i ove 44 4 N04-14 WI umnie Hue 11 0 0 0 11 0 44 Six' Outposts To 1 1 I i a 11 i 11 0 gl Et i 1 I es 1 es Daley-Slate Ouster' Also Tittotted Badi Without a Rill tug By SAUL FRIEDMAN Harald Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Sen George McGovern who took a big risk in bringing the issue before the courts lost Monday in his first bid to overturn a decision stripping him of 151 Cali- fornia delegates Federal District Judge George Hart Jr ruled that the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee's ac- tion wasn't "cricket and might be even dirty pool" ster rte rit who took a Monday of 151 Cali ed that themittee's ac-' By Herald Wire Services SAIGON Communist forces launched a heavy artillery barrage Monday against Hue and six military outposts guarding approaches to the old imperial capital Artillery shells crashed into Hue for the second consecutive day and rockets mortars and artlilery hit the bases situated in an arc from five to 18 miles from the city considered a major objective of the three-month-old North Vietnamese offensive Casualties and damage were reported to be light although an estimated 675 shells were used in the seven rages In Quang Tri province where a 20000-man South Vietnamese force launched a major counter offensive five days ago a fierce battle was reported Monday across the Truong Phuoc River two miles south of the provincial capital Quang Td City Both sides threw tanks and artillery into the fight and US Air Force B52 bombers and smaller jet tactical fighters attadied North Vietnamese lines Meanwhile the US command in Saigon making its weekly report on troop strength said 6000 American servicemen had been withdrawn last week reducing the number of US troops in South Vietnam to 48000 That figure exceeded by 1000 President Nixon's goal of cutting troop strength here to 49000 by July 1 Of the 6000 withdrawn from Vietnam 1300 Air If Force and Marine personnel were transferred to airbases 4 in Thailand from where I I many of the raids over both ILry: North and South Vietnam are i flown By Herald Wire Services SAIGON Communist forces launched a heavy artillery I 04' 'Li 14 NI) 1 a ImMtirmrsq' 1 1 i 0 3 aa 4044444AV "sfoltrwiswa4 ik 3 4: 1- P- Ic1: 1e-Li 1 7 ''--4' 1 44''''' 4 -4 fa0 171g' 4 St'4- is 4 4i: 1: 1 1 11'4 '4t 4 A 441''' 7t4-i 1It 1 4 i "0'" 1 i -4i fr' )4aA :1 1 ki fie'I ilk N' i 4-4 9'tL! ::4 'il'''' 14 4' 4'P' a'' I :1 i I k744-- Al: 4 44 41 1 ::1 i ett10 11 A 1 i 5-aik 4 4 4-: A It 1 44r Iv 1t 'If 11' 1 ik t- 4 i 1 -it ::04 1 1 lk A 4:1 4 io' 1 ''-'14 4k-: 'f Ni: -t' A ift 1 i I ''A: t-A -4 gi''-''' '4 7 a'1'' k' q'': f' I 0" kyksr 44 4 l' i44 $'40r I k': 4it'! 4 4 6 tr'f'': 'r''4 "'1- 0: 4:: a :4 4" lk '17-'' '4 't 6 1 a 0 4-4: 4 7 '4kV Si 4ij: 1'? 3:::1: 33 Nk 3s 3- 4 is 13 i le A432' le f' rN3i: :0 Al 'S: :43 2434: lis ls3 iil' 3 '4 7i: 16r t- :4 I I :4" Ail ki ik -4 ''4: :1 1': it -e'! A ii ''''4 10Li feh-0t: '''1' i 'N': -l '444 2 "'c ::4:1 'is' 1 -1 -ik 4 4 i :::6 04 4t bi v1 tH: 4 tx4r: fi 'i 1 '654 i 4 '4 11 4 't''' tit IL kt 4 1 i a 44 7 3 1' 'k 4 4:: 44 7 "'s 4: 4r 'k ok: ''''A' '-f: e3 1 1: 1 ai233: :0 s4 A 3:: i 3: 4 1 3 3::: fi 1 i 4 3 :3: 13 1''' t' 03 ''4 'i' i 4 4 3- 3 44 ''''''041: 4 i 1 3 '32 I But a clear constitutional issue was not shown he said and the federal courts should not go further into "a political thicket" It should therefore be decided "by the convention'" he ruled vn he said- "a political led by Joseph Rauh Jr said the 'US Circuit Court of Aphear arguments today uh Jr said ourt of Aplay 201rl 00 4 LI42 I American warplanes in weekend raids bombed the' Uong Bi electric- power plant 10 miles north of the port city of Haiphong the cornmand said Spokesmen said pilots from the US aircraft carrier Midway one of five carriers off the Vietnamese coast destroyed the plant's coal-treatment building and six other structures and heavily damaged the boiler and generator buildings Attorneys for McGovern they would take their case to peals which indicated it would If necessary McGovern strategists said they would appeal to the US Supreme Court before the convention opens in Miami Beach Monday night In a parallel and similar ruling Hart refused to overturn the Credential Committee's action in unseating Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and 58 other Illinois delegates to the convention BUT HART also denied is suance of an order that would have prevented the mayor from seeking an injunction in the Illinois state courts against the seating at the convention of the challengers to his own slate t': 6N 55 1:: mag oamax AIM Illmaimmon Jame Slater adds $130000 Money OKd 1 I PILOTS FROM the carrier Saratoga attacked the Cam -y isch er Pha petroleum storage area 38 miles east of Hainhnno 38 miles east of Haiphong Press Wirephoto lying in pools near Reading Pa The six-milliongallon spill resulted from last month's flooding along the Schuylkill River which lifted the sludge Gooey Mess I Rick Stearns 'punishment' anis 7ishmene setting off I 1 explosions He'll Play spokesmen UPI correspondent Barney UPI correspondent Barney Up to his waist in sludge a workman battles an oil out of storage lagoons State and federal officials spill that left 100000 gallons of gooey toxic sludge aren't quite sure how to clean up the mess Hart said the issue before him was not who should replace the Daley slate but only whether he should over 3 1 4 5 i 1 II 1 I 1 I i I i i I i I i i I 1 1 i 1 4 1 1 I 11 I 1 i i 1 I I 1 I I 4 1 i i fi 1 1 I I 1 1 1 '1 I 4 4 I i I 2 i i' i i 1 '1 1- 1 i 1 1 i I l' 11 i 1 I 4 1 1 41 I i I i A' 4 I 4 I i A 1 I 1 I 1 i i Tax-Shultittitg- by Phi lly Tio(tveleis 'Ullgodtv illess' at AirnolL tr-port Crc turn the action of the Cre- IlIeGovern: 3rd Party If Denied? ern: 'lily mates Cieates ligoaty 1 getting out on time "Another carrier told me that their planes were being consistently delayed by reason of the head-tax collection and refusal processes from 20 minutes to an hour and 25 minutes rt Warren Martin described it as "an ungodly mess "THE HEAD-TAX collection problems combined with the heavy holiday traffic jammed the terminal area with long long lines of passengers in front of all ticket counters" he said "One airline reported that none of their planes were Many other cities are eying their airports as potential new sources of revenue in the light of a Supreme Court decision April 19 upholding the use and service charges in New Hamp'shire and Evansville Ind As for the situation at Philadelphia the ATA vice president for public affairs "Thousands of people re WASHINGTON (AP) Newly devised taxes on air passengers went into effect over the weekend at five but thousands refused to pay The collection of the new municipal head taxes and the requirement that hold-out passengers fill out refusal forms resulted in massive delays at the major airport involved Philadelphia The City of Brotherly Love has imposed the stiffest charge of any yet levied or proposed $2 per person for all air travelers arriving tir departing Tun to Pa-o 2A Col 3 Seibert reporting from flue said 31 rounds of artillery hit the city Monday after an 80-' round barrage fired Sunday Most of the shells exploded in slum-dwelling areas killing at least 14 persons and wounded 58 all civilians Among the six military bases guarding Hue the heaviest attack was directed at Artillery Base Jack 18 miles to the northwest not far from the Quang Tri frOnt A total of 500 artillery rounds pounded Jack and thentroops identified as regular North Vietnamese soldiers attacked the base The ground attack was repulsed one South Vietnamese soldier being killed and four others wounded The bodies of five North Vietnamese later were found on the base perimeter MOST OF the troerl being used on the Quang fri front about 30 miles north of Hue were taken from- defensive positions around the old capital leaving it to be defended by about 10000 members of the South Vietnamese First Army Division About two battalions of South Vietnamese approximately 1000 men were involved in the battle across the Truong Phuoc River Monday just south of Quang Tri City Far to the south a 2000- man force of Communists REYKJAVIK Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer was reported ready Monday night to Meet Soviet titleholder' Boris Spassky for the world chess championship and a prize pot sweetened by 8330- 000 from a London banker Paul Marshall a lawyer in New York for Fischer said the 29-year-old American challenger has accepted banker James Slater's offer of the extra prize money and would be in Reykjavik by today's noon deadline (8 am Miami time) Marshall quoted Fischer as saying of Slater's proposal: "I gotta accept it It's a stupendous offer" He said Fischer considered the gesture "incredible and generous and brave" SLATER said in London he received confirmation of Fischer's acceptance by telephone and had been told the challenger planned to fly to Reykjavik Fischer had to arrive in Reykjavik by noon or forfeit his chance at Spassky and the title The first game is to begin at 1 pm Miami time postponed from the same time Sunday at Fischer's request The Russians from Spas-sky here in Iceland to the Soviet Chess Federation in Moscow protested the fact that the World Chess Federa Two Gunmen Commandeer Bus Take Race Fans for Ride: $341: By LOYE MILLER JR Herald Washington Bureau WASHINGTON --I? George McGovern is denied the Democratic presidential nomination he probably would throw his support to his arch-rival Sen Hubert Humphrey a top McGovern strategist says Then McGovern would run as an independent candidate next fall to "punish" the Democratic candidate This prediction was made by Rick Stearns one of MeGovern's chief political aides at the Senator's presidential campaign headquarters in Washington Stearns' statement highlighted the increasing bitterness in the party as McGovern's campaign heads for a collision with the stop-Mc Govern coalitiod at the convention in Miami Beach next week SUCH THREATS have begun to flow from the McGovern camp in response to the antiMcGovern forces' dire predictions that the nomination of McGovern Turn to Page 22A Col 1 ERJL I Bureau -4? is denied vesidential probably support to Hubert McGovern rn would dent candipunish" the ate was made one of Mcitical aides presidential uarters in nent high-sing bitter-as McGoveads for a stop-Mcat the con-Beach next TS have im the Mc-response to rn forces' that the McGovern 2A Col I 4 Fla i411' Fla There was less difficulty initially at the other airports with lighter traffic and with a more modest $1 fee for departing passengers only: Richmond Va SarasotaBrandenton Fla Huntsville Ala and Tr-City Airport Sagnaw Mich A SPOKESMAN for the Air Transport Association said that since the head taxes at the airports went into effect Saturday they have not yet been fully tested "The big crunch comes tomorrow" he said about 11 am pulled guns on the driver as the bus neared the Baltimore Beltway on Pulaski Highway north of the city He said the driver was forced to enter the Beltway and drive completely around the city while the gunmen went from passenger to passenger taking valuables Forty-three of the 46 passengers told police they had been robbed George Dotson the driver said the bandits ordered him to stop the bus at the interchange and that both fled on foot over an embankment and across the busy highway No getaway car was seen Dotson said The three passengers who were not rob bed said they told the gunmen they had no money BALTIMORE Md (AP) Two armed men commandeered a busload of racetrack fans Monday and forced the driver to circle the city while they robbed the passengers The men one armed with a shotgun escaped with $3413 an hour later at the Baltimore Beltway Interchange with Route 95 in Halethrope a small suburban community 10 miles south of Baltimore police said No one was hurt Thomas Manning manager of the Baltimore Motor Coach Co said the bus carried 46 passengers and was en route to Delaware Perk Race Course at Stanton Manning said the gunmen who boarded the bus at the Baltimore Civic Center at dentials Committee 'Joseph Califano Jr counsel for the Democratic National Committee had argued that the injunction proceedings in an Illinois court could frustrate Hart's ruling unless Hart blocked a state court action IN RELUCTANTLY making the decision to take the California issue to the courts the McGovern camp has given opponents reason to believe that the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination is not sure he has the votes at the convention to overturn the Credentials ruling Any sign of vulnerability will soften Mc Govem's support And a court decision against him can only help his opponents The Credentials Committee in a close vote-split between McGovern backers and a "stop-McGovern" coalition set aside the results of the winner-take-all California primary Instead of getting all 271 delegate votes McGovern was given 120 and the rest were apportioned among his eight opponents in that primary ON THE DAY after the Credentials Committee action last week McGovern's delegate counters said they had enough votes to overturn the decision at the convention and added that a court challenge was "one of our options" But the anti-McGovern forces including the AFL-CIO and backers of Sen Hubert Humphrey and Gov George Wallace with rep resentatives of Sen Edmund Muskie tagging along intend to make the floor vote on the California issue the do-or-die vote for the McGovern candidacy That vote is scheduled to come on the first night of the convention and if McGovern fails to overturn the California decision his candidacy could die with that failure partly because of the psychological impact on the delegates THE McGOVERN decision to appeal to the courts came after about a week of polling delegates on the California question Rauh filed his suit against the Democratic National Committee the Credentials Turn to Page 21A Col 1 spearheaded by tanks at-fl Lack tisterict dttar: Turn to Page I6A Col I ters town of Son Be about 80 miles north of Saigon Nortil Sou' th ed 2 Military spokesmen Communists were were killed and one tank was knocked out in the fighting Pacts in which one South Vietnam ese soldier was killed hi Korea Fly Your yr? 1 I 16611NN 1 4 mare4 g4 7 i'''' ii-: i -71 7 ---7 1 4c! 'i: ''A3H: "(' 3 Iti': 1:: ''1'" 't': I 'i': :74: "i41' 'i'' 't 't' 'S'- 4" i 7 'L': 7 '''''''''li- -5-- 2 i t- tt 41 1- K- ---'t 4- ---A! 2 -'-t- -z -1 4:7 kA i 1 -A i4 $1-vos 1 i' 1 1441s or ta i 1 1 Vr I '( 1' '-'r '7 i is --3- 7 :1 4 -A' 0 101-') 3' 0 4( 3' 1 -4 1-1''''''' VI--3' ::5" tt 1 NK Cit A- I I 4' t-flit 4 il I ---t 41 A 0 rti'' 1 '-V r'-'' i 4- t'44 4- if 1 1 -7'---: 'k- I A --0ty -f- A ti-4'''4 41 fi 4eilm' 2' "'v --1 -24'- t' -4'''' 7'4'3 14' kik 'it' 4f 't i-t1 1 '1 4 1 tr 1 1 4 4y 1 It's I Independence Day Index ce Day It's Independence Day A US Army UH1 Huey helicopter crashed about four miles south of Sorig Be spokesmen said and all five men aboard the aircraft were rescued uninjured In southern Cambodia fighting dropped off at three government-h 1 positions that have been under Communist command pressure in the last few days THE HIGH command reported that at the hill of Phnon Tlimar Doh 18 miles south of Phnom Penh Cambodian forces suffered three men wounded Monday At the town of Angtassom 40 miles south of the capital three Cambodians were killed and two others wounded in a series of clashes Allied warplanes hit enemy concentrations near the town but sporadic harassing bombardment continued Amusements Bishop Classified Comics Crossword Deaths Financial Florida News Goren Horoscope SC Kilpatrick IA 4E Ko toed 5E 90 Landers IC 4E Latin News 70 4E Movies 63 48 People 20A 58 Peterson 4E 28 Riesel 7A 43 Thosteson 30 SE TY-Radio 2E patrick IA toed 5E liters IC in News 73 vies 60 trite 20A SEOUL South Korea (AP) North and South Korea have held top-level meetings in Pyongyang and Seoul to discuss problems concerning improving relations and territorial reunification of the country South Korea announced today They agreed among other things to mutually refrain undertaking armed provocations and to install a hot line between Seoul and Pyongyang "in order to prevent the outbreak of unexpected military incidents" an announcement said The announcement was made simultaneously in Seoul and the North Korean capital Press Wirephoto 14: Today's Chuckle Football coach: "Things look so bad for the fail that I may have to use students on the team 10000 persons have gathered at a marshy Rocky Mountain meadow for a religious festival "Astrologically it's a very spiritual lime" a member of the Rainbow Family of Living Light said (See A young woman raises her arms skyward during one of several religious ceremonies at Strawberry Lake Colo 48 iles west of Denver More than 3ory Page 313) tnry Pnpo Tit 1 I I 1 I.

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