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Drippy Considerable cloudiness and more showers or tlmmlerslimvers today and tonight, with high near 80. Low tonight uround 60. Tuesday cloudy nnd cooler with chance of showers, and high in mid 70s. Yesterday's high 87, low 53, today at 7 a.m., 67. Precipitation since Friday nt 7 a.m., 1.55 inch.

Sunset 11:37, sunrise 5:16. Bennin Bennington, Vermont, Monday, July 3, 1972 aimer Weekly founded 1841, Daily 1903 22,505 15 Cents Will mobbed craft fair return in '73? Court test set on delegate rule Chamber consults, questions remain By DOUGLAS MAGEE A meeting this morning between members of the Greater Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce and representatives of the Northeast Craft Fair didn't answer any of the major questions confronting the town in the aftermath of the recently completed fair but did air a number of concerns of both parties, This year'sfalr, the largest of the seven held Vermont so far, combined the work of nearly 500 craftsmen from 12 states with a Fourth of July weekend, and some of the best sunshine to be seen in Bennington in weeks to bring thousands of shoppers and sightseers to town, snarling traffic throughout the Mt. Anthony Union High School area, the site of the fair. The meeting was called mainly because of the magnitude of the fair and the problems it created. The crowd far surpassed any of past fairs and some felt that the numbers of people crowding into town were greater than any ever seen.

Though there was no rash of incidents surrounding the fair, there was enough consternation on both sides to merit anxiety over the possibility of the fair being held in the same location next year. Traffic was the most obvious problem to anyone trying to travel the streets of Bennington on Saturday. The grounds itself were overcrowded and the food suppliedat the fair was inadequate to feed long lines of waiting people. In all it seemed as if the Chamber members realized that their organization couldnot handle another fair of this size by themselves and were looking for alternatives that would keep the fair in the Bennington area. Fair representatives at the meeting had little idea of what drection the fair would lake in the future but according to Jean Delius, a craftsman-trustee from Buffalo, N.Y., the consensus of exhibitors seems to be in favor of allowing the fair to remain the same size at least and expand with increased entries.

Mushrooming like this is obviously a problem for the No Banner Tuesday By McGovern forces Part of the mob: Sunday at the Craft Fair. Chamber of Commerce and for the town. David Crowell, the on-site fair manager, made several proposals to the fair group, the most insistent of which was that the town and the Chamber invite a full-time co-ordinalor for the fair from the Vermont Development Department Ho oaid that he had assurance from the department that it would be possible for such a position to be created. Mrs. Delius stressed the need for a "concrete proposal from the town or the state for keeping the fat in Vermont." That she and her group were in a good bargaining position was obvious throughout the meeting.

Though they stopped short of saying that their selection of next year's site was to be based on a cost-benefit analysis of proposed sites or on a contract awarded to the lowest bidder, they did emphasize that accurate assessments of the contribution of the fair to the town and the town to the fair would have to be made before any decisions could be reached. Other proposals made by Crowell included the use of other sites outside of the town proper with buses used to transport people to and from the fair site. Though traffic congestion due to the fair was a major problem during the weekend, Hiram G. Savage, executive secretary of the Chamber, cited the local police and authorities for "excellent cooperation" in handling the problem. He also said that he had received the same type of cooperation from fair organizers and that slight damage done to the high school lawn had been paid for immediately.

The question now remains as to whether the American Crafts Council, Northeast, sponsors of the fair, will want to move it from Bennington and even from Vermont, and whether the fair will continue to grow in size as it has so rapidly done since its beginning in 1965 and since it began in Benninglon in 1969. Also up for debate is the town's ability and willingness to host an event of thissize. --Attempt to hijack a Pan Am 747 to Hanoi fails SAIGON (UPI) A month ago airport I told the military under about two feet closer and saw was already dead. We knew Thai Binh graduated no circumstances, to allow the my opportunity lf telt it was orfensive to that End of the line Hie body of the Vietnamese student who was killed in his attempt to hijack a jetline to Hnnoi lies on the ground at the Saigon airport next to the plane. Nguyen from the University of Washington with honors.

Sunday he died attempting'to hijack a Pan American 747 to North Vietnam with "bombs" made out of lemons. The 24-year-old Vietnamese, a vehement antiwar protester while in college, took a stewardess hostage while the plane with 149 persons aboard was on the last leg of its San Francisco Guam-Manila-Saigon flight. He sent a note to the pilot, Capt. Gene Vaughn, demanding to be flown to Hanoi. When Vaughn, 53, of Scottsdale, did not immediately comply he sent another note written in his own blood saying "you have failed to comply with my first demand.

The blood indicates how serious I am about being taken to Hanoi." Instead, Vaughn brought the plane into Saigon airport and went ba'ck to negotiate with Binh. At a press conference later he told what happened: "When we landed at Saigon aircraft to depart. I'd already made my decision. "The man was standing in the rearmost part of the airplane holding one of the stewardesses hostage. He said, 'Don't come any closer because if you do I'll blow this airplane "I told him, 'We have a language problem.

1 can't understand you too well, Let me come I moved Vaughn, a 200-pounder, grabbed Binh and several other passengers rushed to his help. "I shouted 'Kill the son of a and the passenger put five bullets into him right there while 1 was holding him by the throat," Vaughn said. "I want to tell you something," Vaughn added. "I took that fellow by the back of his neck and legs and threw him right out of that aircraft. He 'Privilege' bill pushed to protect news sources WASHINGTON Judiciary Committee to act sors of a "newsmen's privilege" bill urged today early congressional action on the measure in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling affecting a reporter's right to keep his news sources confidential.

Rep. Ogden R. Reid, former editor and publisher of the defunct New York Herald- Trbune, urged the House Chess genius Bobby Fischer faces Tuesday deadline on championship REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) --Bobby Fischer's time runs out at 8 a.m. EOT Tuesday. Fischer, the 29-year-old Brooklyn chess genius, must turn up in Reykjavik by then or lose the right to challenge Soviet titleholder Boris Spassky for the world championship, a match that has generated wider interest than any chess game in history.

Fischer, apparently bargaining for more money, was hiding out in New York while the great debate of "will he show up or won't he?" raged. The 24-game series was to have started Sunday. But when Fischer didn't show the president of the International Chess miHiimm I On the Inside Gerald Raftery, in honor of July 4, writes an interview with Thomas Jefferson on a talk show-- Page 4. The Times' William V. Shannon suggests that today's "student- oriented" college programs neglect some basic fundamentals of knowledge Page 4.

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Max Euwe, announced that he was postponing the deadline until noon Tuesday (8 a.m. EOT). If Fischer does not appear for the drawing of lots scheduled for for that time, he will be disqualified and lose his right to challenge the 35-year-old Russian for the world chess title. An Icelandic friend of Fischer, Freystrinn Thorberbergsson, flew to New York Sunday to try to persuade the American grand master to return with him. He said he was acting as "a friend of Bobby Fischer" and said only "I know where to find him." He refused to answer other questions.

Fischer, who has kept the Icelandic organizers nervously rushing to Keflavik international explanation. He has not been in touch with the Icelandic Chess Federation or FIDE since he sent a cable through the U.S. Chess Federation some time back saying he would show up for the match "under protest." Four times since then, Fischer has canceled bookings on flights to Iceland. The Icelandic federation, which stands to lose much money if the match does not come pleaded for Fischer Sunday and convinced Euwe to postpone the start of the match 48 hours to give Fischer a last chance. "But I am not very hopeful," said Euwe, the last non-Russian to hold the world title from 1935 to 1937.

He is Dutch. The decision came after airport to meet every flight from several rounds of closed negoti- New York for a week, simply did ations involving Spassky, Euwe, not show up Sunday. See FISCHER Officially Iherp was no Page 16, Col. 4 promptly on the measure which he and 50 other House members introduced in January, 1971. The bill would prohibit courts or a agencies from requiring a newsman to disclose confidential information or the source of that information, which the Supreme Court said last week was not protected by Kirst Amendment free press rights.

Rep. Charles W. Whalen H- Ohio, a cosponsor, cited the court's majority opinion that said "Congress has freedom to determine whether a statutory newsman's privilege is necessary and desirable and to fashion standards and rules as narrow or as broad as deemed Rep. Edward I. Koch, another cosponsor, also urged early congressional action on the bill and said he would also ask the Democratic National Convention to include a statement in the party's platform on newsmen's privileges.

Ex-wife wins Wash. (UPI)--Greg Allen tried out for a disc jockey job on station KLYK-FM, but didn't get it. His ex-wife was hired instead. Allen said he thought he had a good chance of getting the position until his ex-wife, Jan Wiley, 19, told him about her new job--the one he had applied for. Allen and his former wife went through radio training school together.

have him anywhere near plane. 1 must have had the strength--I felt he had the weight of a Ping-Pong ball when I threw him out." The passenger who shot Binh at close range with the high- powered .357 magnum pistol was not identified, but he was believed to be a former San Francisco area policeman en route to Vietnam to work as a guard with an American firm. Vaughn said the passenger had checked his pistol when boarding the plane but was given it back when the hijacking started. Binh had a knife with a 10- inch Hade and two lemons wrapped in tinfoil which he said were bombs. Vaughn said that Binh told him he was taking the plane to Hanoi as an act of revenge because "your bombers have wrought havoc on our people." WASH1NGTON (UPI)-Supporters of Sen.

George S. McGovern said they would go to U.S. District Court today, seeking to overturn a Democratic Credentials Committee decision that look away 151 of his national convention delegates. District Judge George Hart Jr. scheduled a hearing this morning on a suit filed by California delegation backers of McGovern.

They argue that the Credentials Committee acted unconstitutionally last week when it set aside California's winner- take-all primary election rule and decreed the 271 delegates should be apportioned on the basis of percentages of the popular vote received by each candidate. McGovern finished first in the June primary. The committee decision could block a McGovern first ballot nomination at the convention, which starts in Miami Beach a week from today. Stephen Reinhardt, Democratic national committeeman from California and a cochairman of the state delegation, said McGovern approved the legal move. "He told us he thinks we are doing the right thing," Reinhardt said.

In Los Angeles, California delegates for Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, who were selected after the Credentials Committee decision, said they were not concerned about the court suit or a potential convention floor flight over seating of their Eugene Humphrey's top fund raiser in California, said that "it's awfully late for a judge to get involved in it." He said the decision would be appealed if the district judge rules in favor of the McGovern backers. Earlier Sunday, in a television interview, McGovern said he had not "the slightest doubt" that the full convention would reverse the Credentials Committee decision. He said the convention was going to be "the most open, the least bossed" in American history, and he said he was convinced he was going to be the nominee.

whether I am the nominee or not, if the process is fair, as I fully expect it will be, 1 will be backing the nominee of the Democratic party," McGovern said. McGovern by the statement appeared to back still further away from his hint last week that be might bolt the party if the California delegates he lost were used to deprive him of the nomination. McGovern was interviewed on the ABC television program "Issues and Answers." He said lie wanted Lawrence F. O'Brien to remain as chairman of the Democratic National Committee after the convention. O'Brien, who already is in Miami Beach, thanked McGovern for a "generous expression of confidence in me" but added that "I must maintain my neutral role" until the nomination is made.

McGovern said he wanted to call on AFL-CIO President George Meany within the next few days and assure Meany "that 1 both welcome and need his help." Meany is believed to have played a key role in the Credentials Committee action on California. The South Dakota senator said he had not ruled out the possibility, of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy being his running mate if he is nominated, but he said he was included (o believe Kennedy "probably means it when he says thaVhevrtUnolbe a candidate Sor national office In 1972. The Credentials Committee was continuing its work in Washington today, hearing challenges in the selection of delegates from North Carolina, Alaska, Washington, Texas and Oklahoma.

Sunday the committee approved compromises that adjusted some of the votes in the Michigan, Maryland and Virginia delegations. State may get less than expected from track MONTPELIER I The Vermont Parimutel Racing Commission says the state may not get its estimated $3 million in revenues from the Green Mountain horse race track in Pownal. F. Payson Davis, commission chairman, attributed the potential revenue reductions to poor weather, increased competition to the southwestern Vermont track from other tracks, and general economic conditions. The financial picture was given at a 20-minute semi-annual meeting of the commission Friday in Montpclier.

The Pownal track usually earns more than $2 million in revenues for the state. No mention was made at the meeting of the track's wrangle with the legislature this spring when lawmakers attempted to charge the track for the $200,000 cost to operate the three- member state commission. i Donahue is president, new campus now in use ny.IOESWAY/E Two important pieces of news came out of St. Joseph College today. The board of trustees has named a new president and the college now owns a new campus.

Acting President James G. Donahue, a West Point graduate and 20-year Army veteran, was given the top job when the trustees met three weeks ago, it was belatedly announced. The new campus is on the 33-acre Monument Inn property, just beyond the Battle Monument. Robert D. Stout, chairman of the board of trustees, today referred to Donahue as "a real gem." "I personally have great respect for his abilities and I think we'll have a tremendous resurgence at St.

Joseph," said Stout. Ixw enrollment has plagued the two-year college the past few years as it has at other small, private colleges and St. Joseph is pleased that the projected JAMES G. DONAHUE enrollment for this fall stands at IDS up by some 65 students since fall 1971. News of the Donahue ap- pointment for some reason dribbled out of the college.

Asked why no announcement had been made by the trustees, Stout said Donahue evidently thought he would make it, and vice versa. Stout said the trustees did not intend to keep the news from the public. Donahue, who became acting president in March when the Rev. Charles Matusik resigned after a blowup with trustees, for his part said he had no plans to make the announcement about his new job. Stout said two or three other persons were considered for the presidency by the selection committee "but none were given serious consideration because we thought we had a real gem in Jim." Stout described the enrollment problem of the past three years as "real serious." Reportedly it See ST.

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