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THE MOKN1NG EERALP PAGE S-UN10NTOWN, PA FRIDAY, JULY 7, lttt Viet Force Quang Tri Gravel Ami Peabody Two Men Wage Fight For Vice Presidency Demos Get Kickback On Rooms MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (API -The impoverished Dcmocral ic party is getting a dollar-a-day kickback from 10,000 hotel rooms rented for ils convent ion jus' one of the deals arranged by Treasurer Robert Slrauss who is forced to pay cash for Hie S2.5-miIlion Gravel Thursday described how he would do the job. "As vice president," he said, "1 would act as an advocate for all the people, and especially minorities before a complex and i i i bureaucracy. "As vice president, 1 would hope to be my own man." In spite of the Peabody and Gravel campaigns there didn't seem to be much support from the delegates arriving in The payoff, unofficial and unconfirmed, is a Peabody claim that know over 500 delegates who support my campaign," Peabody has lalked to Muskie, Hubert Humphrey and front-runner Sen. George S.

McGovcrn, although, he said, "I stayed away from asking support because it would be the very antithesis of my campaign." He added that the candidates neither gave support nor discouraged him. Neither has any candidate indicated any interest in giving up the power of picking his own running mate. Associated Press correspondent Dennis Neeld, with the lead force, reported that Navy dive bombers dropped hundreds of small antipersonnel bombs on a row of Ireo-shaded homes along Highway 1 on Ihe southeastern edge of the city. The paratroopers were taking fire from bunkers hidden among the houses, and the planes were attempting to clear a palh into the city that fell lo the Norlh Vietnamese May 1. In the afternoon, lead elements' ol the task force still were slightly more than a mile south of the city center and moving cautiously forward.

Other airborne 'units and marines in the 20,000 man task force were moving on the city from Ihe southeast and east but were still 1.8 to 2.2 miles from Ihe citadel. Capt. Gail Furrow, 32, said the airborne task force he is advising could have pushed into the enemy-held city Wednesday, but it had Jo secure the road to prevent the enemy By MICHAEL PUTZEL Associated Press Writer SAIGON (AP) South Viet namese forces advancing slowly on Quang Tri battled North Vietnamese infantrymen and lanfcs on the fianKs oi me city and rescued 800 relueees. the Saigon command reported Friday. Soulh Vietnamese forces claimed to have killed 56 Norlh Vietnamese troops and destroyed four tanks in the action on Thursday.

Four South Vietnamese soldiers were reported killed and 26 wounded. The South Vietnamese forces Iso reooricd seizing a big am munition stockpile. The refugees were picked up two miles east of Quang Tri and taken My Chanh (o the imh, spokesmen said. South Vietnamese para troopers were pushing slowly on Quang Tri behind a shield of American fighter-bombers pounding entrenched Norlh Vietnamese troops guarding the access routes to the Northern provincial capital. First Chess Game Set Tuesday Bobby Fischer Apologizes Miami Beach.

ami Beach. 'YdU know Ihe metaphor of Garner's about warm spit," a Ihese two guys chances are. meeting between the two contenders in the pre-game preparations. Like everything else il started late. Fischer showed up 22 minutes late.

Fischer's holdout for more monev was made when the slakes were to be an ollicial purse of $125,000 and a share of television and film reeepits. He decided to come -arriving Tuesday only after British fin ancier James stater sreppea in itn a donation of $180,000. The nrize not totals. $255,000 of which the winner will take five-eighls and the loser three-eights. In addition, the players Will.

get a share of the sale of wtv and movie rights, estimated at perhaps $27,500 each. in Jus- letter to spassKy, wno demanded a written apology for Fischer's conduct before he would sit down at the chess State Cleanup Is Continuing Union Aids Flood Victims Compromise Reached AFTER VEEP Endicott Peabody hinrms newsmen he Democrat ticket. board, the American champion called his attempt to grab a share of the gate as petty aispuie over money. "I have offend you and you; country, the Soviet Union where chess has a prestigious position," Fischer wrote. Nevertheless, he took issue with a demand by the Soviet Chess Federation lhat he be ne- 'nalized with Ihe loss of Uk first same for his tardv arrival.

"If this forfeit demand were respected," Fischer wrote, "it would place me at a tremendous handicap." i icnbed Wednesday as being "very upset" by the tan- eled orelude to the match. Spassky appeared calm and fit he. "IE army round of tennis. Fischer remained out of view one of the hideaways pro vided him by the organizers. had restored most of 5150 mil lion in cuts (hal the House had voted through the week before.

The Senate's budget version failed in Ihe House, 135-50. The Pennsylvania AFICIO urged the legislature to approve the conference committee's report when it finally comes to a vote, it criticized Republican pleas for temporary, stop-gap appropriations as a "frivolous, uncertain and de meaning alternative. Bishop Joseph T. Daley, pres ident of the Pcnsylvania Cath olic Conference, announced that the office began receiving tele phone calls Thursday "about the hardship and suffering al ready heing experienced as a result of cessation Of tne Com monwealth's fiscal operations." If the week ends without a budget, the Welfare Department said, about 400,000 welfare recipiets will be without their checks. Daley said that the Erie dinr- ese has established an emergency food kitchen and that the Philadelphia Archdiocese is running a "food distribution center." Daley said thai if a budget agreement is not reached this week, the administration 3hould igree to temporary stop-gaps.

"to put an end In human suffering until a more orderly agreement can be reached on the state's long-time fiscal oper ations." Gov, Shapp reported that state efforts to help fiood victims were continuing unim- spite of tne budget im- creditDrs mounting. A bill appropriating $150 mil-Dn For flood relief ramained in the Senate appropriations com mittee. Near City from culling the troops' supply line. Tne enemy forces holed up In the bunkers among the houses were estimated at two companies, possibly 200 or more men. U.S.

B52 heavy bombers ringed the city with hundreds of tons of explosives. The U.S. Command reported that American warplanes flew 360 strikes against North Vietnam Wednesday in their heaviest raids since the 1968 bombing halt. An Air Force Phantom was hit by a surface-to-air missile over Haiphong during the raids, The Iwo crewmen steered the plane oul lo sea, bailed out and were rescued. The plane was Ihe 54th reported lost since, tile United States resumed full-scale bombing of the' North two months ago.

The command said laser bombs knocked out the 96-foot Vu Chua railroad bridge 55 miles soulh of the border with China. The bridge is on the northeast rail line. The Red Cross said it had '44 shelters operating statewide, housing 5,185 families and feeding 13,325 persons daily. In the western part of the stale, HUD moved a group of mobile homes in Eldred, and McKean Counties where' temporary housing is needed. The federal housing aeencv said it was considering using mobile homes to house flood victims in Altoona and Huntingdon, Preliminary estimates in dicated that 13 trailers were needed in Blair County and about 57 in Huntingdon county.

In Pittsburgh, city workers destroyed a huge barge that had been beached across a four-lane city bypass along the Allegheny R'ivcr in the downtown scclion. Hijackers (Continued from Page One) 5800,000 ransom and wanted to be taken to Siberia, The two were identified, as Dimilr K. Alexiev and Michael D. were 28 and" had bleached their dark hair bluud. Immigration authorities in San Francisco said both- escaped, across the Iron Curtain in 1368 and had been living in California.

The dead passenger was Canadian Stanley Carter, 66, a retired railroad conductor who was headed with his wife for Southern California where they hoped to find a new home. The wounded passengers, both men, -were reported in fair condition and were expedled recover. Gebhardt refused further comment on his storm-the-plHiie decision, but his assist ant, agent Tom said the decision wa3 "our only course of action" after hijackers re- tusecl to release passengers. "It's just we felt we eouki da il we could go aboard, and lake these guys into custody," Duaan said. "A lot of factors entered info it." "When we went aboard and they confronted our men with weapons aimed lo slioot to kill, we fired and killed them first," Dugan said.

When asked who shot first, he answered: "We did." Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, ATTACKS Defense Secretary Melvin Laird levels attack on Sen. George McGovern. A1 WlreithnlA" By KENNETH J. FREED Associated Press Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) The Democratic party, already facing one of ils strangest i in years, has seen another weird ingredient added a public fight over the nomination for a job once described as "worth a pitcher of warm spit," The vice presidential nomination is traditionally held to be the personal pick of the party's choice for president, but this year two men are waging a battle between themselves for the position.

Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska and former Massachusetts Gov. Endicott Peabody not only are challenging each other, hut also the practice of letting the head of the ticket choose his. running mate. Gravel, a maverick often at odds with his Senate col--leagues or hoth parties, told a news conference in Washington Thursday wanted the delegates to have a chance to reject the "rubber-stamping" of the presidential nominee's choice.

Peabody, who has been waging his unusual campaign for several months, reporters as he opened his Miami Beach headquarters that "now for the first time in a long lime we will have an election of the vice presidential nominee." The job they are after has very little constitutional power and" is used by the President as he sees fit, a practice that led the late Vice President John Nance Garner to speak of his position as equalling the value of a "warm pitcher of spit." While Gravel's' campaign has heen one mostly of talk, Peabody has been driving for the nomination with verve and at only slightly less cost than some presidential aspirants. He has a headquarters trailer right next to that" of presidential hopeful Sen. Edmund S. Muskie; 70 hotel rooms are reserved for his staff and he has spent $100,000. AP Wlrcphnlo SEEKS Sen.

Mike Gravel announces he will seek the viee presidency. Auto Mishaps (Continued from Page One Route '10, five miles east of here at 7:25 a.m. yesterday. Slate Police said the drivers were Robert L. Thompson, 21, of Uniontnwn R.D.

1 and Wayne H. Port, 25, of Uniontnwn R.D. 2. A passenger in Ihe Port vehicle sustained minor injuries, troopers said. Route 166 A minor mishap occurred on Route 166 in the village of Martin yesterday at 2:45 p.m.

Involved were Lorclta A. Brady, 22. of Martin and Robert L. Metcalf, 21, of 102 S. Market Carmichaels.

Slate Police said. Route 21-188 Damage was set at $700 but there were no injuries reported in a two car crash at the intersection of Routes 21 and IBS jtisl east of Waynesburg at 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Driving Hie ears were L. C.

Monlgomery, 76, of Elm Waynesburg, and Charles E. Andresky, 22, of Nemacolin, troopers said. Near Dilllner A minor mishap occurred on a township road three miles north of Djllincr at 4:10 yeslerday afternoon. Trooncrs said Ihc operators were Robert L. Johnson, 23, and Helen M.

Kuhn, 34, both of DillinorR.D. 1. another angle has some of the SO staff members dutifully packing their bags every couple of davs and moving into anoth er hotel to take advantage of Tree rales negotiated by Strauss. "Everything we get her nav in advance si ehs Strauss. in paid rooms we're occupying here, I pav in advance for printing lhat is being done, I've paid we do.

For (he Republicans tha! would be no problem. But the Democrats still owe $9.3 million from the 196ft campaign and once-burned creditors aren't rushing forward. Strauss, a Dallas lawyer, in hfcrited the debt 214 years ago when he became treasurer, and hasn't made a dent in trimmin; it. Now it is time for the vention in Miami Reach an American playground as ex-oensive as it Is hot. "The city agreed to da certain things for us," Strauss "Cities by tradition have put up money, we saiu to tne city, we don't need money.

What we want is facilities. "What we want is a half-million dollars in goods and services and we want a half-million from other sources in cash, tourist agencies, hotels, etc. We get $1 a night of every room booked through the hotel asso- tion. 'We originally figured it would raise $100,000, but it's go ing to be closer fo 550,000. One of the major networks came in and booked all their own rooms and cost us several thousand dollars just by not going throuah us." With some pride, Strauss said: "We negotiated what think is the best convention contract ever negotisteu with a citv.

Tms-contract was a tirst. "Normally you go into a town orvl hill Ih'is 'and "bill that and bill the other. You don't know n-tir, ilm rmfr-arfnr is: vou re a stranger' in town, So instead of riuinu me a number of dollars, I said you provide the following: the podium, the air-ondi- tionnig. ihe rent, tne construction of the VTP stands, the bandstand construction all this that normally the political party does. "We npuntiated with each of the hotels for so many free nights.

Our staff uses up the complimentary rooms In one hotel and we move them tn another hotel. It's not easy, but it's prudent. If we had money we woutan no xnai. Hunt License Hike Signed HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Resident hunting licenses will go from $5-20 to $6.70 a year starting 1, unaer a mursaay oy w.

Sliapp: J'iie measure pmviues ior an additional increase to $8,20 effective Sept. 1, 1973, Persons between 12 and 16 years old will be charged $4.20 this year and $5.20 next year. Residents 65 or older will have al flat $5.20 annual lee. Non-resident fees were un- Ihis bill. The Canadian Hansard is lughly Ihe counterpart of Ihc American Congressional Kecord.

strangest nation in the world. But I do not in wasting the taxpayers' dollar on heedless cost overruns and careless planning. It seems slrange to me that the result of Mr. Nixon's arms agreement is a request for more costly military hudget next year," McGovern said. A gloves-off campaigner in his past career as a Rep ublican congressman, Laird said with obvious relish that the Democratic Platform Committee had "repudiated" Ihe McGovern proposals to curb defense outlays to $54.3 billion by fiscal 1975.

Hie committee rejected recently both hawkish and rinvish defense planks. It said 'The military budget, can be reduced subslanlially wilh no weakening of our national security." But Ihe committee used no rinllHt figures. REYKJAVIK. Iceland (AP) Bohby Fischer apologized in writing Thursday to Boris Spassky for "disrespectful be havior" that threatened their world championship chess latch. Subscauentlv.

Moscow's Tsss news aeencv said "all demands of the Soviet delegation have been satisfied. It was announced that the first game would be played Tuesday. Fischer, the Ameriacn chal lenger, and Spassky, the Soviet world champion, met Thursday night to draw for the first in the $300,000 series of 24 games. Fischer drew Ihe black pawn, giving Spassky the first move wun wnue ana a advantage. The draw was done the same wav oark-bench chess players "would do it.

Spassky took two pawns, nne white, one Diacx, inpHprl thpm tiehind his back then exlennea nis cioseo nanus to Fischer. Without hesitation, Fischer hunched forward and pointed a finger to Spassky's right hand. With a smile Snasskv opened it. Fischer delayed Ihe opening bf the which' was to' have beeun last Sunday. holdout for more money.

Mare prize money was donated, but Spassky then demanded a written apology for Fischer's con duct before the champion would plav. tn Vii Iptter to SDaSSkv. Fi: Cher called his attempt to grab a share of gate receipts my petty dispute over money, ana asked tne rwssian iu aiii ma apology. Hnrrv an official of the International Chess Federation FIDE announced that both players had agreed to be gin play on Tuesday. Ttte oner ceremony aiuiauaj ight was the first face to face Delegate (Continued from Page One) At least 151 of the 271 California delegates are at stake, and on them hinge McGovern's hopes Tor first-ballot victory in his quest for White House nomination.

Chief Justice Warren' E. Burger stayed implementation of a lower court ruling returning to McGovern the 151 vntes tha Democratic Credentials Committee took away. Burger was contacting the other eight justices to determine whether there was sufficient support for an extraordinary special session of the court, something that has happened only three times before. Chestnut said Humphrey and his allies in ihc effort to deny McGovern the 151 California vntes will abide by the law of Ihe land, once the courts decide and their lawvers interpret what it is. But he indicated that Humphrey lawyers will be looking for leeway to take their case to Ihe convention floor.

Pierre Salinger, a McGovern aide, said the front-runner's forces are operating on the assumption that there will be a convention vole on the seating issue. That means counting delegates, checking commitments, and applying political persuasion. Both sides were el it. Three Nabbed (Continued from Page One) drove into the service station and asked for four dollars worlh of gasoline. After tlie fuel was put into the tank, they drove rom the station wiinout paying.

Georse Stash owner of Ihc establishment, nolifieri Slate Police and a description of the vehicle was relayed to patrol cars. It was spotted tiy Irooptrs just north of Unionlown, reports islmcd. compensation, but more than 90 per cent of that number were eligible for state unemployment. Some 725 persons were declared eligible for federal disaster unemployment compensation. The Army Corps of Engineers, in the Wilkes-Barre area, awarded 150 contracts taling million for-repairing levees, remving debris' cleaning out water systems, The Corps said debris removal in the area was 25 per cent complete, and levee repair 11 per cenl complete.

Also in Wilkes-Barre, civil defense officials said Thursday 23,531 dwelling units were affected bv flnnri waters in Lu zerne County, with 7.237 of them, within the Wilkes-Barre city limits. Atkenagoras I Death ToW ISTANBUL (AP) -Athenagoras the ecumenical patriarch and leader of the world's 250 million Orthodox Christians, died early Friday, Ihe patriarchate announced. He was 86. Athenagoras died of kidney failure the Balikli Greek Orthodox hospital. He broke his right hip in a fall a week Picnic Planned By Auxiliary Ladies Auxiliary lo the Catholic War Veterans will hold a picnic at -St.

Cecelia Park, Lemont, at 5:30 p.m. Wed nesday, July 12. Helen Miscovich is chairman. Co-chairman is Ann Kumor. Anna Rose Muzika will assist, Members may bring guests.

Games will be provided. Mem bers are also asked to bring table service. Road Program (Continued from Page One) said speed signs have heen erected on Easl Miilsboro Rd. to limit the soeed of descendini! Imeks lo 10 miles per hour. In addition, siims instriiolitiF tmrU drivers to shift to reduced gear were erected al the lop of the decline.

weaker conventional posture which would lower the nuclear threshhold, and to an inadequate modernization and procurement program which would cause severe erosion of U.S. capabilities in both areas." On other matters, Liard said no decision has been made to change deployments ol tactical nuclear weapons in Europe where the United States has some 7,000 warheads. The secretary also stated "we have never targeted" dams and dikes in North Vielnam, but acknowledged that "(here may have been some damage" lo such structures when U.S. fighter-bombers struck al antiaircraft defense positions nearby. Hanoi has charged the United Slates deliberately allaeked dikes and dams.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municioal Employes volun teered Thursdav tn work with out pay this weekend to clean debris trom homes ana Dunn- ings left by flood -waters Pennsylvania. The union, affiliated with the AFL-CIO. includes many slate hichwav workers who already have worked long hours tD start rebuilding roads and bridges, Gerald W. McKntee, AraMii director, said in Harris- bure, State Transportation Secretary Jacob G. Kassab said his department would supply trucks, graders and other heavy equipment for the week end Cleanup projea.

nesiuKiiis needing help should contact the nearest PennDOT maintenance vard. Kassab said. In other flood-related devel opments Thursday, the state House of Representatives' Business and Commerce Committee approved and sent to the floor Igislatian expanding tne tom-monweallh'3 Industrial Development Act to cover disastcr rclief. Under the legislation, a local industrial development authority would borrow funds from private sources. The authority, in turn, would lend lo private industry to rebuild flood damaged nrorjerties.

Meanwhile, the federal gov ernment continued its contributions to flood relief efforts in the state. Tne Small Businss Administration said it has had inquiries Tor loans from 21,599 persons, or businesses. It saM 62 home loans amounting to 8138,300 have been approved. Whiie businesses, the SBA said business loan approvals were expected shortly. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said 403 families were housed in mobile homes and vacant FHA and VA houses in the state.

flequesls lor federal housing including from the Wilkes-Barre area: 1.390 from Harrishurg: 370 frnm the Lebannn-Reading aTea; 956 from Wiluamsport; 149 from Montgomery-Chester counties, and 180 from Pittsburgh. Ihe Department ot Labor lid it had received 60,000 ap plications for unemployment Laird's reference to a "beglater" philosophy was an obvious slap at McGovern's statements that "begging is better than bombing" and that "I would go to Hanoi and beg if I thought lhat would release the boys (POWs) one day earlier." Laird released more than 70 pages of analyses of McGovcrn defense proposals sent to ProKmire and Rep. John J. Rhodes, R-Ariz. Summing up his objections to Ihe McGovern plan.

Laird's report said: "His proposals wnuld lead the United Stales to a weaker nuclear posture lhat could leave a future American president wilh no allcrnalivc but a spasmodic first-strike, Mauiich-on-warning' attack on enemy civilians and cities. "They would lead to a (Continued from Page One) recipients, whose grants are determined by law. Ronald Lench, the governor's secretary for administration and a figure in reaching the compromise, pointed out that- even if deficiency ap- propnanons are needed, tne to tal spending level wdum stay nere me iegisiaLure seis u. Thursdav was the sixth day the state has been without funds. Although the state treasury has more than $200 million, the constitution does not permit the state to spend any money untU a budget is approved.

The new year began ivici- night Friday, June 30. The. six-man conference com mittee was directing its efforts at dissuading the upstate Democrats, who are opposed to Gpv. Snanp budget proposal. House Maiority Leader K.

Lerov irvis, D-Allegheny, and House Appropriations chairman Martin P. Mullen, D-Phila-delphia, divided their time between meetings with Gov. and with the dissident Democrats. Republicans appeared out of the picture, at least temporar-ilv. Ren.

Jack H-Leba- non, appointed to the conference committee last Saturday, said he remained in his office ail day Thursday waiting for a summons from Mullen, the committee chairman. Nobody called," Seltzer said, guess they (the Demo crats! figure they can pass budget with their own people." The Democrats have a bare constitutional majority of 26 seats in the Senate. They hav 112 ol the 203 House seats. The party lines held firm ii the Senate last Saturday as it voted 26-23 for a $3,185 billion general appropriations bill. But the rural House Democrats re-fusd to go along with Ihe measure, because the Senate CAP Joins (Continued from Page One) Connellsville and Somerset Air ports in the air last Tuesday conducting tne seared, They spent 19 hours oi Hying time on the mission.

Mai. Kalal said planes will be in the air today and possibly over the weekend depending on weather conditions. The searcn is also bcini! con ducted in the Morgantown, W. Va. and Hagerslown, Md.

areas. Vincent reportedly has 200 hours of flying time. Maj. Falal asks ihat anyone in the area 1 who has heard or noliced anvthinn unusual. especially in wooded areas, to contact (he Civil Air Patrol or State Police.

PLATE MISSING Joseph Roebuck of 22 Summil Unionlown, reported his license plate either lost or stolen yesterday morning. The number is Military Spending Issue McGovern Ripped By Laird By FRED S. HOFFMAN WASHINGTON (AP) -Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird said Thursday that Sen. George McGovern's proposed S30-billion slash in military spending would pose "a dangerous and calamitous risk" for U.S.

security and world peace. "The so-called while flag hudget substitutes a philosophy of give-away-now, beg-laler for a philosophy ol strength and willingness to negotiate," Laird said, Aflcr Laird made his comments, McGovern issued a statement saying "there will be no while flag flying if 1 become Presidenl of (he United Stales. I will never permit the United States lo become a second rale power. "My proposed military budgel will make certain that Ihe United Stales is Ine.