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a I 4 I 4 i THE HERALD STATESMAN, YONKERS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1972 II Taxicab crime declines 26 pet Not a single New York City taxicab driver was killed during 1971 while robberies and assault against cabbies decreased by 23 per cent. Taxi and Limousine Commission Chairman Michael J. Lazar reports. Lazar said close cooperation between the taxi Industry and the Police Department was responsible for the decline In crime from 3,153 Incidents in 1970 to 2,311 in 1971. Lazar, In announcing Tuesday the results of a commission study, said three taxi drivers had been killed in criminal attacks In 1968, four in 1969 and eight through September, 1970.

He noted that none had been slain since the taxi commission begsn functioning a year ago x. Barit Spanky, left, and Bobby Fitcher are thoten at chett table in Reykjavik, Iceland Tuetday during the first game of their Itattle. Spassky is favored to win chess opener Justice Hilda U. Schwartz In Manhattan, who ruled that the Scott Commission could read tire file prepared by the rlty's Department of Investigation on a Health and Hospitals Cbrp. official.

The Judge also ruled, however, that the commission could not have access to Board of Ethics information on the city's housing and development administrator. tiorernor's note Gov. Rockefeller was confronted today with a request to settle a dispute over the rate ot ineligible recipients in New York Citys welfare system. City welfare officials say no more than three per rent of the 1.1 mlllloft recipients are ineligible for payments, but welfare Inspector-General George Berllnger says the figure may range up to 37 piT cent. State Comptroller Arthur I.evltt says the true figure probably is around 10 per cent and wants Rockefeller to ap-ixiint a task force to find out.

and a win a point. To dethrone Spassky, Fischer needs 12 jsiints while the Russian can retain his crown with 12 N)ints. The winner will get 3153,125 in prize money, the loser 391,875, and in addition they will divide equally an estimated 355,000 or more from film and television sales. The second gume ot the match Is scheduled for Thursday and the third Sunday. The contest may last two months.

After Tuesdays play, Spassky had a light meal and took a midnight swim. He was up at 1:30 this morning and waited for the rain to atop so he could get in his daQy set of tennis with Jlvo Nel, one of his assistants. Fischer was reported still asleep at noon. Discussing the game with newsmen, Spassky said: "When you are playing a man The commission looking into like Fischer, you have to the operation of New York watch all the time. City's government has won Asked If he watched the one court action and lost an-whole board when he played, other In its attempt to see the Spassky said, No, I watch files of two city officials, two or three pieces where the The decisions came Tuesday effort Is concentrated." from State Supreme Court challenger galloped his bishop down a long blank diagonal to snatch an unprotected pawn Sppsaky had offered.

A few moves -later the bishop was trapped and loot in exchange for two pawns. U.S. grandmaster Robert Byrne said It was a blunder and Commented, Fischer is going to have trouble making at draw. dont see how Spassky can lose." Analyzing the game for The Associated Press, international grandmaster Isaac Kashdan termed Fischers move a rare miscalculation by the American genius." He said it gave Spassky good prospects for a win. Svetozar Gligoric, the Yugoslav grandmaster present at the tournament, said, It Is doubtful whether black can save a draw." Spassky, who had the first move, la playing the white pieces, Fischer the black.

Fischer has played Spassky five times In the past, losing all three times be played the black pieces and getting draws both times he played the whites and had the advantage at the first move. But London bookies have made the 29-year-oIS American the favorite over the 33-year-old Russian in the 24-game championship. A draw counts half a point By STEPHENS BR0EN1NG Aaaodaled rrm Writer REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Defending champion Boria Spasaky was favored by the experta to beat American challenger Bobby Fincher In the opening game of the world cheas match when play re-xumea thla afternoon. The opener of the rlcheat chess competition In hlatory adjourned Tuesday night after 4 hour and 34 minutes of play and 40 moves by each player. The game was to resume at 5 p.m.

1 pm. EDT. Referee Lothar Schmid of West Germany will make Spasskys 41st move. The Russian wrote It on a slip of paper and handed it to him in a sealed envelope at the adjournment. The two competitors, their seconds and chess enthusiasts throughout the world spent part of the overnight break analyzing possibilities for the 11 pieces remaining on the green-and-white chessboard in Reykjaviks sports hall: king and five pawns for Fischer; king, bishop and three pawns and a bishop for Spassky.

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