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The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 2

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The Fresno Beei
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Fresno, California
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2
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Page A2 Monday July 10 1972 THE FRESNO BEE Jury Selection Begins In Pentagon Papers Trial IriThe'News common practice to make so- of the Vietnam war contain cret information available to information dangerous to the news media Among the national security and de-them were John Kenneth fonse The government con-Galbraith former ambassa- tends they do and has ear- theft and conspiracy case against the 41-vearold Ellsberg and codefendant Anthony Russo Selection of 12 jurors and six alternates is expected to require about a week with the total trial lasting 10 to 12 weeks In pretrial hearings the defense produced affidavits from a number of high government officials that it was LOS ANGELES The Pentagon Papers trial of Daniel Ellsberg finally began today and it could bring a parade of former government officials testifying about the practice of "leaking" classified information A panel of 100 prospective jurors was summoned to appear in US district court in the espionage dor to India: Kennedy White House aide Theodore Sorenson and former assistant secretary of state for public affairs Robert Manning Another key question is marked certain sections of the 57-volume study to prove its point Ellsberg and Russo say they broke no law but performed a patriotic act in Ellsberg and Russo colleagues at the Rand Corp in Santa Monica from which they admit the papers were -removed face possible lengthy prison terms if they are convicted The indictment makes no mention of the of the documents but actually talks only of a conspiracy alleged to have been carried out from March 1969 to September 1970 more than eight months before the documents were published The New York Times which won this Pulitzer Prize for publishing the papers is not mentioned in the indictment whether the documents on mating information avail-the evolution and escalation abie to the American public about Vietnam decisionmaking that it may have been embarrassing to several administrations but was not espionage Both sides are expected to call expert witnesses on the sensitivity of the documents Doubled World Population Is Seen By 2000 If Growth Rate Continues a T1 TIRE CENTER Chess Play Is Saved By A Chair REYKJAVIK Iceland UPI) Boris Spassky-Bobbv Fischer world chess match can favorite chair has arrived The swivel chair in metal and black leather was flown from New York to Iceland and put on the stage in the Reykjavik chess hall Sunday Russian advisers arrived shortly after the much talked about chair and studied it suspiciously Then they left iwthout comment Now the Icelandic organizers face a new problem: Where to find a similar chair in Iceland? would look better if both Spassky and Fischer had the same chairs" said Gudmundur Thorarinsson president of the Icelandic Chess Federation Fischer took one look at the dozen different chairs the Icelanders had assembled from furniture stores the other day sat down in some of them and then gave his verdict: "Fly in my own Spassky the 3 5-vear-old world champion did not seem to worry much about details of the $250000 match Before leaving for a salmon fishing tour of northern Iceland the defending champion said "I am not going to argue about chairs chess boards and sets I will leave that to Bobby It makes no difference tu After lengthy and dramatic preludes both Fischer and Spassky appeared ready to start the first of their 24 games Tuesday FASHION FAIR I DIAL 224-8888 MON THRU FRI 9:00 AM 711 9:30 PM SAT 6 SUN NOON 'TIL 5 5 POINT FRONT-END OVERHAUL ALL FOR ONLY MOSTAMiRICAN CARS TORSION BAR OR AIR CONDITIONED CARS MORE per cent The total output of goods and services the gross national product (GXP) of the various countries more than kept pace however growing by 70 per cent during the same period At the beginning of the current decade the world's total population was 3632 billion with Asia having 2056 billion The population figures for the other continental regions were Europe 462 million Africa 344 million North America 321 million South America 190 million and Oceania 194 million While the global annual population growth rate was an even 2 per cent most of tiie developing countries averaged higher with Central America at the top with 34 per cent In second place were Polynesia and Micronesia with 32 per cent followed by North Africa and tropical South America which both registered a 3 per cent rate The Scandinavian countries were lowest in popula- UNITED NATIONS (UPI) The world's population will double by the year 2000 if its annual 2 per cent rate of increase is maintained according to the United Nations Statistical Yearbook The yearbook said that on the basis of its current growth rate the population increased by about 72 million last year and will grow another 73 million this year That would put the world's population by the end of this year at 37 billion By the year 2000 the yearbook said the population will be about 74 billion at the current rate of growth Figures on population growth were among voluminous global statistics pub: lished Sunday in the 818-page yearbook which also indudes figures on industrial and agricultural production trade transport finance prices wages education and publishing In the decade of the 1960s the yearbook said the world population increased by 22 Gov George Wallace of Alabama strains to lift a dumbbell over his head during exercise in his Miami Beach hotel suite tion growth with 06 per cent Asia was slightly above average with 23 per cent The world's most densely populated try according to the yearbook is Macao the small Portuguese territory on the South China coast which has 19625 people per square kilometer (0386 square miles) Nixon Schedules Meetings With Rogers Connally SAN CLEMENTE (AP) President Nixon plans meetings here this week with Secretary of State William Rogers and former Treasurer Secretary John Connally both returning from overseas missions Rogers ad Connally are not expected until late in the week but Caspar Weinberger director of the Office of Management and Budget will arrive for a Tuesday conference 1 with Nixon on money matters The President and Mrs Nixon spent a quiet Sunday flying by helicopter to the Los Angeles home of the first half brother Mat Bender who is recuperating from surgery Returning with them was one of Mrs sisters Neva Renter FRONT END ALIGNMENT Inspect entire front end assembly Align front wheels to car makers specs Correct caster and camber Set toe-in Adjust steering BALANCE 2 FRONT WHEELS Balance front wheels to improve steering and riding comfort increase tire mileage REPACK FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS Avoid costly spindle damage Clean and repack outer front wheel bearings Repack inner wheel bearings $2 more 200000 Attend Wet Rock Concert about other concerts but this was the first been involved with and very happy about 1 The biggest problem at the concert was traffic State police said major highways through the resort area were closed because some fans parked their cars there after spaces ran out at the raceway Shop Bee Want Ads save lime and money (adv) LONG POND Pa It was the biggest and most peaceful rock festival since Woodstock More than 200000 people braved the rains mud lack of toilet facilities and cheap wine at Pocono International Raceway over the weekend Despite massive traffic jams and several minor accidents state police reported the rock fans were well controlled Marijuana and hard drugs were available but po lice said use was not extensive By Sunday afternoon only a few stragglers remained to pick up broken glass and rake up garbage on the 600-acre track The festival was to last only one day but was expanded when rain forced rock bands from the open stage Saturday night a scale of 10 have to give them a said raceway manager Bill Marvel lot of people hear RENT-A-CAR PER DAY Test Of Microphone Yvonne Braithwaite a California assemblywoman who is the vice of the Democratic convention steps to the microphone she will share with Lawrence O'Brien With her at the briefing for delegation chairman is Richard Murphy the convention manager SAFETY INSPECT CAR Safety check brake eystem exhaust system tires etc te Insure safe operation 2 DELUXE SHOCKS Original quipment capacity with improved coil spring valva design far greater reliability PAYLESS tsmrr Em hi-mm Newport Loses Festival To NY Duke Ellington Roberta Flack Dizzh Gillespie Lou Rawls and Herbie Mann wound up with two gospel concerts and a Performances were held in such diverse locations as Radio City Music Hall Yankee Stadium Carnegie Hall and Central Park The festival was moved to New York this year because of disorders and gatecrashing in Newport last year NEW YORK The transplanted Newport Jazz Festival ended its nine-day stand in New York City Sunday with no plans for the annual event ever to return to its namesake Festival producer George Wein said he expects the Jazz fete to become a regular summer attraction in the city "I have no plans for going back to Rhode Island" Wein said "The Newport Jazz Festival-New York is now a permanent annual The festival which featured such jazz greats as Phoenicians Win BSQSA Contest ATLANTA Ga A Phoenix Ariz group has won the title of Barber Shop Chorus of the Year with versions of "Pm Singing Your Love Song to Somebody and a Ring to the Name of Rose" The Phoenicians won the honor Saturday as some 6-000 members of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Berber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc completed their annual convention here The Cincinnati Western Hills from Ohio won second place followed by the Thoroughbreds from Louisville Ky the Chordsmen from San Antonio Tex and the Pony Expressmen from St Joseph Mo perishable shipments on the go without delay Including a computerised to-the-minute-and-mile car location system and skilled personnel who take pride in providing the finest in fast freight service Call your UP representative and ask him to show you what we mean when we say melon shipping experts! We have the know-how and the go-how to rush vine-ripened western melons to market field-fresh Such as a fleet of specially built temperature controlled refrigerator cars And an array of electronic facilities along the way to keep these high priority Yorty Gets A Welcome Mayor Sam Yorty of Los Angeles manages with a aplomb to accept a welcome to Miami from an unexpected source Liz Renay She had been performing in city but will open tonight in a Miami Beach burlesque house latest Hi Goveiuest Itgraes dnw PAH MALL THE FRESNO BEE THE REPUBLICAN Oibert OWct Mom Fim Cf 3721 TIlM Ii gggyj ly Hit cm rf i fiw rm dwiad ta INb lowering than the best-selling filterking! oGd SUKCttPTION RATH (ME CBPRi SoRBp 33c pCP CIpP Center DcOvcrcOi Delip gg S1J0 par Marti faartf aidy IISO par I OePccf Oi the Union Pacific railroad people M00 dwwa jeeelfc dally id Svaday I10Q( lie Mwcffco daily and Sunday $2401 1 wider $200 per a tearifc wad $2400 par yea Else when la UftAt Dally wad Sunday $400 par wad Sunday aalp 9900 par aiaiirii aid 93000 par yoar Pulp Dally and SmiUft 9400 par atadlii Saaday aalp 9930 par aiaall and 4200 par VM MM pMtaf Mf4 Find Two Happy Contenders Presidential aspirants Sen Henry Jackson and Hep Shirley Chisholm enjoy a laugh before appearing on Meet The Press AP ami UPI Photo HU MU SMUT q-MeUq SaMrthi Mrtr tag IS rtHMhe eo WrtltmfclaMrt-Wlag-aiMiHU tJujVUionicodno H-Pif B9iftMFTCRioortAPflU72 A I A.

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