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wu. i i xy it, it n-1 Democratic Platform Generally Reflects McGovern's Views wzzrsizx trnux irrn-vtf srsscrwa rri e.tk- largely rtwriit tht draft trtwuare. The Democrat NaUunal fart fUghta OrfaflliaiKM M.bQQ mrwno guarantoo National Wrl- a far a Com- vwrw the rim whoa nomi 7m dergatea stayed waa wheeled I the oodim. pUifona. family of four, rollback of reeta.

govtramoot labeovar and repair of aubalandard bouamg Tho maturity varaton of tho vantlea gave ea. George McGovern today kind of platform sought, rebuffing pic thai Gov. Ceorf Wallace made fror hia lutaoed raapaclfufly hi firm-voiced argument Chat should appeal to the per real the America peot (ttil Mid Would be mherraaalng I th cam pal. Theet Included proposed plAi favoring bberel abortion policies, aoadiacrimteailoa again! homoaciuala, add ma- nation new U'aamrad. 0 platform fU for Immediate withdrawal from Vietnam, elating of Ui loophole, replacing lha iar tyaleni witA Income aioa from 7 m.

Tueeday Maul Jn. today la con- their wort the pUl-Tm raavenikM tr tbt Ale- But lelar It shouted down, eet by cm, the Wallace proposal. Aa even clearer demonetrs Ilea ef blcGevora pow came whoa convention MMld art aiakoei McGovern Studies V-P Possibilities MIAMI BEACH, fla. fAP) tor baa disavowed any buereati In nannlni ofl tb MUonal tkaat Wit tM preakimtlal Mmt-natioa within fata grasp, Oortt hlcera remained out of pub-tM view today, writing an acceptance speech and studying amen flat of vtra frwi JrtiJ riiUliUM headed by Edward KonMdy. thla yoar and If bm dbea rtrt tM tipoctad otar, MrGovtra ill turn to a tint bUtvd contain mora than flrt eamta, lacluding labor toadtr, foronwr and at koat two acoalora.

Seven Eligible For Nod MIAMI BEACH. rU tAPl-Srtro randdatca art rligibio to hava thatr namra ptarod la nomination tonight to bo tho th-morratJC proatdcntial aland ard brtrtr. Tho noma of Sana Oorgf McGovara and lUonr M. Jacb-aon. former San.

Eugtno McCarthy. Rpa Shirtry Chi-ahoirn and Wilbur D. M.lla, Alabama Gov. Goorgt C. Wallaco and former North Carolina Gov.

Terry Sanford wort aub-milted bWorv tho I m. daad lino Tweaday. Tho Kulea CommMtaa ached-uled a drawing thia morning for tho order whkch tho namet would bo placed in nomination for lonlghl'a balloting. t'nder tho new rulea. each preaidrntul randtdato will bo allowed a toUl of 11 mlnutea for hia nommailng apeecb and two aerondtng apeerhea.

Tbo now rulea alao aay: "Drlrgataa and alternate thatl ma tntaln order during and following nominaliona for tho office of prrtidml. and demonatratio on behalf of candtdalea ahall not bo permllled," rhaart to rfua." aet McOovtra akk aatd TWlay. bfrOovam blmaatf baa fwl-oxfiy aald Kannody rould amorv lha flrat pmapi4 bt would contact to dlaruaa Im maliw. Kawwdy baa mtot bmtm far romovod from apocalatlaaj about tho Mat tfaopda bia puUte duavowJ of Intaroot. Il la vacaUonlng la Ifyannia Pwt, But tM Maaaachuottta tana-4 KaoMdy UJ gtvaa flm platform, adopted aimoal unchanged, rangaa widely Among iia provliiona art tlimmatioa of "unfair" Niaan adminiatralion waft price rontrwla.

atrongthaned anlilruat law to break up ronglomeralea and la "deroncentrale" near monopoliea with the automobilo mduatry cited aa an tiampie amphaala on nghta of women, rurba oa ibo rongreaaionaJ aanioniy iralem and inaialenrt oa open meelinga. atiff control on bandguna. abolition of capital puniahment and firm control of military apending Tbo Wallace proposal thai wert r)nrted Included a ran-llltutlonal amendment for prayer In achoola. afTirmation of tho right to bear arm, authority for autea to impoao capital puniahmenl and provtaion for election of tome federal Judge and periodic reconfirmation of other. Nixon, Dobrynin To Meet wUh bla family.

Tbor ara wklaaprood mru bo wlU fly ta Miami lloocb Thuraday la a ahow of party unity, but only aflor aomooM tiao baa booa namod by btcCovara for tho acond apot on tbo Domocratic ttclot San. John V. Tunooy of Call forola, a clooa paraonaj ttmA of Kannody, aald Tuaodar night ho "rould coocot ra" of Kmim-dy'i accfvtlng a btcGovora of-far. But TurWy csllod tav liboty. Unit ad Auto Worker Pmidcnt Loonard Woodcock bo-liovad by many ta bo McGovfra 'a aocond choico for tho vtea prooidanry.

Woodcock, aupportart of that thaory aay, would bolp attract rank-ood fllo union mombora, tfoapita lha n-pactod eppoaiUan from many othor labor loodora, Otbora bolioyod oa McCoy tm'l prima Uat of pooai bilitioa ara Tnomaa P. Eagtrton of Miaaourt. Gov. fUubin Aakrw, of Plortda and Son. Abraham Ribkoff of Con-noctlcuL.

Another la probably Son. Caylord Nalaon of Wtaconain, a longtima friond of McGovara. IAN CLEMENTE. Calif. (API Juat day beforo VM-nam pooco talka mumi la Parta, Pmidcnt Ntioa baa acbtdulod aa Informal but oortoua Bootliig bora with So vtt Ambajaador AMtoiy Dobr Tm ambaaaador and btra.

Dobrynin, oVorrtbod aa guoaU of llrary A. Klaslnf or, tho proa-Idcnt'i prtnefpal forwign aIain drtaor, vara Invttod by their boat to trialt tho Woatara WbJU Itouao today. Ronald L. Urgtor, NUon'i prooa aocrttary, aaid tho chiaf oiocutlva and tho rtalUng Run aiaa would moot at aomo point during lha day. In roaponao to a auaation, Zkglor darUrod, "I dool want to deorrtbo It aa a courtaay can." Aakad If aubaUnXiva mat-tora would bo dlacuaaod, ro pUod, "Yea." i Vtotnam paoca taDu) roaumo Thuraday la Parta alar a twa month blatua accaalanad by a Unit ad Jbataa withdrawal that prorodad Nlsoa'a ordor to mma North Vtatnamooa porU.

Dobrynin, actorduig to Urg-lar, )uat bapponod to bo vtatung rocontly oponod SovM con-autata ta San rranclaco and waa tavMod to "drop by" Southara Callfomta. Klaaing mot Im arobaaa. dor and Mrs. Doorynia Loa Angetaa Tuoaday, took thorn on an oacortod tour of tho old Itol-lywoodatyto Unlvoraal gtudloa, then waa thoir boat at dlnnar. ZkCer id a numbor of Kia-alngar frtroda, not IdontlAod.

wvra praoent. American Need For More Meat To Be Discussed i Edward Kennedy Spassky Favored To Beat Fischer In Opening Game PATCO Head Asks Strict News Control Fischer has played Spassky five limes In the past, losing all nounced the lifting of restraint on meat Import In an effort to check rising meal costs. The goal ts to increase meal Import by mora than II per cent thla year. The United Stale Imported I 112 billion pound of meal In 1971, The U-S spokesman said countries which help the United States with larger meat exports now will be favorably considered when 1973 meal quotas art set. WASHINGTON (AP) -Treasury Secretary George Shulti and other government ofriciala meet today with representative of II meat -exporting countries to emphasise the American need for mora meat.

They will be told that. "The American market for meat la now wide open and we will take all you can send," a spokesman said. Beside Shulti, other VS. officials al the meeting will include representatives of the Department of Agriculture, the Cost of Living Council, the President's Council of Economic Adviser and the office of the special assistant to the President for consumer affairs. The countries invited were Australia, New Zealand, Mexico.

Ireland, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. President Nixon recently an headed for a draw until Fischer tried to seize the initiative on bis Mh move. The lanky Brooklyn, N.Y., challenger galloped bia bishop down a long black diagonal to snatch an unprotected pawn Spassky had offered. A few move later the bishop was trapped and lost in exchange for two pawns. U.S.

grandmaster Robert Byrne said It was a blunder and commented, "Fischer la going to have trouble making a draw. I dont see how Spassky can lose." three lime be played the black piece and getting draw both time be played the white and had the advantage of the first move. A draw count half a point and a win a point In the 34-game championahlp match. To dethrone Spassky, Fischer needs 12' point while the Russian can retain hia crown with II points. The winner will get 1153.123 in prise money, the loser and In addition they will divide equally an esllmsted or mora from film and television Now Many Woar FALSE TEETH Wilh Mora Comfort TWy know a SmiIb adhaiva cm Uip.

FASTEETH firm dculorta a kacar, limm, liilif Sold. Yoa (Ml marc MtciarUMc Ml mnr tarmHy. Why warrrt Gt FASTEETH Dcatarc Afbcdve PavtW. DNtaw Uat St arc in By STEPHENS BROENING Aaeectated Pre Writer REYKJAVIK. Iceland (AP) Defending champion Boris Spassky waa favored by the ei-pert to beat American challenger Bobby Fischer in tho opening game of the world chess match when play resumes this afternoon.

The opener of lha richest chess competition history adjourned Tuesday night after 4 hours and minute of play and 40 moves by each player. The game waa to resume at p.m. I pjn. EOT. Referee Lothar Schmid of West Germany will make Spassky's 41 at move.

The Russian wrote it oo a slip of paper and handed It to him In a sealed envelope at the adjournment. The two competitors, their seconds and chess enthusiast throughout tho world spent part of the overnight break analysing possibilities for the 11 pieces remaining on the greenand-whlte chessboard In Reykjavik's sports hall: king and five pawns for Fischer; king, bishop and three pawns for Spassky. The match had appeared WASHINGTON AP) Strict control over now on air line hijacking might help cut down on hijack attempt, according to the Professional Air Traffic Controller Organization (PAT CO). John r. Ley den.

Ih PATCO president, called for "aa Immediate blackout on skyjacking attempt" a letter to Trana- Ctlon Secretary John A. i Tuesday. "The twisted minds which contrive thee heinous scheme receive their tnalant expertise through elaborate detailed account of previous attempts In tba newspapers and television," he aaid. "Too often vivid detail depicted by the media serve aa an Incentive to an already unbalanced mind which would even contemplate a crime of such serious magnitude," ho added Ley den said PATCO was not seeking to directly suppress news, but that It wanted "a change In lha method used in disseminating that news." He did not elaborate. tlcl tm health.

Sea rear AcaUct rcfularljr. Analyzing the game for The Associated Press, International grandmaster Isaac Ksshdan termed Fischer's move "a rsr miscalculation by the American genius." He aald It gav Spassky good prospects for a win. Svetoxar Gligoric, the Yugoslav grandmaster present at the tournament, aaid, "It la doubtful whether black can save a draw." Spassky, who had the first move, to playing the white pieces, Fischer the black. i Driving The Lane Mok way for Fidoll Cuba's strong man, proving ho con bo as oggrenive on tho ball court os in international power politics, shows two startled Bulgarian athletes how it cJom bock homo. SALE PRICES GOOD THRU JULY 15th 324 MAIN ST.

Enemy Continues To Block Quang Tri Drive UUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED I 1 "L- 7 I v-wJtA? By GEORGE ESPER Aiioc la ted Press Writer SAIGON (AP) Heavy fighting was reported on three side of Quang Tri City as tank-led North Vietnamese forces for the sixth straight day blocked a government drive to recapture the provincial capital. The Saigon military command claimed 198 North Vietnamese soldiers were killed and four tanks destroyed In five battles north, east and south of Quang Tri City on Tuesday and today. First reports said 29 South Vietnamese soldier were killed and 89 wounded. Nearly all of the government casualties were reported in the helicopter landing of -several hundred South Vietnamese marines a mile north of Quang Tri City at noon Tuesday. Three VJS.

Marine helicopter were shot down, and two of the American crewmen were reported wounded. The North Vietnamese launched one counterattack Just before dawn today and seized hilltop positions from South Vietnamese paratroopers to the southwest, Associated Press correspondent Dennis Neeld reported from the front. The broadcast quoted a communique by the Viet Cong's National Liberation Front dated July but gave no reason why the announcement had been held up for a week. The VS. 7th Fleet In a delayed report announced that the destroyers Robison and Hull sank 13 barges off the coast of North Vietnam 30 miles northeast of Dong Hoi before dawn Monday.

The barges were unloading supplies from a freighter, presumed to be Chinese, but the freighter was not attacked, sources said. In the air war, VS. fighter-bombers flew more than 290 strikes against North Vietnam on Tuesday, the U.S. Command said, and knocked out a 300-foot hlghwsy bridge 40 miles northeast of Hanoi with laser-guided bombs. North Vietnam claimed that six U.S.

planes were shot down during Tuesday's raids. The U.S. Command announced one loss, a Navy F4 Phantom downed about 30 miles northeast of Hanoi. The two crewmen were listed as missing. The U.S.

Command also disclosed the loss of a Marine AS fighter-bomber that was shot down last Friday 33 miles southwest of Quang Tri City. It said the two crewmen were missing. Neeld said several battalions of South Vietnamese paratroopers on the edges of Quang Tri City wert being pounded by long-range. North Vietnamese artillery fire. Allied planes wert striking at the city, field reports said, but they were hampered by windstorms whipping up sand and reducing the pilots' visibility.

Radio Hanoi announced today that a Communist Peoples' Revolutionary Committee was established last month to rule Quang Tri Province, which the North Vietnamese captured in May and are now defending against the South Vietnamese counterattack. 1.17 SIZE BAYER ASPIRIN TABLETS lOO's TEC Grants To Aid Work-Study Program Free Buses Fail In Rome ROME (AP) Rome's two-month experiment with free bus service to reduce traffic ended a failure Sunday. The bus lines said their riders increased about 10 per cent, but traffic waa about as bad as ever. Now the city is going to try books of bus tickets at reduced rates. At least it will bring in some revenue to the city government, whose debt is $2.5 billion and increasing $1.5 million a day.

U.S. To Return To Talks years, some 50 work-study students served as clerical assistants, aides in the library and book store, and in various maintenance positions such as groundskeeping, painting, classroom arrangement, and. deliveries. Student eligibility for EOG assistance is based on financial Supplemental grants related to two financial assistance programs at Piedmont TEC will significantly increase the center's ability to help deserving students receive an education, according to Lex D. Walters, TEC director.

Official notification of the additional funds for the College Work-Study Program! and the Confession Allowed In Massacre Trial Educational 2PPe.i; tl matching funds. Persons came to l. Grants program receiving cuvr iuiius muai uv able to supply matching amounts themselves, or they must have equal amounts available from other sources. WASHINGTON (AP) The United States heads back into the Vietnam peace talks Thursday amid only modest predictions here about prospects for a settlement any time soon. Secretary of State William P.

Rogers, due in late today from a round-the-world trip, said before leaving Rome that he is generally hopeful the reopening Paris parley might bring some movement by a Hanoi negotiator toward ending the war. -Assistant Secretary Marshall Green, the State Department's top Far East expert, returned from an East Asian tour affirming that the United States will work hard for a settlement. "But I think we are dealing, quite realistically," Green said, "with pretty hard-bitten, In-transigent, struggle-minded leaders in Hanoi." President Nixon's security grounds that the accused was induced to make a statement by Zeevi's suicide offer. Okamoto is accused of Joining with two other Japanese terrorists in the machine gun and grenade attack at the airport in which 28 persons died and 67 were wounded. The dead included the other two terrorists.

THE INDEX-JOURNAt lnninlliind maSiM St. ISM; tnmmi Un mM Km. 1. 1M7; lb tmnd mi hn irnkW Nfc. rmtmai NSj umt Iwmf na awn xmmu umrun atSiiHiintlX tmmiOmt HmmHU By ARTHUR MAX Associated Press Writer LOD, Israel (AP) A military, court agreed today to admit a confession of Japanese terrorist Kozo Okamota on the Airport massacre.

The three-man court said the 24-year-old Japanese radical knew that a suicide provision he had signed in exchange for the confession was no longer valid. The presiding Judge, Lt. Col. Abraham Frisch, ruled that the suicide agreement "did not in-. terf ere with Okamoto's free will at the time the statement was made.

We decide to admit the statement and the confession of the accused." The agreement to let Oka-moto commit suicide after he made a confession was dis-, Educational Opportunity Grants and Work-Study funds represent two programs among a wide range of financial aid opportunities open to TEC students. The center also administers financial assistance under the Social Security Administration, the Office of Equal Opportunity, and the state Manpower Development Training Office. Additionally, several loan' programs are available to students who qualify by virtue of financial need. Walters last week in a telegram from U.S. Sen.

Ernest F. Hollings Monies in both programs came from the federal Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. A supplemental award of $2,277 in Work-Study funds will bring the total avialable in that program to $49,195. Extra funds of $6,519 will boost EOG resources to a new level of "The increase in work-study funds," Walters stated, "Represents a figure which is more than twice the amount awarded in that area during the last fiscal year. The amount now available will, of course, enable us to reach a much larger number of students who desire financial assistance, and we hope that these students will make their needs known Immediately." Participants in the College Work-Study Program, Walters explained, can receive compensation for work at Piedmont TEC or in a non-rofit; public agency in the community.

The may work up to 15 hours weekly when school is in session and up to 40 hours a week during holiday or vaction periods. the 1971-72 school Hi ImL In affairs adviser, Henry A. Kissinger, told newsmen over the weekend that "at least we have some reason to believe tft: tia closed Tuesday in testimony by a llfflraS SANITARY NAPKINS 40 's 'Oi" Regular or Super (hq? si )( of 1 'y that maybe there will be a new Maj. Gen. Rehavam Zeevi, approach" by North Vietnam, whose military command in- whose military command sf las 7.1s mjs as Imm.

imm fa antafet. Mm-taml Ml iihiSIi hr BVjM aaMfaa Is) etJfrtsjfaV numb or aisocura rsns aajllhclMmh ra will loasaat coaraaT. Walters expressed the hope that students now enrolled at TEC as well as prospective students would contact the center's director of guidance if they need financial assistance. "In the light of the recent grants as well as TEC's many continuing programs of financial aid, we hope to make education economically possible for many persona who previously found it impossible because they lacked the necessary resources." icr.aMNia. "But we cannot guarantee it," he said, "because it will not be certain until we have heard it from Washington analysts have spotted no particular shift in North Vietnam's position in the public remarks of Hanoi negotiator Xuan Thuy upon his arrival in Paris Monday.

eludes the airport area. The general testified Tuesday, that he had not planned to let -Okamoto kill himself, "it was only bait to goad Okamoto into providing vitally necessary information on his The defense challenged the admissibility of Okamoto's confession to the police on the 'feats mr mi a mmt.

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