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class as a class of Sun Chapel 2 I a taught. us a Spassky lost on blunder REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPD World 1 champion Boris Spassky stared at the polished marble board and then moved his white queen one square. Without looking up Bobby Fischer inched closer to the table in his black metal and leather swivel chair. Then he pushed forward a bishop three squares to take a pawn and offer a calculated sacrifice that was as devestating and as final as the chop of a guillotine. Spassky, suddenly realizing he had made a major blunder that one grand master described as "not worthy of a world champion.

sat very erect in his simple wooden chair. Slowly he stretched out his right hand to stop the clock at his side and then offered his hand to Fischer to indicate he conceded the game The fans went wild Bobby. Bobby, they chanted from the floor when the 29-vear-old American challenger rose. Bobby Fischer had scored his second victory in five days over a master he had not beaten in 12 vears. Two minutes later Spassky appeared looking shattered.

With his head bowed he went straight into the new vellow Landrover Icelandic organizers had brought up to the hall during the game for the Russian to use to go salmon fishing Two down after two matches -the American challenger lost the first game and then torteited the second -Fischer has evened the score to 2-42 points each. The sixth game in the 24-game playoff will begin Sunday. Fischer, who gave one full game to world champion Boris Spassky in their $250.000 chess match because he did not like the contest being broadcast on closed circuit television. will permit television cameras in the playing hall so "his millions of fans" can see the sixth game Sunday night, an aide said todav. The sixth game in the 24-match world championship playoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.

(1 p.m. EDT. Sunday with Fischer playing white. Tank ride for guests promised APPLE VALLEY The local unit of the California Army National Guard will repeat a successful open house at the Fort Irwin training site on Saturday. July 22.

Sgt. Steven Myers, recruiter for Company B. 1st Battalion. 185th Armor, announced that rides on the new M60-A1 tanks and a fire power demonstration of the 105mm tank guns will highlight this month's activity. Young men who wish to attend the daylong event may make reservations at the National Guard Armory.

17988 Highway 18. Apple Valley, phone 242-2509 or by phoning Sgt. Myers at 243- 4473. Transportation will leave the local armory at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, and a noon lunch will be provided at Fort Irwin.

DAILY PRESS 15056 Seventh St. Phone 245-7744 P.O Box AC. Victorville. Calif 92392 Frank Barnett General Mgr Mike Heywood Editor Dwight King Advertising Mar Richard Klein Circulation Mgr Robert Pendleton Plant Mgr Office Mgr Robert Fitzsimmons Published Monday through Friday (ex cept on these holidays New Years Day Independence Day Labor Dav Thanksgiving and Christmas) at Victor ville. San Bernardino County California Second postage paid at the Victor ville Post Office for transmission through the mails Entered second matter Oct 10 the Act of March 3.

1870 1937 under Adjudicated newspaper of general dir culation in the Superior Court the of San Bernardino, State of County California on Nov 21 1938 File No 43096 Subscnption rates $1 75 per month by carner. $21.00 per year by mail San in Bernardino County: $24.00 per year by mail outside San Bernardino County Single copy 10 cents Member of Audit Bureau of Circalation TRAVEL AIRLINES TOURS STEAMSHIPS AMERICAN EXPRESS REPRESENTATIVE VICTORVILLE 15305 7th 245-9304 BARSTOW 109 FREDRICKS 256-8411 HAPPY Service WANDERER, State budget surplus put at $256 million SACRAMENTO (UPL The State of California enjoyed a budget surplus of at least $256 million for the fiscal year that just ended but the politicians aren't suffering a deficit of ideas on how the money should be spent. Controller Houston I Flournoy attributed the cash surplus to a new state income tax withholding system and an upsurge in the economy He also said Thursday the 1971-72 budget Capitol off limits to kids SACRAMENTO TUPL School children will no longer be taken on guided tours of the 102- vear-old state Capitol because of the possibility the historic building could collapse in an earthquake The ban on the guided tours was ordered Thursday by the legislature's Joint Rules Committee. which accepted the recommendation of state architect Fred Hummel who said the golden-domed structure could not withstand "even a moderate quake Hummel also recommended last month that the legislators should move out of the structure by 1973. but the panel took no action on that suggestion.

Assemblyman John Burton. D- San Francisco, committee chairman. said the action. means school children will no longer be given guided tours of the Assembly and Senate chambers and the lieutenant governor's. state treasurer's and secretary of state's offices However.

Burton said the youngsters will still be able to see the governor's office and committee hearing rooms, which are in the Capitol's east wing. built in 1952 Burton estimated that 80.000 children a vear have toured the Capitol could be in the black by about $300 million when all the final figures are in Republican Gov. Ronald Reagan. who returns today from a goodwill tour of Europe for President Nixon. has said he would like a large share of the surplus to gO for a massive proposal to finance schools and provide property tax relief But it the Democratic controlled legislature fails to pass the $1 2 billion measure then he will ask that the surplus be returned to taxpayers by reducing either state income or sales tax rates, according to a top Reagan administration offidial The governor has no intention of building a huge state surplus at the expense of taxpavers who would be paying more than necessary for the cost of said Vernon Orr.

director of the state Finance Department. Desert roads set as state routes SAN BERNARDINO The California Highway Commission today added 184 miles to the state highway system by adopting local roads in the Mojave Desert area of San Bernardino and Riverside counties as alignments tor routes 247 and 62. Old Woman Springs Road from near Yucca Valley to Route 18 in Lucerne Valley and Barstow Road from Lucerne Valley to the junction with Interstate 15 in Barstow will be the alignment of Route 247. The new alignment will be 77.5 miles. Twentynine Palms Highway from Twentynine Palms to the Arizona State Line, adding 107 miles, will become an extension of Route 62.

The roads are being added to the state system under a complicated agreement between the counties and the state. Prior to turning the roads over to the state, the counties agree to bring the roads up to state standards. In addition, completion of a new freeway, Route 40 from Ludlow to Mt. Springs, will bring Old Route 66 under county responsibility -with limited exceptions. State maintenance of the roads will begin Aug.

1 except for Old Woman Springs Road which will remain in the county system until $42,000 in remedial work is completed. A spokesman said there was no date as vet for the completion of the work. Phelan's sphere kept to 9 miles SAN BERNARDINO (LCN) The nine square miles now in County Service Area 9 is ample for Phelan's sphere of influence, Local Agency Formation Commission agreed with Robert B. Rigney, assistant executive ofticer. LAFC unanimously voted Rigney's recommendation when there was no testimony from the audience at the public hearing Wednesday atternoon.

His report Meantime, Sen. George Moscone, a potential Democratic contestant for governor in 1974, said he "would not be in favor of sending any of the money back to taxpayers. He said giving the cash back to taxpayers directly "lulls people into a false sense of security" and added that the surplus would be insignificant when spread over the state's 16 million taxpayers. 2 killed in one-car accidents a Daily Press photo by Barbara Hugh Happiness is a warm puppy U'nder the watchtul eves of Guide Dog trainer Myra McGinnis. Mike Harlan and Sandy Lugo became the proud possessors ot a pair of Golden Retriever pups delivered via Airwest to Apple Valley Airport Thursday might Female Tara.

deft, and Timothy were flown from the San Raphael headquarters to become the 15th and 17th guide dogs trained by members of the local 4-1 Basic obedience, sitting, heeling, housebreaking. now becomes the job el the two teenagers who will keep the pups tor about nine months betore returning them to Guide Dogs, tor further training. Obviously, love is the most important contribution the 4-H'ers will make to the dogs. Flood victims plucked trees by copters MANILA. UPD US.

Air Force helicopters today plucked flood victims from treetops in Central Luzon where 50.000 marooned people awaited rescue. Four davs of relentless monsoon rains continued. dumping a record 18.6 inches on Manila overnight Eight more people were reported drowned today. raising the death toll in typhoon- Births St. Mary Desert Hospital an nounces the following births tor July 12: Boy to Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Salazar of Hesperia. 201: weighing 8 lbs. 07. July 14 Bor to Mr.

and Mrs Adolph Tapia of Barstow. 2011 weighing 7 8 07. Bov. to Mr. and Mrs.

Juan Atonien ot Hesperia. 22 111 weighing 7 lbs. 712 oz Hospital Notes Victor Valley Hospital announces the tollowing admissions tor July 19: Danny Dieter. Hesperia. Richard Haverstock.

Bakershield. Ruby Martin. Hesperta Discharged July 19 were Flora Bradach. Apple Valley: Ray VanZanten. Hesperia.

Mary Jenkins. Apple Valley. Don Littv. Apple Valles. Florence Lackey.

Victorville Service Reminders RICKIE WOLF Fri 10 a.m Chapel RAYMOND WM. PLINSKE Fri 1pm Graveside Victor Valley Memorial Park CLIFFORD MARK THOMPSON Fri 3 p.m Graveside Pioneer Vem Cemetery San Bernardino FRED A. GOODWIN Pending PATRICK POWELL DAVID CASPAR KERN MEMORIAL CHAPEL 11111 SEVENTH SI VICTORVILLE Phone 215-9361 Continued from Page I accident occurred about midnight, although they didn't receive a report until 12:30 this morning, Funeral services are pending at Kern Memorial Chapel for a George Air Force Base serviceman who died as the result of injuries sustained in a one-car, rollover on 1 Deep Creek Road earlier Thursday. Pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m. at Victor Valley Hospital following the 2:30 accident was David George Caspar, 21, of West Mitflin, Pa.

The accident occurred approximately 412 miles south of Rock Springs Road when a car driven by Raymond Duane Seltun, 21 and also of George AFB. failed to make a curve on northbound Deep Creek, left the road and rolled over, according to investigating Officer L.L. Lopez of the California Highway Patrol. The driver was not reported injured. Damage to the vehicle was described as moderate.

pointed out that at some future date if the community wishes to take over the mutual water company serving it. LAFC then should consider the expansion of the area of influence to include all the territory served by the privately owned water company. spawned floods and downpours in the Philippines over the past two weeks to 235 Red Cross officials said more than halt a million residents of Central Luzon. ineluding Manila, were homeless. isolated or stranded.

The Philippines News Service PNS said helicopters operating from Clark Air Force Base 50 miles north of Manila went after an estimated 180 people in 30 tamilies clinging to treetops in a badly flooded village near Travat Town 15 miles east of the alt base rescue force spokesman said the people were among 50.000 marooned flood victims awaiting evacuation. Authorities also sent out appeals to the Air Force for an immediate airlift of tood The weather bureau forecast continued heavy rains and thunderstorms for at least another 24 hours More than three teet of rain has hit the Philippine capital in the past five days rendering it a virtual ghost town 90 per cent under water with most streets flooded and impassable Obituaries Mrs. Robbie Dean Owen. 50. of Victorville died July 19 at a local hospital A tuneral service will be held at 4 p.m.

Sundav. July 23 at Chapel of the Dudley Nortuarv. with the Rev Donald R. Reeves. pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, officiating.

Private interment will tollow at Victor Valley Memorial Park. Mrs. Owen. a native of Alex Citv. Ala.

had lived in Victor. ville tor tive years. She is sur Robbie Owen vived hi her widower. 0.B. Owen ot Victorville, her mother.

Mrs. W.C Taples of Alex City: a daughter. Mrs. Rena Max Oakes of Abilene. son.

Richard Gaston ol Columbus. Miss. three brothers. AT Tapley of Long Beach. Merrill Tapley of Wes City.

and Butord Tapley of Birmingham. Ala two sisters. Norma Taples of Long Beach and Patsy Tapley of Alex City: and live grandchildren. Visitation will be Saturday. July 22.

from 5 10 8 p.m. What we didn't learn. Maybe we're successful as funeral directors because of the things we didn't learn from books. Such as thought fulness. And understanding.

And compassion. And respect. These are the qualities you can't out of book or get classroom but they to land to mean more the families servel) than we anything we've ever been KERN MEMORIAL CHAPEL OISM 14444 SEVENTH STREET. VICTORVILLE PHONE Otherwise, the County Service Area 9, when set up in 1962, was meant to provide all local services for the community We're the last of the Factory red hot'725 fresh from Detroit TRAILER TRAIN It's clean- up time at your Chrysler-Plymouth dealers. This means big savings for you.

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