Corpus Christi Caller-Times du lieu suivant : Corpus Christi, Texas • 2

2A CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER Wed Julv 19 1972 Sinatra claims no knowledge of Cosa Nostra seeking other investors Sinatra testified that Rizzo never talked to him about becoming an officer or director of the track found out about it when I read about it in the sports page" he said Sinatra and Rudin said they sent a resignation letter to the track attorney March 4 1963 and received a check for $55000 for the stock on July 10 1963 Sinatra said that during the year he owned the stock he never met with any of the principals of the track and after the original meeting never saw Rizzo again Sinatra said he has invested in two other race tracks and currently has some stock in Hollywood Race Track in Los Angeles never attended a race at Berkshire" he said "Would you believe been to a race track only four times in my life?" Asked about his knowledge of the Cosa Nostra and whether such an organization does exist Sinatra replied he knows of its existence the standpoint of reading about it say it does exist I don't know about Joseph Barboza self-described killer of 25 told the committee May 24 that Raymond Patriarca: now imprisoned New England Cosa Nostra boss had unspecified hidden money in Berkshire Downs Barboza said also Sinatra invested money for Patriarca and another underworld boss Gennaro Angiulo in the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach and the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas was indecent and irresponsible to permit the witness to bandy my name around to better himself" said Sinatra the committee refute it when he said Phillips said Barboza unexpectedly made the statements about the hotels when he was asked a question about Berkshire Downs Phillips said the committee had an affidavit from the Fontainebleau Hotel denying that Sinatra ever had any ownership there and it would be placed in the record didn't you call in the press and ten them about it?" snapped Sinatra testimony was nothing but character assassination was asked a simple question and this bum went running off at the mouth not going to stand for it not a second-class After the initial blast Sinatra and his attorney and business adviser Mike Rudin went over the details of his investment in the New England track They said Sinata was by Salvatore Rizzo in 1962 about making an investment liked the said Sinatra 5 per cent of a racetrack 1 thought I would do well by Rudin was told Rizzo was the only other stockholder in the track The committee has been told that Patriarca and Luchese were oowners of Berkshire Rudin said Rizzo never told him about any other owners but did say he was WASHINGTON (AP) Entertainer Frank Sinatra told House investigators Tuesday he knows nothing about the Cosa Nostra and insisted he merely made an investment in a New England racetrack allegedly backed by' organized-crime money In fact said Sinatra he withdrew his $55000 investment when he learned that he had been elected without his permission as a director and officer of now defunct Berkshire Downs in Hancock Mass Sometimes barely audible other times on the offensive the 56-year-old Sinatra appeared for 90 minutes before a standing-room-only crowd at a hearing of the House Select Crime Committee Dressed in a tan sports jacket 'a brown-checked tie and dark brown slacks the dapper retired singer-actor drew squeals from the mostly female crowd as he entered the hearing room under the protection of congressional police and security officers Finger Luchese late boss of a New York Mafia family Sinatra said he had met Luchese when he entertained at the 500 Chib in Atlantic City NJ but he couldn't remember the details was 10 or 11 years he said must have said 'Hello' to maybe a half a million people since then I remember all their names never had any business dealings In any sense or form with Luchese I met him once or twice and shook hands That's the extent of Phillis asked: you remember me if I came in shook your hand and said hello?" Sinatra: I wanted to That brought a roar from the crowd and the reprimand from Pepper Sinatra opened the hearing by accusing the committee of being irresponsible in permitting a convicted felon to link Sinatra's name with organized crime Even before he made his appearance Sinatra won a procedural point with the committee when he refuse to testify in the presence of radio-television or cameras Chairman Claude Pepper D-Fla agreed to the restriction even though the rule Sinatra invoked pertains only to subpoenaed witnesses and the entertainer appeared voluntarily Sinatra ignored a scheduled appearance before the committee June 8 and flew to London reportedly to close a movie deal and to watch a hone race The committee said it would issue a subpoena for him but the papers were never served Pepper threatened to clear the committee room after the audience broke into laughter at one of Sinatra's answers to oseph Phillips committee counsel Phillips said he couldn't understand why Sinatra had trouble remembering meetings he had with Gaetano Victims identified No arrests yet in A city detective and a Texas Ranger visited the couple's home in Fort Worth and brought several letters back to Austin for fingerprint comparison he said The investigators however "found nothing to connect the couple with Austin Jordan said He said there was no evidence to indicate the couple had been abducted before the slaying Jordan aid the car was registered to brother Mrs Benjamin Matzilevich of Natick Mass the dead mother said her daughter in-law called the Connors Saturday night and said was In Fort Worth investigators said the young couple was to have played in a Weather Aria rarakknl er reports is re 'MS Vv renew trace Mr BELFAST Northern Ireland (AP) An Irish Republican Army chief was quoted Tuesday as -saying his nationalist guerrillas are ready to try political persuasion But a British soldier was shot dead later in the day and a gunfight broke out in an IRA-designated truce area The Dublin Evening Herald said David second in command and chief theorist of the IRA's militant Provisional wing confirmed that his group had made overtures to restore the general truce broken nine days ago It quoted him as saying warn to shift to using political and said he had the backing of militant young IRA commanders in Londonderry The dead soldier -the 445th fatality in three years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland-was felled by a sniper bullet at a military post on Springfield Road in Belfast The gunfight broke out in the Lenadoon district of Belfast where the short-lived IRA truce collapsed in a bloodbath nine days ago A second soldier was slightly injured The shootout threw into question the IRA promise only 24 hours earlier to stop shooting in the area More" than 3000 Roman Catholics in Lenadoon already have quit their homes to protest the use of the area by the IRA and the British army asa battleground Loan denied Water board assures San Patricio of aid killings mixed doubles tennis tournament against another husband and wife tesyn there Monday Neighbors said they did not know the Matzilevicheswell The slaying was discovered about 8:15 am Sunday by a caretaker at City Park about 13 miles from here on Lake Austin A man charred beyond recognition and shot four times was found partially beneath the side of a burning 1968 model sedan A young woman nude from the waist down was found just outside the passenger's door She had been shot three times Both had been doused with gasoline and set afire summary Ynwaal Wntlhrr Nrrtin- css Shew Victoria Clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with a 30 per cent chance of rain today are forecast The high today and tomorrow will be near 90 degrees with the low tonight in the mid 70s Boating Waters in inland bays and Lake Corpus Christi will be generally smooth at night and choppy in the afternoons through tomorrow Winds will be southeast at 10 to 20 miles an hour except gusty in the vicinity of heavier showers The water temperature at Port Aransas is 81 degrees The moon Last Nrw Full First wi Aao I Am Mwarlio am tomorrow Ol IS 77 74 04 75 01 00 77 FAN AMERICAN 5 Acapulco 00 II OS XI Bermuda 77 57 Cutlacan 01 75 71 Havana II 72 57 Kingston It 71 Meutlan 00 TO 74 Mae ko City 71 SO San Juan PR 00 X0 10 at Evanston st-Crata VI 11 st Kitts 100 at Imperial 70 71 CITIES 01 71 00 02 01 A7 National weather Rain and showers are forecast Wednesday for southern Texas the midsection of the nation and the Great Lakes region Continued warm weather is predicted for the Eastern states Figures on map indicate expected high temperatures Wednesday (AP Wirephoto Map) today will range from 72 to 92 and 72 to 94 tomorrow In the upper Valley temperatures will range from 70 to 92 today and 70 to 94 tomorrow Corpus Christi Yesterday's High Low Temperatures 93-78 89-81 MAN AT HEARING i (AP Wirephoto) to request an attorney opinion to clarify its responsibility as the state's engineer" as set out in the statute creating the WDB a $22500 contract with the University of Texas Institute of Environmental Health at Houston to continue ecological studies of the estuarine systems to a $12000 contract with the office for the preparation of a map showing the capability of land in different parts of the state TWDB staffers hope this will help in planning future reservoir sites a $70000 contract with Texas Tech University to study the economic effects of alternative supplies of water on the Texas High Plains economy a contract of $50000 with the US Bureau of Reclamation for surface water studies in the Texas portion of an El Paso regional study a $101210 contract with Texas University to develop projections of food and fiber production in the State and how it could be affected by water use AUSTIN (AP) Detectives said Tuesday they have suspects" in the a I of a young couple whose charred were found in the hills west of here The couple was positively identified as Mr and Mrs Thomas Matzilevich The man 21 was identified on the basis of dental records brought from Massachusetts The wife 18 was identified by means of fingerprints Until Tuesday only tentative identification based on their Massachusetts license plates was available Mrs Matzilevich 's parents School Supt and Mrs John Connor of Worcester Mass spent much of the day with detectives trying to determine positively the identity of the dead woman Police Lt Colon Jordan said articles of jewelry found on the dead woman were shown to Connor The young couple was from Massachusetts and had been living in Fort Worth where Matzilevich was attending Texas Christian University have got some Jordan said He said he had no names but had obtained descriptions of at least two persons "from responsible citizens" Jordan said information obtained about the killings but stressed that the investigation had not proceeded to the point where arrests were imminent Carrier damaged naval spokesman suspects sabotage SAN DIEGO Calif (AP) The attack carrier Ranger sailed into routine crew training exercises on three engines Tuesday while the fourth damaged by possible sabotage was being repaired the Navy said A spokesman said a nine-inch threaded bolt appeared to have been tossed into the engine some time last week causing an estimated $25000 to $35000 damage to gears "The repairs are being made on he said No arrest was made The -Alameda-based carrier recently came out of a shipyard after a year of remodeling and is expected to be on training exercises off San Diego for several weeks Capt Henry Glendeman commanding officer disputed a report given newsmen that several acts of sabotage had taken place A man who identified himself only as a Ranger crewman said an ice pick had been used on some water hoses vital parts of the ship's propeller shaft had been damaged and that salt water had been sent deliberately into the fresh water system 39th move there was no doubt With the same number of pawns on each side and with bishops of opposite colors the result was a textbook draw Some had come to the same conclusion several moves before the end The three Russians of Spassky's entourage Efim Geller and Nikolai Krogius grandmasters and International Master Ivo Nei were seen leaving the hall 10 minutes before the end of the game They knew The game held on the stage of Exhibition Hall was preceded by the skirmishing thathas been the way of life player Lothar Schmid started clock promptly at pm Spassky came to the stage seven minutes later Fischer was 10 minutes late He had been on the second floor making sure that film and television cameras had been removed from the hall The cameras were there only 20 minutes before game time The film crew of Chester Fox had installed them Fox has an exclusive contract with the Icelandic Chess Federation for all film rights put the cameras in every Fox said what my contract reads And they are ordered out every day because Fischer threatens to Gudmundur Thors risson president of the Icelandic Chess Federation said that he kept hoping that Fischer would allow the cameras next time knows?" he said The Icelandic Chess Federation had been counting heavily on film and television income to balance the deficit that the match alone without supplementary income would bring High Tides 8:24 am and 4:04 am tomorrow Low Tides pm Today's Record Temperatures 97 in 1953 Low-70 in 197a Extended Forecast Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures are forecast for Corpus Christi and vicinity Friday through Sunday along with a slight chance of mostly daytime showers or thundershowers mainly near the coast' Highest temperatures will be in the 90s with lows in the mid 70s Rio Grande Valley Mostly cloudy skies and warm temperatures are forecast for the Rio Grande Valley along with a chance at daytime showers and thundershowers through tomorrow Winds will be southeasterly at 8 to 18 miles an hour during the day and 3 to 6 miles an hour at night Probability of rain is 30 per cent today In the Lower Valley today and tomorrow temperatures will range from 74 to 90 In the mid- Valley temperatures Spassky-Fischer draw v'V 4th championship game SINATRA (L) UNIDENTIFIED University of Texas Center for Research in Water Resources Two contracts involving the Nueces San Antonio and Guadalupe river basins were among nine approved by the board One is for a $38000 study of stream flow and precipitation data and the other is for a $47550 environmental ecological study of the three basins Also with the UT research center the first study will start in August and will include preparation of a statistical analysis of the basins using computer generated models The other study will be made by Southwest Texas State University using present data to define aquatic ecosystems in each basin Routine 120 day loan commitment extensions were granted to the City of Rockport and the Rio Valley Municipal Water Authority Rockport has asked for the extension of a $50000 commitment to pick up water and sewer bonds The request said that the city has received a grant offer from the federal Environmental Protection Agency and anticipates notification soon allowing the improvements project to begin Tinsley repotted on an aerial tour of proposed South Texas dam sites made by the board members early yesterday and made the meeting's only reference to the current damsite controversy flew over RAM and Choke he said we were impressed by the flatness of the reservoir sites But that's the way God made this part of the He said the board also had looked at the area served by the San Patricio MWD citing substantial industrial growth "We are proud to be able to make a good contribution to help with the economic development of this of the credit goes to the City of Corpus Christi because it has given from its limited supply of water in developing this area's economy" he said referring to the city's sale of Nueces River water to the San Patricio district "I assure you you will have our the board chairman said addressing his remark to City Manager Marvin Townsend In other action the board a weather modification permit to I PKrickIncforoperationof a silver iodide generation station in Wheeler County in the Panhandle The project is aimed at affecting weather in western Oklahoma Reappointed Dr Howard Taubenfeld of Dallas and Calhoun of Plainview to the board's Weather Modification Advisory Committee to buy $40000 in bonds from the Harris County water conservation and improvement District with the money going to a water quality enhancement project the awarding of contracts on the Mackenzie Municipal Water Tule Creek project and the North Central Texas Municipal Water Authority's Miller Creek project engineering and flood protection plans for sanitary landfills in Irving and near Addicks Temperatures around the world By DON RODMAN The Texas Water Development Board turned down a loan commitment request from the San Patricio Municipal Water District yesterday then gave the district its assurance of help in meeting a Feb 1 deadline At a monthly meeting held in Holiday Inn Emerald Beach the development board refused to commit itself to loaning the district $100000 it may need to meet a bid-higher- than available funds The TWDB already has agreed to loan the district $900000 for improvements to pum(lfdg and treatment facilities -WA Edwards of Ingleside district president said the San Patricio MWD will take bids in two or three weeks on the project which will allow it to provide six million gallons of water a day to the new Du Pont plant near Ingleside Wallace Payne of San Antonio fiscal agent for the district asked for the commitment of another $100000 so the project could begin if bids come in over $1 million we get bids under $1 million we can proceed 'rhe said we have an overrun it will slow us Edwards said such a delay would mean the district might not be able to meet its Feb 1 deadline for providing water to Du Pont Carl Illig an attorney and board member from Houston said that such action by the board would be and a precedent" think it is good judgement to let a bidder know in advance that you are going to pay any amount We need to do this in an orderly manner" he said On a suggestion from Harry Burleigh TWDB executive director the board agreed that if necessary it will take up the district's problem at its meeting Aug 29 or that it will hold a special emergency meeting by phone to consider a loan request after bids are taken Tinsley board chairman agreed with Illig that such an advance agreement to provide more money that engineering estimates call for set a precedent that could get us in a serious trap" The San Patricio MWD was granted a 120 day extension on its present loan commitment requested because its authorization expires Aug 12 and district officials are not sure a contract will have been let by that date The board approved an $85000 contract for a study of factors which must be considered in assessing the environmental impact of a proposal coastal canal The canal woula cany excess water from East Texas to the Lower Rio Grande Valley It was included in the Texas Water Plan which voters refused to fund in 1969 partially because of opposition of environmentalists The first phase study would be to identify the environmental location construction and operation factors which would be involved in assessing the canal's impact This phase of the study would cover the area from the proposed Palmetto Bend Reservoir near Edna to the Valley The study will be made by the New York Times News Service REYKJAVIK After a nerve-racking wearisome five hour session of play Tuesday evening Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer drew the fourth game of the world's chess championship in 45 moves Both players looked at each other there was a tacit understanding and Fischer offered his hand which Spassky took The score now stands at 2-lVi in favor of the Rusian It was an exciting game that Spassky appeared for a while to have in hand Early in the opening a Sicilian defense that the Russian set up against Fischer's inevitable first move P-K4 Spassky sacrificed a pawn for the sake of a possible attack From that moment Spassky pressed his opponent with the ever present threat of his two bishops pointed like twin daggers at Fischer's throat Fischer was forced on the defense to maintain his one pawn majority and at me point was in danger of being mated Tne game demanded precise concentrated play Spassky took about a half hour for his 18th move and even more than that for his 19th It was by far the most complicated of the three games that the Russian champion and his American challenger have played so far Professionals in the audience could hardly keep up with the various possibilities However Yugoslavian Grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric said that Spassky had erred on his 29th move R-KR1 Other wise said Gligoric Spassky would have had a clear win Gligoric did not say what the winning move was But after an exchange of rooks on the Highest 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