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Spassky Walks Out; Chess Tourney In Doubt TEMPERATURES San Rafael at noon today 68 Yesterday Today High Low San Rafael HO 53 Novato HO 5H Sausalifo 64 53 Wood a ere 75 53 DAILY Est. 1861 VOL 112 $2.50 A MONTH BY CARRIER 15c PER COPY SERVING ALL OF MARIN SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1972 COUNTY Telephone 4.54-3020 FORECAST Bay Area: Fair tomorrow; hitfh in 70s; low tonight 50s; westerly winds 10-20 miles per hour. (Other weather, pane 20) NO 89 A GRAND OLD FOURTH The Fife and Drum Corps of the U.S. Third Infantry Division performed for traditional Fourth of July festivities today in Washington, wearing ceremonial colonial uniforms. Tonight the capital will be the scene of a giant rock concert, featuring the Rolling Stones, which is expected to attract a crowd of 45,000.

Telephoto. INVITATION TO THE WORLD Nixon; 'Come And Party SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. Nixon said today the United States will invite the world to its 200th birthday party, so that the children of those who stayed behind when others immigrated to America can what wonders your countrymen have worked in this new He predicted 28 million would come. In his Independence Day address, Nixon said he was preparing to issue an icvitation to the to visit the United States during the bicentennial celebration year of 1976. He appealed to the travel industry to try to put a vacation trip to the United Stetes within the economic reach of more foreigners, and asked cans to open their homes to visitors from abroad.

The invitation. Nixon said, would be issued in conjucction with Festival USA, one of three main themes for the nation's bicentennial celebration, which he promised would be wide as America's land and as richly diverse as its The President made his remarks in an Indenendence Day address prepared for delivery over nationwide radio from his office at the Western White House. The invitation is appropriate because the United States and always has been, a nation of Nixon said. blood of all peoples runs in our veins; the cultures of all peoples contribute to our culture; and to a certain extent the hopes of all peoples are bound up with our own hopes for the continuing success of the American he said. He said the bicentennial was time for America to say to the nations of the world helped to make us what we are.

Come and see what wonders your countrymen have worked in this new country of ours. Come and let us say thank you. Come and join in our celebration of a proud past. Come and share our dreams of a bright Nixon gave only the broad outlines of the planned celebrations, which are being coordinated by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, established by Congress in 1966. Of the other two themes, one North, South Korea Agree To Work For Peaceful Reunification Urged By Younger SEOUL (UPI) and South Korea, divided for 27 years, agreed today to work for peaceful reunification of the country'.

The agreement, reached through negotiations so secret that even Korean diplomats expressed surprise, was issued simultaneously in Seoul and the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. The two nations, which have been technically at war since 1950 and have refused to recognize each other, agreed not to armed provocations against each and decided promote mutual understanding and expedite peaceful of the Korean peninsula. (In San Clemente, Deputy Press Secretary (Jerald Warren said President Nixon viewed the development as encouraging indication of lessening of tensions in the area which could have a favorable impact on the prospects for peace and stability on the Korean The agreement was signed by Lee Hu Rak, director of the South Korean Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Kim Young Joo, director of North Korea's Organization and Guidance Department. Lee described the agreement as a move from confrontation without dialogue into a confrontation with and added: (North sincerity will decide whether the agreement is going to be a success or not. For our part, we pledge our utmost Lee said the agreement was reached after highly secret visits in May and June by officials of both countries.

He said he proposed the meetings in March and traveled to Pvon- SCHWINN BICYCLES LARGE SELECTION OF MOST MODELS, SIZES AND COLORS. MILL VALLEY CYCLERY 369 Miller Ave. MILL VALLEY 388-6774 gyang in May for two sessions with North Korean Premier Kim II Sung. May 29 through June 1, he said, North Korean Vice Premier Park Sung Chul came to Seoul for talks with President Park Chung Hee. The communique came as a shock to officials who knew nothing of the sessions.

Ixie said the decision to hold the meetings was made without consulting the United States or any other third country. One South Korean diplomat in Tokyo said, never been so surprised in my Short of official recognition of each other, the exchange of visits represented a tacit understanding that there are two Koreas. Previously, neither recognized the existence of the other and both claimed they represented the entire peninsula. The two Koreas began moves toward reconcilition in August last year when Choi Doo-Sun, president of the South Korean Red Cross Society, proposed a plan for reuniting 10 million families separated by formation of the two nations. It was the first direct contact between the North and South Korean governments since the peninsula was divided along the 38th parallel when World War II ended in 1945.

COMIC DICTIONARY KIACKMAIIKK The man who has a skeleton key to the family closet. South's Recapture Of Quang Tri Set Team Arrives By Copter in Capital SAIGON TUP I) A 30-man South Vietnamese reconnaissance team landed by helicopter in the center of Quang Tri city today, paving the way for a government move to recapture the provincial capital held by the Communists tor more than two called Heritage "76 will focus on the history during the past two centuries and the Horizons involve setting goals for the third century, he said. Nixon said he would send formal and official invitations to governments around the globe and urged Americans to participate in people-to-people contacts with the millions of visitors he predicted would accept the invitation. Nixon called on corporations with foreign branches; U.S. municipalities with sister cities abroad; Americans with overseas relatives; shipping lines; airlines; all to join in the campaign to urge foreigners to ac- See NIXON, page 6 Death Ban LOS ANGELES (UPD-The U.S.

Supreme Court has not outlawed the death penalty, hut only restricted its use. so Californians should be allowed to vote on whether they want it restored, according to State Attorney General Evelle J. Younger. Younger said that as the law currently stands, by his interpretation, the death penalty constitutional under certain circumstances in 49 states. But unconstitutional under all circumstances in That is because the state Supreme Court went farther than the U.S.

Supreme Court in ruling on capital punishment, Younger said. The state court declared the death penalty violated the prohibition in the state constitution against or punishment. Despite what he called earlier Younger said that after a study of the U.S. fragmented decision on the issue, have concluded that the U.S. Supreme Court has not found the death penalty unconstitutional per sc It would 1 permissable under certain circumstances He said it is and therefore that the death penalty initiative, putting the matter before the voters, remain on the Novem her ballot Opponents of capita! punish- See DEATH, page 6 months.

Military sources said the team met only light, resistance. A 1.000-man South Vietnamese force moved into the suburb of Mai Linh only one-half mile away earlier in the day and also reported only light resistance. Another small force also moved unopposed into Quang Tri combat base two miles northwest of the city. base is the former home of the S. 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanized Infantry Division.

It was turned over to the South Vietnamese one year ago. Despite the apparent disappearance of Communist troops. U. S. advisers said they expect ed a tough fight ahead.

An estimated 48.000 North Vietnamese soldiers took part in tte drive to capture Quang Tri province and the capital on May 1 and the troops are still believed to he in the area expect to have a hell of a fight there. We expect to have to fight our way all the way one U. S. adviser told DPI correspondent Barney Seibert who js accompanying government forces. Two dozen miles to the south.

Communist gunners shelled the city of Hue for the third consecutive day in an apparent move to take some of the push out of the South Vietnamese mese attempt to recapture Quang Tri. At least two civilians were killed and eight wounded. Two-thirds of 30,000 defenders were pulled oat of the city and sent north in the drive into Quang Tri. While South Vietnamese columns moved up Highway 1, Communist gunners slipped in from the west and started shelling Hue and the half-dozen outposts on its western flank. Since the drive started one week ago, government spokesmen said more than 1,100 North Vietnamese troops have been killed.

Government losses were placed at 50 dead and 2.35 wounded. The Communists started their offensive on March 30 by moving across the Demilitarized Zone into Quang Tri, South northernmost province. They routed government troops and took control of the province on May 1. The current drive is the first concerted South Vietnamese attempt to recaptive the province, the first ever taken by the Communists. Seibert said dozens of South Vietnamese tanks and armored personnel carriers were moving northward across cross the My Chanh River into the province The North Vietamese shelled the troops with 105mm artillery pieces they captured from the South Vietnamese earlier.

Seibert said the gunners were trying to knock out pontoon bridges set up by the government and one 30-round barrage blew a foot wide hole in a major bridge five miles south of Quang Tri city. Seibert said the bridge was still in good shape and drove across it in a jeep. In fighting elsewhere in Quang Tri Province, Seibert reported 102 North Vietnamese killed at a cost of only two government troops wounded in six skirmishes this morning In a delayed report, the I command said Navy ships from the 7fh fleet for second consecutive day Friday shelled barges unloading supplies from freighters off the coast of North Vietnam The barges were ap pa rent ly trying to circumvent mines seeded in the waters of seven North Vietnamese ports two months ago. McGovern Delegate Plea On WASHINGTON (LTD The IJ. S.

Court, of Appeals convened on Independence Day today to hear by Sen George S. McGovern and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. They want to overturn separate Democratic Party decisions about delegates to the presidential nominating convention. The court set morning hearings times for McGovern backers. who are trying to hold California's 271 delgates; and the Daley supporters, who are trying to he reinstated.

Daley and 58 other delegates from Chicago were ousted from the Illinois bloc for failing to follow the party's reform rules in gaining their seats. The Democratic Credentials Committee stripped McGovern of 153 California delegates, del- caring that the state's winner- take-all primary violated the spirit of the reforms. A three-judge panel agreed to hear the McGovern and Daley pleas even before their suits were turned down in District Court yesterday. District Court Judge George L. Hart, announcing that the appellate court would review his decisions regardless, decreed that the party had acted properly in unseating delegation and stripping McGovern of 153 delegates.

Hart noted that both decisions can 1 1 brought before the full convention for reconsideration when it convenes in Miami Beach next week. Whether a winner-take-all primary is fair is to he determined by the convention itself and is not a matter for this Hart said to hackers. He said the issue did not raise a constitutional question. Hart also sustained the Credential Committee's order unseating the Daley delegation. To the Daley people, lie said, their attorney Jerome Torschen failed to show that all the reasons given for rejecting the delegation were unconstitutional Hart also rejected a Democratic National Committee request for a injunction against an Illinois State Court That court is to rule Wednesday on a Daley bid for an injunction to prevent the convention from seating the insurgent delegation that replaced delegation.

Hart noted that Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist denied the request Saturday. are asking me to do what a U.S. Supreme Court justice WHERETO FIND IT Almanac 8 .........13 Business, Finance. ........27 Classified 16 Comics ........13 Crossword Puzzle. ........13 Editorial Pages .......8,9 Fire Calls ............6 How To Keep ........23 Marin 24 Marin ....11,12 .25,26 .......14 Tide Table ........26 TV and Radio Vital ..........6 World News In Brief mil BOBBY ALIGHTS U.S.

Grand Master Bobby Fischer walks down a plane ramp today after finally arriving in Reykjavik, Iceland, for a 24 game chess series against Russias's Boris Spassky for the world title. Spassky, however, has refused to play Fischer. (UPI Telephoto) FISCHER 'JNSUL TED MET Spassky Walks Out In Doubt REYKJAVIK, Iceland (LTD Russian chess champion Boris Spassky refused today to plav American challenger Bobby Fischer in a 24-game world championship match until the International Chess Federation (FIDE) punishes Fischer for me the (See picture, page 21 Match officials postponed the opening the tournament for the second time hut did not set a new starting date. Spassky said he would not yet leave Iceland and left the door open to a possible solution. still want to play the match if there is a Spassky said.

will not play today. I will make my decision in the next few In a statement datelined in Reykjavik, 'lass, the official Soviet news agency, quoted Spassky as saying Fischer broke the rules by refusing to show up for the opening ceremonies last Saturday. this, Fischer insulted me personally and the chess federation of the USSR which I Spassky said. Fischer delayed the tournament for two days while he haggled for more money. He finally agreed to play after a British hanker agreed to double the prize money.

It was not clear exactly what effect refusal would have on the match, which was scheduled to start at 1 p.m. FDT today. Spassky earlier stalked out of a meeting set to determine who would get the firsl move in the See HESS, page 6 Author Pearl Buck Is Hospitalized RUTLAND, Vt. (UPIU Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck was in in Rutland hospital Monday where she was admitted Saturday suffering from pleurisy.

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