Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Lubbock, Texas • Page 66

is, ma -mm CONTRACT FOR WORLDWIDE VISUAL RIGHTS INVOLVED ity.ANN HBJfCKEK Spassky world championship Aspects Of Chess Match Growing NEW aspects of the Fischer- Effort To Pool Oil Tracts Gets Underway HOUSTON (AP) effort to gain legislation to force the pooling of small, tracts in oil fields jn Texas 'gets underway with a meeting here today. Russell of Abilene, zn independent oilman, said a. meeting. to discuss the mechanics of setting up another committee to promote the legislation will be held. Russell headed a similar drive during the last regular session of the legislature.

Proponents of. the so-called fieldwide unUization that it would lead 16 more economic production operations in the 'state and would increase the production-of oil and gas from existing Opponents say the state's vol- vision, unlary unilizatiori regulations are adequate. Bills authorizing fieldwide unllizalion were introduced in the Texas House and Senate during the last session hut never got beyond committee hearings. Such legislation would em power the Texas Railroad Commission to order operation of oil fields or reservoirs in the state as a unit if sufficient own chess match. are becoming as important as they arc in any big league sport.

matches are not'usual- ly world happenings. But with the keen interest sparked by American Bobby Fischer challenging Russian Boris Spassky for. world title. It's a differ eht situation, 1 The Icelandic Chess Federation has put up close to for the 24-game. match, to be held for two months in Reykjavik, Iceland, starting July 2, $fl Tickets The games will be played in the Reykjavik SportshaH, which seats about .3,000 people.

The match' will be open to the public, and tickets' will cost $5 a game or 575 for the 24 scheduled 'games. Of the $200,000 put up, some $125,000 will be paid in prizes to the players, according to the federation. Fischer, 29, and Spassky, 35, split the profits equally, The price Fox paid for the rights undisclosed. But he did say he would to spend some $200,000 for the color filming. "I guess it's a coup, but it's quite an undertaking," Fox said in New York.

He has asked for bids from interested television stations in countries throughout the world. He is concerned with the high'- cst bidders in each country, and if a contract is signed, he will send them fiim clips as the match progresses. llectlu Negotiating "We'll be negotiating straight through Sunday beyond, very hectic. There's a lot of interest in it, more so in the rest of the world than in the U.S.," said Fox, who adds that the only two countries which have sent cables saying they ers agree. Russell said he had invited leading oil industry figures to the meeting to see that a fair and equitable unitizalion bill i written.

will' also divide 60 per cent of the income from films and tele- Photo, Film Hlghls The federation has signed a 19-year contract with Chester Fox and Co Inc. for exclusive worldwide visual rights, including rights to film the match and still photos of the match taken inside the SportshaH. Fox and the federation will SET RECORD BREMEN, Germany West German Maritime Rescue Service -in 1971 saved 1,361 people from perils at sea along the West German coast. The service answered 991 emergencies, by far the largest number in any year. Books Closing On Convention SAN DIEGO, Calif.

(AP) The San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau is about ready to close its books on the 1972 Republican National Cott- Bureau president Robert Gadbois said Tuesday the Re- National Committee nad 'returned the 5100,000 given it by the bureau and that iiis office was in the process of re- luming the money to those who donated it. The bureau previously a returned all the other money it held for the 5600.000 cash pledge to the GOP, including a Pair Nabbed For Hauling Aliens MA I (AP) Two men have been arrested here on charges of transporting and concealing Mexicans and hauling them to Florida. Named in warrants issued in Tampa, Fla. were Daniel Rin oon, 47, and Jerry D. Daniel both of MarJin.

The (wo men were seized Tuesday by U.S. marshals and federal im migration agents. The warrant charges them with taking a of Mexi cans from Mexico to Palmetto FJa. in November' and Decem ber, 1971. They were arraigned befon U.S.

Magistrate Roy Rutland a Waco. Rincon was held in liei of $25,000 bond. Daniel was hei on 55,000 bond. Fischer-Spassky Match Exciting vould not bid are Kuwait and ordun. "We've spoken with Tass, iriefly There hasn't been hat much interest from the Russians," says Fox, adding h'at he will not name countries legotlating, or those which iave signed contracts, until nc- otiations arc finalized.

In-ihe United States, ABC has contracted for exclusive film rights. The Fox film segments will be shown Saturdays on the ABC program, "Wide World of Sports." Hid i'rlccs Fox declined to say how much ABC paid for the rights He did comment that he has not suggested bid prices fo those interested. "I find Ihe news media havi their own way of evaluating this. They're immensely fair, said Fox, adding ho has used a sliding scale depending on lh' country. However, in the United i talcs, Channel S'ew York, and Teleprompter Cable have planned programs discussing the action at he match, without the use of the Fox film.

Channel 13 plans a move-by move commentary and analysis oh the match, by chess master shelby Lyman, who will work from a studio in Albany, N.Y. using vertical boards to illustrate Uie moves. Legal Tanglo The exlcnsive coverage wouh start Sunday, July 2 and run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., nation ally, ft would continue three times a week throughout the match, with shorter Tuesday and Thursday fo cities on Uie Kaslern seaboard. Richard Gittcr, lawyer fo Channel said Fo.

and the federation threatcnec to go to court, if these plan ere not abandoned. He told them that plans were continued and that he was authorized by Tele- iromptcr to similiarly inform. There's something outrageous about the Chess Federation and Fox trying to limil coverage," said Gitter. "II could have been any kind of major news event." 'I think the people who'll be watching us will not be th same people who're watching Wide World of Sports. I don' we're competitive," said frank Leieht.

vice presidcn and director of programmin; and administration at Charme 'We have staled that we ar In favor of absolute and tot dissemination of Uie news However where a device used to recreate or sirnulal privale property, well, that not the use of news but a bust," said Richard C. Stein, for Fox. Kxclusive KlghU He furUier added, "Mr. Fox as exclusive fiim rights grant- to him by the federation and wse arc his rights. Any repro- uction appear to in- ringe on those rights to the etriment of the Federation, and Mr.

Fox. James Halperin, lawyer for Uie Icelandic Chess Federation, denied a report they were an injunction. "Our iaw office hasn't served anyone with a restraining order, he said, adding he would not comment on future plans. Roone Arledge, president of ABC Sports, has no objections to Ihe proposed plans for ouside program on the malch. 'I think that would be excellent programming and a good thing for them going to do it in a condensed, limited way.

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