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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1972
Page
3
In Reykjavik, the Soviets accused the American team of chemical and electronic warfare at the world chess championship. Bobby Fischer's side laughed, while referee Lothar Schmid pledged to handle the matter seriously as the 17th game adjourned with Boris Spassky leading.
World chess championship game 17 ended in a rapid draw with Fischer ahead 9 612 after aggressive play. A Soviet delegation raised a protest alleging electronic devices and substances in the hall to influence Spassky and called for examination of the playing area and seating arrangements.
The U S Weather Service says high pressure breaks down and moist southerly flow brings warmer, humid conditions. North Carolina faces partly cloudy days with scattered showers and thundershowers mainly east, highs in the 80s and 90s, lows in the 60s to 70s. South Carolina stays warm with chances of thundershowers, highs mostly in the 80s and near 90, overnight in the 60s to 70s.
A Navy summons kept Lt. (J.G.) David Eisenhower away from the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. A family spokesman said he was recalled to Mayport Naval Station for an administrative inspection tied to upcoming sea duty.
Spassky as White and Fischer as Black reach move 40 with adjournment after a long struggle. Both players spent 140 minutes overall, signaling a tense middlegame and contested endgame prospects.
In Kuala Lumpur a local theater held a contest to find the longest rat in the city to publicize the movie Willard. Chau Lai Chan won a year’s pass for two after submitting a rat 11 inches long, excluding the tail.
AP dispatch notes heavy combat at the mouth of the Que Son Valley with South Vietnamese forces encountering up to 900 North Vietnamese troops. Da Nang faced a third round of shelling in less than a week as U.S. air support continued and the fighting extended toward Quang Tri with mounting casualties on both sides.
U S District Judge Charles R Richey orders all pretrial testimony in the Democrats’ lawsuit over the national headquarters break-in kept secret pending grand jury probe. Sealed statements include ex Attorney General Mitchell and Maurice Stans. The ruling delays public release until after the fall election.
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