Fischer Wins World Chess Title in Relentless Rally
The United States crowned Bobby Fischer champion after a dramatic victory over Spassky in a title match marked by near misses and political overtones. Fischer earned 12½ points to Spassky’s 11½ with seven wins to three, a forfeit included, while Spassky’s late resignation triggered an official declaration from referee Lothar Schmid. The Iceland crowd roared as Fischer claimed the title, with prize money and future royalties likely bolstering his triumph.
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Spassky
Tis
Allough Panl
Charles Murphy
New Orleans
VLE
Fischer
Tiree
Aldyvans
Mischer
Vom Brooklyn
Tigran Petrostan
Her
Muwe
Wiseher
Schmid
Edible cattails and herbal guides pop up in reader query
A reader asks which cattail parts are edible and how to use them. A University of California Extension spokesman says most parts are edible, with root stock usable as salad or vegetable and flowering shoots edible raw or cooked. Also notes dried roots processed like meal and mentions two books on edible plants with prices and postage.
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Long Beach
University of California Agricultural Eextension
Tie
Luda
Natures Graph Books
Chiquita Bead
Healdsburg
Calif
Commion Edible
West
Muriel Sweet
United States
Donald Kirk
McGovern backs O'Brien stay on campaign team
Lawrence O'Brien will remain a top strategist for George McGovern's presidential bid. McGovern said there is no question he stays, while O'Brien warned he might depart after Labor Day if campaign organization does not improve. Hart will stay on as campaign manager. Shriv er and McGovern focus on Tax reform as key issue.
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Washington
Lawrence St. O'Brien
George McGovern
McGovern Fed
Democratic National Committee
McGovern
O'Brien
The
Miami Herald
Frank Mankiewicz
Gary
Sargent Shrivar
Jen
Gary Hart
Second Watergate breakin hinted by photographer testimony
Miami State Attorney Richard Gerstein says a commercial photographer testified to prints of handwritten letters between Democratic leaders tied to the Watergate case. The witness named Bernard Barker and Frank Sturgis as clients of a June 10 rush job, linking them to the June 17 breakin at the Watergate complex.
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Miami
Richard Gerstein
Gerstein
Party
Watergate Complex
Washington, DC
Michael Richardson
CLA
Bernard L. Barker
Frank Sturgis
Watergate
Richardson
Martin Dardis
Vighé
Barker
Sturgis
Felf
Rich Phalas
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Democratic National Committee
Catalina Swim Record Claimed by Alamitos Youth
A lanky Los Alamitos swimmer, 17-year-old David Allen Cox, set an all time Catalina to mainland swim record after leaving Emerald Cove at dawn and finishing at Paint Vicente. Lifeguards backed the official time of about 40 minutes in rough seas, with Cox exhausted but triumphant and aided by escorts Dick Yeo and Lyle Johnson.
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Los Alamitos
Marinelands
Catalina-Lo-mainland
David Allen Cox
Long Beach City
John Stockwell
Emerald Cove
Paint Vicente
Cox
Lynn Cox
Dick Yeo
Seal Beach
Lyle Johnson
Long Beach
Storkwell
Qatalina Channel
Tom ‘Pat
Gatefa’ Andersen
Park
Greta Anderzen
Smog Control Law Targets 1955 65 Autos in Six Counties
A new antismog law starts today in six Southern California counties requiring ownership transfers or first registrations of 1955 to 1965 autos to install smog control devices. Devices cost 25 to 75 dollars and are sold at licensed service stations. exemption applies to cars under 140 cubic inches.
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California
Los Angeles
Orange
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Riverside
San Bernardino
Bureau of Automotive Repair
Six-Ounty
Air Resources Board
Army call of 15900 announced by Selective Services
The Selective Service announced that men with lottery numbers through 93 will be drafted this year, totaling about 15,900 over the last three months. The ceiling of 93 raises the annual tally to 50,000, as Defense Secretary Melvin Laird aims to fill ranks, while President Nixon vows to end the draft by July and push for broad enlistment bonuses and authority to expand incentives to achieve an all volunteer force. Most inductions are planned for October and November with December calls remaining, and those with 95 and below in priority 1A or 1AO will be notified at least 30 days prior.
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Washington Air Seleestive Service
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Congress
Laird
National Guardiad
Vietnam
Selective Services
AIAG
Stranded Americans Face More Airline Woes Abroad
Washington warns that scores of travelers abroad on illegal charters risk being stranded as Daedying Travel Inc suspends operations. The State Department defends aid limits while noting loans offered to destitute travelers. CAB and officials project about 700 more Americans may face similar predicaments, with over 10,000 overseas this year.
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Daedying ‘Travel Nc
U.S
Ruth Jacobs
New York
Europe
Bray
State Department
Civil Aeronautics Board
Deodulus
CAB
Weather Tonight And Saturday In LL B Area
Tonight and Saturday forecast shows mostly sunny conditions across regions led by LL B area with highs near 8. Taw mountains expect mostly sunny skies with a high around 60 and a low near 10. Deserts see mostly sunny weather with a chance of a few thundershowers.
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