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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1972

Page

2

Fischer Denies Losers Share in World Chess Championship

UPI reports Bobby Fischer’s camp refused the losers’ share of the purse and postponed a meeting with his American lawyer to discuss demands. Fischer and Spassky had clashed over play conditions and payments as the match neared the planned fifth game, while organizers insisted no money would be deposited until Fischer signs the chess boards auctioned for TV money.

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McGovern Faces Final Push as Labor Split Deepens

McGovern opens a critical two weeks in Ohio facing mixed labor support while AFL CIO President George Meany maintains neutrality. Meany warned he might abandon neutrality if pressured, risking sharper labor influence on the race as McGovern seeks to heal party rifts after the Eagleton controversy.

John Bailey McGovern Eagleton Ohio John Gilligan Edmund Muskie Hubert H. Humphrey Organized Labor COPE Meany Oak Afl-Cio Nixon

Platform Debate Shapes 1974 Republican Rules

A press conference outlines a population based electoral vote plan that could bias toward large states. Percy argues a fair delegate system must not punish loyalty. the DC court blocks renewing current rules as unconstitutional. Ripon Society and liberal Republicans press for a new platform ahead of the convention opening Monday.

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Suspect on Bond in Assault Case Detainments Reported

Edward Trevino Zamora appeared free Tuesday on $4,700 bond after being charged with assault with intent to murder and unlawful carrying of a pistol. Police described a disturbance call and a chase ending in an officer being fired upon near the North Flores area Saturday as part of ongoing convention committee reforms and public hearings.

Edward Trevino Zamora Xi Burnet Flores

Clark Denies Radio Speech During Hanoi Visit

Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark denied on Monday that he made any broadcasts from Radio Hanoi during a North Vietnam visit. He returned to Washington with material on what he called senseless bombing and said comments in Hanoi may have been taped and aired. He insisted he did not speak on Radio Hanoi.

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Progress Seen In Fire Fight Near Moscow

AP reports three week battles against forest and peat fires near Moscow eased as Pravda notes seventy blazes extinguished recently. Winds shifted, smoke over the Soviet capital lessened, as authorities continue firefighting efforts amid vast fires and weather changes.

Moscow Communist Party Pravda Soviet

McGovern defense cuts risk nuclear blackmail says Tower

Tower warns McGovern defense cuts could invite nuclear blackmail by enemies. He urges trimming nonessential programs and tighter management rather than indiscriminate reductions. Tower criticizes Ramsey Clark as FBI head pick and Hanoi trip comments as irresponsible.

Miame Beach UPI United States George McGovern John G. Vower R-Tex Tower Republican Party McGovern Ike Ramsey Clark FBI Clark Hanoi U.S Sengite Armed Services Committee

Edinburg teen injured in tear gas gun incident

Edinburg area police report a sixteen year old Francisco Guerea accidentally shot himself in the mouth with a tear gas gun. He was hospitalized and listed in satisfactory condition after the Monday mishap on a valley road between Edinburg and hare.

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L A Burglars Loot In San Antonio With $10,000 Loss

Police report a surge of burglaries across San Antonio with totals exceeding 40 000 after weekend thefts of 15 000. Victims include Pat Dunbar missing 1 985 in goods from a Panc a tan home and John Matthews whose car hid 1 100 worth of clothes and a TV. Other crimes involve Miss Majors 400 cash and items, Nillie Ray Spurgeon 370 worth of tools, and three businesses Kartland Texas Plumbing Co Inc and Southwest Morton Co reporting substantial losses.

San Antonio Pat Dunbar Panchatan John Matthews Harry Wurzbach Austin Highway Charles Majors Harry Worzbach Apt Nillie Ray Spurgeon Fort Worth Nickson

Viet Nam update from Saigon and Pleiku battlefronts

South Vietnamese marines press on against government paratroopers as 1,211 Saigon troops die and 4,801 are wounded. In the central coast a recon team holds off a Communist force while downed helicopter crew members blow themselves up to avoid capture. Miss America touring group arrives in Pleiku as Communist commandos wreck ammunition dumps nearby.

Saigon UPT Matt Franjola Bret Pleiku

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