July 10, 1972

SAIGON, South Vietnam, Monday, July 10—The South Vietnamese force trying to re capture the provincial capital of Quangtri, which was taken by the North Vietnamese two months ago, apparently re mained bogged down on the edge of the town yesterday un der a hail of Communist ar tillery and mortar shells.

1:30 P.M. — Invocation by the Most Rev. Coleman J. Car roll, Roman Catholic Arch bishop of Miami.

Provisional wing of IRA announces end of 2-week-old cease-fire on July 9 and resumes 'offensive' action; statement comes after shooting breaks out in Belfast between IRA and British troops as result of breakdown of talks over proposed placement of homeless RC families in Prot section of housing project; S MacStiofain, Provisional chief of staff, says violence will be resumed on all fronts; within hrs of announcement 6 are dead, 10 are hospitalized with gunshot wounds and 7 bombs explode in Belfast and Londonderry; civil war is feared; B Faulkner, Prime Min before imposition of direct rule, calls IRA announcement 'tragic' and asks for 'complete restraint,' urging support of GB; W Whitelaw, British adm, denies IRA charge that British army broke cease-fire, claiming they 'only returned fire when under attack'; renewed violence is severe blow to RC politicians who pressured for cease-fire; illus of members of Ulster Defense Assn at barricades

NY Times news service re-establishes news transmissions to 221 clients in US and Canada after phone service in midtown Manhattan is disrupted on July 9 when water main break floods NY Telephone Co exch's cable vault; transmits to Chicago Daily news service in Chicago by Telex for relay to various parts of hemisphere

NYC Mayor Lindsay, calling for natl program of gun controls, announces on July 9 that he will present legis to City Council to strenghten exsisting restrictions on ownership of handguns and regulating handgun production and distribution; measure would place complete ban on manufacture, assembly and wholesale distribution of cheap handguns commonly called 'Saturday Night Specials'; measure will also give NYC Police Dept broad powers to oversee storage and shipment of firearms

July 10: (Dem Conv--Dem Aspirants' Activities) Sen McGovern's bid for Dem Pres nomination receives new strength on July 9 from series of parliamentary rulings by Dem leaders; rulings evoke bitter reaction from anti-McGovern coalition; McGovern forces are gathering small but strategic pockets of support from throughout country in fight to seat 151 disputed Calif delegates; long and heated struggle foreseen; McGovern apparently is benefitting from lack of cohesion among Sen Muskie's supporters and new cleavages in black caucuses and individual delegations; stop-McGovern effort, hinging on floor challenges to decisions of conv mgrs, is becoming increasingly difficult; main hope of stop-McGovern forces was intention of party leaders to require absolute majority of full conv to seat disputed McGovern Calif delegates or to overturn procedure by any other parliamentary device; Dem chmn O'Brien, conv parliamentarian Repr O'Hara and party counsel Califano decided that credentials disputes and challenges should be resolved by majority of delegates eligible to vote rather than by absolute majority of full conv; in Calif case, where 151 challenged delegates will not be permitted to vote, decision has effect of reducing required majority by 76 votes; 3 party officials also give interpretations on several other disputed rules; Sen Humphrey, leader of stop-McGovern forces, recognizes rulings as setback; Muskie, by his statement on Calif case, appears to be shaky member of stop-McGovern coalition; Muskie backers Sen Hughes and E Owens back McGovern in Calif case and similar restiveness among delegates pledged to other aspirants is noted; dissension among black delegates is indicated by defection of Repr Dellums from Repr Chisholm's campaign because of her alliance with stop-McGovern forces; Chisholm, Sen Jackson and Repr Mills maintain their positions; McGovern is serene and confident on Meet the Press TV int in which all Dem Pres aspirants except Gov Wallace participate; McGovern, Humphrey, Muskie, Jackson and Chisholm illus; Wallace illus exercising at his hotel; McGovern, in order to concentrate on credentials fights, reptdly has not considered possible running mate; reaffirms intention to consult with Sen Kennedy even if Kennedy continues to decline spot on ticket; says UAW pres Woodcock is possible running mate; refuses to commit himself on open conv vote on nomination of Vice Pres; comments on argument that his candidacy will split party and cost it control of Cong; mood among aspirants appears cordial but not especially warm; Gov Askew says he is not interested in Vice-Pres nomination, int on Issues and Answers TV program; Rules Com is unable to agree on seating of 5 anti-McGovern delegates and adjourns until conv is over; long and heated struggle appears unavoidable at conv, opening July 10

UN study on developed and underdeveloped nations, released July 9, shows that gap between two is steadily widening; notes total per capita output for developed countries increased by 43% from '60 to '70, while in developing countries increase was 27%, only slightly ahead of population growth; graph of world vital statistics

Coalition of forces attempting to stop Sen McGovern's bid for Dem Pres nomination, including backers of Sens Humphrey and Muskie, Repr Chisholm, Gov Wallace and T Sanford, meets informally on July 9 to plan strategy; group will concentrate on upholding challenge to seating of Calif delegation, move depriving Sen McGovern of 151 votes; backbone of coalition consists of Humphrey supporters and organized labor; Muskie is considered 'weakest element' in coalition because his stand on Calif challenge is unclear; coalition will concentrate on Ohio and Penna delegations, where labor is strong; although coalition members are not in agreement on policy or alternative candidate, they are spurred by fears by party members that McGovern will lead party to defeat; illus of R J Murphy, mgr of conv, introducing M L Burg, party vice chmn, during briefing of delegation leaders; illus of Muskie listening to aides

Tallman, Richard (Brig Gen)

NY Times survey on how communities near NYC bar nonresidents from their beaches and pks; restrictions extend from Fairfield County, Conn, to southern NJ; exceptions are state and natl pks; proponents of residents-only policy say facilities would collapse with overcrowding and should be restricted to those whose taxes support them; opponents claim that recreation areas should be available to all in same way as NYC museums, pks and zoos; NY Civil Liberties Union last March challenged right of Long Beach, NY, to declare its beach off limits to nonresidents and won suit; hopes to fight wide variety of exclusionary practices, beginning with Nassau and Suffolk Counties; map showing areas that restrict nonresidents; illus of restrictive devices

Stan Smith of Sea Pines, S.C., defeated Die Nastase of Rumania, 4–6, 6‐3, 6‐3, 4–6, 7‐5, yesterday in the Wim bledon tennis final. Page 39.

comment on battle for Quangtri city; S Vietnamese troops described as cautious; enemy force called potent and skillful; nature of fighting indicates that neither side seems eager to spend a drop of blood more than necessary on the city; common soldiers of both sides appear to believe that whatever the issue at Quangtri, it will not end the war