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lUt Nu. V) Orlumlo, I loridu, Sunday, July 2, 1972 SINTINHL TILIPHONI Quit 14411 A 1171 ImllMl llir CemPiny Mitchell Divorces Campaign For Martha daughter." In reply, Mr. Nixon said he appreciated the "compelling reasons" for Mitchell's decision and then moved swiftly to find a successor. Early Saturday afternoon, the Committee to Re-Elect the President announced that Clark Mac- Now York Timet Newt Service WASHINGTON John Mitchell, one of the capital's most powerful men during the last three years, resigned Saturday as President Nixon's campaign manager following what amounted to an ultimatum from his wife that he choose either her or politics. In a letter to the President dated Friday, Mitchell said he had ''eagerly" anticipated devoting "all my time and energy" to Mr.

Nixon's reelection effort, but had found that "I can no longer do so and still meet the one obligation which must come first: the happiness and welfare of my wife and Gregor would become the new campaign director and that Mitchell would serve the committee in an advisory capacity. MacGrcgor currently is the President's chief adviser on congressional relations. He served 10 years in the House of Representatives as a congressman from Minnesota before failing in a try for the Senate, jn 1970. In recent days, Mitchell's outspoken and often controversial wife, Martha, has resurfaced in the news in a series of extraordinary newspaper interviews in which she has set forth her conviction, in no (Continued On Page 7-A, Col. 1) Hides Oebt Ceiling Externum Ik 'i fHf I p) Social ecurity Bill.

Signs i. I L.UM I ijrkuni crn rt i 'M( CHAIRS UMBRELLAS BO Mt ITi President Says Deficit $3.7 Billion WASHINGTON (ff) President Nixon signed on Saturday a 20 per cent boost in Social Security benefits to start in September. But he called the measure fiscally irresponsible and said it will cause a $3.7 billion deficit that must be offset by cuts in other programs. The Social Security measure, the biggest money increase in the program's history, was tied to a Related Stories, Pg. 2-A bill extending the nation's $450-billion debt ceiling through Oct.

31 of this year. THIS LINKAGE, sponsored by Democrats in Congress but voted for by most Republicans, made it impossible for Mr. Nixon to veto the Social Security boost without killing the increase in the debt ceiling. Had the ceiling not been increased it automatically would have dropped to $400 billion, thus crippling the government fiscally. Among his serious objections, Mr.

Nixon said in a White House statement shortly before departing for a two-week stay in California, is that this set the stage for what could be "a frantic, election-eve scramble to attach a whole collection of seemingly attractive, politically popular but fiscally irresponsible riders" to the next debt-ceiling bill. He said he is placing Congress on notice now that if this occurs and offseting cuts in other programs cannot be made, "then I will not hesitate to exercise my right and responsibility to veto." CONGRESS RUSHED the measure Friday just before recessing until July 17 and made it possible for the Social Security payments to be reflected in checks received Oct. 3 a month before the election. The Social Security provisions also provide for future automatic increases linked to cost-of-living rises. And the bill includes prompt tax refunds for those who suffered from the Hurricane Agnes and South Dakota flood disasters.

Mr. Nixon hailed both of these features. He said the automatic cost-of-living increase "constitutes a (Continued On Page 2-A, Col. 1) 20 Per Cent Hike Nixon Daley Foes Lose Plea For Ruling By Sentinel Services WASHING TON Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehn-quist denied Saturday a petition by the ssful challengers to Chicago Mayor Richard J.

Daley's Democratic Convention delegation to throw out a Chicago court action that would prevent the challengers from being seated in Miami Beach. In turning down the petition, Rehnquist noted that the Supreme Court is in recess until October and The McGovern Myth: Pg. 1-C Related Stories, Pgs. .7, 5, 6, 7-A, 3-B And Parade Magazine therefore would have no chance to review the judgment unless a special session was called. "I SIMPLY do not believe that it is the same type of case which has caused the court to convene in special session on previous occasions," Rehnquist said in his opinion.

The action meant that the challenged delegates will go back to state court and fight the decision at the state level. Meanwhile, a bomb threat interrupted a hearing of the Democratic Convention Credentials Committee, forcing members to call an early recess for dinner. The threat turned out to be a prank, police said. Later the committee voted unanimously to seat a loyalist, biracial Mississippi delegation instead of a challenging "regular party" group that has not been recognized since 1968 by the national party. (Continued On Page 7-A, Col.

1) TIN 1 I 1 4 SENTINEL TEAM HEADS SOUTH FOR CONVENTION An 11-membor team of Orlando Sentinel writers and photographers will be covering the Democratic National Convention next week. Joininq Pulitzer Prize winning author Allen Drury will be writers D. 0. Lawrence, Jack McDavitf, Dennis Beal, Peggy Poor, James Bacchus, Anne Killiany, and photographers Gene Blythe. Andy Hickman, Frank Russell and Warren Skipper.

Watch for their reports beginning next Sunday in the Orlando Sentinel. Convention 72 (Sentinel Photo by Ln Harris) SUN AND FUN SEEKERS JAM DAYTONA BEACH ON FIRST FULL DAY OF 4TH WEEKEND Officials estimate largest crowd ever as visitors flood state for weekend's events Roads Packed As Temperatures Soar SUZANNE CHARLES Miss Florida 1972 Miss Miami Captures Top Honors Miss Miami, Suzanne Nicolette Charles, a tall, willowly blonde, was named the new Miss Florida at the climax of the Miss Florida Pageant in Orlando Municipal Auditorium Saturday night. She said she came from "an average American family only maybe we aren't so typical because of the fact that three of us were adopted. For us, adoption was a very special gift because we were chosen." The 20-year-old beauty succeeds Barbara Joe Ivey of Winter Park, Miss Florida 1971. She now goes to Atlantic City, N.J., in September to vie with 50 other young women for the Miss America title.

RADIANT AT being "chosen" again by the five pageant judges, Miss Florida was cheered by a near capacity audience after earlier confiding she was heading for a business career in marketing research. She was confident she could compete with men who dominate the field. First runnerup was Miss Tampa, Patricia Anne Wen-del, 20, who will stand in for Miss Florida 1972 in emergencies. Second runnerup was Miss Manatee County, Kristi Jo-An Davies, 20; third runnerup Miss Daytona Beach, Stacy Victoria Evens, 20, who had a en both talent and swimsuit divisions in earlier competition which began Wednesday for 40 of Florida's most glamorous and talented misses. Miss Congeniality honors went to Pamela Ann Hall, one of the youngest contestants, a Miss Florida Junior College entrant.

The new Miss Florida won $3,500 in scholarships plus numerous other prizes. The Weather Fair to partly cloudy with variable winds 5-15 m.p.h. and chance of afternoon or early evening thundershowers. High in 90s, low in 70s. Sunrlit 0:31.

Sunset 1:27. Mooniet 12:03 m. Mornlm Slr Venus, Saturn. Evening Stars Mercury. Mars, Jupiter.

For 24 Hours Ended I Yesterday! Temperatures, High Low 75, Mean IS, Normal W. Relative Humidity a.m II per cent; I p.m. 4 7 p.m. ii. Precipitation, Month's Total 0 In i Normal lor July, 1.00 Year's Toial 22.40 In.

exeats through June, .71 in Highest Wind Velocity, 17 m.p.h. at 1 p.m. from W. Barometer, 7 a.m. 10 04 in 1 m.

JO. 04 In, (Map and Other Reports on Index jmrnrnmlLl A could produce a few afternoon and evening thundershowers. Temperatures reached 95 in Orlando Saturday, 98 in Titusville, 97 in Melbourne and 94 in DeLand and Kissimmee as above normal readings prevailed. CHIEF LIFEGUARD Ray Hut-ton said Volusia County beaches drew a "normal Saturday crowd" of tens of thousands but warned "the influx hasn't even started yet." He predicted peak day crowds of 250,000 to 300,000 over the holiday if clear skies and high temperatures are the rule. Lifeguards reported no trouble as the 76-degree surf remained calm with no poisonous Portuguese man-of-war infestations and few dangerous tidal runouts.

At Cocoa Beach, another favorite, the turnout was estimated at 40,000 and Brevard County's highways so jammed the traffic was "apparently policing itself." "IT'S DIFFICULT to say when the holiday crowd will be heaviest BOBBY FISCHER Delays trip again tion. It was learned that Davis in a meeting with officials of the Icelandic Chess Federation; the referee, Lothar Schmid; Max Eu-wc, president of the International 1 i r- 1 By CHARLIE JEAN Sentinel Staff Sweltering heat and jammed highways ushered in Central Florida's first Disney era July 4 holiday Saturday with most crowd-building festivities yet to come. Heat-wave temperatures climbed to the mid and high 90s as thousands flocked to East Coast beaches and Walt Disney World, the area's vacation favorites. SCATTERED LATE afternoon and evening thundershowers brought relief from the heat in some areas but aggravated driving conditions on congested highways. The rains were blamed for a rash of minor traffic accidents in the Orlando area.

The fast-moving thunderstorm also resulted in flooding of portions of some streets in the area as runoff waters converged. The forecast for today calls for more scorching temperatures with variable winds 5-15 m.p.h. under fair to partly cloudy skies that r. i 0. on a split holiday like this one," said a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman.

"Right now, it appears all the drivers are driving defensively." Walt Disney World does not disclose attendance figures but a spokesman termed Saturday's turnout "normal," which observers said could mean between 50,000 and 60,000 or more. Attendance has climbed steadily since mid June, the spokesman said, and Wednesday the day after the holiday ends could be one of summer's biggest days. Disney opens at 9 a.m. and has extended its hours to midnight during the summer in an effort to spread out crowds. Kissimmee's three-day Silver Spurs Rodeo, which begins this afternoon, and uesday's Firecracker 400 stock car racing classic at the Daytona International Speedway are annual crowd-drawers.

(Continued On Page 14-A, Col. 1) BORIS SPASSKY Appears relaxed Chess Federation; and Fred Cramer, who is acting for Fischer pleaded fatigue on the American chess player's part. Fischer, who has delayed his trip here several times, is now ex- Bobby Fiscber's Latest Move-Plea Of Fatigue pected to arrive this morning. Fatigue, Davis said, is an impediment to playing, and he pleaded that Fischer was not medically fit to start the match. ASKED BY Schmid why the challenger had not arrived earlier, Davis contended reporters had spotted Fischer at Kennedy International Airport on Thursday night and had prevented him from leaving.

Fischer will not travel on Friday because of religious reasons, he added. (Continued On Page 2-A, Col. 6) Nrm flnrk fllimru Dispatch To The Sentinel REYKJAVIK, Iceland Bobby Fischer has asked for a two-day postponement of his chess match with Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, according to Andrew Davis, Fischer's lawyer. Thus the match, and there is no certainty the international chess tournament will be held, would start on Tuesday instead of Monday. THERE WAS no immediate reaction from the Russian dclcga- Astrology HE Obituaries 4C Citrus 5C Opinion 3C Classified 6C Sports ID Editorial 12B Television 41F Financial 8D Weather 7C Movies 4G Women IE iiiiiihi limn" it.

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