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5 Red Rockets Hit Hue; 4 Civilians Die Debt Ceiling Boost Carries Tax Bite WASHINGTON (UPI) President Nixon signed Saturday what he termed an inflationary and "fiscally irresponsible" 20 per cent increase in Social Security benefits which Democrats pushed through Congress to produce higher benefits a month before the Nov. 7 elections. The increase, attached to legislation extending the $450 billion ceiling on the national debt for four months, will be financed by higher payroll withholding taxes starting Jan. 1. The tax bite will rise from the present maximum of $468 to $394 next year.

Before flying to San Clemente. vMuaIs. wjU mm tQ and for for two weeks, the President said he was tm tn irrr 5 Sfev rr-M 1.7 UK UU I Uj Kill a DA5 tH If ft -16sSfa22sfe signig the bill out of "my deep concern for the well-being of our okter Americans" but warned Congress that it must join the administration in trimming other federal programs to offset a $17 billion deficit created by the bill. Nixon noted in a statement that the debt ceiling legislation will expire again on Oct. 31 and a new one must be approved.

"I place the Congress on notice now that if fiscally irresponsible riders are then attached to that debt ceiling bill for which it is not possible to find offsetting cuts in other programs then I will not hesitate to exercise my right and responsibility to veto," he said. The Social Security increase was initiated by Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and was overwhelmingly approved by both parties in the House and Senate Friday before Congress recessed for the Democratic National Convention. HIGHER BENEFITS will take effect In September and will be reflected in checks reaching 27.8 million aged and disabled beneficiaries Oct.

3. The average monthly benefit for indi- The maximum benefit wi'I grow trom $JI6 a month to $259 for an individual, and from $324 to $389 for a couple. For the first time, benefits will rise automatically under the bill any time the cost of living rises more than 3 per cent in one year, a provision Nixon called "a major breakthrough for older Americans." TO PAY FOR the benefit boosts, the present maximum 5.2 per cent Social Security payroll tax for employers and employes on the first $9,000 of income will rise to 5.5 per cent on $10,800 in 1973 and to 5.5 per cent on $12,000 in 1974. This means that anyone making $10,800 or more next year will pay a maximum $594 in Social Security taxes, compared to $168 this year. In 1974, those with incomes of $12,000 or more will pay the maximum of $fi(i0.

Although Nixon stressed the inflationary aspects of a 20 per cent Increase he had sought only a 5 per cent boost presidential aide Clark MacGregor told newsmen the bill "has very seriously damaged, if not killed," chances for enactment of the President's high-priority welfare reform proposals. Grand Opening Within hours after the Delaware Community McCalliard his crew began to take the structure School Board's decision to award the contract for raz- down, beginning with a big hole in the southeast coring old DeSoto High School to Jake Shroyer, exca- ner of the gymnasium. (Star Photo by Keith vating and house wrecking contractor, 3816 E. Hitchens) TT7 I ft, MA 4 -'V' Miami Tickets Get More Security Than U.S. Money uj i 1 x' I Tit 1 -T isclier iot hi Reykjavik for Chess Play NEW YORK (UPI) American chess champion Bobby Fischer failed Saturday night to board the last regularly scheduled flight from the United States to Iceland which would get him there in time for the start of the world championship matches with Russia's Boris Spassky.

There were reports Fischer had asked for a two-day postponement in the start of the tournament and Dr. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, said in opening ceremonies in Iceland that a postponement could be granted. Others said Fischer would be disqualified if he did not appear. IN REYKJAVIK, officials Saturday formally declared play ready to begin even though Fischer had not yet shown up. The matches are scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

(noon, Muncie time) Sunday in Iceland. In the Soviet Union, meanwhile, the Soviet news agency Tass claimed Fischer was losing his own "war of nerves" against world chess champion Boris Spas-sky, who was calmly waiting in Iceland playing tennis and going for long walks. FISCHER WAS in hiding Saturday and his lawyer, Paul G. Marshall, would say only. "I expect Bobby Fischer to do the proper thing for Bobby Fischer." But a longtime friend and fellow international grand master, the Rev.

William J. Lombardy, who talked to Fischer Friday predicted he would arrive in Reykjavik in time for the match, settle his differences with the promoters over money, play Russian World Champion Bor Spassky and win the title. Revenue-Sharing SAIGON (UPI) Communist gunners lobbed two rockets into the center of Hue at dawn Sunday, killing four Chilians and wounding at least two soldiers. It was the first rocket attack on the old imperial capital since the current Communist offensive began March 30. Three dozen miles north of Hue, torrential rains bogged down a South Vietnamese push to recapture Quang Tri from the North Vietnamese.

And in the south, Viet Cong guerrillas closed in on a provincial capital within a three-hour drive of Saigon. In the same general area. Communist gunners fired 450 rounds of shellfire at South Vietnamese troops near An Loc, which has been under siege since April 6. Government spokesmen said 46 Communists and eight South Vietnamese were killed in the fighting. FIELD REPORTS said both Communist rockets hit near the Hue Citadel, a century fortress now used as a regional military headquarters.

The Citadel was the scene of heavy fighting during the Tet offensive in 1968. The rocket attack was a possible indication the Sou'h Vietnamese drive into Quang Tri had left Hue vulnerable to attack. Hue was expected to be the next major target in the Communist drive. Along the nor'hern front, UPI correspondent Barney Seibert said the heavy rain brought the government push virtually to a halt. TANKS AND trucks sank into the mud.

Government marines and paratroopers engaged in the four-day-old drive tried to keep" dry under tents made of ponchos. Seibert said Nor.h Vietnamese artillery, however, laid down heavy- barrages against Highway 1 from the My Chanh River northern defense line to Quang Tri City, 12 miles to the north. The Communists were apparently trying to stop government troops from filling the hundreds of shell holes in the highway, the only paved road in the area, Seibert said. South Vietnamese paratroopers had advanced Friday to the outskirts of Quang Tri, the only one of the 44 provincial capitals captured by the Communists during their three-month-old offensive. SOUTH VIETNAMESE marines reported killing 34 Communists early Saturday in a battle seven miles northeast of Quang Tri before the heavy rains came.

One marine was wounded. The government reported 484 Communists killed in the four days of the drive. There were 36 South Vietnamese dead and 149 wounded. Military sources said Viet Cong guerrillas were closing in on Song Be, 77 miles north of Saigon and capital of Phuoc Long province, before the downpour began up north in Quang Tri. Hijacking Foiled at Baer Field FORT WAYNE, Ind.

(UPI) A man who police said had a history of mental problems surrendered at Baer Field Saturday after trying to gain access to a plane and control of the tower. James Messer, 28, Fort Wayne, armed with a rifle and a can opener, was charged with kidnapiog and pointing a deadly weapon. His bond was set at OFFICIALS said Messer allegedly abducted three men, including a minister, after trying unsuccessfully with one hostage to reaci a plane and with two hostages to shoot his way into the control tower. They said he used a can opener during a party at the home of Andrew Matuska to force his host to give him a rifle, ammunition and drive him to the airport. There, with Matuska, he tried to climb a fence and board a plane but failed.

He then entered the airport terminal with his hostage and at the weather bureau office ordered Ronald Mittelstadt, 52, a federal employe, to take him to the control tower. INFORMED the door to the tower was locked and no key was available, Messer fired at the door tb force it open but again failed. Messer then added the Rev. D. W.

Phillip to his list of kitnap victims, but was soon confronted by airport police. Rather than pick a fight he threw down the rifle and surrendered. 'Kilpo' Columns Added to Star Editorial Page What Southern conservative has Northern liberals reading his column and enjoying it? It's James Jackson Kilpatrick, a limited government, strict constructionist, modern day viewer with alarm. Kilpo also just happens to be a conservative with a funny bone and one of America's most exciting and articulate writers. His column gets a point home before you it and, no matter what position you take, you enjoy reading Kilpatrick even if just for mental exercise.

The column by the former Richmond (Va.) News-Leader editor will become a regular feature of The Muncie Star's editprial page. The first column appears on Page 4A today. We commend it to you. -A" '4 4 certain food commodities at the wholesale and retail level because higher meat prices are largely the result of a worldwide shortage of beef. Controls, the administration feels, would tend to dry up the supply.

The President's action in lifting import quotas is intended to help alleviate the supply problem. Food prices, the administration aide said, historically fluctuate week to week and month to month. The general trend over a quarter, six months or a year is what counts. PENTAGON PAPERS Disclosure of the papers, one aide said, has resulted in representations from more than 20 allies expressing strong misgivings and concern about publication. "There is no question," one aide said, "but that it (disclosure) has had a chilling effect" on the nation's relations with other nations.

Another aide said he believed disclosure provided information of military value to unfriendly nations. REVENUE-SHARING The outlook is What's Inside '-'S V- 'ill 1 r-. 1 I Cooling Off Charmaine Griffith, a Southside sophomore, cooled off in the spray of the County Building pool Saturday as the temperature nudged the century mark for the first time this summer. (Star Photo by Jerry Joschko) Nixon Blames Democrats for of tickets a first In convention history a "major headache" and admitted it was costly but added the move was taken at the recommendation of the Secret Service, the police, and the Democratic National Committee's own security force. Murphy also said security has been "tightened up considerably since the break-in of the Watergate Five." A sweep of the national committee's offices and telephones, as a result of the break-in at the committee's Washington office, disclosed no bugs In hotel headquarters in Miami Beach.

He has also made extensive efforts to ensure against turning street demonstrations into violent confrontations with the police but has run into a balky city council which refuses to grant the "street people" a campsite. Caucus Unseals 2 Hoosicr Demos INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Two members of the National Democratic Credentials Committee from Indiana who favor Sen. George McGovern for president were knocked off the committee Saturday by supporters of Sen. Hubert Humphrey. The action came at a meeting of the 76 national convention delegates from Indiana on the question of whether to ratify the national committee appointments made earlier on a temporary basis by state chairman Gordon St.

Angelo. THE THREE temporary members from Indiana have been in Washington participating in the decisions of the national committee. Rozelle Boyd, Indianapolis, and Nancy Salmon, Bloomington, both committed to McGovern, were replaced on the national credentials commitee by state vice chairman Judy Burton, Rochester, and William New, Indianapolis, both committed to Humphrey. The third member of the credentials committee, national committeewoman Katie Wolf of Reynolds, was retained on the group, making the entire Hoosier contingent pro-Humphrey. Willis Zagovich, Indiana AFL-CIO president, and Harry Dougherty, a steel worker labor union executive, were among the delegates leading the replacement of the two McGovern credentials committee members.

Hijacker Takes 747 to Saigon FROM THE WIRE SERVICES SAIGON A Pan American 747 jumbo jet from San Francisco via Guam and Manila landed 2'i hours late here today amid unconfirmed reports it had been hijacked. The Pan American public relations office at Tan Son Nhut Aairport on the outskirts of Saigon said Flight 841 had landed safely but declined to say anything further. "We cannot say anything now," a Pan American employe said. "Call us back in about an hour." Vietnamese airport policemen were reported guarding the plane. A Vietnamese female clerk in Pan Am's airport office said, "We have been told not to go out to the plane." MIAMI BEACH (UPI) A professional counterfeiter, determined to duplicate delegate tickets and create havoc at the Democratic National Convention, is under Secret Service surveillance, it was disclosed Saturday.

Richard J. Murphy, the convention manager, told United Press International that "there is already a professional counterfeiter in town. "The counterfeiter is known to the Secret Service, and Intelligence sources have told the service that he has come with the avowed purpose of counterfeiting the tickets." The convention manager added he did not know in whose employ, if anybody's, the counterfeiter was. THE THREAT of mass counterfeiting of tickets has intensified procedures for guarding against theft or duplication which already exceed those taken by the Treasury Department with U.S. currency.

There are several features built in which would be very difficult to duplicate," Murphy said. "It is very similar to what goes into currency and in certain details it is more elaborate." In addition, the tickets, already printed, will remain heavily guarded until about 12 hours before the first convention session begins July 10. Tickets will be distributed on a daily basis, on the recommendation of the Secret Service which said it takes 16 hours to duplicate tickets. MURPHY called the daily distribution Inaction Editor's Note High-ranking Nixon adminis- tration officials briefed newsmen from five states on current domestic and foreign policy developments last week in Springfield, III. Although not so indicated in advance, the briefing was on a "background" basis, which in Washington parlance means that the information provided can be used but cannot be attributed to those making the statements.

The Star's managing editor, Bill Du Bois, attended the briefing. This is his report. good although this legislation may be the last to be considered by Congress before adjournment. LAW AND ORDER Lots of the (See NIXON BLAMES on Page 2A) Sunday's Star If You Miss Your Star, Call 282-5921 Before 10 a.m. CRLME ALERT 2891231 Sunday Classified Hours 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Call 289-3434 Best Bet House conference committee where a version could be worked out which would pass and be signed by the President. This measure contained what the aide called "political petroleum" in the form of a 5 per cent increase in Social Security benefits plus an automatic cost-of-living escalator on benefits. A debt ceiling authorization bill was amended by Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, to provide a 20 per cent across-the-board hike in Social Security benefits, an increase the Nixon aide said had "tremendous" long-range implications. The aide warned that if the Church rider passes with the debt ceiling bill, it would eliminate the "political petroleum" in H.R.

1 and doom welfare reform for this session of Congress. (Since the briefing, the Senate and then the House passed the debt ceiling bill with the Church rider and it was signed by the President. That appears to end "hope" for the welfare reform bill, at least on the basis of the Nixon aide's evaluation of the situation.) On other domestic issues, these were the evaluations of the White House aides: GUN CONTROLS The President will sign a bill banning "Saturday night specials," the cheap handguns often used by criminals if someone can come up with a definition of what weapons are and what weapons are not "Saturday night specials." The administration would not support a total ban on handguns because "that's the Sullivan law in New York and the Sullivan law has been a conspicuous failure" which gives the criminal an advantage over the law-abiding citizen. FOOD PRICE CONTROLS Meats were not included in the President's order of last week imposing price controls on By BILL Du BOIS The Star's Managing Editor SPRINGFIELD, 111. President Richard M.

Nixon is trying to lay the blame for domestic inaction squarely on the Democratic Congress while taking credit for foreign policy accomplishments resulting from his initiatives in the Middle East and with the Soviet Union and Communist China. That was the tone of a briefing here by high-level White House aides for newsmen and newscasters last week. One of the reasons the President has achieved more in foreign relations than at home is because he has almost unilateral power in the conduct of diplomacy but must deal with the Congress on domestic problems, one of his aides said here. President Nixon is the first man since Zachary Taylor to have both houses of Congress controlled by the opposition party and this is a political reality which explains why many major Nixon domestic programs are bogged down in the Congress. NONETHELESS, a Nixon aide said, there is hope that revenue-sharing will pass before the Congress adjourns.

The outlook on some other legislative proposals, including the President's Family Assistance Plan (FAP) to reform the welfare systemn is not so bright. The White House source said H.R. 1, which embodies a compromise welfare reform plan acceptable to the administration, has passed the House and is in the Senate Finance Committee. The aide said there is "hope" that the bill would emerge from committee, be amended and passed by the Senate and go to a Senate- Newsmen Say Supreme Court "Ruling Hinders Investigations Page 3A Daley Delegates Lose Bid for Supreme Court Hearing Page 8A Connersville's Myron Dickerson Heads for Muncie North Page 1C Dr. Alvarez 3D Bob Barnet.

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