Vidette-Messenger of Porter County from Valparaiso, Indiana • 1

matt Vol. 46-No. 8 24 Pages Valparaiso, Indiana 46383, Thursday, July 13, 1972 Phone 462-5151 Fifteen Cents Who Will Be Mc Govern Rimiiiiig Matte? -7 would take the spot spurned earlier "for very real personal reasons" by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts.

The roster of names was compiled during a two-hour meeting by McGovern aides. No one outside the McGovern camp attended. Similarly, only McGovern staffers 21 in all sat down with the senator In. hi 17th-, floor hotel suite to go over the list and settle on a final choice. Soon after the votes of Illinois sent McGovern's total soaring past the magic 1,509 mark in the jammed, brightly lit convention hall, and even before the official result had been announced, Kennedy phoned McGovern from Hyannis Port, to offer congratulations.

During their 15-minute talk, McGovern offered Kennedy the No. 2 spot for the race against President Nixon. Kennedy rejected it "for very personal reasons," according to McGovern spokesman Richard Dougherty. Earlier in the evening, Florida Gov. Reubin Askew, another prime prospect, told McGovern through aides he didn't want to be considered.

McGovern aides said the nominee would make no announcement about a running-mate before midday. One close adviser said he felt the list of those under consideration was expanding as the victorious nominee sought the counsel of Sens. Hubert H. Humphrey and Edmund S. Muskie, his defeated rivals whose withdrawal from contention a day earlier had signaled Wednesday night's triumph.

Those being mentioned include five senators Thomas F. Eagleton of Missouri, Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut, Philip A. Hart of Michigan, Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, and Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota; two governors, Ohio's John J. Gilligan and Wisconsin's Patrick Lucey, and 3 labor leader Leonard Woodcock.

Within minutes after clinching the nomination, McGovern received congratulations and promise of support from all the candidates he had conquered, except Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace. But labor leaders in particular remained bitterly opposed to the senator, as did many delegates. One sign in the hall read: "McGovern Will 1r jKPih i mm my a jm-r 1 and, as the clock struck midnight, McGovern's nomination was assured.

Bedlam burst through the vast hall as supporters celebrated the victory of the man whose youthful legions had humbled the party's mighty. Forty-five minutes later, when Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien announced the final totals, the hall again went wild. Jubilant McGovern workers, their long quest against what seemed overwhelming odds crowned at last with success, kissed and hugged one another. A third roar went up five minutes later as O'Brien declared McGovern the party's nominee and designated a committee to inform him of his designation.

Is Mayor Daley At Lake? By QUANE KENYON Associated Press Writer GRAND BEACH, Mich. (AP) Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, who isn't with the Democrats in Miami Beach, and isn't in Chicago, may or may not be in the "Illinois" suburb of Grand Beach, Mich. It is a moneyed little enclave filled with Illinois folks who like their privacy. The political boss's whereabouts have been officially unknown since his delegation to the National Democratic Convention in Miami Beach was rejected by a vote of delegates early Tuesday morning. But a television newsman staked out on the dirt road leading to Daley's guarded lakefront get-away-from-it-all home said he saw the mayor leaving the property Wednesday.

The Chicago newsman said the mayor was wearing an openneck green sport shirt and wide sunglasses. A guard at the front gate of the property, however, said the mayor was not there, has not been there and was not expected. Grand Beach, nestled on Lake Michigan one mile north of the Indiana border, is a community of expensive and secluded homes, wrapped around dirt roads, private driveways and heavy underbrush. Several of the homes, like Daley's, are surrounded by high fences and locked gates, and most of the cars seen in the strictly residential, semi-resort area, besides being on the the expensive end of the price list, bear Illinois license plates. Daley's house is situated on a 70-foot sand bluff affording a magnificant view of the lake and when the smog lifts Chicago, if ii i ii ii I MH I 1 I Pretty Fair 7 1 1 it MIAMI BEACH, Fla.

(AP) Sen. George McGovern, winner of the Democratic presidential nomination, huddled today with a score of advisers over a list of possible running-mates. The South Dakota senator, whose rise from political obscurity climaxed with a firstballot victory Wednesday night, also summoned as many governors as he could muster to bolster a show of unity at the windup session of the national convention. Frank Mankiewicz, national political director for McGovern, said he expected the choice of a vice-presidential candidate to be made shortly. But an hour after Mankiewicz talked with newsmen surrounding McGovern's headquarters there was no word on who Hope To Raise $36 Million For Campaign Editor's Note: H.L.

Schwartz III and Dick, Barnes, two members of The AP Special Assignment Team, sat in this week on a strategy meeting called by Sen. George McGovern's presidential campaign fundraisers. Following is their report. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Sen.

George McGovern's financial advisers quietly are planning to raise $36.5 million for the presidential election campaign, depending in part on successful big-donor techniques perfected by Republican fundraisers for President Nixon. Even before the South Dakotan had sewn up the Democratic presidentaal nomination, the money strategy for the fall campaign had been outlined to about 35 select McGovern fundraisers. The private meeting was held this week one floor above the candidate's command complex in the Doral Hotel. That session alone reportedly netted $1.3 million from its well-heeled participants. Two newsmen who identified themselves attended.

More than 80 per cent of McGovern's -money since he announced for the presidency 18 months ago has come Jrom thousands of small contributors, federal records show. But McGovern's people hope to raise $15 million or nearly half of their projected campaign budget in the category known to both parties as special gifts. This generally means contributions of $5,000 or more. Miles Rubin, a New York lawyer heading the special-gifts efforts, told the finance committee meeting: "Sen. McGovern now realizes the vital need to move into the spe-.

cial-gifts area." Increasing public awareness of campaign finance has brought mounting criticism of dependence on large contributors. "He didn't fully realize it until a week ago when Morris and Henry talked with him and explained the full costs of a national campaign," Rubin confided to the meeting. Morris is Morris Dees, a Montgomery, lawyer who raised $4 million in small contributions for McGovern's preconvention campaign. Henry is Henry Kimelman, a Virgin Islands importer and campaign finance manager as well as the second-largest campaign contributor, to date. As outlined, McGovern's financial blueprint is to raise the $36.5 million from these sources: $15 million from special gifts and loans.

$10 million from direct mail and television appeals. $5 million from special events such as concerts. $4 million from national and state committees and dinners. $1 million from a special young-people's effort. $1 million from industry.

$500,000 from merchandizing such items as T-shirts. 1 I I it -Tiwr I i i Guyton, owner of Guyton Signs, Hobart, eyes completed painting on back of grandstands Porter County Fairgrounds announcing 100th annual fair July 31-Aug. S. Red, and yellow display was completed by Guyton in two days. (V-M Staff Photo) Keep Raises Within 55 Bomb in November." Earlier in the evening, as the Democratic National Convention proceeded through its rites of nomination, McGovern left his penthouse suite at a hotel up the beach to tell antiwar demonstrators he stood by his pledge for otal U.S.

withdrawal from "I'm not shifting my position on any of the fundamental stands I've taken," said McGovernfringed by security agents as he faced the noisy, shoving demonstrators who had occupied the lobby six hours earlier. After two straight all-night sessions, the climactic round of nominating speeches proceeded swiftly, with little semblance of the old-time hoopla and floor demonstrations. At last the roll call was reached Limit degreed, experienced personnel when needed: chief, same as 1972, 50 per cent of judge's salary, assistant chief, 40 per cent of judge's salary, $10,600, up 6 per cent; four probation officers, 10-12 years experience, $8,500 each, up 6.25 per cent; secretary-receptionist, $4,700, up $200, or 4.4 per cent. She also submitted in her schedule, annual salaries for probation officers with no years of experience. Also subject to recall are officials -of the Health Department to explain lumping instead of individualizing salary request hikes; Porter County Association for Retarded Children and Adults to explain sources of funds for salaries other than from county; Porter County Board of Education relative to a 16.9 per cent hike in superintendent's salary; and attendance officers from Portage and Duneland schools to determine if these salaries are the county's sole responsibility.

Fischer Threatens REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer today was reported threatening to break off his world championship chess match with Boris Spassky unless all movie cameras are removed from the playing hall. "It's quite serious. He may not play at all," said a member of Fischer's entourage who asked not to be identified. salesman on the second floor. Harold Gram, vice president of administration at the university, which owns most of the surrounding property, expressed concern that the commercial zoning might allow some other objectionable use, other than the cemetery office, in the future if zoned C-4.

The plan commission also made a favorable recommendation to the BZA on a special exception petition for enlarging the mausoleum at the cemetery. In regard to its budget, the commission decided to retain its original salary schedule totaling $24,800 for office personnel, It was reported that County auditor Robert Pierce had instructed Plan Commission Executive Secretary Grover Biggs when Biggs submitted the plan commission budget that the president of the county commissioners, Virgil King, wanted additional personnel added to the salary schedule. 1 Paint Job imum increase of 5.5 per cent, said the council. Approved at the meeting in a heated commissioners room which must have stood consistently at 95-plus degrees, were salary increases requested for personnel of the Porter Circuit Court and surveyor's office. A 2.9 per cent hike in the reporter's present $10,200 salary will bring his 1973 pay to $10,500, and the bailiff's annual wage was upped 2.3 per cent from $8,400 to $8,600.

In the surveyor's office, all of Surveyor William Tanke's increases were for the maximum 5.5 per cent. However, the council granted each non-elected employe in the office a $240 wage hike in keeping with Tuesday's action: chief clerk, from $5,040 to secretary, $5,520 upped to $5,760. The council voted to leave the drainage engineer's salary at $10,000 for 1973. Discussed and set for recall of department heads to explain requested increases were Westchester Township assessor, Soil and Water Conservation Department, Porter County Probation Office, Center Township assessor, Porter County Health Department, Portage Township assessor Porter County Board of Education, Porter County Association for Retarded Children and Adults, and the attendance officers from Duneland and Portage School corporations. Relative to the Westchester Township assessor's salary budget, the council refused to consider a request of a $1,000 increase to $10,600 for the assessor, since it had been announced at Tuesday's meeting a 50 by 100 foot steel building for "fence storage and a contractor's office for his business, Security Fence Co.

The building now on the site has been used as a deiscl mechanic's garage and for Triple Electric Co. previously, the plan commission was told. The petition was supported by owners of adjacent property, Gale Corley, as resident agent for a parcel north and east of the site, for which it was also reported that commercial rezoning will be sought, and by Balthasar Hoffman. Hoffman said the business uses at the silo had been less objectionable than the families who used it as a residence only. However, the commercial zoning proposal was opposed by Kenneth Anderson and Joseph Campbell, neighlxrs to the south of Hoffman.

Commission members John (iorelimn and Wilbur at white, blue just 60 miles away. A female voice answered Daley's unlisted phone Wednesday and said "The mayor is not here. He's in the city." But Michigan State Police are here in full force keeping newsmen away. Since Grand Beach isn't on a road to anywhere else, the only ones the police are dealing with here are those newsmen looking for the missing political boss. Lt.

Neil Bement, commander of the nearby New Buffalo State Police Post, said there is nothing special about the patrols. He said some of the newsmen, "and there have been as many as 10 cars at once at two different locations blocking roads" have trespassed. "We were called down there by someone at the Daley property," he said, "but it wasn't Daley." Bement said the mayor's family is there, "but I don't know if the mayor is." Some of the newsmen, he added, "have pestered neighbors to use their bathrooms." The television crew staked out on the dirt road leading to the Daley estate were told by the police they were on private property and they would be removed if necessary. All but one member of the crew departed. Porter County Weather Chance of thundershowers tonight, low around 70.

Friday partly cloudy, chance of thunderstorms, high in mid-808. Chance of rain 30 per cent tonight and Friday. The additional personnel, which it had been inferred to Biggs at a county commissioners' meeting were mandatory, would be building inspector, electric inspector, plumbing inspector, extra clerical help, and additional travel expenses, $3,000, for a total of $27,000. Bamesberger, the liaison member of the County Board on the plan commission, claimed he knew nothing about the additional salary order. Plan Commission members said Wednesday they had been aware of the new law, which has not yet been distributed locally, and discussed it during consideration of Its budget.

The plan commission said since Hi present zoning inspector has attended a special training school In anticipation of the new law requiring local enforcement of a state building code, tliat It thought It could get along for the first year on a trial basis without any additional employes. By ROLLIE BERNHART The Porter County Council made it clear again Wednesday it intended to keep 1973 salaries within the 5.5 per cent federal wage controls by setting recalls for 10 of the 13 departments submitting salary increases for non-elective employes. Auditor Robert G. Pierce said he will contact the various department heads slated for recall to come in and explain requested increases which were above the $240 set by the council in Tuesday's council session. Those who find action by the council acceptable need not appear before the council when it meets at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday to consider township salary budgets. The council discussed township budget salary requests, but got through only the salary budgets of Washington and Boone townships, which are proposed at the same amounts as this year. As a general policy, the council decided it would take no action on township budget requests where the entire amount is paid by the township. This would include Portage, Westchester and Center Township trustees. The only action it might take would be to point out if the expenditure was excessive or unusual, explained Councilman Richard Daines.

In the other nine townships in which the county pays one-fourth of the trustees' salaries as compensation for also being the township assessors, the salary requests would be reviewed in regard to the max County Board of Zoning Appeals at a public hearing Monday. The site, owned by Northern Indiana Bank and Trust Co. as trustee for Steve Divich, and to be developed by Shorewood Indianapolis, is on the south side of U.S. 30, between County Roads 350W and 525W. The commission dismissed the question of setting aside a school site in the development after it was reported that Divich had made an offer 1 years ago, In a letter to the township trustee, to give or purchase whatever land was needed for a new school if Union Township could obtain permission to build.

Petition for rezoning to expand a nonconforming use was for a parcel fronting 130 feet on the cast sick? of Indiana 149 between County Roads 1050N and 1000N, Frank Ilolin, who is purchasing the site on contract from Lee and Doris Dickey, Portage, requested rezoning from single family to general commercial to allow construction of that only non-elected personnel would get raises. The council indicatedjt would okay a $240 raise for the chief deputy to of a requested $6,000. Portage Township assessor had also sought a $1,000 hike in salary, from $7,500, or an increase of 13.33 per cent, and an 11.94 per cent raise for the chief deputy, from $5,360 to $6,000. Not only did the council express displeasure with the raises exceeding 5.5 per cent, but also that the Portage assessor had included a request of $4,400 for a new clerk, plus a $7,000 item for part-time deputies and clerks. After the budget of Center Township Assessor George Moore was read, in which he is seeking a 52 per cent hike from his present salary of $5,300 to $9,600 because his workload is comparative to the county's other two township assessors, the council decided to have the auditor check state statutes to determine if salaries are based on assessed valuation before finalizing any decisions on the assessor's budgets.

Increases for Probation Department personnel were held for recall because they exceed the 5.5 per cent maximum. However, County Atty. Roger Claudon has been requested to look into the question of whether the Circuit Court Judge has authority to mandate higher increases than stipulated in the wage controls. Increases sought ranged from 6 to 6'4 per cent. Letters were read from Judge Alfred J.

Pivarnik and Chief Probation Officer Marilyn Niequist. Miss Niequist submitted a salary schedule which is felt would be sufficient to attract William Tanke, who made and seconded the motion to deny the rezoning, expressed fears that rezoning would open the residential area to other commercial zoning pleas. Vote was 6-2, with Dennis Drake and IJoyd White opposing the negative motion. Voting with Tanke and Goreham to recommend denial of the petition were Harry Bamcsbcrger, Richard Richter, Hugh Reinhold and Calvin Willis. The petition for rezoning two-fifths of an acre commercial for a sales and office building at Graceland Cemetery received the commission's approval after 'a Valparaiso University representative said the institution would not oppose the more restrictive C-2 zoning.

Petition by Graceland Cemetery Association, was for rezoning the parcel from single family to general commercial C-4. The sales office Uiilding will be on the ground floor, with quarters for the cemetery caretaker- Obituaries: Page 17 Planners Advance 870-Acre Residential Proposal The County Plan Commission recommended approval of an 870-acre residential development in Unipn Township Wednesday, and also gave a favorable recommendation to a petition for expanding Graceland Cemetery, but voted against commercial rezoning for expanding a nonconforming use on Indiana 149 in north Liberty Township. In other business, Atty, John Lyons, counsel for the commission, advised the plan commission that the president of the county commissioners could not mandate the plan commission to include an additional $27,000 for new positions and mileaRe expenses in its budget request. The planned residential development in Union Township Ijike Louise is to include about 1,200 lota and 435 multi-family units. The plan, which Is to surround a 223-acre manmadc lake, huving received a favorable recommendation from the plan commission, will be considered by the.