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UAiLik oujiuay WOrnuig, i WASHINGTON (UP!) President Nixon signed Saturday whal he termed an i a i a and "fiscally irresponsible" 20 per cent increase in Social Security benefits which Democrats pushed through Congress to produce higher benefits a month before Nov. 7 elections, The increase, attached (o legislation extending Ihe $450 billion ceiling on the national debt for four months, will be financed by higher payroll withholding taxes starting Jan. Nixon Signs Social Security Bill 1. The lax bile will rise from the present maximum of $468 to $594 nexl year. Before flying to San Cle- menle, for two weeks, the President said he was signing Ihe bill nut of "my deep concern for the well-being of our older Americans" but warned Congress that it must join the a i i a i in i i nther federal programs to offset a $3.7 billion deficit created by the bill.

Nixon noted in a statement that the debt ceiling legislation will expire again on Oct. 31 and Iceland Awaits Chess Champion FIUENDS MEET--Sen. William Dean Barrow (at left) is greeted by William H. Powell at the Nicevillc-Valparalso Club's installation dinner mecling, which featured Sen. as the guest speaker.

Photo hy Emma Goggin McGovern May Make Changes WASHINGTON (DPI) -Sen. foeorge S. McGovern is planting to unveil major changes this week in his income redistribution plan a controversial proposal that has left liim at odds with old-line Democratic party regulars. Advance indications were WcGovcrn's original to give every man, Jwoman and child in the nation or more every year will be changed into a complex system of income tax credits. That would i i a the possibility of millionaires and their hired Jielp being all on Ihe same dole.

Other major changes were expected to eliminate more tax loopholes and shelters so Ihe general tax rale on upper- income people would not have to be raised to "soak the rich" levels. REYKJAVIK (UPD--Icelan- dic officials waited nervously Saturday for U.S. chess Grand Master Bobby Fischer, who is scheduled to start his world championship match against Russian Boris Spassky here Sunday. Chess sources said the International Chess Federation will presumably disqualify Fischer from world championship play if he fails to show up for the first game 5 p.m. Lolhar Schmidt, the German Grand Master serving as official arbiter at the match, said Ihe first game may be postponed if the official match physician finds a medical reason for Fischer to ask for a postponement, The temperamental 29-year- old challenger three times postponed his departure from New York without giving any explanation.

Some chess sources said he was playing a game of nerves, trying to upset the 35-year-old champion, who has been in Iceland since June 21 preparing for the marathon match which wiil include 24 games. Others said Fischer was stalling because he was not happy with the money offered. The Icelandic organizers have put up $125,000 in prize money with five-eighths going to the winner and Ihe rest to the loser. The sources said Fischer suddenly demanded an additional 30 per cent share of the gate receipts but the Icelandinc Chess Federation rejected it. a new one must be approved.

"I place (he Congress on notice now a if fiscally irresponsible riders are then attached to that debt ceiling bill for which it is not possible (o find offsetting cuts in other programs--then I will hesilate to exercise my right and responsibility to veto," he said. The Social Security increase was initialed by Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Com- millee, and was overwhelmingly approved by both parties in the House and Senate Friday before Congress recessed fo Ihe Democralic 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 individuals will rise from $133 to $161, and for a couple from $223 to $270. The maximum benefit will grow from $216 a month to $259 for an individual, and from $324 lo $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 Picnic Cancelled Cancellation of Ihe Fourth of July picnic lhal had been tentatively scheduled for the Playground Area was announced regretfully by the chairman of Ihe picnic com-' millee, Scott Foster, Friday afternoon. Foster, announcer al a local radio station, said that Ihe security and other arrangements that would have had lo be made for the featured guest speaker, Gov.

Winfield Dunn of Tennessee, had proved lo be too much to cope with in the limited amount of time available. Foster asserted Saturday afternoon that members of Ihe committee are resolved to have a Fourth of July picnic in 1973 and will start planning for it in January. Destin Art Show Scheduled corn oner Adminislrati llrbnn Development DESTIN-More than 1,200 individual pieces of art have been entered by 73 people in the 1972 Summer Show of the Destin Art Club and will be on display al Ihe Community Center from 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Laura Wright, Art Club president, said thai judging of winners was completed Saturday afternoon, but that names of Ihe winners would be withheld until 4 p.m.

Sunday. Judging the entries in five categories, besides the children's division, were Lew Dahlstroin, manager of Waterfront Galleries, Pensacola; Harry Bodenhamer, manager of the DeVille Motel, Fort Walton Beach; and Nelyne Allan, art supervisor for Bay County schools. Categories judged were: oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels and drawings and crafts. In each category, a first prize of $35 and a second prize of $20 will be awarded. In addition, a Best of Show prize of $100 and a People's Choice Award of $50 will be presented.

Artists were limited to two pieces of art work lo be displayed i i the Community Center building because of limited space. All others were displayed in the yard outside. Sikes Will Nominate Askew As Favorite Son PANAMA CITY (UPD-Rep. Robert Sikes, still plans to place the name of Florida Gov. Reubin Askew into nomination as a favorite son at the Democralic National Convention.

Although the governor's staff said Askew sent word to Sikes thai he does not want to be nominated, Sikes said Friday, "until he tells me differently, I plan lo go ahead." The Crestview congressman emphasized that even if he Mrs. Mitchell Wins DEVELOPMENT-This sign at Hie corner of Germany and Third in Fort Walton Beach of the housing Neighborhood Program in progress In (He area. (Continued from Page 1A) He said they had a "compact" lhal "we aren't going to be in Washington after Nov. 7. We're going lo leave lock, stock and barrel We're going to get out of this ral race." Mitchell called Martha "that little sweetheart" and added: "I love her so much.

She gets a lillle upset about politics, but she loves me and I love'her and Dial's what counts." Mrs. Mitchell, in her first call, said "I love my husband very much, but I'm not going to stand for all those dirty things that go on." She said she'd had enough nf the "cops and robbers game" of polilic's, and "I'm trying lo net my husband out of it." The Mitchells, both previously divorced, were married in December, 1357, at Elklon, and have one child, Marty, an 11-year-old daughter. Mrs. Mitchell, a native of Arkansas, has a 25-year-old son, Jay Jennings, by her first marriage. Mitchell spent Saturday morning in staff conferences at Ihe Nixon committee headquar- lers, Shumway said, and planned "for Ihe time being" to work one floor above in the Washington offices of his New York law firm, Mudge, Rose, Gulhrie and Alexander.

Mitchell is a specialist in municipal bonds. Nixon, who worked for the same firm in New York during most of the 1960s, noted the "most substantial sacrifice, personal and financial," that Mitchell undertook when he came to Washington. nominated Askew he would still support Alabama Gov. George Wallace al Ihe convention, where he is a dclagale and Askew will deliver the keynote address, Askew's press secretary Don Pride said earlier in the week a person cannot be placed in nomination unless he has submitted previous written permission and Askew does not intend supplying the permission. But Sikes insisted, "the last lime I lalked to him, he was agreeable to me nominating him." Al a Naval Coastal Laboratory System dedication here, Sikes said, "I don't see any conflict with my legal and moral commitments to George Wallace.

I still can vole for Wallace and I will." He added, "Nominaling Governor Askew is a courtesy we normally extend lo a top- ranking Florida official. It is a good thing for Florida.it brings up the name of the state and gives it national mention. Of course we realize it won't come to anything and he definetly does not want to run for vice- presidenl." Sikes said Askew's role as keynote speaker and his prestige among young Democralic leaders in the south, makes him a prime "Favorite son" nominee. NDP Enters Second Year In Fort Walton Beach For! Wallon Beach is entering its second year of parlicipation in I Neighborhood Program and approximately 30 home owners and many renters have been relocated. These a i i and in- i i a were relocated primarily from Germany Dr.

with some coming from Carson Dr. into various areas of the cily. Nexl targel of relocation will he primarily Carson Dr. and Hollywood all in the puller's Terrace area. To observe Ihe first year of NDP an open house was held andThursday at ihc Chcsler i i Center.

Slide presentations of 'Hie NDP program plus maps, pictures and phamplets were available. Tom Ulbricht of Milo Smith Associates, Tampa, the NDP's Claiming firm, was present fllong with Bill Peebles, executive director in Forl Wallon Beach They presented talks and answered questions from lliesc concerned aboul Ihe program, Project Area Coordinators fro'ni Butler's Terrace, staff 'members from Peebles office look part in the program wilh somo cily council jvidhibcrs. Mn reaching (he half way properly acquisition of property phase, $165,293.45 has been sfxnil for obtaining 26 parcels on Germany and Cnrson Drive. The NDP has acquired 26 parcels of land of Ihe 49 scheduled for Ihe first year with four expeced lo be closed prior 10 July 1. However, NDP officials related lhal some land owners have expressed dissalifaction will) the offers and seven may have lo go lo court.

None of (hesc land owners actually live on the properly. The new program came to Forl Walton Beach in July 1971 i an operating fund of $682,000 from the federal government and matching city funds. For the current year officials had asked for an additional $182,000 lo supplement an original $500,000 in federal funds io operale the program. There is no time limil set on the local program which operates on year lo year basis. 11 is designated as a long term program of planning and acquisition of properties and Ihc relocation of persons.

Who runs (he NDP? It is administered by Ihe cily wilh Ihe cily council sitting as a Koverning body lo set policy, hire staff members, approve program action, budgels and make approval on Ihe annual NDP rcqucsl for funds from Ihc Department of Housing and Urban Development. Forl Wallon'Beach and the neigborhoods selected for NDP were done so onthe basis of detailed guide lines laid down hy Ihe federal and the Florida Stale Legislature. Administering the program locally are city councilmen Hurdis Brock, Joe Guidry, Fred Hedrick, George Palmer, Art Schweizer, H.C. Van Buskirk and C.H. Rigdon Jr.

who sil on Ihe Urban Renewal agency and Peebles, executive diector. Wallor J. Smith is the attorney for both the NDP and cily. According to the guidelines, a project area commillee is also supposed to be in force, made up of residents who volunteer lime to meel with the agency to prepare plans and work program for the NDP program in (lie various neighborhoods. This committee's funclion is lo incorporate good points of the firsl plans and ideas expressed lo them by residents.

The PAC is assisted by full-time, paid professional planners who are lo advise PAC and provide analytical and Icehnical "know- how." Setting Ihc legal procedures for Ihe NDP is close together are also stipulalions for the funding by NDP. According to Ihe NDP, the program is designed for all lypes of plans, to make life better for all residents of the area. It provides for numerous things such as housing, business and shopping area, working area, parks and playgrounds, schools, streets, off street parking and elimination of conflict between land uses. Examples of Ihe latter are major business or industrial plants in residential areas or Ihe opposite. The program can provide for new housing types such as town houses, patio homes and garden apartments.

Closely linked with the NDP program is the Fair Housing Law which has the aim of providing every person in the United Slates an equal opportunity to choose housing suited to his needs and financial abilily, wherever lie would like lo live. Public Law 91-646. Ihis end, the FHL (Title Some of the prerequisites are VIII of Ihe Civil Rights Act of that more than half of the iflGB) bans more buildings in a neighborhood musl be In need of either major or clearance. There musl be ueficiences in streets, alleys, sidewalks 1 storm seweros, parking, play and recreation area or other public services, Conditions such as over crowding, lots that are too small and buildings erected loo discr'immination based on race, religion, color or national origin in Ihe sale or rental of housing covered by law. According the Peebles, prior lo starting the Fort Wallon Beach program in 1W1, he and Ihe URA attempted lo plan Ihe local program lo avoid pitfalls nf nther areas, One of these he said was Ihe acquiring of property with (he owners having no place to go.

Peebles and his staff do not actually relocate families or persons renting bul he said his staff assists in finding suitable housing and manages the money transactions of Ihe NDP. The NDP can provide up to $15,000 for these relocations. Under the program the NDP receives appraisals on the property which is to be acquired and on those the family desires lo move into. The NDP pays the owner for his properly according to the appraisals and assists financially with obtaining the new accomodations. Peebles gave a hypothetical case where the NDP pays $8,000 for Ihe property which the NDP wants to acquire.

He said that Ihe person relocating may find a house which fits his needs but Ihe house soils for $19,000.1 this case the NDP pays the other $11,000 lo the person relocating who now has a home with no mortgage payments. Peebles pointed out that the money helps lo reestablish persons and ease Ihe hardships. The NDP also handles the closing costs, moving expenses and first-year renl supplements. There are cases the person to'be relocated does not nwn his land and as a rule, a mortgage is required only if ihc loan is $3,500 or more. The current rate of interest in this case is three per cent.

In many cases the NDP also pays construction costs which arise in trying lo renovate the house to suit the new tenant's needs. Handling of Ihe actual acquisition of new houses is done between the person seeking housing and real estate agencies. Some of the areas persons have relocated to are Comet, Oakland, Holmes Elm Fourth Miramar Homes, Sanla Rosa and Deluna Roads. At least four of these NDP Continued on page 8A Playground Daily News FREEDOM NWrVArtt published Swxfcy thru Momkiaibv HAYGHOUND DAI IT NtWS I I EfUn rortwor SI fl. Waftm buck, Ftwida tt i i i i 'MUM FttnW 7, to iHM hrt VMM MAIN OFFICE WANT ADS 'MMH7' -MH211 VALP-NICeVILLE CIRCULATION 1O-4U2 mi W.

MMMML I MV, Mr Mr MI. I itn, i MM pw I MvMJt. I I tt.ri.iMMiiii.il. cent Social Security payroll lax for employers and employes on the first $9,000 of income will rise lo 5.5 per cent on $10,800 in 1973 and lo 5.5 per cent on $12,000 in 1974, This means lhal anyone making $10,800 or more nexl year will pay a maximum $594 in Social Security taxes, compared to $468 Ihis year. In 1974, Ihose wilh incomes of $12,000 or more will pay the maximum of $6SO.

Allhough Nixon stressed the inflalionary 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 i i i i welfare reform proposals. Nixon's welfare plan, including a 5 per cent Social Security increase, hns cleared the House bul still awaits Senate action. Now that Ihe Senate has approved its own, higher boost, MacGregor said, it is highly unlikely lhal senators would worry about the complicated welfare bill in the waning months of an election year. He said Nixon signed the bill, despite his warning Thursday night that II was "highly inflationary, because Congress probably would have overridden a veto. GET HIM, dad can lick your dad," warns one of the sons of 300 pound St.

Bernard Despite Nero's sleepy look, llicre are few residents of dogdom who would not agree with junior. PGDN--DPI Photo Okaloosa Digest Items to appeal In UK Okaloosa Digest must be brought Into ate Playground Dally News oftlce In written form by representatives of the organizations who wish to have tnelr notices appear. is not possible for PGDN staff members to lake these items on the tekpbone. Chamber Directors VALPARAISO--The Board of Directors of Niceville- Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular meeting at noon Monday in the board room of the Chamber Building. Cub Scout Round table SHAL1MAR-- Cub Scout Leaders of Choctawhatchee District will hold a roundtable at 7 p.m.

Monday, at the Shalimar Melhodist Church. District Meeting VALPARAISO--A meeting of the District Committee of Choctawhatchee District, Boy Scouts of America is scheduled for 7p.m. Monday at the Oakhill Elementary School. News in Brief VATICAN CITY (UPI)-The Vatican's third ranking official said Saturday Pope Paul VI does not intend to resign when he reaches age 75 despite repeated reports he will do so. "He never gave anyone any reason to bj.ieve he would resign at 75," said Msgr.

Giovanni Benelli, the Vatican's Assistant Secretary of Slate. "In fact, he has expressly said he will not do so." The denial made during a Vatican Radio interview with Benelli, who As third in the Vatican behind the Pope and Secretary of Cardinal Jean Villot. Benelli sa' the latest round of reports the Pope would resign when he turns 75 on Sept. 26 were "very strange" and lacked any basis in fact. Reports the Pope would resign at 75 began in 1966 when he publicly suggested all bishops submit their resignations to him at that age.

MIAMI BEACH (UPI)-Special box seats and a portable ramp for partially paralyzed George Wallace were installed Saturday at the site of the Democratic National Convention. Convention Manager Richard Murphy ordered the six-chair box reserved for Wallace after what he described as a "completely cooperative" Friday meeting here with top aides of the Alabama governor. Murphy also ordered a closed-circuit television installed in Wallace's suit at a Miami hotel so the governor could observe the convention proceedings from his room. The special box was located on the floor near an exit to the sprawling convention hall to limit the distance Wallace would have to travel through the delegate-congested convention floor Wallace Plans to Attend Murphy said he ordered the portable ramp built for the box on the assumption the governor would attend the convention in a wheelchair. "Thegovernor's people are optimistic and are planning on his being here," Murphy said.

As construction work for the July 10-13 conclave neared completion atthe convention hall, Murphy reiterated the party's determination to hold the convention costs to $2 million As an example of the party's efforts to save money, Murohv said several bicycles will be rented instead of cars to run errands between hotels and the convention offices Security Strategy Area police chiefs, meanwhile, continued to refine and detail a major change in security strategy that will double the number of policemen assigned to duty at the political conventions The revised security plan will give Miami Beach Police Chief Rocky Pomerance-the convention security boss--an estimated 2,000 city, county and state police officers, plus 3,000 National Guardsmen and an unspecified number of federal troops at his callin the event of a major civil disturbance..