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The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 69

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The Miami Heraldi
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Miami, Florida
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Action (If Line KEYS 30 d0 0 I a 1 Ivel KEYS otzsA )1 iir In I 4 i Action Ali Line A 111 0 EDITION Cents ITION mnts EDITIO ents See inside back page of this section See incide bock pogo of this Aortinn 276 Pages 62nd 218 -No 218 Florida's Complete Newspaper Two Latin American Editions An Published Daily Sunday July 2 1972 11172 The Miami Herald Publishing Cs 2 S-: cam- iUigeIiell ttnigs as Campaign Boss Illigehell ttillis as Caltiliaigit Boss 1 7-- Oh John Chooses Martha Ahead of Nixon I '4- 1' 4 40 4 ''z" -f- 4 -1' Nt 1 4- Nw Ift 1 I 'a i'e: I '''A i s'''' Tw a ---n A the disappointments and brickbats but must accept the frequent absence of a husband and father "I am well aware that this has been particularly true of the Mitchell family and am most appreciative of the sacrifice Martha and you have both made in the service of the nation" Mitchell's letter dated Friday opened with an expression of appreciation for the President's "words of friendship and understanding" at their luncheon meeting earlier in the day "I have long believed and have often said that nothing is more important to the fu the disappointments and brickbats but must accept the frequent absence of a husband and father "1 am well aware that this has been par- tieularly true of the Mitchell family and am most appreciative of the sacrifice Martha and you have both made in the service of the na- lion Mitchell's letter dated Friday opened with an expression of appreciation for the President's "words of friendship and under- at their luncheon meeting earlier in the day he had decided to withdraw from full-time politics but would remain available as an adviser to the Committee for the Reelection of the President The committee announced that Mitchell's successor in the $60000-a-year came paign director's post will be Clark MacGregor the former five-term Minnesota congressman who has served ai counsel to the President for congressional relations since January 1971 The $42500-a-year congressional-relations job will now go to William Timmons who has been an assistant to MacGregor the White House said Mitchell's resignation was announced shortly before Nixon took off for a 212-week he had decided to withdraw from full-time politics but would remain available as an ad- viser to the Committee for the Reelection of the President The committee announced that Mitch- ell's successor in the $60000-a-year cam paign director's post will be Clark MacGre- gor the former five-term Minnesota con- gressman who has served as th counsel to President for congressional relations since January 1971 The $42500-a-year congressional-rela- tions job will now go to William Timmons California vacation Accompanying the announcement was an exchange of cordial letters between the President and Mitchell who was Nixon's law partner and close friend before the 1968 campaign began In his letter dated Saturday the President said he thoroughly understood and appreciated Mitchell's "compelling reasons" for withdrawing from fulltime political activity to be with his wife and their 10-year-old daughter Marty "When you came to Washington you made a most substantial sacrifice personal and financial" the President wrote "However in my 26 years of political' life I have oten noted that the greater sacrifice is usually the wife's since she must not only share California vacation Accompanying the an nouncement was an exchange of cordial let- ters between the President and Mitchell who was Nixon's law partner and close friend be- fore the 1968 campaign began In his letter dated Saturday the Presi- dent said he thoroughly understood and ap- preciated Mitchell's "compelling reasons" for withdrawing from fulltime political activity to be with his wife and their 10-year-old daughter Marty When you came to Washington you made a most substantial sacrifice personal Miami Herald-Los Angeles Times Wire WASHINGTON Faced with a choice between his family and his high political post John Mitchell resigned Saturday as director of President Nixon's reelection paign The abrupt decision by the former attorney general who also headed the 1968 Nixon campaign was announced eight days after his outspoken wife Martha telephoned a reporter to announce that she had served her husband with an "ultimatum to get out of politics" Otherwise she said she would leave him After a series of family consultations Mitchell made up his mind and informed the President at a luncheon meeting Friday that his outspoker porter to anr husband wit! politics" Ot leave him After a Mitchell mad President at Miami Herald-Los Angeles Times Wire WASHINGTON Faced with a choice between his family and his high political post John Mitchell resigned Saturday as director of President Nixon's reelection cam- paign The abrupt decision by the former attor- 'ney general who also headed the 1968 Nixon campaign was announced eight days after his outspoken wife Martha telephoned a re- porter to announce that she had served her husband with an 'ultimatum to get out of politics" Otherwise she said she would 6411 16401e: Staff Photo by BILL SANDERS A Happy John and Martha Mitchell during a 1970 visit to Miami ri BILL SANDERS Ilitchell lit to Alliansi -4 1 a 1 i 4 '0 4 '5 4 Turn to Page 2A Col 4 Ooln Immo Ankh I Staff Photo by RICHARD PORGHAM Edward Becker Awaits a Fare in Line at Beach Hotel area's fragmented laws mean many riderless miles Business: A Sore Spot Dade's Transport Picture President Displeased But Signs WASHINGTON President Nixon Saturday signed a 20 per cent boost in Social Security benefits to start in September But be called the measure fiscally irresponsible and said it will cause a S37-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 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 Nixon to veto the Social Security boost without killing the increase in the debt ceiling Had the ceiling not been increased it would have automatically dropped to $400 billion thus crippling the government fiscally Benefits to Ilise 20 7-7 rwoos-t MM 1 ovs Itellet itS to Itise 20TO ak Cutts! Sark ---A Iv 117 1 ve ste ti 't re- tait 411 fli wwwilvis AL Social ITAY I Mit 444 tt A i 1 1 4I 4 1 4 4 0 0 Ci IP 4 44 oe11) em' ter c---' 4 i s- 14 4 It Ef Lee 1 7 7 lii- Yi 1 4 i i 1 i i 0 4 4 President 4 4r-iv: 1 Displeased President Nixon Saurday Signs i I 4 L--7----- i 11 --1 WASHINGTON (AP)-- 4i NA 43 -t i ii 1 I signed a 20 per cent boost in I 'It )k 41 Social Security benefits to 't ci ft-170--4 start in September But he tor 't- L''' 4 called the measure fiscally ir ii 1 I T'- responsible and said it will () 7 -7 0 7-'7e -4 4' '''It' '1 1 tx It 5 4 inl 1 1 '1 ekko91413 'a4o1 cause a $37-billion deficit I-- i -it t- 1- '1k that must be offset by cuts in 4 'I 1- a I' rv -s programs other pr ems ---s 4- I 4 I 2 L- 1 -r- i 11 A 111 The Social Security mea sure the biggest 'money in i crease in the program's histo- Staff Photo by RICHARD PORGHAM s- 4 ry as tied to a bill extend- 7-41-1 t- -k 11 1 'T Edward Becker Awaits a Fare in Line at Beach 'Intel ing the nation's $450-billion debt ceiling through Oct 31 1'' 77' '-7' L- area's fragmented laws nzean many riderless miles -i 0- of this year This linkage sponsored by Business: -A' Sore Spot Democrats in Congress but voted for by most Republi- lao to 13 1 i I 1 RI i --4-1 i 4 cans made it impossible for Nixon to veto the Social Se- 4 lr 0 curit boost without killin Dade Transport Picture the increase in the debt cell- I ing Had the ceiling not been '-'-'4 70- 10010 0-- increased it would have auto- matically dropped to $400 billion thus crippling the 1 government fiscally -4 i I By STEVE SINK Herald Staff Writer A Cleveland couple bound for a Jamaica vacation was stopping for a night at a Miami Beach hotel After a $9 taxicab ride from Miami International Airport the young man muttered to his wife just loud enough for the driver to hear: "With rates like this I'm glad we're only going to be here a day" By STE' Herald A Clevelanc for a JamaicE stopping for Miami Beach $9 taxicab rii International young man IT wife just loud driver to hea like this I'm going to be he By STEVE SINK Herald Staff Writer A Cleveland couple bound for a Jamaica vacation was stopping for a night at a Miami Beach hotel After a taxicab ride from Miami County are part of the reason the taxicab business is one of the most-criticized aspects of Dade's transportation picture The taxi business here is fraught with red tape One major cab-company owner says he pays $6000 a year in license fees to eight different city governments This contributes to the feature that the cab-riding public finds most distasteful rates that are among the nation's County are part of the reason the taxicab business is one of the most-criticized aspects of Dade's transpor- tation picture The taxi business here is fraught with red tape One Yellow Cab of Miami driver was hailed by three men as he drove north on Collins Avenue Heeding the regulations that prohibit him from picking up customers in the city of Miami Beach the driver shook his head and drove on As he looked in the rearview mirror the driver saw one of the men making an obscene gesture in his direction These two incidents and the fact that they are repeated almost daily in Dade Yellow Cab of Miami driver was hailed by three men as he drove north on Collins Avenue Heeding the regula- tions that prohibit him from picking up customers in the city of Miami Beach the Sllorty's Staff Photo by MIKE VSKYOPS blaze broke out while the restaurant preparing to reopen this week was pre-cooking ribs over fires that were being processed by a new anti-pollution device installed in the restaurant's chimney The device sparked and ignited grease in the kitchen fire officials said by MIKE VERYON preparing to Is over fires nti-pollution fimney The the kitchen Shorty's Bar-B-Q barbecued Saturday before Metro firemen could douse the 2I-year-old structure at 9200 South Dixie Highway Flames swept the widely known ribs-and-chicken place Saturday The A day later after delivering a passenger to the borne Hotel on the Beach a A day later ing a passeng borne Hotel AMONG HIS serious objections 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 offsetting cuts in other programs cannot be made ''then I will not hesitate to exercise my right and responsibility to veto" Congress rushed through 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 AMONG HIS serious ob- jections Nixon said in a White House statement Match May Start Late 31 Gov Wallace Prepares to Be Courted By The Front-Runners at Convention :11011 s'Play Set to Begin' 4 i Pia) PM But Where's Bobby But A SURVEY of a dozen major metropolitan areas across the country showed that only San Francisco has a higher taxi fare rate than Dade's fare structure of 50 cents for the first one-sixth mile and a dime for every one-sixth mile after that That figures to $1 for the first mile and 60 cents for each additional mile When applied to the county's vast distances it is not difficult to understand why taxicabs account for less than one per cent of the individual trips made each day by Dade residents and visitors Although taxi -company Turn to Page 16A Col laxi 11 Chess I aX In Chess 4 Taxi 1 Rehnquist Refuses Daley's Plea 33A Gallup Poll: Nixon Still Leads 32A 171Bolt If Cheated McGorern Says 324 Democrats' Unity Is Crumbling 311 By PHIL GAMEY Herald Staff Writer George Wallace's strategists once again see him as a pivotal figure and power broker in 1972 politics whose support will be critical to any stop-McGovern movement at the Democratic National Convention The day before the Credentials Committee led by McGovern forces supported a challenge to the Georgia delegation Two of that state's uncommitted delegates who were avowed Wallace supporters were thrown off and replaced by two blacks both McGovern loyalists THE CALIFORNIA dallenge will be decided ultimately on the convention ire the Credentee led by Mc-supported a the Georgia del) of that state's delegates who I Wallace sup-thrown off and Lwo blacks both yalists IFORNIA chal)e decided ultithe convention MiNIVO01401k1 said the first game could be postponed if the official match physician finds medical reason for Fischer to ask for a delay The temperamental 29- year-old challenger three times postponed his depar 1 ron: THE SOCIAL Security provisions also provide for ur automatic increases Turn to Page 2A Col director "I think it is now clear that no Democrat can win the nomination or the election without Gov Wallace's support And they won't get it for nothing" For the Wallace forces it was an act of sweet revenge "The plans are for Gov Wallace to stand on braces Ilwn to Page 2A Col 3 Turn to Page 27A Cot 1 ige 27A Cot 1 behind the podium and address the convention" said one Wallace lieutenant "When he does that the only way McGovern can upstage him will be to go out and walk on water" While members of the Florida delegation (all but six of the 81 Wallace supporters) are talking of nominating the Alabama governor for vice president Wallace's key staff members are involved in more pragmatic schemes Only a Sharpie Could Win Il(1 Wilt 4 REYKJAVIK Iceland (UPI) Officials Saturday formally declared play ready to begin today in the World 1 Chess Championship even hou gh US challenger Bobby Fischer had not yet shown up for his opening bout with champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union 4: However Dr Max Euwe president of the International I' Chess Federation said in the opening ceremony in Iceland's National Theater that 4 he was convinced Fischer I would arrive in time for the match at 5 pm (I pm 4 I Miami time) 1 He said it was possible under the federation rules to I have the first of the 24 4 games postponed until Tuesday if Fischer wanted it IHowever other sources said Fischer could be disqualified if he does not show up for i the first game Lothar Schmidt the German grand master serving as official arbitar at the match i REYKJAVI (UPI) Off formally deck to begin toda 1 Chess Cham Bobby Fische i shown up f( with Spassky of th However president of tl I' Chess Federat opening cere 1 land's Nation 1 he was con would arrive match at 5 4 Miami time) 1 He said it under the fed I have the fil games postpo i day if Fisci I However oth Fischer could if he does nt the first gamc man lo tghr aa rn dS cml 1 i official arbita aft- I tJ--- 1 -t A i 0 -k --44--- it- -k- 47' I 1v 1- 0 1 )gt 4 0 ft 1 141 A ik A 'Or 40 '''IL PI -'0 044- -4 1- 6'44-- '47 44 44 :4 4 'A COUNCIL Idaho (AP) Shooed along with a healthy tap from a broom Little 66 scooted down the raceway Saturday to win Council's annual Porcupine Derby Tim Thompson 16 a Council high school student won $75 in the event Sixteen porcupines all caught in the hills around Council were placed under garbage cans which were kicked over to start the race Teenage boys wearing boots and armed with brooms herded them down the track to the finish line ig with a healthy raceway Satur- )ol student won the hills around ins which were wearing boots the track to the Trip Brings Joy to kids Because Miamians have opened their hearts and their pocketbooks local children are enjoying 0 weeks this summer at the YMCA's Camp Florida Jousting on Lake Grassy is just one or the many thrills in The Herald's Senda-Kid-to-C a pro gram Busloads of boys and girsl are scheduled to leave throughout the summer for the camp at Lake Palcid 6 7- WHERE TEl FIND IT IT 4 1 7 LAST THURSDAY Wallace agents joined Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie Henry Jackson and Shirley Chisholm in putting together a Credentials Committee coalition that blunted if not destroyed McGovern's chance of a first-ballot victory The committee by a vote of 72-66 stripped the South Dakota senator of 151 of his 271 California delegate votes "We have said all along that no one would win on the first ballot" said Charles Snider WI lace's campaign 4'- 17r 4 -4-474 -00-4' 7- -7- Ii--- -A- -zz--00w- i 444 vw--' --06'-' 4 4 4g-4 4r 4 ---4f---- 44 4 10-r Amusements IK Art 2K Books Classified 6C Deaths 811 Editorials 6A Falkner OF Financial EG Florida News 28 Goren 811 He loise 5F Horoscope 811 Huddy 1K Knight GA Landers Comics Latin News 4C 28 18 5F BB 1K BA ics AC Living Today IF Real Estate I Madenholl IBE Sports I McGrath 4F Thosteson BF Mindlin 5G Tipoff 21 A Movies 4K Travel 12 Music 2K TVRadio Tabloid People OA Weather 2A Pepe 2E IF Real Estate IH DE Sports I Thosteson OF Chuckle Once there was a bad' tempered civil engineer he always built cross reads Today's thro See Story 30A Stet Photo by JIM SIRMINGHAM aio ma-absmoni 1MMoinImmu-almL.

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