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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1972
Page
1
A early morning blaze at Baptist Towers in Atlanta killed nine and injured 32 residents. Fire Marshal Jim Seagraves cited smoke inhalation and a stalled elevator as contributing factors in the 11 story, 4.5 million dollar facility as residents awoke to buzzing alarms and fled through smoke filled stairs and hallways.
Fire on the seventh floor trapped residents while upper floors were spared. Vernon Paulk waited in the lobby for news about his elderly parents Lott and Gladys Paulk as they were later identified among the dead. Alice Ross, 63, also died. the blaze began in her living room and investigators could not determine a definite cause.
The Nixon administration keeps William P. Powers as secretary of state and reshuffles several top roles. The piece notes ongoing Vietnam bombardment and a ninth month of enemy action while directing readers to related pages for Indo China coverage and other security measures.
Detroit Mayor Roman Gribbs, elected NLC president, urged continuing revenue sharing to fund urban problems including crime unemployment housing and schools. He praised the program as a victory while warning against cuts to urban federal aid. Page 2.
The Anderson YMCA seeks a special exception to expand facilities at 12th and Jackson with a parking and setback variance. Plan director Donald McCarty notes potential nonconformance with the master plan and reduced downtown parking, while supporters cite expanded YMCA services. A second item requests a height variance for property at Interstates and Scatterfield Road, by Myrtle Darlington.
President Nixon met again with South Vietnamese envoy Nguyen Phu Duc signaling momentum toward a final allied stance on Vietnam peace. Pentagon said no new troop withdrawal announcements will be made. 27 000 ceiling reached as Vietnamization continues with some U S forces exiting in small numbers. Negotiations resume Monday in Paris with Kissinger returning to face Le Duc Tho.
Residents vent about slow-moving freight trains disrupting downtown traffic and causing frequent breakdown delays. Police demand universal warning signals and safer crossings, noting rising collision deaths locally and nationwide as calls for overpasses or tunnels grow.
Apollo 17 countdown starts as electrical power surges into a Saturn 5 rocket signaling the final planned US moon mission. Weather remains mild with sun and wind, highs in the 40s and scattered chances of light precipitation later.
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