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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1973
Page
1
Property owners welcomed a proposed $1.5 million general obligation bond while voicing concern that park work totals $1,143,264 with half funded by federal matching grants. Petitions circulate as Mayor Robert Rock promotes the measure to fund local shares for federal grants, boosting a total impact to $2.75 million with Park board members cited.
Petitions will circulate to property owners and other groups as the city eyes a bond issue. Park Superintendent William McCarty warned a five to ten cent tax rate increase is possible if the City County Building Authority fails to win approval. If defeated, revenue sharing money would fund No 1 fire station and deplete bonded indebtedness.
Twenty six Americans freed by the Vietnamese arrive at Valley Forge General Hospital as Army Maj. Floyd J Thompson, prisoner for nine years, greets his family. The group, including Maj. Kushner and three others, are flown from Travis and Clark Air Base, with 400 well wishers including 275 schoolchildren cheering amid rain.
Hanoi endures war torn after December air raids. Premier Pham Van Dong urges vigilance while residents rebuild. Mayor Tran Duy Hung describes scars of bombardment across the city, notably Kham Thien and Bach Mai Hospital. Casualty estimates vary, with Western observers noting hundreds to several thousand killed.
Michael Barclay says Pat Barclay’s liver function is excellent and he’s gaining weight after a liver transplant at Sloan Kettering. The five year old will reenter the institute for a re evaluation this Friday to assess withdrawal from the experimental ALG drug used to prevent rejection. Doctors hope to discharge him to Indiana within two or three weeks if he remains stable. Seven months have passed since the family was last home in Indiana.
Attorney Paul W. Kelley died of smoke inhalation in a two story frame house at 411 Ellenhurst Dr. Sun day morning. His wife Sara escaped after attempting to rescue him from a downstairs bedroom where investigators say the fire started. Kelley, 52, a Kentucky University Law School graduate in 1947, may have been smoking in bed. The body was found near his bed in the front door area. Mrs. Kelley was treated and released later. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Marys Catholic Church with graveside rites at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. He served as World War II veteran and held posts in American Legion and other groups. Surviving are his widow, a son in Ecuador, and a brother. He had lived in Anderson 26 years.
Financial markets reopen after a two week pause and the dollar strengthens. The page notes political strains in West Germany over anti Americanism within the Social Democratic Party and worries of U.S. troop withdrawal. Other items report Panama Canal Zone dispute diplomacy and Indiana tax reform progress amid a busy news day.
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