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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1972
Page
1
Florida officials report new rules curb prepaid vacation certificates linked to land sales near Walt Disney World. Developers now bear responsibility for complaints about hotel quality and sales tactics, ending assurances that victims only encounter unrelated pitches.
Baker explains cease and desist orders halted a devor's sales and new division rules require division approval before certificates. Groveland Ranch Acres in Miami, selling near Orlando, refunded $60,000 after certificates exceeded authorizations and will implement a staff handled program.
Kissinger flew back to Washington after four days of secret Paris negotiations with North Vietnamese representatives. He planned a White House briefing with Nixon and Rogers as Hanoi and Washington trade sharp Jargon over an end to U.S. involvement. Porter urged specifics on North Vietnamese withdrawal and verification while denouncing mock negotiations.
Stockholms Nobel committee awarded half of the $98 100 prize to Dr. Gerald Edelman of Rockefeller University and Dr. Rodney Porter of Oxford for deciphering antibodies structure and formation. Edelman quit violin to pursue science while Porter noted their complementary, independent work.
Anderson faces a 38 percent wholesale rate increase proposed by Indiana & Michigan Electric Company. The city council approved an electrical rate study with O'Brian and Gerer to justify a municipal rate rise before the Public Service Commission. If the FPC reduces or denies the hike, overpayments would be refunded to municipal customers.
Elwood Community School Board heard a preliminary report on converting the present high school to serve junior high needs starting 1973-74. The plan envisions moving the high school program to a new building and using the current high school site for the junior high, with the junior high building to be demolished.
The piece traces Friday the 13th myths from Eve and Adam to Frigg Freya and witch sabbaths. It notes Norse Germanic roots, Christian reinterpretations, and the 13 as unlucky concept tied to counting. It also mentions Friday the 13th as a day of potential misfortune with a tongue in cheek line about making a few more mistakes.
The famed New York venue will shutter after a labor dispute citing rising costs and falling attendance, then agree to a temporary reopening. The story appears on Page 3 with details on the closure and restart.
The Indiana Pacers seized a large first half lead then held on to beat the Memphis squad 109 105 in the 1973 ABA opener. The game details appeared on page 19 of the edition.
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