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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1972
Page
1
Census Bureau data show television at 96.5 percent household reach in Anderson vs 90.4 percent for telephones. The report covers income, occupations, education, home values, and other SMSA statistics, noting manufacturing as the largest local industry and a median home value around 13 266 dollars.
President Nixon aide Henry Kissinger returned to Washington to brief on Indochina talks with President Thieu. Officials offered no firm progress details, citing continued negotiations on a cease-fire and an interim Saigon government. Thieu urged calm and warned against disturbance while observers noted a heated atmosphere and firm South Vietnamese positions.
About 50 students at Lapel High School heard Democrat candidate Katie Williams outline her platform. She urged peacetime full employment, backed the Mills Mansfield tax reform bill, and called for open lawmaking via television in committee rooms. She favored two years service for draft evaders as conscientious objectors and criticized abortion as a private matter.
Chesterfield couple Harold Evans and Sandra Evans died when a 19 year old Muncie man failed to yield and struck their car at County Roads 180 and 25 in Jay County. Their nine year old daughter Dannette survived with bruises and was treated at Ball Memorial Hospital. A passenger in the other car, Kathie Rees, is in critical condition. the incident injured several family members and prompted state police to investigate the fatal crash.
Four Turkish hijackers, university Marxists, released from a Boeing 707 at Sofia airport after 38 hours with more than 60 hostages. They surrendered and handed weapons to Bulgarian authorities. Ankara said the four seek political asylum in Bulgaria, while Turkey refused the demand to free 13 leftist prisoners. Bulgarian and Turkish officials voiced relief over the peaceful resolution.
AP reports Indianapolis Education Association and school board talks failed again Monday night. The board urged teachers to return to class amid a looming strike with up to 2,000 teachers expected to be out, and warned arrests could follow if the court order is not followed. Veterans Day closures preceded renewed negotiations.
About 60 people attended a Madison County judge forum at the Grandview Clubhouse where Republican William Clifford and Democrat Walter Dietzen aired views on juvenile justice. Dietzen defended current procedures, while Clifford criticized the Juvenile Center’s confinement practices and urged changes to rehabilitation efforts within budget limits.
A report contrasts hopeful signs among the young and educated with skepticism and apathy among the old and unemployed amid secret peace talks in Indochina believed to influence regional stability and future policy. The dispatch notes three MIG kills and ongoing hostilities in North and South Vietnam.
The notice notes on page 18 that four states will vote on property tax measures while others consider ballots on restoring the death penalty and allowing six member juries. Also mentions weather outlook and local items including obituaries and editorial features.
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