Nixon Pledges No Delay In Ending Vietnam War
United States officials pledge no avoidable delay in ending the Vietnam conflict at the Paris peace talks. North Vietnam rejects Saigon's insistence on a full troop pullout and accuses the U.S. of breaking faith by not signing the draft peace agreement.
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William J. Porter
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North Vietnam
Nine Die In Fire At New Atlanta Elderly Home
A seventh floor blaze at Baptist Towers in southwest Atlanta killed nine residents and injured 32 as the new 11 story facility housed about 300 elderly. Fire officials say the fire began in one room and spread down the hall igniting several apartments. most bodies found in the hall and many victims reportedly suffered heart attacks.
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Atlanta, Ga
Baptist Towers
Atlanta
Jim Seagraves
Warmer Weather Predicted For Southwest Through Friday
The U S Weather Service forecast fair skies and rising temperatures in the Southwest through Friday after light snow Thursday that deposited .02 inch in downtown Lawton. Daytime highs should reach the lower 50s today with a low near 30, and a Friday high in the lower 60s. Thursday recorded a high of 40 and a low of 33.
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Lawton
U.S. Weather Service
Fire Drives Women To Deadly Leap In New Orleans
Spectators crowded the streets as five women jumped from the 15th floor of a burning 16 story building. Eight men were trapped on the roof and four people died. Fire Chief Louis San Salvador said ladders were three stories short and arson is being considered. The crowd watched in horror as flames neared.
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Orleans
Louis San Salvador
Rooftop Fall Tragedy Seen By Crowds
Eyewitnesses recount a dramatic eight story plunge from a rooftop. A young blonde screams for mercy while others fall in rapid succession, tumbling toward the edge of the building as a crowd reacts with shock. The scene ends with emergency attention and an onlooker’s account.
Final Plan For Ward Splits OK'd
Lawton's Redistricting Commission approved a final ward plan at a Wednesday meeting with a public hearing set for 7 pm. The plan groups the Dunbar Monroe and Ranch Oak black precincts in one ward and shifts Ranch Oak from Ward 5 to Ward 6, Roosevelt to Ward 3, and Washington to Ward 5 from Ward 3. The eight ward charter now forces odd numbered wards to elect in odd years, prompting a swap of Ward Six and Ward Seven numbers.
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Monroe
Rogers To Remain As U S Secretary Of State Nixon Reshuffles Top Positions
The White House announced that U S troop strength in Vietnam will stay at 27 000 pending Paris peace talks. Press secretary Ziegler said no comment on further withdrawals until Kissinger negotiates in Paris while Nixon reviews Southeast Asia with top aides. Kissinger travels to Florida to brief Nixon on Saturday.
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Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs
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Creighton Abrams
Army
Kissinger
Ziedler
Florida
Countdown Begins For Apollo 17 Shot
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports the Saturn V countdown for Apollo 17 began at 8 30 am EST with a planned 9 53 pm liftoff next Wednesday the first nighttime U S manned launch. The crew Cernan Schmitt Evans spent the day in simulators as last formal training ends.
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Ronald T. Evans
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Multiple Oklahoma club raids arrest 25 in Ottawa Delaware counties
State county and city officers raided 18 private clubs in Ottawa and Delaware counties simultaneously Wednesday night, arresting 25 owners operators and employees. The sweep targeted illegal clubs and involved police agencies across several jurisdictions.
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Miami
Okla
Ottawa
Delaware
Oklahoma Supreme Court OKs Playoff Ineligible Player Ruling
The Oklahoma Supreme Court voted 6-0 to dissolve a Tulsa district court injunction and uphold OSSAA's ruling that Tulsa Washington was ineligible for the Class 4A football playoffs, reinstating Muskogee to face Hale to determine Eisenhower's state championship opponent. scheduling for the Hale Muskogee game has not been set.
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Tulsa Hale
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Supreme Court
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon reshuffles top State Department posts
President Nixon will keep Secretary of State William P. Rogers in his second term and name Kenneth Rush deputy secretary of state. William J. Casey becomes undersecretary for economic affairs, while William J. Porter is tapped as undersecretary for political affairs. John L. Irwin and A. Alexis Johnson are reassigned, Curtis Tarr remains coordinating security assistance, and further announcements are expected.
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