Fires kill and injure across the nation in weekend blazes
A nationwide series of fires left at least 18 dead and two missing. In Baltimore a row house fire killed four children while three firemen died and 27 were injured in Chicago after ceiling collapse trapped rescuers. Seven Pine Grove Resort workers perished in Kerhonkson New York as a three story building burned. Other victims occurred in Queens basement apartments, Wisconsin and Idaho residences amid ongoing investigations.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Airlynn Pierce
Contempt and subpoenas test press rights and sources
A national debate over government limits on reporting unfolds as reporters face jail for protecting confidential sources. William T. Farr of the Los Angeles Times is in jail, with several others risking contempt. judges curb publishing in high profile cases while legislatures consider federal protections for news sources.
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Tho demands U S sign Oct peace pact in Paris talks
North Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho arrives in Paris insisting the United States must sign the October 20 Vietnam peace agreement or face continued war. Kissinger visits Nixon at Camp David before resuming talks in Paris amid heavy bombardment of Hanoi and Haiphong.
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United States
Americans rate state of nation fair to middling in 1972 poll
Gallup poll for Potomac Associates shows Americans giving the nation a 5.5 to 6.2 ladder rating across past present and future. Voters express personal optimism with 7.6 future well being and see national progress despite midyear skepticism.
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Baer quintuplets show improved condition at Evanston Hospital
The Baer quintuplets born Friday to a suburban stockbroker's wife and her husband were in improved but fair condition Saturday in incubators at Evanston Hospital. They face a three day critical period and would be the sixth surviving quintuplet set in the Western Hemisphere if they live. The babies are the couple's first children.
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Gas supplies, winter running neck and neck
Winter storm clouds loom over the U S fuel supply as natural gas shortages spread from the Midwest to Nebraska Indiana Iowa Illinois and Ohio. Public institutions face curtailments while homes still receive gas. Oil and propane fill in for interrupted gas supplies amid ongoing fuel conservation calls.
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Lincoln
Health Congress Predicted to Push Health Insurance
Senator Edward M Kennedy predicts the 93rd Congress will push major health legislation including unified national health insurance. Mills and Rogers plan hearings on tax reform first, with health insurance topics likely to begin after summer. Kennedy and Rogers have long urged a compulsory national system financed by payroll taxes and revenue. Health Maintenance Organizations emerge as physicians shift to prepaid group practices.
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