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(Studio) High rise bldgs. too tall for fire department equipment. Last night's fire in New Orleans, Louisiana, high rise takes lives. Today, similar fires occur in Rome, Italy, and Atlanta, Georgia. At least 9 killed in Atlanta home for aged; 30 injured.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Atlanta, Georgia) Fire started in apartment of Alice Ross on 7th floor. Baptist Towers for Aged opened only 8 mos. [Resident Carrie BOCKELMAN - says fireman rescued her. Building believed fireproof.] [Federal safety ofr. R. H. CHAPMAN - says bldgs. don't burn, but furniture does. High rises hard to evacuate.] Building has no sprinkler system. Cause of fire unknown.
REPORTER: David Dick
(Studio) Rome fire caused by explosions. 15 dead, 100 injured.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Rome, Italy) Police say may have been secret fireworks factory on ground floor.
(Studio) Gum shop on ground floor may have been cover for fireworks factory. Owner of shop and 2 others arrested.
REPORTER: Tom Fenton; Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Officials in New Orleans discuss cause and prevention of fire yesterday.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Head of President Commission on Fire Controls says 4 deaths may have been prevented in Wednesday fire if building equipped with water sprinkler system. [Dr. Pat BREAUX - says nets might have saved the 6 that jumped out of building (3 died in jump).] [Assistant superintendent New Orleans Fire Department Bill McCROSSEN - says at that height nets ineffective. Fire equipment inadequate for such heights.] Helicopters rescued 8 from roof of building [Pilot John LOCKWOOD - describes relief of those rescued.] Cause of fire unknown. Arson possible.
REPORTER: Bruce Hall
(Studio) In all fires, deaths caused by people being trapped above ground.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Chicago, Illinois) Almost all high rises inadequately protected from fire. No uniform laws require sprinkler systems. Chicago study finds that smoke greatest danger. Elevators rarely work in fires, and evacuation difficult in large bldgs. [National Loss Control Service Corporation Gerald L. MAATMAN - says New Orleans fire would have been worse if broke out nearer ground because all above would have been trapped. New and worse disasters likely without better fire prevention systems.] Automatic sprinkler systems most effective against fire.
REPORTER: Bill Plante
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(Studio) No United States soldiers killed, 3 missing and 11 wounded in Indochina last week South Vietnam has 480 killed. Claims 1896 enemy dead.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) United States troop strength in Vietnam reaches 27,000. White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler announces freeze in further withdrawals until Paris Peace Talks over.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) South Vietnam President Thieu meets with National Security Conf. to discuss meeting between President Nixon and South Vietnam special envoy Nguyen Phu Duc. No word on what transpired. Duc meets Nixon 2nd time in D.C. and goes to State Department to talk with Secretary of State Rogers.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(State Department) Duc wants United States to modify peace terms with North Vietnam. [ZIEGLER - says United States troop strength freeze under discussion in framework of Paris Peace Talks.] Talks may be bogged down on issue of North Vietnam troop presence in South Vietnam. Saigon insists on total North Vietnam troop withdrawal from South Vietnam. Kissinger aide insists peace close.
REPORTER: Marvin Kalb
(Studio) North Vietnam say United States delaying peace.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Paris, France) Dep. Viet Cong negotiator Nguyen Minh Vy says United States should have signed peace agreement reached last month Madame Nguyen Thi Binh, VC negotiator, denounces heavy United States B-52 raids taking place during talks, and says United States going along with South Vietnam efforts to sabotage peace. Chief South Vietnam negotiator Pham Dang Lam says North Vietnam must withdraw 300,000 troops from South Vietnam if it wants peace. [US Ambassador William PORTER - says reporters too pessimistic about progress of negotiations.]
REPORTER: Peter Kalischer
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(Studio) US-Indian relations may be improving. Indian For. Him. says India wants to normalize United States relations
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Trans. Secretary Volpe says administration drafting proposal for armed guards at all airports' boarding gates.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Biracial military and civilian Pentagon panel says discrimination present in military Panel proposes numerous reforms.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) Secretary of State Rogers will remain at post during Nixon's 2nd term. Ex-Harvard Prof. Kenneth Rush will be switched from Dep. Defense Secretary to Dep. Secretary of State. New York labor leader Peter Brennan's appointed as Labor Secretary criticized by blacks.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(NYC) [BRENNAN - says record shows New York construction trades have been improving racial practices.] United States Department Labor says racial progress being made in unions. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says blacks hold few higher skilled jobs - in some trades only 1-2% ntnwide. [Labor director NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Herbert HILL - says Brennan has actively defended and protected racism in Building Trades Union in New York& elsewhere.] [Ex- Assistant Secretary Labor Arthur FLETCHER - says New York construction trades have lousy record re: racial discrimination.]
REPORTER: David Culhane
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(Studio) Task force announces plans for creation of National Press Council financed by foundation grants to function as clearinghouse for complaints against news media. Council would study complaints and issues involving freedom of press. Would not have disciplinary powers.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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(Studio) UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) hold elections tomorrow.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
(Western Pennsylvania) Tony Boyle seeking reelection while appealing 5 year sentence for illegal political contributions. Election ordered by courts because of irregularities in previous election. [BOYLE - says UMW (United Mine Workers of America, International Union) under attack.] Union divs. go back to 1969 when Joseph Yablonski and family murdered. (Yablonski lost election to Boyle.] 2 union officials implicated in murders. Miners For Democracy formed after murders, and Arnold Miller is its candidate. Boyle says Miller a stooge for outside interests. [MILLER - says he and running mate lifelong miners.] Miller supported by young miners and retired anthracite miners. Boyle supported by strip miners and bituminous pensioners in union. Labor Department will supervise elections.
REPORTER: Chris Kelley
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(Studio) Gang robbing Indianapolis clothing store interrupted by another gang with same intentions. In confusion, both gangs fled. 1 gang caught.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite
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