Olympic Games suspend after Israeli athletes are harmed
The 20th Olympic Games in Munich suspend competitions after Arab extremists raid the Olympic Village injuring two Israelis fatally and detaining 13 others. A memorial service is planned for Wednesday as police negotiate with militants demanding Israeli prisoner releases.
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Munich
Olympic Village
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Willi Daume
Israel
Mohammed Chatib
Arab League
Bonn
Willy Brandt
Ohio State Fair attendance falls short of record
Columbus reports a Labor Day crowd of 169,558 as the 12 day Ohio State Fair ends with total attendance at 2,209,993. Officials hoped to top 2.5 million but fall about 9,000 short of the 1970 record of 2,219,000.
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Columbus
Ohio
Newsday Stops Endorsing Candidates to Preserve Independence
Newsday of Garden City NY the nation's largest suburban paper announced it will cease endorsing presidential or other political candidates to maintain independence. William Attwood president and publisher wrote an editorial urging other papers to join in breaking with an obsolete tradition through election day.
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Garden City
N.Y
Long Island
Newsday
William Attwood
Labor Day weekend traffic toll across the nation
The Associated Press reports 554 deaths nationwide from Labor Day weekend traffic crashes. In Ohio 26 fatalities were recorded as motorists collided with trucks trains road obstructions pedestrians and other vehicles.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Ohio Highway Patrol
Disc Jockey Sets World Ferris Wheel Endurance Record
Mike Kelly a 26 year old disc jockey at WIXY Cleveland set a new endurance record by riding a ferris wheel at Cedar Point for 21 days three hours and 58 minutes He ended the ride at 2 pm Saturday and broke the previous 17 days record held since 1966 by Pogo Poge of Honolulu Hawaii.
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Sandusky, Ohio
Mike Kelly
Wixy Radio
Cleveland
Cedar Point
Kelly
Pogo Poge
Honolulu
Hawaii
Candidates Head Into Stretch Drive Campaigns In Full Swing
Nixon relaxed in San Clemente and planned a California San Francisco trip to discuss a Golden Gate National Recreation Area. McGovern toured Seattle Portland and Los Angeles urging 25 000 Boeing jobs and federal help while Shriver spoke of Mitchell and Stans in Boston Syracuse and Boston amid campaign controversy.
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Nixon
George S. McGovern
San Clemente
Calif
San Francisco
Citizens Advisory Committee On Environmental Quality
McGovern
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
Sargent Shriver
Boston
Maine
Springfield
Mass
Albany
N.Y
Golden Gate National Recreation
California
Boeing Co
Shriver
Syracuse
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Secretary of Commerce
Maurice Stans
Democratic National
U S Jets Hit Viet Railroad and Radar Stations
U S Air Force jets bombed North Vietnam’s northwest railroad to China and destroyed two radar stations. North Vietnamese ground assaults near Pleiku and Saigon were repelled with claimed enemy losses. U S bombers increased strikes against troop concentrations near Pleiku as fighting continued around Da Nang and along Highway 13.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
China
Central Highlands
U.S. Command
Northwest
Viet
Pleiku City
Pleiku
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Richard Blystone
Baldy
Ross
Que Son
da Nang
An Loc
Ben Cat
Soviet Navy Plans to Expand Mediterranean Presence
Pentagon officials predict the Soviet Union will send helicopter carriers and more AGI ships to the Mediterranean to compensate for the withdrawal of reconnaissance planes from Egypt. Moscow may augment its fleet with the Moskva or Leningrad, while maintaining support vessels in Egyptian ports. Syria's willingness to host bases remains uncertain.
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Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Egypt
U.S
Russia
Anwar Sadat
Moskva
Leningrad
Black Sea
AGI
Alexandria
Mersa Matruh
Port Said
Syria
Vermont Winner Challenges Pageant Stereotypes
Miss Vermont Kathy Hebert defies pageant norms by embracing astrology and anti war views while pursuing scholarship money for Pratt Institute. The Miss America 1973 competition launched with 50 contestants urged to stay natural and self honest as preliminaries begin with rehearsals and a parade along Atlantic City boardwalk.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Laurie Lea Schaefer
Miss Schaefer
Vermont
Kathy Hebert
Hebert
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N.Y
Jane Fonda
Albert A. Marks Jr
McGovern Emphasizes Ohio Tour Size and Voter Concerns
Mrs. Eleanor McGovern, visiting Youngstown, Steubenville and other Ohio spots with her husband, says she is impressed by the state's size and hears voters voicing anger over war, inflation and jobs. She cites quotes on ending the war, teen unemployment and rising prices, urging action and tree-planting for future generations.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Eleanor McGovern
Ohio
Nixon
Egypt Forfeits Olympic Basketball Game In Munich
Egypt's Olympic basketball team forfeited a Tuesday game against the Philippines in Munich after the Arab commando attack on Israel. A loudspeaker announced the team would return home, with International Basketball Federation confirming all Egyptians were en route.
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Munich
Egypt
Philippines
Basketball Federation
Israel
International Basketball Federation
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