Robbers Murder 8 Americans at Virgin Islands Golf Club
Four or five gunmen in green fatigues opened fire at Fountain Valley Golf Club in St. Croix during a robbery killing eight Americans. Seven died at the scene and one at a hospital. Victims include a golf shop worker Pat Tarbert and groundskeeper John Gulliver. two others identified as electricians. Police search the hills as Governor Evans returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas
V.J
Rockefeller Resort
Virgin Islands
David Maas
U.S. Mainland
Rockefeller
New York
Pat Tarbert
John Gulliver
Fountain Valley Golf Club
St. Croix
Maas
Ronald Tonkin
Melvin H. Evans
Hilton Head
S.C
Evans
Three-Vehicle Crash Causes $450 In Damage
A three car collision on North Center Street last evening caused about $450 in damage. Four youths were treated and released at Corry Memorial Hospital for abrasions and contusions while passengers in one vehicle suffered scalp and nose contusions and possible arm and neck injuries.
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North Center Street
Toes Anid Tir
Edward Pass
Hillcrcat Drive
Leff
IGA Foodliner
Mark V. McCarthy
East Congress Street
Mrs. Pass
Patricia G. Leslie
South Center Street
McCarthy
Marion Street
Darlene Craker
Worth Street
Mary White
Columbus
Elderly UC Woman Dies Of Burns
Nellie Parrish, 87, of 46 West High Street Union City, died at 5 20 AM at St. Vincent Hospital Erie from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire at home on Monday. Erie County Coroner Merle Wood reported she sustained first second and third degree burns and the upper body was burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
St. Vincent Hospital
Erie
Erie County
Merle Wood
Nellie Parrish
West High Street
Erie Hospital
Wood
Israelis Mourning Olympians Return Home in Grief
Ten and later the eleventh Israeli victim were flown home from Munich as teammates accompanied the coffins to Tel Aviv. David Berger’s body was sent to Shaker Heights Ohio aboard a U S jet after officials paid respects at Fuerstenfeldbruck. President Nixon condemned the attack as German and U S leaders attended the somber ceremonies.
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Munich
Tel Aviv
Nanemecesensunn
Fuerstenfeldbruck
U.S. Air Force
David Berger
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Cleveland
Berger
United States
Benjamin Berger
Israel
Fuerstenfeldbruck Field
Nixon
Washington
Jesin
Wadia Ane Meee
Walter Scheel
Willi Daume
Olympic Village
No Erie County Urbanized Despite Farm Revenue Growth
The report shows Erie County ranked eighth among 67 counties in farm products in 1971 with cash receipts of 30 million, the highest in county history. Milk led with 11 million and fruit followed at 8.5 million. 1,733 farms produced the revenue, 1,107 commercial. Farmers bought 21 million in goods and services, and food processors employed 1,920 people earning 13 million, while product value reached 87.5 million.
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Erie County
Erie County Agriculture Extension Association
Ag Office
Montreal Vows 76 Games Despite Munich Attacks
Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau said the city will proceed with the 1976 Olympic Games despite threats of guerrilla action following the Munich massacre. He defended security plans as not definite and hoped for technical army help without harming the event’s peaceful image.
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Montreal
Munich
Jean Drapeau
Drapeau
Nixon Pushes For Way To Curb Terror
The Nixon administration seeks international agreement to curb terrorists with a broad diplomatic push. Envoys from 40 countries were called to consult on preventing further incidents like the Munich massacre, with talks expected to run for days or months. US officials resist quick action against specific states, while sanctions move forward in Congress.
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Washington
Nixon
State Department
Department
Charles Bray
George McGovern
Egypt
Senate
Black September
Munich
U.S
Israel
Tank Led N Viet Attack Strikes Tien Phuoc Town
In the Que Son area a tank assault by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces targets Tien Phuoc district town near Highway 1. The Mekong Delta base near Vinh Nhi sees a sapper attack on a South Vietnamese divisional HQ, with 22 killed and 77 wounded as heavy fighting erupts, involving over 1,000 troops and multiple battalions.
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Saigon
Que Son
Mekong
Vinh Nhi
Delta
Tien Phuoc
da Nang
Tam Ky
Munich police hunt 15 Arab accomplices after Olympic attack
West German police pressed an investigation into the airfield killing of nine Israeli athletes during the Munich Olympic crisis. Fifteen suspected accomplices were sought, following five terrorists and a West German officer killed, with three captives identified as Ibrahim Badran, Abd El Kadir El Dnawy, and Samer Mohamed Abdulah. The hostages were to be exchanged for jailed guerrillas, release opposed by German officials. The attack forced a suspension of the games, with several Dutch and Norwegian athletes withdrawing in shock.
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Munich
Bavarian
Ibrahim Badran
Abd el Kadir el Dnawy
Samer Mohamed Abdulah
Jordan
Syria
West Germany
Olympic Village
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Middle East
Israel
Interior Ministry
Golda Meir
Cooper Signs 10 Year Pact With Soviet Licensing Agency
Cooper Industries signs a 10 year agreement with Licensiatorg of the Soviet Union to supply equipment and technology for developing Russia’s natural gas transmission network. The deal may yield about 18 million dollars in revenue and includes Cooper-Bessemer supplying a large engine compressor prototype and parts. Training for Soviet technicians will occur at Mt. Vernon Ohio and Grove City plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Industries
Licensiatorg
Soviet Union
Russia
Corry
Cooper- Pentax
E.L. Miller
Miller
Cooper Engineers
Cooper- Bessemer
Grove City
Cooper-Beasemer
United States
Cooper-Bessemer Division
Cooper-Bessemer
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
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Israel Embassy
Washington, D.C
Yitzhak Rabin
William Rogers
Linda Kay Olson
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
Linda
Louisiana
Debby Roberts
Dennis Frushone
Chamber of Commerce
J. Earle Billey
Charles Slocum
Slocum
Pittsburgh
N. Viets
Cooper
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