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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1972
Page
4
In eastern Crete a packed bus carrying pilgrims to a Virgin Mary ceremony plunged into a ravine early today. First reports cited 20 dead and 29 injured including the driver as rescue crews, ambulances, and Crete regional officials worked at the scene.
UPI reports Hurricane Dawn, the season's third hurricane, roughly 300 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras moving north-northwest toward the heavily populated New York New England region. Forecasters warned the storm would gradually turn north then northeast, skirting the New England coast tonight.
In Tonganoxie Kansas a storm dumped two inches of rain causing a high water surge before dawn Thursday driving about 70 people from their homes. The water receded over six hours and no injuries were reported as residents returned to mud swamped houses after the mild creek burst its banks and flooded a trailer park. Undersheriff Don Roberts noted TV crews fled to higher ground during the surge.
A violent storm across Italy paralyzed international rail service from Milan to Switzerland and halted West German lines for hours as lightning damaged power lines. Floods swept streets, blocked highways, and stranded passengers, with fifteen international trains delayed and commuter traffic around Italy’s industrial centers thrown into a snarl.
Moorpark AP reports 2.8 million chickens at a major poultry ranch near Moorpark face destruction after infection with newsworthy disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says federal reimbursement to the ranch owned by Julian Goldman could reach up to 7 million dollars. This marks the largest flock destroyed in Southern California since control efforts began last March.
In St Croix, police say three men were taken into custody after gunmen opened fire at the Fountain Valley Golf Course clubhouse, killing eight and wounding seven. Victims include Eastern Airlines employees Pat Tarbert and John Grilliver. Suspects held for murder charges and questioning as the hunt for other gunmen continues. Local and federal agents sealed air and sea routes to trap the killers in the island’s forested areas.
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Wholesale prices fell for meat and live poultry in August while overall wholesale prices edged up 0.2 percent. Food, farm, and processed foods rose 6.2 percent, with meat, poultry, and fish leading declines after farm price drops. Retail meat prices faced government pressure to fall.
Chancellor Willy Brandt called for a frank nationwide inquiry into all aspects of the Israeli Olympic team massacre even if it hurts Germany. He suggested possible independent inquiry but noted limits on witness questioning, amid Bavarian police criticism and heightened security for Jewish New Year events.
Gov. Reagan ordered an investigation into a possible conflict of interest involving A. G. Haagen-Smit, head of the State Air Resources Board, and a $3,000 yearly consulting contract with the Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District. Secretary Norman Livermore will lead the probe, after reports by Riverside Press.
AP reports a Central California resident discovers an unusual watermelon vine that sprouted in his yard and grew nearly four feet tall. The owner, Fiester, says the vine spread across the street and produced good summer fruit without harming the lawn or other shrubs, wishing it would grow again next year.
More than 1500 people attended memorial services one day before the Jewish new year as civic and religious leaders condemned the Munich violence that killed Israeli Olympians. Rabbi Joseph Asher, Consul General David Ben Dov, Rev. Billy Graham, and Mayor Joseph Alioto spoke at the somber event.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower tours the Frigate Constellation with Admiral Denaki Stewart and Baltimore Mayor William D. Shaefer. She visits Baltimore to celebrate the nation’s 175th birthday, observing ship operations and meeting city officials.
Black September said in a Cairo Radio broadcast that during negotiations with West German authorities in Munich its fighters urged the German government to free five revolutionary German girls belonging to the Baader Meinhoff group. Names of the five were listed as part of the claim.
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