Munich Olympics Terror Siege Ends in Tragic Rescue
The Munich Games faced a devastating terror attack as eight Black September gunmen killed two Israeli coaches and a weightlifter, seized eleven hostages, then clashed with German police at the airport. A planned helicopter escape ended in a deadly blaze, prompting a German police rescue that failed and left the event forever altered.
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Brandt
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Cairo
Munich
Lufthansa
Couple Supports Army Career Amid Post Living Restrictions
McClellan, training center for the Women's Army Corps, confirms his wife Lajitana plans another four year enlistment and may reenlist to become an instructor in Alabama. She would live on post without men, forcing him to remain off base, while Sajuana already has three years of service. The article also recalls reaction to Olympic tragedy and international leaders invoking unity as Brundage pledges to preserve the Olympic ideal.
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Brundage
Poland
Willi Laume
Munich
Sajuana
Shmuel Lalkin
Dlegation
Gustav Heinermann
West Germany
Army
Dave
Winstead
First District
Thomas N. Downing
Wacs
WAC
Alabama
Israel vows to strike terror bases after Munich murders
Government denounces Arab states as accomplices and vows action against terrorist cells. Munich massacre triggers global outrage as Israelis mourn, demand revenge, and seek cancellation of remaining Olympic events. Israeli officials warn against inaction while El Al flies body recovery team to Munich and ambassadors prepare reports.
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Munich
Biram
Ikrit
Pbuilding
Meir
Israel
Mordechai Piron
Bonn
Eliashiv Ben-Horin
Senate Revenue Sharing Plan Sparks Wage and Tax Debate
Senate debates a revenue sharing bill with a per capita gain for cities and losses for suburbs while adding a wage rule for funded jobs. Hartke seeks prevailing wage standards. Long and Bennett defend the plan amid concerns over local cost increases and bread prices.
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Wallace F. Bennett
Rutah
New York City
Senate
Vanceli Hartke
D-Ind
Long
Hartke
Hush Scott
Nixon
Charles M. Teague
Legisto
Wheat promotion bill faces split House vote clash
DuPont asked GAO to examine hidden subsidies and conflicts of interest in the grain agreement. Lawmakers debated a measure to fund market testing advertising and research to promote wheat, with supporters calling it vital for the industry and opponents fearing new taxes and government outsourcing of tax power.
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DuPont
GAO
House
Federa
Graham Purcell
D.tex
Separ
Purcell
Keith G. Sebelius
N! Xan
Majori
Craig Hosmer
Rcalif
Leonor K. Sullivan
Imo
Pennies Spill on I 95 After Truck Flip in Maryland
A Transfer Trucking Corp truck with 4.3 million pennies overturned on an entrance ramp to I 95 in Jessup Maryland. Driver Matthew Ferguson 65 of Durham sustained minor injuries. Traffic halted for hours while crews cleared the copper sacks and coins. The cargo valued at 43000 dollars was unexplained.
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Transfer Trucking Corp
Durham
N.C
Matthew Ferguson
OSHA finds 70 percent violation rate in safety checks
U S Labor Department report on the first year of OSHA shows violations in 70 percent of 32 700 inspections. 23 230 citations issued, 102 860 violations, with proposed penalties totaling 2 291 000 dollars. New York led with 5 010 inspections and 3 130 citations, California 2 950 inspections and 2 480 citations, totals across states.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
George C. Guenther
Labor
New York
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Florida
United States urged to act firmly on air piracy
Secretary Rogers told a 17 nation delegation that the United States supports decisive, severe action against airline hijackings as part of a broader fight against international terrorism. He cited the Munich killings and said threats to air travel threaten innocent people, urging united world action.
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Rabin
United States
Byra
U.S
Rogers
Munich
International Civil Aviation Organization
al Talker
Judge Continues Jail Literacy Effort Inmate Education
The article portrays Miss Fleming Wade and Sepe supporting a program linking literacy work to sentences. They discuss examining prisoners for reading and writing deficits, with Wade noting a desire to teach others once released. Sepe stresses criminals owe service to society, urging action beyond punishment.
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Sepe
Miss Fleming
Wade
Nixon seeks unity as McGovern attacks urban policy
In a political exchange linked to foreign policy and domestic welfare, Senator McGovern accuses President Nixon of ignoring urban woes while Nixon aides push welfare reform and urban jobs schemes. Nixon refrains from campaigning, directing focus to international terrorism and allied diplomacy.
Rogers press on air piracy and terrorism crisis
State Department aides said Rogers urged top advisers to devise creative ideas to counter air piracy and terrorism. On Capitol Hill the Senate passed a resolution backing economic sanctions against nations harboring terrorists like Black September. The House recessed for 200 minutes to honor slain Israelis and adopted a mourning resolution. State Department officials expect proposals to be outlined in weeks, with added steps to protect Israeli, Arab and German diplomats and Israeli travelers in the United States.
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Germany
Golda Meir
Israel
Olympic Village
Black September
Moshe Weinberg
Josef Romano
Damand
Manfred Schreiber
Munich
Arab League
Bonn
Willy Brandt
Mark Spitz
Med‘swimm
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Dietrich Genscher
Schreiber
Rogers
State Department
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House
Charles W. Bray
United States
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