Munich Games Turmoil Endangers Olympics as Crisis Unfolds
Arab gunmen seized nine Israeli team members at the Munich village. A night battle near Fuerstenfeldbruck air base left a West German policeman and five attackers dead. Israeli hostages were killed during a failed rescue, sparking talks on whether to continue the Games. World leaders called for calm as security tightened across Europe. May include reports on West German officials and IOC deliberations.
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Brundage
Shmuel Lalkin
Israel
Olympic Village
Munich
IOC
Willi Daume
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Cairo
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Hans Dietrich Genscher
Bruno Merck
Olympic City
Genscher
Merck
Hans Klein
Olympic
Klein
Otto Schreiber
Schreiber
Munich Olympics Crisis Tarnishes Brandt Image
The Munich attack leaves 11 Israelis dead and a German police officer slain in a wave of violence. German officials face sharp questions as the airport raid fails to rescue hostages and raises doubts about security and decision making under pressure.
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Gustav ‘Heinemann
Merck
Egypt
Tunisia
Genscher
Franz Joseph Strauss
Christian Democratic Party
Germany
Willy Brandt
Deadline Near For Miss TVE Contestants
Contestants have until Friday to enter the Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition pageant. Open to junior and senior high girls from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties. Miss Lawrence County crowned Tuesday Miss Limestone County Sept 13 Miss Morgan County Sept 14. Final Sept 16 at Morgan County Fair in Decatur. Applications at area high schools. Co chairs Tommy Goode and Mrs Di Aycock. Call Goode 355-6827 Aycock 355-2607 to enter. Rehearsal at fairgrounds Sunday.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Decatur
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Morgan County
Tommy Goode
di Aycock
Goode
Aycock
Israeli weightlifter recounts hostage incident and Weinberg death
Ladany describes the attack as Arabs burst in with Kalashnikovs and seized hostages. Moshe Weinberg, a wrestling coach, was shot and died after being dragged from the first apartment. Gad Tsabari escaped under fire while others evacuated down stairs. Ladany later finished 19th in the 50 kilometer walk.
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Ladany
Moshe Weinberg
Weinberg
Gad Tsabari
Valery Borzov
Israel
Israelis and hostages survive raid amid Middle East storm
Israel's leadership faced a tense marathon session as German officials attempted a rescue. The fate of hostages prompted warnings against blackmail and raised questions about the necessity of force. In a broader litany of Israeli suffering, the Lod Airport massacre loomed as the bloodiest chapter.
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Golda Meir
Munich
Meir
Knesset
Sabena
Israel
Lod
Pte
Egypt
Unsafe Keller Bridge entrance blamed for truck accident
Police report cites the cloverleaf entrance to the Keller Bridge as unsafe for trucks, causing a overturn of a Decatur Petroleum Haulers truck driven by Douglas Ray Thornton. No injuries. approximately $2,000 in damages reported.
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Keller Bridge
Decatur
Petroleum Haulers
Noone
Douglas Ray ‘Thornton
Huntsville
Wilson
Highway 31 N
Almon White
Athens Ambulance Seeks City and County Funding
Athens Limestone Ambulance Service manager Jerry Storey appeals for funding after Tri County District Health Service halted support. Mayor Bobby Higgins plans to discuss with the city council after the upcoming election while Limestone County officials set talks with commission chair Thomas Hammons.
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Athens
Jerry Storey
Athens Limestone Ambulance Service
Buddy) Evans
Commission
Thomas Lee Hammons
AAA South End Ambulance Service
Man Charged In Chicken Theft From Morgan City
A Lacey s Spring man Larry Blanton, 30, was charged Tuesday with breaking into a truck at a Morgan City service station and stealing chickens. An undetermined number of chickens were taken from a truck en route to Hopkins Minn from Huntsville that stopped at W C R Williams station in the early morning hours Saturday. Separately, burglars stole an estimated 375 cases of cigarettes from an A and P store on 0 S 81. no arrests have been made.
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Lacey S Spring
Larry Blanton
Morgan City
John C. McBride
Hopkins
Hartselle
Willie Ryker
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Washington Star-News
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