Worldwide art theft prompts global manhunt in Montreal
A $2 million theft at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ends with three armed burglars bound guards and looting 18 paintings including a Rembrandt oil. An international alert goes to airports, harbors, borders and Interpol as police warn a ransom is possible though no demands are received. The burglars used a skylight rope and neutralized the skylight alarm amid prior repair work.
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Striking Teachers Stall Local School Start
United Press International reports strikes ripple across Pennsylvania Rhode Island Michigan and New York as teacher unions press demands. Philadelphia public schools face delay while western Pennsylvania districts extend summer vacation. UFT and NYC Board seek a citywide pact to avert a strike before classes begin.
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Carpentersville
Rockford
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
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New York
Albert Shanker
East Harlem
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Agnew Praised by Governors at Dixie and Border States Meet
Vice President Spiro Agnew addressed the Southern Governors Conference in Hilton Head as McGovern faced doubt about carrying any of the 17 states. Maryland’s Mandel conceded no endorsement, while South Carolina’s West expected a warm reception for Agnew and warned McGovern of tough odds. Kentucky’s Ford said he would back McGovern, calling the race uphill.
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Nixon
George McGovern
Agnew
Dixie
Border State
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Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Mandel
United Press International
John West
South Carolina
West
Kentucky
Wendell Ford
Death Possible In Frapping Trial In California
Army Pvt. Billy D. Smith, 25, goes before a military court in ORD on charges of killing two officers in Vietnam. The case, the first frapping trial in the United States, could carry the death penalty under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He allegedly tossed a fragmentation grenade into Bien Hoa barracks killing two officers and wounding another. three officers face attempted murder charges and two MPs assault. A motion seeks to apply a recent Supreme Court ban on capital punishment to the court martial.
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UPI
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Vietnam
United States
Los Angeles
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McKissack
Sirhan
Robert I. Kennedy
U.S. Supreme Court
Smith
Seventeen Nations Hold Meeting on Hijack Measures
Washington UPI report shows representatives from 17 nations meeting to draft an international pact with sanctions against countries failing to punish or extradite hijackers. Delegates debate action that respects UN charter and national laws while seeking swift remedies to rising air piracy.
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Washington
UPI
United Nations
M.R. Mok
Ministry of Justice
Hague
John A. Volpe
Charles Brower
U.S. State Department
Governors split on McGovern as Carter leans Democratic
Governors voiced mixed positions on the 1972 race. Georgia's Gov Jimmy Carter said he will vote Democrat but won't campaign for McGovern. Alabama's Gov George Wallace, paralyzed since May, arrived at the sea island resort later Monday, completing the governors' turnout.
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Georgia
McGovern
George Wallace
Alabama
Maryland
Sea Island Resort
Graham cites spiritual crisis as U S greatest danger
Evangelist Billy Graham told 2,500 Lutheran Youth Congress participants in San Francisco that America’s gravest problem is spiritual. He warned the nation faces a crisis of faith beyond Vietnam or the Mideast, with a split between the Jesus movement and Satan worship and occultism guiding many youths who remain uncommitted.
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Billy Graham
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Mideast
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Pachman Leaves Czechoslovakia for West Germany to Edit Chess
Ludek Pachman, a Czechoslovak grand master convicted for backing Dubcek era liberal forces, has been allowed to settle in West Germany. Publisher Kurt Rattman says Pachman will move to Solingen and become editor of a chess publication.
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Germany
UPU
Ludek Pachman
Uberal
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
West Germany
Kurt Rattman
Chess Archiv
Pachman
Czechoslovakia
Solingen
Pompidou Receives China Visit Invitation
President Georges Pompidou said he has received an invitation to visit China but did not plan the trip soon. French sources suggest the invitation likely came during Maurice Schumann's June visit to Peking.
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Paris
UPI
Georges Pompidou
China
Elysee Palace
Pompidou
Din
Maurice Schumann
Peking
Stable Fire Destroys 10 Horses At State Walking Horse Festival
A barn near Shelbyville housing Joe V. Clayton’s horses burned, destroying 10 show horses valued over 150000 and a three horse van. No cause yet. fire authorities and Bedford County Sheriff's office investigate. Palmer owned the stables since 1905.
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UPI
Joe V. Clayton
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Digby Palmer
Bedford County
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Go Boy
Gladiator
Gunsmoke
Scattergun
Sisco Kidd
Halfmoon
Clayton
Otis Deal
Herman Sanders
Tennessee Fire Marshall
Nashville
Palmer
Deal
Nixon Wets Feet In Tide Of Battle
President Nixon’s Labor Day statement frames the 1972 race as a choice between a work ethic and a welfare ethic. He appeals to self reliance, hints McGovern’s welfare state policies threaten traditional American values, and argues inflation is down with strong job growth. Ziegler said the follow up remarks did not weaken the stance.
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Nixon
Washington
McGovern
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon signals shift on Philadelphia Plan in new economic speech
President Nixon questions whether the American worker wants to surrender economic freedom to theorists and a powerful central government. He frames the issue as an election day choice and asserts the answer is no, signaling abandonment of the Philadelphia Plan aimed at minority contractor inclusion.
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Philadelphia
Nixon
Congress Returns and Faces Tax, SALT, and Revenue Row
Congress ends an 18 day recess and confronts revenue sharing, government reorganization, health and welfare. President Nixon warns Congress to act or risk being labeled inept as the Senate and House clash over a five year revenue sharing plan and SALT Interim agreement. Local urban state disputes prompt revisions to allocate funds, with talks of a post election session possible.
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Nixon
Lame Duck Congress
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House
Product Safety Commission
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
U.S
Moscow
Fugitive collapses on way to serve U S sentence
Cheng Tse tsai, a 35 year old Taiwanese architect convicted in the United States for involvement in an assassination attempt on Chiang Ching kuo, collapsed aboard a plane from Sweden to the U S. British officials detained him overnight at Heathrow after refusing entry. An American escort team handed him to London authorities and to police at the airport. He was reportedly unconscious and shaking as he was moved to a medical center.
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Cheng
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