Politics ends Olympics as terror and politics intrude
The piece condemns Munich 1972 terrorism and rising politicization of the Games. It argues a sacred truce was absent, warns against capitulating to political demands, and stresses that war as a substitute for sport would be tragic. It recalls Athens 1896 and Rhodesian expulsion, urging preservation of the modern Olympics.
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Munich
Tel Aviv
Athens
Russia
United States
International Olympic Committee
Theodosius
McGovern economic plan under fire in editorial critique
The piece analyzes Senator McGovern’s proposed budget cuts and tax increases to fund welfare and social programs. It questions exclusions from his proposals, cites opposition from allies, and argues the current employment system, while flawed, outweighs McGovern’s income-redistribution approach.
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George McGovern
Ted Kennedy
McGovern
Earl Butz
Pbs
Congress
Uncle Sam
Sweden
Abby Hoffman
Sweeney
Munich Tragedy Spurs Warning Against Separatism
Bruce Biossat argues the Munich killings by Black September expose the danger of irreconcilability and separatism in democracies. He decries zero-sum demands and street politics that resemble terror, urging reconciliation and accommodation among diverse Americans and global societies. He cites divisions in Northern Ireland and other regions as warning signs.
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Washington
NEA
Munich
Israel
Middle East
Ireland
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Irving Kristol
Boston women plan to aid North Vietnam combat damage
A group led by Mrs. Marjorie Swann and Mrs. Ruth Bruyn seek to recruit up to 300 American women to live in North Vietnam for six months to the end of hostilities to help repair human and physical damage from U S bombing. They met Viet Minh representatives in Paris and urge broader volunteer support.
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Boston
North Vietnam
U.S
Marjorie Swann
Ruth Bruyn
Paris
South Vietnam
China
Russia
Today in History for September 8, 1972
On this date events include Spanish expedition at St Augustine 1546 first permanent settlement in North America Peter Stuyvesant surrendering New Amsterdam 1664 English control of Wisconsin 1760 the Crimean War ending 1855 a whiskey ban in 1917 wartime US rationing Morro Castle fire 1934 Huey Long shot 1935 Khrushchev remark after Moscow meeting Frost quote 1962 and various contemporaries birthdays and notes.
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Associated Press
St. Augustine
Fla
North America
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Wisconsin
United States
New Jersey
Sen
Huey Long
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Robert Frost
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Howard Dietz
Eureka Motto of California Found Hidden in History
California is the only state in the Union to have a Greek motto Eureka meaning I have found it. The phrase denotes triumph and the gold rush discovery that shaped the state’s identity.
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California
Union
Eureka
Middle-age suspicion and its cure by self insight
HAL BOYLE explains middle-age suspicion as a neurotic self-doubt affecting both genders and often men, listing signs such as conspiracy beliefs at work, loss of temper, suspecting others, family tensions, distrust of service workers, and fear of aging. The remedy is self-cure through honest self-examination and self-talk, recognizing that remedies lie in changing oneself rather than the world.
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New York
Letters to the Editor Guidelines
The notice describes submission rules for letters to the editor. It requires the writer’s signature and address, withheld on request, a maximum length of 500 words, general interest content, and a prohibition on poor taste. It outlines eligibility criteria for publication.
Another kind of learning by Rev David Poling
The article reflects on education and morality as statesponsored measures and cites the famed One Solitary Life passage about Jesus Christ. It argues that schooling does not guarantee intelligence or virtue and highlights the enduring influence of a single life across centuries.
Inheritance of Lounsbury Will Bequeaths Joys Of Life
The famed 1898 last will of Charles Lounsbury, real name Williston Fish, bequeaths to children fields and daisies to play in, creeks and dragonflies, long days of merriment, lovers memory, and to nonchildren memory and knowledge of a rare world. The piece notes heirs have not always appreciated his gift.
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Charles Lounsbury
Lounsbury
Williston Fish
Chicago
Harper's Weekly
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