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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1972
Page
6
Arab militants threaten more violence as German police expand a manhunt for 15 Arabs linked to the Munich attacks. Israeli delegation mourns fallen athletes. 11 bodies returned home, with David Berger’s remains flying to Cleveland. Israel withdraws from the Games as authorities promise full inquiry.
A Downey California man Humphrey D. Knight aged 70 died in a head on collision one mile south of St George Utah. Knight was driving north on US when a second car skidded on a wet road and struck his vehicle. Knight’s wife Lulu Knight 67 was listed in serious condition at a Las Vegas hospital.
The deputy prime minister urged peace with the Palestinians while condemning extremist Arabs after the Munich massacre victims were laid to rest. He blamed terrorist acts on a few and said many Arabs are not like the extremists, warning other nations of consequences for supporting terrorism.
Egypt and Lebanon denounce West German action after German police killed Palestinian guerrillas and hostages in a bus attack. Cairo editors blame Germany, while Jordan and Amman politicians voice condemnation. King Hussein and Prime Minister Anwar al-Lawal condemn the incident as abhorrent and harmful to the Palestinian cause.
Ohio Governor John Gilligan ordered flags at half mast as he voiced deep shock over the deaths. Flags were lowered in Wisconsin and Florida. In Miami Beach about 700 American Jews joined Ruth Dayan for a memorial at the Fontainebleau Hotel. Dayan urged support for Israel. The observance marked Israel Independence Day anniversary. Nearly 50 Indiana University people attended a Bloomington memorial with poetry and singing.
Hayes dodged reporters in a closed meeting over charges by Supervisor Warren Dorn about methods to curb county development. Dorn accused the new colleague of improper tactics to halt growth through zoning changes while Dorn challenged past motions. Hayes reiterated he aims to restrict construction and will cooperate with Dorn and other supervisors to move projects forward.
Thompson resigns from the McGovern registration drive after a power struggle with campaign manager Gary Hart. He will remain available but will play a limited role as the operation runs across all states. An aide says the breakdown was over financing and control of the operation. In a separate note, inmate Edward Gee, 34, was stabbed to death at Folsom State Prison, the second such murder in as many days, with no known link to the earlier killing of William Johnson, 49.
Communist troops seized the Tien Phuoc district headquarters near Da Nang and fought house to house to capture the town. South Korea said it will withdraw 7,000 troops from South Vietnam in December to reinforce defenses. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong pressed attacks across Quang Tri and the central highlands, with 153 NVA reported killed at Quang Tri and government forces suffering 16 dead and 70 wounded as bombing and shelling continued.
The United States told the Communists their efforts in South Vietnam have failed and urged a cease-fire at the Paris talks. Ambassador Porter cited setbacks for the Viet Cong and Vietnamization’s perceived success while Viet Cong negotiator Nguyen Thi Binh claimed U S defeats and bankruptcy of the war strategy.
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