Eight killed in Virgin Islands golf course attack
Masked gunmen opened fire at Fountain Valley Golf Course clubhouse near Christiansted, killing eight people and wounding three. Police and federal agents launched an island wide manhunt with helicopters and reinforcements from St Thomas. victims included tourists and course staff. The robbers looted wallets and about $700 before fleeing toward central hills as residents were told to stay indoors.
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Christiansted
St. Croix
UPI
Puerto Rico
St. Thomas
David Maas
FBI
Fountain Valley
Maas
Charles Harwood Hospital
Ford Tarbutt
Melvin H. Evans
Southern Governors Conference
South Carolina
Israeli Troops Enter Southern Lebanon in Pursuit
Tel Aviv reports Israeli forces crossed into southern Lebanon chasing Arab guerrillas. A patrol killed one guerrilla and another infiltrator in a earlier clash. an Israeli soldier and a guerrilla died. Israeli spokesman said the raid involved no Israeli casualties.
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Lebanon
Tel Aviv
UPI
Maurice Meyer Heads Local American Legion Post
At the regular meeting of Leon Beatty Post Tuesday the officers for the coming year were elected and will be installed at The Legion Hall on Oct. 3. The slate includes Maurice Meyer as Commander Leo Stone Adjutant Neil Burton Finance Officer Everette Burham Service Officer S W Easter Historian Howard Altenbernd Chaplain Norman Schoonover Sergeant at arms.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Legion Hall
Maurice Meyer
Leo Stone
Neil Burton
Everette Burham
S. W. Easter
Howard Altenbernd
Norman Schoonover
Two Doctors Leave Washington Worsening Local Doctor Shortage
Dr Edward Vosika and his partner Dr G E Montgomery will exit Washington soon. Montgomery plans to move to Dickinson North Carolina for a group practice while Vosika eyes Terre Haute Indiana for ER work and private practice. Sept 27 will be the last day of the Montgomery Vosika Clinic.
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Washington
Edward Vosika
G. E Montgomery
Montgomery
Dickinson
N.C
Vosika
Terre Haute
Ind
Montgomery - Vosika
Planned Parenthood
Washington County
Red Cross
Kiwanis Club
Y's Mens
Shelby County
John Helscher
Dick Myren
Bob Lewis
Dick Horak
Bereaved Israeli delegation returns home with slain comrades
Israeli Olympic officials brought back 11 team members killed in Munich, wearing black ribbons as a sign of mourning. Ten bodies returned on a chartered jet. the 11th, David Berger, flew to Cleveland. Inbar said the games should have been canceled. German and Munich officials pledged explanations.
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Munich
UPI
Tel Aviv
Israeli Olympic Committee
Josef Inbar
Black September
Olympic Village
David Berger
Cleveland
Inbar
Walter Scheel
Joachim Vogel
Vogel
Lod
Bruno Merk
Council confirms beef prices still high
The Cost of Living Council said many supermarket chains have not lowered beef prices despite lower wholesale cattle and meat costs. IRS surveys imply some chains may have violated Price Commission rules, with prosecutions possible, while a few firms like Fisher Foods Jewel Tea Lucky Stores and Safeway complied.
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Washington
UPI
Cost of Living Council
Council
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Internal Revenue Service
Price Commission
Justice Department For Prosecution
C. Jackson Grayson
Fisher Foods
Jewel Tea
Lucky Stores
Safeway
IRS
Iowa official concedes 30 day residency rule unconstitutional
Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst said the 30 day residency requirement for Iowa voters is unconstitutional and should be struck down by the courts. He agreed not to enforce the rule against new residents like Thomas Davis of Grinnell and to support an injunction barring enforcement statewide.
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Des Moines
UPI
Melvin Synhorst
Iowa
Synhorst
Thomas Davis
Grinnell
Davis
Polk County
Grinnell School Board
Dan Johnston
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
Richard Turner
Richard Haesemeyer
Weather Outlook East Central and South Today
Occasional showers and thundershowers are expected in east central and southern sections with a chance of scattered light showers or drizzle elsewhere. Cooler conditions in the northwest with highs in the 60s to 70s southeast. Clearing tonight and cooler lows mid 40s to lower 50s. Mostly sunny and cool Friday with highs in the 60s.
Red troops capture Tien Phuoc amid Da Nang threat
Communist forces swept into Tien Phuoc 36 miles south of Da Nang and fought house to house to seize the town. Saigon rushed 2,000 reinforcements as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong widened attacks across Vietnam, hitting Quang Tri City with 1,700 artillery rounds and targeting a South Vietnamese division HQ southwest of Saigon.
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Saigon
TPI
Tien Phuoc
da Nang
Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Central Highlands
State denies insurance rate change in Iowa
Iowa Insurance Commissioner William H Huff rejected a request for an 11.5 percent homeowners rate increase filed by Insurance Services Office of Iowa representing 275 insurers. Approval would raise next year’s costs by about 4.6 million and push broader deductibles, reducing policy choices and risking loss coverage for glass breakage theft and vandalism. The decision urges deductible use only when loss experience warrants it and allows a formal hearing within 30 days.
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DES Moines
IDPA
William H. Huff
Iowa
Huff
Insurance Services Office of
Iowa Inspection Bureau
Five Year Old Woman Struck By Car On East Washington Street
A five year old Washington girl Rhonda Seering daughter of Mr and Mrs James R Green was struck by a car on East Washington Street near the Snack Shack this morning. She suffered lacerations and a possible broken leg and was taken first to Washington County hospital then Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Police say the vehicle was driven by Bill Redlinger of rural Washington who was headed east when she dashed into the street.
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Washington
Rhonda Seering
James R. Green
East 14Th St
Ottumwa Girl Killed in Bicycle Car Collision
In Ottumwa a 15 year old girl Rhonda Weeks was killed when her bicycle collided with a car on a city street bridge over a culvert. Teammate David Hall 15 and his 13 year old brother Kevin were listed in fair condition at St Josephs Hospital Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
UPI
Rhonda Weeks
David Hall
Kevin
St. Joseph's Hospital
Iowa official pledges continued child support crackdown
Iowa Social Services Commissioner James Gillman vowed to press delinquent parents for child support while respecting a court order halting the denial of ADC payments to women who refuse to help locate the father. He expects 36 retroactive cases totaling about 20000 dollars, largely funded by federal and state sources.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
James Gillman
Gillman
Edward McManus
Cedar Rapids
State Department
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Elizabeth McAlister
Jerome Berrigan
Daniel Berrigan
Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Lewisburg Federal Prison
McAlister
International Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
Chicago
Jerusalem Post
Israel
United States
Germany
Cairo
ADC
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