Terrorists Invade Olympic Village in Israel Crisis
Police probe begins as two Israelis are killed amid assault claims. In Front Royal a state of emergency persists after 12 of 14 police officers resign, with Mayor William A. Lillard Jr. named acting police superintendent by the Town Council.
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Front Royal
Charles V. Rutherford
William A. Lillard, Jr
Lillard
Police Department
Dennis Thompson
Walter Duncan
Rutherford
Crop Outlook Good as Apple Harvest Nears
Apple picking season begins as national and Virginia crops show strength. Estimated national yield tops 144.8 million bushels, down from 1970 and 1969 peaks, with cooler spring and dry spells noted. Local sizes smaller on trees. Jamaica labor expected next weekend. Washington state crops reported strong with 32.2 million bushels and a 20 percent share of national fresh apple market.
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Jack Davis
Virginia
Frederick County
Clarke County
Shenandoah
Warren
Washington State
Associated Press
Northwest
Washington
Israelis Hold Hostages as Olympic Attack Prompts Suspension
Arab gunmen seized the Olympic Village in Munich killing two Israelis and taking twelve more hostage. The International Olympic Committee suspended the games as negotiations and a potential storming of the Israeli headquarters unfolded, with Meir denouncing the attackers as murderers.
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Munich
Olympic Village
Israel
Golda Meir
Will Grimsley
U.S
Willy Brandt
Bonn
Uruguay
Hong Kong
West Germany
Parking Authority Seeks Name for New Winchester Lot
John C. Goodwin says public input is strong for naming the WPA’s Braddock Amherst Street parking structure. A $25 savings bond awaits the best entry. entries must be postmarked by tomorrow and mailed to the Winchester Evening Star.
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John C. Goodwin
Winchester Parking Authority
Braddock and
Amherst Sts
WPA
Star
Winchester Evening Star
Box
Winchester
Philadelphia Teachers Go On Strike Over Longer Day
Public school teachers in Philadelphia walk out halting classes for 285000 pupils. The dispute centers on extending the high school day from five to five hours forty minutes while the city faces an 52 million debt and seeks salary and class size concessions.
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Philadelphia
Jack Soloff
United States
PFT
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
John Ryan
Matthew Costanzo
Mary Mealey
Philadelphia City Education Association
Youth Fair opens with about 1000 attendees amid rain
The Frederick County Youth Fair opened with roughly 1000 people on opening day despite morning rain and cool weather. Organizer Roger Koontz expects crowds to grow all week as gate prices drop and exhibits enter. The event featured performances by the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the Prophets quartet, with free admission for children 12 and under and free parking. Exhibits for Frederick County youths aged 9 to 12 begin at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and will be judged Thursday afternoon.
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Frederick County Fair
Raritan Land
Roger Koontz
Koontz
Winchester
Rt. 11
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
Prophets Gospel Quartet
The
Fair Association
J. Kenneth Robinson
Marine Corps Band
Prophets Quartet
James Kniceley
Prophets
Frederick County
Labor Day Weekend Traffic Toll Across Nation
Traffic accidents during the Labor Day weekend claimed 554 lives nationwide. The National Safety Council had estimated a toll between 580 and 680 for the period from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight. The 1971 Labor Day weekend toll was 616.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Senate to Vote $50,000 Death Benefit for Public Safety Families
After a two week break the Senate will vote on a $50,000 tax free payment to the widow or dependents of police fire and other public safety officers killed in the line of duty retroactive to Jan 1 1967. The House will consider a $4.8 billion two year extension of the antipoverty program as Congress aims to adjourn by month end with possible October overtime. Treasure Box begins clothing intake on Wednesdays.
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Washington
Senate
House
Justice Department
Gainesboro Man Dies From Head Injuries in Frederick County
A Gainesboro man, George L. Strother, 53, was found dead Saturday on Richard Cather's property along Rt. 731 in Frederick County. Deputies say foul play is suspected as an autopsy at Fairfax confirmed death from head injuries and the investigation continues.
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Gainesboro
Frederick County
Harry Richards
Carroll Mauck
George L. Strother
Richard Cather
Fairfax
Strothers
Mauck
Sheriff's Office
Sentencing due for Berrigan and Sister Elizabeth in Kissinger case
The Rev. Philip Berrigan and Sister Elizabeth McAlister face federal sentencing in Harrisburg after convictions for smuggling prison mail tied to an alleged antiwar plot against Henry Kissinger. Berrigan could receive up to 40 more years, McAlister up to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Elizabeth McAlister
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. District Court
Berrigan
Draft Board
Maryland
Elizabeth
Marymount College
Tarrytown
N.Y
Lewisburg
Pa.) Federal
Jets Hit Railroad to China and Radar Stations
U S jets attacked North Vietnam s northwest railroad to China and destroyed two radar stations directing surface to air missiles against American planes. In the central highlands a third North Vietnamese attack on South Vietnamese bases was repulsed with 130 enemy dead. Government losses were five killed and 13 wounded. U S jet fighter bombers executed over 220 strikes across North Vietnam, focusing on the rail line and radar sites. The Bau Can base camp near Pleiku city was shelled and then attacked, while Pleiku remained a strategic point of ongoing clashes.
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Saigon
Uss
North Vietnam
Northwest
China
U.S
Central Highlands
Bau Can
Pleiku City
de Viet
North
Pleiku
South Vietnam
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