Munich Olympics Nightmare by Black September Attacks
The Palestinian group Black September killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Games. West German Chancellor Brandt led talks as German authorities attempted to trap the assailants near Fuerstenfeldbruck airport. The event sparked global coverage and urged restraint for a possible peace path in the Middle East.
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Munich
Germany
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Egypt
Cairo
Aziz Sidky
Sadat
Olympic Village
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Israel
Sound on Wheels Horns and Alarms Define Future Car Audio
Future cars combine safety and melody with bells for unbelted seats alarms for lights left on and beeps for doors open A buzzer warns when the ignition key is in use and a horn sounds if a trunk or doors are tampered with Distinctly aiming at youth wired stereo systems seek to turn daily drives into a portable concert while clearing the road.
McGovern Running Like a Dry Creek in 1972 Campaign
Washington report notes Sen. George S. McGovern struggles with campaign organization during Labor Day stretch drive. Excessive deputy staffing and a split leadership cause confusion at the top, while vice presidential hopeful R. Sargent Shriver faces flaps over remarks about Thomas Eagleton and tax proposal claims.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
McGovern
R. Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
DMO
Promises, Promises in McGovern Analysis
James J. Kilpatrick argues that debating McGovern’s tax and welfare plans is futile and stresses judging candidates by personality and instincts. He highlights views on inherited wealth and assesses crisis reactions, humor, temper, and dealings with people, noting Chappaquiddick and Manchester tensions as context for presidential stress.
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Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
Edward Kennedy
Edmund Muskie
Tom Eagleton
Chappaquiddick
Manchester
Harry Truman
White House
John Mitchell
Ramsey Clark
Congress
South Dakota
Congress Eyeing Post Election Action on Taxes and Defense
Congress plans to defer major bills until after the November election including revenue sharing to aid state and local governments and a U S Russian missile agreement rider. The piece discusses presidential powers in foreign policy defense and Supreme Court nominations and compares Nixon and McGovern positions.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate Finance Committee
U.S
Moscow
Senate
McGovern
Israel
Greece
U.S. Supreme Court
Miami
Democratic Congress
Harris
George Wallace
Vietnam
Europe
America
NATO
Punjab
India
Pakistan
Winchester
Winchester Local 453
Teamster’s Union
AFL
Harry L. Lovett
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Staunton
Half of Americans stay toothless by age sixty five
The piece notes that 50 percent of Americans lose their teeth by 65 and that biting force falls from 300 psi for the young to 50 psi in the elderly. It also cites salt’s global distribution and a mix of quips and trivia from HAL BOYLE.
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New York
National Geographic Society
Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
National Academy of Science
Walter Bagehot
Kennedy seeks 150000 reservists amid Cuba crisis
President Kennedy asks authority to mobilize 150,000 reservists as tensions rise over a Communist buildup in Cuba. Kenneth Ray Lewis named driver for Friendship Fire Company in Virginia, replacing James Geanious who left for Dulles Airport. Berryville Baptist Church to mark 190th anniversary with all day service and homecoming.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Kenneth Ray Lewis
Rt. 4
The
Friendship Fire Company
James Geanious
Dulles International
Berryville Baptist Church
Daily Meditation on Adjustment and Willpower
The piece compares adjusting to new moral habits with gradually entering cold water. It argues that deliberate vice becomes comfortable with habit, while abandoning indulgences is painful at first but improves with practice. Strength or weakness come from consistent practice and willingness to change.
How to Score in the Memory Quiz Challenge
A reader guide explains a 100 question ten day test with daily score bands and directs to page 2 for correct answers. It asks geography and history items including deserts in Egypt Texas Arizona, 12 dozen units, Painted Desert location, Amazon River country, bird facts, fair trade laws, Hukbalahap origins, evolution theory origin, first U.S. iron discovery, and whether birds perspire.
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Egypt
Texas
Arizona
Southwest
Amazon
Burma
Korea
South America
U.S
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Seymour Barr
Middle East
By Jack Bell
By James J. Kilpatrick
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National Defense
Supreme Court
By David Lawrence
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
Goldwater
Johnson
Asia
Hal Boyle
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Thomas T. Byrd
Douglas B. O’connell
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