Tuesday, September 5, 1972

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The Headlines

CITY TEACHERS CUT SALARY DEMANDS

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

#1 at the box office

The Godfather †

$1,029,900

The must-have

Pong (Atari)

On This Day

• Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Louis XIV (1638)
• Freddie Mercury (1946)
• Caspar David Friedrich (1774)
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888)
• Michael Keaton (1951)

Slang

Tech Check

Video Games (Pong), C Programming Language & HBO (Cable TV).

Cost of Living (1970)