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Original LIFE Magazine — September 15, 1972
This authentic September 15, 1972 issue of LIFE Magazine documents the tragic terrorist attack on the Israeli Olympic team during the 1972 Summer Games in Munich. The cover shows the Israeli delegation marching beneath the powerful headline, “Olympic Tragedy: From This Small Israeli Team, 11 Would Die.”
- Cover Subject: Israeli Olympic team and the Munich Olympic massacre
- Inside This Issue: LIFE’s reporting on the attack by Black September, the hostage crisis and the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches
- Completeness: Complete original issue
- Perfect For: Olympic-history collectors, Israeli-history readers, journalism enthusiasts and collectors of major 20th-century events
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 4 Shadow of Death at Munich: Arab Terrorists Disrupt the Olympics with an Attack Which Kills 11 Israeli Athletes
Pg… 28B Confidence, with a Little Paranoia: The Committee for the Re–Election of the President?”CREEP”?Functions Smoothly Despite Waves from the Watergate Affair. By David Maxey
Pg… 34 The Golden Spell of the Olympic Games: Not Even Tragedy can Eclipse the Dazzling Performances and the Most Keenly Balanced Competition Since World War II
Pg… 42 Can This Be Bobby Fischer?: The News from Reykjavik is that the Big Bad Wolf of Chess has Turned Into Little Red Riding Hood. By Brad Darrach
Pg… 44 Ascent of a Reluctant Winner: Jon Voight, the Star of the New Movie “Deliverance,” has Succeeded in Spite of Himself. By Joan Downs
Pg… 51 Wrap a Gown: A Dress that Can Be Wrapped, Pinned and Tied Six Different Ways?Without a Stitch
Pg… 55 Tracking Down the Forger: Regiments of Con Men Seek an Easy Buck with a Ballpoint Pen, and a Few Hundred Quiet Handwriting Experts Try to Keep Tabs on Them. By Paul O’Neil
Pg… 65 Ask Your Computer: Electronic Wizardry Can Pick that Perfect Name Out of Thousands. By William Zinsser
Pg… 66 One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six: A Mother Describes Her Little Girl’s Development During the Years that Count. An Adaptation of a Book by Patricia Coffin
Pg… 74 Parting Shots: People–Eaters: the New Diet in Hollywood Horror Movies
Pg… 12 Departments: The Presidency: Now Running for the Last Time. By Hugh Sidey
Pg… 16–20 Departments: Reviews: Dick Cavett’s Woeful Prospects are Discussed by TV Critic Cyclops
Pg… 16–20 Departments: Reviews: Albert Goldman Reviews the Hottest Tune in the Music Business, a Hymn Called “Amazing Grace”
Pg… 16–20 Departments: Reviews: “A God Within,” a New Book on Ecology by Ren? Dubos, is Reviewed by Hugh Kenner
Pg… 22 Departments: 35 Years Ago In ‘Life’: Pictures of Dad’s Little Girl Growing Up
Pg… 28A Departments: Letters to the Editors
