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Athletes

1989 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP 1988 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes 1979 Ali Hassan Salameh, [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes 1977 Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes 1977 France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics 1973 In audience with Italian cyclists, Pope Paul VI praises athletes who "offer the magnificent show of a healthy, strong, generous youth" 1972 11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics by terrorists 1957 New York narcotics investigator, Dr. Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes 1931 Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track and field

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