Sunday,  September 2, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 049 • 32 of 33 •  Other Editions

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• In 1972, Dave Wottle of the United States won the men's 800-meter race at the Munich Summer Olympics.
• In 1986, a judge in Los Angeles sentenced Cathy Evelyn Smith to three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter for her role in the 1982 drug overdose death of comedian John Belushi. (Smith served 18 months.)
• In 1998, a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people aboard.

Ten years ago: Negotiators at the World Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, agreed on a plan geared to help the globe's poorest people while reversing environmental declines. Glenn Tilton was named chairman, president and chief executive officer of United Airlines parent UAL Corp.
Five years ago: Following two days of talks in Geneva, the chief U.S. envoy said North Korea had agreed to account for and disable its atomic programs by the end of the year; the head of the North Korean delegation said his country's willingness to cooperate was clear, but he did not cite any dates. Hurricane Felix strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm as it toppled trees and flooded homes on a cluster of Dutch islands before churning its way into the open waters of the Caribbean.
One year ago: In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama scrubbed a proposed clean-air regulation aimed at reducing smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans who'd complained the rule would kill jobs in America's ailing economy. Turkey expelled Israel's ambassador and cut military ties over Israel's refusal to apologize for a deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Today's Birthdays: Dancer-actress Marge Champion is 93. Jazz musician Horace Silver is 84. Former Sen. Alan K. Simpson, R-Wyo., is 81. Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth is 75. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Gooden (The Impressions) is 73. Singer Jimmy Clanton is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) is 69. Singer Joe Simon is 69. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is 64. Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is 64. Actor Mark Harmon is 61. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., is 61. International Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 60. Actress Linda Purl is 57. Rock musician Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) is 54. Country musician Paul Deakin (The Mavericks) is 53. Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 52. Actor Keanu Reeves is 48. International Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is 47. Actress Salma Hayek is 46. Actress Kristen Cloke is 44. Actress

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