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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1972

Page

2

Mrs Nixon enjoys Peking shopping and hospital visit

First Lady buys silk pajamas and a blue and white china set in Peking while viewing acupuncture at a children's hospital. She tours the Forbidden City and Great Wall in ankle deep snow, remarking on old China's empresses and the backseat role of women.

Peking UPI Pat Nixon Children’s Hospital Forbidden City Old China Friendship Shop David Eisenhower Nixon Nixons Imperial Complex

Japan Watches Nixon China Visit With Unease

Tokyo observers express nerves and guarded silence as President Nixon visits China. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, 70, faced muted official response while Japan seeks to diversify ties with the Soviet Union, North Vietnam, and Mongolia, amid a public push to reduce dependence on the United States.

Tokyo UPI Japan Nixon China Eisaku Sato Sato Peking United States Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko Siberia North Vietnam Mongolia

Israeli airstrikes hit guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon

Arab guerrilla outposts in southern Lebanon were attacked by Israeli warplanes at dawn for about an hour, according to a Damascus spokesman. The strike came after Israeli warnings to respond to guerrilla cross-border raids and followed intensified border patrols after two ambushes. Egyptian MENA agency cited Israeli forces entering near Bint Jebil and Aitaroun. Foreign Minister Abba Eban reiterated no talks with Egypt without Sinai withdrawal, urging a resumption of peace efforts around the Suez Canal.

United Press International Lebanon Damascus Israel Egypt Middle East News Agency MENA Bint Jebil Aitaroun David Elazar Sinai Peninsula Tel Aviv Ha’aretz U.N Gunnar V. Jarring Abba Eban

Archdiocese of Boston reports 35.5 million debt

Archbishop Humberto Medeiros discloses the Archdiocese of Boston owes 35.5 million dollars accumulated since 1944 amid a large building program. The debt, described as not dramatic, has fallen in the last six years. Operatings receipts for 1971 reached 7.699 million with a 2.969 million net deficit.

Boston UPI Humberto S. Medeiros Archdiocesan Archdiocese of Richard Cushing Medeiros

Realistic explosive dummy distracts Belfast attack

A body found near Newton Butler proved to be a tailor's dummy wired with explosives intended to trigger on approach by soldiers. The device was dismantled without detonation. Police report extensive IRA activity across Dublin and Northern Ireland, including arrests and bombings with no injuries.

Belfast Northern Ireland UPI Newton Butler IRA Irish Republican Army Dublin Irish Republic Cathal Goulding Antrim

Violent Films Highlight Williamstown Showings

At College Cinema and Harte theater, Williamstown schedules feature grim cinema. Dirty Harry earns R rating as Clint Eastwood pursues a psychopathic killer amid bloody violence and police ethics questions. Gimme Shelter shown GP rating. See No Evil stars Mia Farrow as a blind girl stalked by a killer with family slaughter. Screenings list showtimes.

Williamstown Clint Eastwood Supreme Court HARTE Rolling Stones Stones California Mia Farrow Gimme G.C.C

Pioneer Jupiter probe to bear plaque for eternity

The Pioneer Jupiter spacecraft launching Sunday will carry a gold plaque etched with a man and a woman, a spacecraft diagram, pulsar timing lines, and a hydrogen symbol to indicate origin. Designed by Frank Drake, Carl Sagan, and Linda Sagan, the 550 pound craft aims to leave the solar system after passing by Jupiter in 22 months and Pluto in 11 years.

Cape Kennedy Upi Solar System Jupiter Pluto The Space Agency Pioneer Earth Mars Cornell University Frank Drake Carl Sagan Sagan Linda

Soviet Weekly pans 'the Peking opera' critique of Nixon talks

London based Soviet Weekly attacks President Nixon over Sino American talks calling the Peking opera and questions the outcome for world peace. It accuses Nixon of using China to back his Vietnam plan and aims to maintain a neocolonial puppet regime in Saigon. The piece notes European, Asian, and Latin American suspicions about U S China normalization and warns of the potential political symbol in Nixon’s Peking visit.

London UPI Nixon Russia Peking U.S.A China Ussr Europe Asia Latin America Guam North Vietnam Soviet Weekly Vietnam America Saigon

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