Panda Lore and Funny Money in Communist ChinaVisit
Excerpts from a reporter's notebook describe giant pandas and the lesser panda as major sights in Beijing and urban China. The piece explains boiled water safety, foot binding history, and the quirky foreign currency called funny money used by visitors. It recalls experiences in Luoyang Shanghai Suzhou and a Cantonese restaurant with a $17 per person dinner.
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Picket Accuses Goulet of Silencing Protester at Hotel
Kathleen Erskine, a union picket, claims Robert Goulet covered her mouth during a ribbon cutting at the Sorrento Hotel Seattle. Goulet says she shoved her face into his hand as he tried to quiet demonstrators. The event marked the hotel's reopening with non union staff.
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