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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: February 21st, 1972 | Vol. 99, No. 8 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # February 21, 1972 | Vol. 99 No. 8February 21, 1972 | Vol. 99 No. 8  Issue name February 21st, 1972 | Vol. 99, No. 8 | U.S. Issue date February 21, 1972 Location U.S. [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/1972-02-21/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [AMERICAN NOTES: Middle America to Middle Kingdom](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905765,00.html)[The Nation: I Think That I Shall Never See ...](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905766,00.html)[The Nation: Menu for P.O.W.s](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905767,00.html)[The Nation: Equality for Uglies](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905768,00.html)[THE WAR: Preparing a Political Fallback Position](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905769,00.html)[FOREIGN RELATIONS: The Nixinger Report](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905770,00.html)[POLITICAL BRIEFS: Mills Comes Out](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905771,00.html)[The Nation: Taft v. Rhodes in Ohio](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905772,00.html)[CRIME : The Fabulous Hoax of Clifford Irving](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905773,00.html)[The Nation: The Clifford Irvings at Play](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905774,00.html)[The Nation: Comparing the Two Manuscripts](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905775,00.html)[The Nation: The Hughes Super-Steamer](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905776,00.html)[The Nation: The Case of the Lascivious Banker](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905777,00.html)[SPECIAL SECTION: A Guide to Nixon's China Journey](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905783,00.html)[The World: Peking: City of Power](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905784,00.html)[HAWAII: Hangchow: Resort of Leaders](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905785,00.html)[The World: Chou: The Man in Charge](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905786,00.html)[The World: Life in the Middle Kingdom](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905787,00.html)[NORTHERN IRELAND: Facing a Common Ruin](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905788,00.html)[POLAND: Realistic Compromise](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905789,00.html)[WEST GERMANY: Farewell to Fasching?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905790,00.html)[ITALY: End of the Coalition?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905791,00.html)[BRITAIN: Forecast: Cold and Dark](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905792,00.html)[The World: Shanghai: Town of Merchants](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905821,00.html)[Environment: Down with Designers?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905794,00.html)[Environment: Nixon's Third Round](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905795,00.html)[The Press: Goodbye to Gore](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905804,00.html)[The Press: Peking Protest](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905805,00.html)[The Press: Pressure in Peru](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905806,00.html)[Religion: Tidings](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905818,00.html)[Religion: To Save a Bankrupt](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905819,00.html)[Sport: Olympics: Citius, Altius, Fortius](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905796,00.html)[Sport: Northbrook, Ill., Speed-Skating Capital](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905797,00.html)[Sport: Little Miss Cool](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905798,00.html)[ISSUES: Nixon's Convenient Vacuum](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905778,00.html)[MONEY: Ending the Suspense](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905779,00.html)[PRICES: Soaring Meat](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905780,00.html)[PHASE II: Tackling the Sticky Ones](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905781,00.html)[The Economy: The Patient Patrician](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905782,00.html)[BRAZIL: Right-Wing Prosperity](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905809,00.html)[LABOR: Opening the Ports](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905810,00.html)[AVIATION: Supersonic Teaching](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905811,00.html)[ENTERPRISE: Fortune from Fat](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905812,00.html)[AUSTRIA: Selling Glamour](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905813,00.html)[The Law: A Prisoner of Our Time](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905799,00.html)[The Law: Hear, Hear](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905800,00.html)[The Law: Premature Obscenity](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905801,00.html)[Music: Putting In the Poetry](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905802,00.html)[Art: Magician, Clown, Child](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905803,00.html)[Television: Not for Women Only](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905807,00.html)[Books: Gourmet Crookery](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905814,00.html)[Books: Up Against the Wall](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905815,00.html)[Books: WHAM!](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905816,00.html)[Books: Small Marvels](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905817,00.html)[Cinema: Liza: Ja--the Film: Nein](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905820,00.html)[Milestones, Feb. 21, 1972](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905808,00.html)[People, Feb. 21, 1972](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905793,00.html)[A Letter From The Publisher, Feb. 21, 1972](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905763,00.html)[Letters, Feb. 21, 1972](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905764,00.html) February 21st, 1972 | Vol. 99, No. 8 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"February 21st, 1972 | 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