--- title: Cover - Dec 20, 1971, Vol. 98, No. 25 - The Vault - TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/vault/issue/1971-12-20/page/1/ og:title: Cover - Dec 20, 1971, Vol. 98, No. 25 - The Vault - TIME og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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