Lansing State Journal · 8 September 1971
CP-1971-010
Uneasy Gaza Strip Region Where People Forgot How to Smile
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Uneasy Gaza Strip Region Where People Forgot How to Smile To check the violence, the Is- By MARTIN ZUCKER raelis began a three-level pro- GAZA (AP) -To the Isra- gram almost a year ago: elis, the Gaza Strip has been —Military patrols to seek en- the most troublesome of the counters with guerrillas and at areas they occupy.
To the the same time attempt to seal mayor, it's a place that has off their outside sources of forgotten how to smile. communication and supply.
The Strip, 30 miles long and Thinning out congested refu- gee camps and creating wide 4 miles wide, is a finger of sand dunes, citrus groves and lanes permitting freer traffic refugee camps that juts into Is- and easier access. —Efforts for more economic rael from Sinai along the Medi- investment and general devel- terranean coast.
About two- thirds of the 360,000 population opment of the area, with en- couragement to Gazans t
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"Uneasy Gaza Strip Region Where People Forgot How to Smile," Lansing State Journal, 8 September 1971. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1971-010. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1971-010
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