Arrival by air of Manhattan's first baby giant panda last week was occasion for a greeting such as transatlantic fliers once got. But three days earlier, Chicago's Daily News published an article which suggested that giant pandas are not so rare and valuable as the U. S. considers them. Archibald T. Steel, crack China War correspondent, reported taking a day off from the battle front to explore panda territory. Excerpts: "Pandas are not rare. . . . Giant panda prices, f.o.b. Chengtu, range between 25 and 180 American dollars per head, although the...
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