MISC> Penn State News #1 (03.21.2003) WHAT'S IN THE NEWS: A 'PEALING' PEACE
- From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 07:47:53 -0600
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From: "Pete Weiss" <Pete-Weiss@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 16:45:17 -0500
Amid the drums of war, the Peace Bell will sound a tiny peal of hope
today (March 21). According to the latest edition of "What's in the
News," a current events series produced for schoolchildren by Penn State
Public Broadcasting, the Peace Bell is a gift to the United Nations
presented by Japan in 1954. Made from coins collected by Japanese
children, the bell is rung each year on the spring equinox, which marks
the official beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Since
ancient times, people in many cultures have joyously welcomed the return
of spring. For example, early inhabitants of Stonehenge, England arranged
giant boulders to measure precisely the moment that the equinox arrived.
The United Nations chose to celebrate Earth Day on the spring equinox,
and in 1971, U.N. Secretary General U Thant began the tradition of
ringing the Peace Bell that day. This week, "What's in the News" takes a
look at the march toward war with Iraq and other current events. For more
information, visit http://www.witn.psu.edu
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