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John Hall has been a cattle rancher on the Laikipia Plateau for 23 years. The safari guide, Chrissie Aldrich, brought the visitor up from Nanyuki to Hall's Enasoit Ranch. Hall's neighbors regard him as an eccentric because he gives the wild animals the free run of his ranch. At one time, he and his wife Thelma had a large lovely garden in their front yard, but the elephants systematically demolished it. Hall says cheerfully that he decided to enjoy watching the elephants instead of watching his flowers...
Though Platoon is a breakthrough, it is not a breakaway. The film is traditional enough to connect with a mass audience. In its story line it holds echoes of Attack!, Robert Aldrich's 1956 psychodrama, in which a World War II infantry company is torn by a mortal struggle between two officers -- one messianic, the other deranged -- while a young man's loyalty hangs in the balance. Platoon's narration, in the form of Chris' letters to his grandmother, is often as stilted and redundant as silent-movie title cards. When a naive new boy shows Chris a photo...
...Environmental Protection Agency also prompted last month's decision by disputing the validity of a clean bill of health given the site in September by Grace contractors Haley and Aldrich...
Although Grace has retained Haley and Aldrich, Inc., to continually test the soil and groundwater, "local citizens feel they would be more comfortable having an independent consultant look over the testing," said Chalfen...
Speaking before an audience 35 in Aldrich Hall, Brophy said that the trade deficit will increase from last year's $150 billion to $1 trillion by 1990 and $2 trillion...