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...camp had one incongruous celebrity: former Premier Nguyen Cao Ky, who was billeted in a tent with 15 other refugees. Still sporting his familiar lavender ascot and displaying a forlorn jauntiness, Ky stood in long chow lines with the others, complained about the cold nights, and asked visiting reporters for warm underwear. He spoke vaguely of seeking an American sponsor to set him up as a farmer "in Arkansas or San Antonio," or of finding a new life as a cab driver. "For us," he said, "the only hope is that we shall return. When Hitler occupied Europe, people like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Journey to 'Freedom Land' | 5/19/1975 | See Source »

...golden retriever should pass out the rewards and feed the dog for a few weeks. The President is going to have crummy pockets for a while, and when the White House cook gives Ford his English muffins in the morning, Ford is going to give Liberty his bowl of chow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Gerald Ford's Old Clothes | 10/28/1974 | See Source »

Young and Yee's food is consistently good, if not excellent, and it is consistent--a definite plus. It's standard fare--chow mein and the like--is passable, but far more interesting and sometimes surprising dishes may be found toward the back of the menu, and are worth looking into...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bars And the Like | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

Young and Yee is at least the second best Chinese Restaurant in the Square, and given the Hong Kong's unreliability Young and Yee may well be number one. Young and Yee's food may not be great, but it is always reliable. The chow mein is passable but the best food Young and Yee has to offer are the specialties listed on the back of the menu. The servings are generous in size and relatively low in price. Two people can eat there for about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Glutton's Guide to the Square | 7/1/1974 | See Source »

...Chow-like Keeshonds prowl the grounds. A new, detached sleeping house has a tile roof, unlike the flammable thatch of the main house. Beside the beds are stacks of ammunition, shotguns, pistols and Belgian F.N. automatic rifles. In the hall are a telephone and a battery-powered two-way radio linking Louw to the Centenary post. Even with all this, though, Louw does not feel safe. 'There's money to be made here,' he said, 'but what good does it do if you don't live to spend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RHODESIA: The Thin White Line | 6/3/1974 | See Source »

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