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Outside the capital, the rice paddies and cornfields along Route 4 had a deceptively lush look; the rainy season had just ended. Provincial officials predict that the harvest from the crop that was planted in June will be 70% of normal; but independent estimates are that throughout the country, the so-called short season may yield only a fifth of what is normally reaped. In the entire province, there is only one doctor, a Vietnamese "adviser." Some 500 patients are crammed into the hospital in Kompong Speu, which has only 200 beds. The facility has no laboratory to analyze blood...
...those times--when families regroup at home and head for the movies when they discover they have nothing to talk about. About the second week of December, the studios unleash a barrage of new and old films across America. In keeping with tradition, this year's crop is no bumper...
...rest of the Xmas crop of toys and gifts for the youngster, they all have a hook. Somewhere, deep in their past, there is a superhero. Or even better, a supervillain. Darth Vader Death Star space stations are hot this year, even at $40, a clerk explains. And why not--they've got an Alien Trash Monster, a Rope Swing to Safety, an exploding laser cannon and even a "working elevator...
...freshman crop is very strong and I expect them all to do very well in spite of their inexperience on the college level," Lee says. "I honestly think Campbell is one of the best young wrestlers to come to Harvard since I've been here...
...crop, flower resists frost, has a short growing season, and is less affected by drought than wheat. It also has some drawbacks. Says Farmer Tom Sinner, of Casselton, N. Dak.: "You plant flower because it brings a better return than other crops, but weeds and insects just love it." Agronomists fear that repeated plantings of flower on the same stretch of soil will so infest it with insects and diseases that it will become unusable for that crop...