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Less controversial was the government call last fall for every able-bodied Nicaraguan to help harvest the coffee crop, the main source of foreign income. Although much of the crop grows in war zones, about 30,000 volunteered. For some young students, it was an opportunity to show their patriotism. For others, it seemed a way to ensure better grades...
...brother Phil, two years younger, softens the focus just a touch and sharpens the perspective. "We needed the distance to grow, Don," he reminds him. "That was a positive period when the seeds were planted. We're reaping the harvest...
...economic problems faced by the Soviet Union. Said he: "Comrades, a problem we will have to solve in the shortest time possible is that of fully meeting our country's food needs." His prescription for progress in agricultural production: better and more independent management of farms, more efficient harvest and transport of crops, and improved farm technology. He also promised to carry on his purge against corruption and laziness, which have driven hundreds of party and government officials from jobs they once regarded as sinecures...
...Fidel Castro's angriest performance since 1970, when Cuba's sugar harvest fell disastrously short of its goal. Addressing 1,800 delegates to the Cuban Communist Party's third congress, including representatives from 100 socialist countries, he vigorously and theatrically attacked rampant waste, mismanagement and indiscipline in Cuba's faltering economic system, still heavily dependent on Soviet subsidies. After two hours of a 5-hr. 40-min. marathon, Castro, 59, called an unusual half-hour recess. Precisely 30 minutes later, the Cuban dictator, who often wears two watches to be sure he is on time, strode onto the podium...
...latest casualties of the local computer wars are Computerland (formerly of 1000 Mass. Ave.), Harvest Computer (118 Magazine St.) and The Program Store (Dunster...