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...heavy price. An invasion would destroy any Soviet hope of strategic arms limitations talks with the Reagan Administration; it would ruin any immediate chances for a renewal of detente; it would probably bring on a new grain embargo at a time when the Soviets face a disastrous harvest; it would alienate Third World countries; it would almost certainly be resisted by Moscow's Polish "allies," an especially distasteful prospect when some 85,000 Soviet troops in Afghanistan are already tied down trying to subdue another "fraternal" nation. Moreover, a military invasion by the Kremlin is not necessary. There...
Nature was kind this year, perhaps too kind. As the last cuttings of wheat are taken from the plains, the projected bumper harvest of 75 million metric tons (2.8 billion bu.) will smash last year's all-time high. The corn crop, 202 million metric tons, will also set a new record. Total American grain production will hit 322.5 million metric tons, more than 50% greater than the Soviet Union's third poor harvest in a row. But the bounty is bittersweet: farm income has fallen almost 40% since 1979. All that newly harvested grain has sent prices...
...receiving protection from the vagaries of the marketplace. Despite the hardship amid plenty that plagues farmers this year, simply continuing-and further bloating-the bewildering array of support programs will do little in the long run to assure that future supplies are geared to demand. Meanwhile, every good harvest will be bad news for taxpayers. -By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Gisela Bolte and Johanna McGeary/Washington
...rules for escaping jury duty are equally diverse. Courts generally exempt doctors and lawyers and those who can demonstrate hardship. But tobacco farmers are exempted during harvest time in Virginia; South Carolina still excuses "apothecaries"; Indiana excuses ferryboat operators. For those who must serve, the first thing to learn is to wait. "It's waiting for the judge, waiting for the lawyers, waiting to be called. It's not amusing or fun; it's just a duty," says Gwen Pritchard, a Washington lobbyist, standing in the hallway of the District of Columbia courthouse...
...designed to divert enough water to wet the terraced plots without overflowing or bursting through the stonework. Maintenance teams had to patrol the waterways year-round to keep them clear of silt and rubble. In the 16th century the Spanish came, dreaming of El Dorado, and forced farmers to harvest gold instead of maize. Irrigation systems like the one in Patallacta were let go. Soldiers and farmers moved away. The canals were all but forgotten...