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...timetable that sometimes forces farmers to sell at deflated prices. "The biggest concern I have is the quality of corn they are shipping in," says Alabama Farmer Bill Sanders. "Some of it is as much as two or three years old. I may have to buy hogs to get rid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farmers Are Taking Their PIK | 7/25/1983 | See Source »

...Italian chef "an immigrant with a Crock Pot." "Me," "my" and "I" are his favorite words. He is forever complaining to his wan, shell-shocked station manager, played by Max Wright, that guests are dull: "Get me ax murderers, a rapist, Freddie Silverman." When he wants to get rid of a possible cohost, he appeals to the Lord-man to man, of course: "I don't know if the concept 'You owe me one' means anything to you up there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: A Truly Unsentimental Cad | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

...same ones who develop AIDS. Even the victory over smallpox permits no complacency. In its place, a disease called monkeypox has erupted in Africa. "It's probably a disease that's been around a long time but has been masked by smallpox," Foege says. "Once you get rid of one disease, a new one becomes visible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hunting for the Hidden Killers: AIDS | 7/4/1983 | See Source »

Whatever its wider aims, the offensive failed to squelch the guerrillas, who number anywhere from 100,000 to 200,000. Bolstered by their religious zeal-and, more practically, by a flow of arms and supplies from abroad-they are grimly determined to rid their homeland of the hated invader. "The Islamic faith is the force behind our jihad [holy war]," says Rebel Unit Commander Mohammed Anwar. "If we thought this was an ordinary battle, we could not fight the Soviets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFGHANISTAN: Glimpses of a Holy War | 6/20/1983 | See Source »

...Emmons elaborates on the practice of becoming a professor emeritus. "That's the way they get rid of old fogeys." he explains, adding that it is essential to bring in undergraduate with all ideas and fresh viewpoints...

Author: By Tammy Huang, | Title: Several Noted Professors To Leave Harvard This Year | 6/9/1983 | See Source »

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