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Despite all this, there are many weak spots in the embargo. Western intelligence officials have learned that Saddam stockpiled rice, wheat and other foods before invading Kuwait, and the Iraqi army's plundering of Kuwaiti warehouses has increased Iraq's supplies substantially. Besides, Iraq has had a record harvest this year; the markets contain plenty of fruits and vegetables. One reason for the bountiful supplies is that Saddam's government has eased many controls on farmers and increased food prices. Higher prices have also inspired Iranian and Turkish smugglers to supply the black market...
...with mercury and introduced numerous diseases. Since the miners' arrival, more than 1,500 of the 10,000 Brazilian Yanomami have died. Most succumbed to malaria, tuberculosis and venereal disease, as well as malnutrition brought on by a dwindling supply of fish and game. "They gave us rice and wheat, but then we got sick," says a Yanomami named Saba, who is recuperating from tuberculosis. "They pretended to be our friends, but they are killing...
...stubbornness on farm subsidies. To underscore her point, U.S. trade negotiators plan this week to propose reductions of as much as 70% in all worldwide domestic farm subsidies, plus even heavier cuts in export subsidies and greater market access for such agricultural imports as corn and wheat in the E.C., sugar and dairy products in the U.S. and rice in Japan. The so-called Cairns Group of 14 agricultural- exporting countries ranging from Argentina to Australia has threatened to block accords in other trade areas unless GATT members agree on substantial agricultural reforms...
...dreamed up both of those nightmare entertainments pays her no heed. In the woodsy main dining room of Musso & Frank's, Hollywood's oldest eatery, the 44-year-old multimedia auteur concentrates on ordering his usual lunch: "A Swiss cheese, real Swiss cheese, on whole wheat. A side order of steamed broccoli. And a Coke." In his soft tenor voice, he discusses nutrition: "Do you like it when your sandwich is burned like that? That's not supposed to be good for you. But it sure tastes good, though." He chats with the waiter: "Does this bread get thrown away...
...Herefords on the Santa Fe Railroad, climbed into his blue Oldsmobile and rolled smoothly up Highway 83. He was there in two days. (Lonesome Dove's McCrae and Call took months.) Mathers bought up old homestead land for $5 to $8 an acre, quit trying to plow and plant wheat and barley, and gently coaxed back the grass, which now ruffles in the restless wind, somehow surviving where the nation has its coldest winters and hottest summers...