Cattle King of Thailand Builds Ranch Empire
Chockchai Bulakul, 34, uses American ranch methods and Chinese business savvy to turn 12,000 acres in Korat into a potential cattle export bonanza. He blends Thai cowboys with Texas horses, operates the Chockchai Building in Bangkok, and plans to convert jungle into pasture while leveraging U S Government contracts and World Bank backing.
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Peter O'Loughlin
Pakchong
Thailand
Texas
Chockchai Bulakul
Bangkok
Chockchai
Cornell
California
Ment
Mekong River
Japan
Kobe
San Antonio College
U.S
Historic Milestone A Traffic Hazard
TOYKO AP All roads in Japan began at Nihonbashi in Tokyo the historic starting point. The seven meter high Victorian lamp post marker from 1603 is being removed as a traffic hazard within a year despite nostalgia. Controversy erupts between preservationists and progressives over the landmark near the Nihonbashi bridge once noted in Hiroshige prints and linked to Edo era commerce and Perry era changes.
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Toyko
Japan
Tokyo
Nihonbashi
Ginza
Hiroshige
Tokaido
Honshu
Kyoto
Edo
Heloise Tips on Refashioning Coats and Quick Homemaking Hacks
A reader shares a coat lengthening idea by adding Persian lamb fur trim from an old coat, using professional fitting. Additional tips include clearing showerheads with vinegar, chilling milk bottles with bicarbonate, and repurposing an old toothbrush handle as a bodkin.
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Heloise
Manchester repays $505 overdue library fine in nostalgia
William Manchester repaid 505.69 for a book borrowed 29 years ago from the University of Massachusetts library. The author and current president of the University Trustees of the Friends of the Library found Six Plays of Clifford Odets in his files and said he should set a good example as a library trustee.
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Amherst
Mass
William Manchester
University of Massachusetts Library
Manchester
University Trustees of the Friends of the Library
Clifford Odets
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United States
Korat
World Bank
North East
Udorn Air Base
Commodore Perry
Arlene P
Helena
Harvard
G. B. Davis
A. Sturz
JOE Tires
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Savage
Springfield
Thur
E Games
Tater
Stevens
Remington
Joe's
Weaver Rices
Joe
Action Ri
Chevrolet
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Chrysler
Falcon
Comet
Helper Springs
Buick
Mustang
Mercury
Sealer Montan
Tse Lae
Yu Pere Ay
Ward Plaza
Valley Ave
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Ave
Front Royal
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