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Just released on DVD this week is a Special Edition of the classic Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) are on their way to a distant planet when they accidentally land the TARDIS on a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean circa 1923. Escaping the crew, who seem to have no short-term memories, they find themselves sloshing through a marsh.

A marsh on a cargo vessel? Yes. They are actually inside of a machine that miniaturizes things, providing shrunken habits for shrunken animals. This marsh is a dangerous place, teeming with carnivores, and the pair seek to escape. The Doctor manages to get out, after being separated from Jo, and finds himself in an unexpected place.

You see, the machine is aHe was on active duty until June of 1966. In August of 1968 Smits was accepted to Officer Candidate School and returned to active duty in November of 1968. He attended the Army Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland until April 15, 1969. While serving his six month tour at Aberdeen, Smits decided to apply for extended active duty in the United States Army. Pending process of Smits' application he was directed to return to his home in Lexington, Kentucky. His application was accepted and he received, while in Lexington, *1385 orders dated April 21, 1969, directing him to report for active duty in the Army Reserve on May 15, 1969, at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Although the orders directed Smits to report for duty on May