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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1987
Page
2
Senior citizens groups assail the administration plan for Catastrophic Health Coverage saying it excludes long term nursing care home health care prescription drugs and certain high doctor bills. They unveil a campaign with an umbrella motif to illustrate holes in coverage.
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger ordered a 10 to 20 percent increase in overseas cost-of-living payments for U S military personnel abroad. The plan, costing about 55.9 million dollars this year and up to 90 million annually, raises a sergeant in West Germany with two dependents from 103 to 117 dollars monthly and a captain with two dependents from 148 to 170 dollars.
The FDA approves tranexamic acid to lessen bleeding and transfusion needs for hemophiliacs during tooth extractions. Frank E. Young says it blocks clot-dissolving enzymes, allowing weak clots to survive. Manufacturer KabiVitrum of Stockholm, distributed by KabiVitrum Inc. of Alameda, names Cyklokapron.
The Navy halted progress payments to Sikorsky for MH-53E Sea Dragon deliveries citing production delays and deemed the company’s latest corrective effort unacceptable. The program, valued at about $644.2 million, covers 32 helicopters contracted from 1986 to 1989, with concerns over management attention and schedule.
Former President Carter urges President Reagan to admit errors in Iran arms deal and calls for oath test ion of Poindexter and North. He also praises How ard Baker as White House chief of staff and doubts a moderate will change policy. In Columbia, Rev. Benjamin Weir vows to return to Lebanon if needed, noting his relief work for Protestant Arabs and Armenians amid fighting.
White House mounts drive to show Reagan energetic and in command amid CIA nomination debacle. Gates withdraws from CIA head race as Iran arms affair probes continue. Walsh seeks dismissal of North suit to end ongoing Iran Contra investigation. Tower report cited in poll showing low Reagan popularity.
Prosecutors seek at least 147 million dollars in restitution from Marvin Warner and two colleagues convicted in a statewide thrift failure. Convictions after a 16 week trial set March 30 sentencing for Warner, Burton Bongard, and David Schiebel.
Washington AP The Tower commission disputes who drew a diagram attributed to Lt Col Oliver North showing a flow of money and weapons in his Contra aid network The diagram appears in the appendix of the commission report and may have been sketched on a note from North's secretary thanking Phil Mabry for aiding Reagan s Contra policies Congressional sources link Mabry to the diagram based on handwriting Mabry has not commented.
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The Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers 279-1616 and 279-2121 as a public service. It notes the paper is published weekday afternoons and Sundays by Aiken Communications Inc with postal details in Aiken South Carolina.
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