Swearing in of Sessions postponed due to illness
FBI postpones William S. Sessions swearing in as director indefinitely after he is hospitalized with an undetermined ailment. Attorney General Meese says tests are underway. Sessions fell ill while traveling to Washington from Texas and is hospitalized for further evaluation.
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Postal Service posts $200 million red for 1987 year
Postmaster General Preston Tisch reports the U S Postal Service ended fiscal 1987 about 200 to 225 million dollars in the red and forecasts a 400 million dollar loss in the new fiscal year. He cites the need for higher postage rates to take effect in April 1988.
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Tisch
Congress backs OTA view on Agent Orange exposure limits
A staff report from the Office of Technology Assessment agrees with CDC findings that large scale Vietnam veteran exposure studies are impractical. It notes only two of 573 tested had significant dioxin levels, and argues any study should be narrowly focused despite a common belief of widespread exposure.
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Crowe Confirmed To Second Term As Joint Chiefs Chairman
Adm. William J. Crowe Jr. won Senate confirmation for a second two year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as chief military adviser to the president under the new defense reorganization. The vote was by voice with no opposition. Senator Pete Wilson praised Crowes experience and leadership during remarks before the vote.
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Robertson Declares Candidacy In Bedford Stuyvesant
Pat Robertson, exiting the Baptist ministry and CBN, will announce his 1988 Republican presidential bid in Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant, a site tied to his 27 years ago as a young minister. Supporters note evangelical backing while skeptics doubt a Robertson nomination by the GOP. Robertson, 57, hails from Lexington Virginia and is related to Virginia senator A Willis Robertson.
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La Prensa Prepares to Hit Streets as Release Restored
In Managua the 62 year old La Prensa resumes publication after a 15 month shutdown tied to U S aid to anti Sandinista rebels. Publisher Violeta Chamorro says Ortega pledged no censorship as about 120 workers prepare the first edition amid peace plan releases.
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Committee Begins Work On Tax Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee starts work on a deficit cutting bill that would raise about 12 billion dollars a year in revenue. Reagan opposes tax increases but senior Democrats seek a modest package including extending the 3 percent local and long distance telephone tax and estate tax corrections.
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Medicare premium hike seen inevitable for 1988
Congress heard that a 39 percent increase in Medicare premiums is unavoidable without adding billions to the deficit. Testimony warned that restricting next year’s rise to 4.3 percent would push the deficit up by 1.7 billion in 1988, with limited relief if only low income participants are capped.
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D-Fla
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Dukakis Aides Resign Over Biden Video Embarrassment
Top aide John Sasso resigned after admitting he prepared a videotape used against Joe Biden. Campaign manager and political director also quit, saying they misled the public and that Dukakis bears full responsibility. Biden declined comment.
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Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Details
Contact numbers for subscriptions and advertising are listed: 649-5316 for subscriptions, 649-1555 for classifieds, and 648-2311 for news ideas or displays. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays, mailing address P O Box 456, Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists emergency numbers as a service. Published by Aiken Communications Inc and circulated weekdays afternoons and Sundays from Aiken, South Carolina.
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