Reagan AIDS commission opens public hearings
The AIDS advisory panel asks four federal officials to outline current government efforts on AIDS. Health Secretary Otis Bowen Public Health Service head Robert Windom Surgeon General C Everett Koop and Medicaid Medicare overseer William Roper to testify. Demonstrations expected outside the hearing as controversy over panel composition continues.
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Supreme Court nominee Bork accused of trying to shift panel stance
Retired judge James F. Gordon cites a 1983 case in which Robert Bork allegedly drafted a majority opinion to favor his own views on a three judge panel. Gordon says he objected and ended up writing the majority decision with Bork only filing a concurring opinion.
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Byrd backs 100 hour limit on Wells Mozambique ambassadorship
Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd seeks a 100 hour limit to debate Melissa Wells nomination as ambassador to Mozambique to push a vote. Wells faces opposition from conservative Republicans amid Mozambique policy debates and Renamo tensions.
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Kansas
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North Carolina
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Idaho
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Dukakis Qualifies For Matching Funds In 1988 Bid
The Federal Election Commission certifies Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis as eligible for Treasury matching funds for the 1988 Democratic presidential race. Funds come from a voluntary $1 tax form checkoff and will be paid starting January 1, 1988. Dukakis joins Bruce Babbitt Rich Gephardt Albert Gore Jr as certified Democrats, with Republicans Kemp du Pont Bush and Dole also listed.
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Reagan Placed Low in Marshall Ranking of Presidents
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall picks Ronald Reagan near the bottom of U S presidents for eroding civil rights. He says leadership sets whether society moves toward integration or segregation and predicts Harry Truman will top history, while Hoover and Wilson rank with Reagan.
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States Could Save Medicaid Costs via Tighter Abuse Controls
A GAO report to Congress urges states to better identify Medicaid abusers and restrict access to care through provider controls. It estimates 1985 savings ranging from 54.5 million to 400 million, and criticizes federal support and clear abuse criteria in state reviews.
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Congressmen Land Access To Soviet Site
Three Democratic congressmen praised access to a Soviet radar site at Krasnoyarsk while the State Department said the visit aimed to gain favorable publicity for the Soviets. They criticized construction standards and noted the visit could influence arms control talks with the USSR.
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State Department
Arms Control
Thomas Downey
D-N.y
Krasnoyarsk
Soviet Union
Downey
Jim Moody
D-Wis
Bob Carr
Space
Charles Redman
Redman
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Pope's U.S. Tour Prep heats up coast to coast
Cities from Miami to Detroit ready for John Paul II visit with security upgrades altars and manhole covers secured. In Phoenix preparations are nearly complete while a church collection aims to raise 150000 to finish a 15 million goal.
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Miami
John Paul II
Edward A. McCarthy
Sessions Seen Likely FBI Director Pick by Senate Panel
William Steele Sessions, a no-nonsense yet fair federal judge from San Antonio, is expected to win Senate confirmation as the fifth FBI director. The Judiciary Committee begins two days of hearings with Sessions on the stand, facing little opposition as he leaves his life-tenured Texas judgeship for a 10-year term.
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William Steele Sessions
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Bureau
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S
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Sessions
William H. Webster
CIA
John H. Wood
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el Paso
Chicago Teacher Strike Halts First Day of Classes
A Chicago Teachers Union strike canceled the first day of school for 430 000 students as officials seek a back-to-work order. Walkouts also spread to Ohio New Jersey Pennsylvania Washington state and Michigan where 11 500 Detroit teachers strike. Nationwide about 48 000 teachers affected nearly 750 000 students. In Rochester New York 2400 teachers approved a contract raising salaries up to 70 000 by 1989.
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Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Details
The notice lists subscription rates and contact numbers for classified and display ads. It provides office hours, location at 124 Rutland Drive, mailing address P O Box 456, and customer service times. Rates shown are 21.00 42.00 84.00 with advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken
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Aiken Standard Emergency Numbers Notice
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard for readers. The notice lists the newspaper as published by Aiken Communications Inc with contact and mailing details in Aiken South Carolina.
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