House expands disability coverage for veterans and raises benefits
The House passed 422 to 0 a bill expanding service connected illnesses for Vietnam and Gulf War veterans and granting a 2.7 percent cost of living adjustment. It adds Type II diabetes for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange and includes chronic fatigue syndrome fibromyalgia chronic multi symptom illness as undiagnosed Gulf War illnesses. The measure extends compensation eligibility to December 31 2003 and awaits Senate action.
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Washington
House
Vietnam
Persian Gulf
Christopher Smith
R-N.j
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Smith
Senate
Lava blocks Etna base threatening tourist complex
Lava from Mount Etna has destroyed a cable car station and overrun two earth walls protecting Rifugio Sapienza, narrowing the gap to the hostel and restaurant cluster as emergency crews fight the advancing 495-foot-wide flow. Temperatures near 2000 degrees, with officials warning the chances of saving the area grow slimmer.
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Mount Etna
Sicily
Franco Barberi
Civil Protection Agency
Ing
Europe
Rifugio Sapienza
Salvatore Nunnari
National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology
Newborn photo and birth notice in Milestones section
New parents invited to share their joy with a photograph and birth announcement in the Milestones column of Sundays Gazette. For details call 368-8873 or 1-800-397-8212 to place a notice.
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Sunday’s Gazette
Missile defense funds approved by House panel
The House Armed Services subcommittee endorsed billions for missile defense research and development and gave program managers broad spending discretion. The panel set fiscal 2002 defense R and D at 37.7 billion, trimming Bush's space-based laser increase to 28 million and reducing overall missile defense to 8.16 billion.
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Washington
Armed Services
Bush
Hunter
Farm aid stalemate over $5.5 billion bill and likely veto risk
Grassley and Harkin urged quick approval of the $5.5 billion farm aid bill passed by the House and sent to Bush for signature. They warned that if the money isn’t spent by Oct 1, farmers lose aid. Lugar’s substitute failed 52 to 48 as Congress moved toward a possible September deadline. Contacts: Michael Myers at (202) 224-0241 or emmva aol com.
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White House
Harkin
House
Bush
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Senate
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Agriculture Committee
Lugar
Michael Myers
Emmva
Aol
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Audiovox Corp
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