Thornburgh Urged for Attorney General Post by Senate Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously backed Richard Thornburgh former Pennsylvania governor for attorney general. With full Senate approval anticipated, supporters praised his leadership to replace Edwin Meese amid questions over his tenure and actions at the Justice Department.
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Substandard Medicare Hospital Care Reported
Government figures show 6.6 percent of hospitalized Medicare patients in fiscal 1985 received substandard care. Higher risk appeared in small rural hospitals with omissions mistakes unnecessary procedures and poor medical records documentation.
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Washington
Medicare
GOP platform backs child care credits and child health
The Republican platform committee in New Orleans endorsed tax credits to ease parental child care costs and proposed access to health insurance for catastrophic illnesses for children. The day highlighted women and children themes in the 1988 campaign, with concerns some viewed the move as pandering to women.
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Journalist Adela St. Johns Dies at 94 in Arroyo Grande
Adela Rogers St. Johns longtime columnist and reporter died on Wednesday in Arroyo Grande at age 94. A friend of Nixon and Hearst, her career spanned six decades and included coverage of the Lindbergh kidnapping.
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South County Convalescent Hospital
Borja Sworn in as Ecuador's New Socialist Leader
Rodrigo Borja took the oath as Ecuador's president pledging a non aligned foreign policy and end to free market reforms. He received the presidential sash from Congress president Wilfrido Lucero as officials including George Shultz and Fidel Castro attended the ceremony in Quito.
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Asia population tops 3 billion, UN estimates
The United Nations Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development reports Asia’s population surpassed 3 billion. The 3,000,000,000 mark was reached at 12:47 a.m. GMT (7:47 p.m. CDT Tuesday).
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Ex Panamanian leader Arias Madrid dies in Miami
Ex Panamanian president Arnulfo Arias Madrid dies at 87 in Miami after a heart attack. He dominated civilian politics in Panama though deposed from the presidency three times by the military and had lived in exile in Florida.
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South Africa Begins Withdrawal From Angola
South Africa started pulling 1500 to 2000 troops from Angola as a cease-fire took hold. Pretoria military spokesman said the move aligns with a timetable to exit Angola by September 1, part of a U.S.-brokered plan for Namibian independence.
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EPA moves to cut lead in drinking water
The EPA proposed regulations to minimize lead in U S drinking water by treating water to reduce lead pickup and by educating consumers. The rule targets systems where tap water averages above 10 ppb or where over 5 percent of samples exceed 20 ppb, but would rely on education rather than universal lead limits. Environmental groups criticized the lack of numerical standards while EPA officials warned the rule will impact more than half the nation’s drinking water systems.
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Reagan signs reparations bill for internees
President Reagan signed House Resolution 442 granting 1.25 billion in reparations and a formal apology to Japanese Americans interned during World War II. The event honored survivors including Norman Mineta and Daniel Inouye, with families pledging their 20 000 restitution to Loma Linda University.
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Cat linked to pneumonia outbreak among Halifax poker group
In Halifax a cat giving birth near a poker table is blamed for pneumonia and Q fever among 12 players. Eight men and four women fell ill after the Feb 14 birth, one died, others recovered with or without antibiotics as researchers from Dalhousie University report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Shamir vows iron fist against Palestinian state in West Bank
Israel will not be drawn into Middle East struggle over the West Bank and will retain security and legal control. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir calls any move toward a Palestinian state hypocritical and meaningless in a speech to a special Knesset session. He spoke as Jordan cuts ties to the West Bank following King Hussein’s announcement.
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Navy to relieve captain of amphibious ship over refugee incident
The Navy plans to relieve Captain Alexander Balian commander of the Dubuque after a boatload of Vietnamese refugees drifted at sea and allegedly resorted to cannibalism before reaching port in the Philippines. The ship stopped July 9 to help the refugees then continued to the Persian Gulf as a Navy investigation proceeds.
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