Agent Orange costs could reach billions for veterans
VA Administrator Robert Nimmo said compensation for Agent Orange harm would run into the billions of dollars over years to come. He warned annual costs could reach hundreds of millions, influencing science and timing of studies on herbicide health effects. Nimmo disclosed a study design rejection amid Senate questioning.
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Poland Faces Power Struggle as Taxi Drivers Threaten Strike
In Warsaw on Wednesday Poland's farmers and the Roman Catholic Church pressed for a share of power while about 50,000 private taxi drivers threatened a nationwide strike that could upend labor peace ahead of this week's Solidarity talks.
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves vast federal criminal code overhaul
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 5 to approve a sweeping new federal criminal code after 120 amendments. The measure aims to cut duplications, set uniform sentencing guidelines, allow government appeals of lenient sentences, abolish paroles, and enable preventive detention before trial amid opposition from civil liberties groups. The article also notes unrest in Poland with strikes and Solidarity’s evolving role in national talks.
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Britain to Bolster Northern Ireland Force With Spearhead Battalion
Britain dispatched the 600 strong Spearhead Battalion to Northern Ireland to reinforce roughly 11,000 troops amid rising violence. In Crossmaglen IRA gunmen wounded a soldier and a Catholic farmer. in Londonderry a man was killed and another wounded in a Protestant district attack.
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Senate Eyes More Cuts as House OKs MX Missile
Senate leaders move to press for further domestic cuts to avert a veto as the House backs Reagan’s $4.3 billion requests for the MX missile and B-1 bomber. Baker signals a possible vote on a slimmed down bill while O'Neill accuses Reagan of seeking a personal victory. The defense package totals $197.4 billion in the House bill, with conference review ahead.
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Reagan relies on oral FBI briefing over Allen gift probe
President Reagan said the FBI reviewed the Richard Allen matter orally via Edwin Meese. No written FBI report exists. Investigators seek to determine if Allen violated law by receiving a $1000 cash gift from Japanese journalists and delaying its turnover to Treasury.
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Secretary Acheson urges Western disarmament plan
Thirty years ago Secretary of State Dean Acheson appealed fervently for acceptance of the Western plan to disarm, arguing it would reduce global tension and bolster security among allied nations.
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