Controversy over AIDS compensation for blood victims
Government plans to compensate hemophiliacs with HIV from blood products face a snag as lawmakers weigh adding transfusion victims. Senate debate pits two groups against each other over cost, with potential funding rising from 750 million to 1.7 billion as fear of passage grows.
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Washington
Senate
Steve Grissom
Cary
N.C
Val
Institute of Medicine
Ricky Ray
Congress
Ameritech rolls out privacy manager to screen telemarketing calls
Ameritech introduces a first of its kind Privacy Manager to filter telemarketers in Chicago and Detroit with Caller ID required. Unavailable or unknown numbers are asked to identify themselves after a beep, then callers may be accepted declined or blocked. The service costs 3.95 monthly plus 7.50 for Caller ID, with 70 percent of unidentified calls hanging up.
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Chicago
Diane Primo
Ameritech Corp
Detroit
Ameritech
Great Lakes
John Rooney
Ameritech Consumer Services
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
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