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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1981

Page

4

Faith Center Opens Lawn for Vets Protest

Fasting Vietnam veterans plan to pitch tents outside Glendale Faith Center after eviction from Wadsworth VA Hospital. They travel by convoy from St. John’s Church to the site, seeking to carry protest to President Reagan in Washington on July 4. Clarence Stickler, 34, says the hunger strike continues after 18 days without solid food.

Los Angeles Faith Center Glendale Veterans Administration St. John’s Episcopal Church Darla Haight Veterans Coalition Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital West Haight Clarence Stickler Oxnard Reagan Washington Stickler Washington, D.C

Food stamp cut plan moves to House

Reagan administration seeks to cut about 1 million people from food stamp rolls while trimming benefits for millions more. Senate approves 1.8 billion in next year’s reductions, exceeding the president’s request, with elderly and disabled exempted from tighter rules. House considerations follow as Republicans press for deeper cuts.

Washington Reagan House Senate Bob Dole R-Kan Agriculture Subcommittee Jesse Helms R-N.c Agriculture Committee Helms Dole Sen David Pryor

Unhealthy habits rare in Utah

AP reports the CDC survey of 500 Utah residents found smoking and drinking rates 40 percent below the national average. The study attributes the low rates partly to Utah's large Mormon population, noting 15 percent of Mormons smoked versus 29 percent of non-Mormons.

Atlanta Utah National Centers For Disease Control CDC

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