Clinton expands VA coverage for Agent Orange veterans
President Clinton ordered that disability benefits be added for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange who suffer from prostate cancer or a nerve disease, oral neuropathy. He urged Congress to extend benefits to offspring with spina bifida, marking a potential first for veteran family coverage.
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America
Veteran's Affairs Department
Congress
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Veteran’s Department
Brown
National Academy of Sciences
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Controversial Calvin decal violates state law
A South Carolina motorist received a warning for a back window decal showing a Calvin character urinating on IRS letters. Trooper Lance Cusack called the image indecent under state law and warned Patti Redden of Mc Connells at a checkpoint. A $119 fine can apply for obscene decals. Universal Press Syndicate expressed support for the patrol.
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Patti Redden
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Redden
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Universal Press Syndicate
South Carolina Highway Patrol
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Universal Press
Boeing 767 forced to land after blowouts
A Martin Air Holland Boeing 767 carrying 187 passengers from Amsterdam to Orlando made an emergency landing at Logan International Airport Boston after losing navigational instruments. Eight tires blew out and brakes caught fire on touchdown at 2 21 p.m. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries. An airport official and airline spokesman provided limited details.
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Orlando
Fla
Logan International Airport
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Logan
Phil Orlandella
Netherlands
North America
Rick Saylor
Seven year old scientists await space shuttle return
Seven-year-old students at Aster Elementary Colville Washington await the Endeavour landing slated for 7 12 am. The 450 pupils aboard the shuttle experiment pack three bags of Jolly Time butter flavored microwave popcorn to test space versus Earth kernels. The project aims to spark interest in science and NASA, with outcomes on taste pop texture weight and blind testing to follow in September.
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Wash
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Aster Elementary
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Mimi Morgan
Morgan Taylor
Utah State University
Aylor
NASA
Space
Taylor
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