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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1981

Page

3

Agent Orange exposure wider than thought say officials

Health official Schweiker said Pentagon records show 90 dumping emergencies, with 41 over or near U.S. bases. The revelation follows Reagan directives to widen the probe into veterans health impacts from Agent Orange. About 60,000 Vietnam vets seek VA exams amid claims of cancer birth defects and other disorders linked to the defoliant.

Mike Feinsilber Associated Press Washington Vietnam U.S Health and Human Services Richard S. Schweiker Reagan Schweiker Air Force Pentagon Agent Orange WLIR Garden City N.Y Frank McCarthy Agent Orange Victims International Veterans Administration

Army vet on trial as spy

General Westmoreland testified on defense needs as former Army warrant officer Joseph G. Helmich Jr. faced espionage charges for allegedly selling top secret coding device details to Soviet agents. Helmich, 44, denied the four counts, held on 400000 bond as trial resumed.

Jacksonville Fla William + Westmoreland Soviet Union Westmoreland Army U.S Gary Betz Joseph G. Helmich Jr Helmich Jacksonville Beach Peter Dearing Susan Black Betz Vienna U.S. Army Signal Corps Paris Fort Bragg N.C Thomas Rienzi Rienzi

Inflation to ease but may top ten percent again

Washington analysts foresee August CPI gains between 0.6 and 0.9 percent, down from July’s 1.2 percent. An annual rate above 10 percent remains possible, with housing and food costs driving July’s spike. Reagan aides push for further budget cuts as markets stay subdued.

Washington Labor Department Allen Sinai Lexington, Mass Data Resources Inc Donald Ratajczak Thomas D. Thomson San Francisco Crocker National Bank Reagan

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