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.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Health and Human Services
Richard S. Schweiker
Reagan
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Air Force
Pentagon
Agent Orange
WLIR
Garden City
N.Y
Frank McCarthy
Agent Orange Victims International
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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.
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Betz
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U.S. Army Signal Corps
Paris
Fort Bragg
N.C
Thomas Rienzi
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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.
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Crocker National Bank
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