Judge orders reconsideration of Agent Orange claims for veterans
U S District Judge Thelton Henderson ruled the VA's rules denying most Agent Orange related benefits were too strict. He said claimants need only show a significant statistical link between exposure and disease, not direct proof of causation, a decision praised by veterans groups and likely to spur new legislation.
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Four Die As Be Irut Fighting Hits Hospitals
In Beirut, shelling hit a Christian and a Moslem hospital amid fierce fighting between Gen. Aoun's forces and an alliance of Syrian and Druse factions. Four killed, including two hospital patients. 20 wounded as barrages subsided then intensified. Barbir Hospital saw a lobby shell impact. St. Louis Hospital reported hits but no casualties. Post offices and communications were damaged, cutting telephone links.
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Mohammed Mosallam
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