VMI admits women as rat line endures brutal test
In Lexington Virginia 30 women entered the Virginia Military Institute as the first female rats endure the initiation known as the rat line. Cadets faced taunts and drills in a test of endurance while drill instructors demanded discipline. VMI officials reported few incidents and noted equal treatment of new male and female cadets.
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AMA weighs dropping Sunbeam endorsement deal
The American Medical Association reviews ending or altering its pact to place the AMA logo on Sunbeam heating pads and blood pressure monitors. Board member Dr. John C. Nelson warned the exclusive five year agreement, announced August 12, drew internal and external criticism and may not have been properly examined.
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Clintons sail away with the Kennedys
Chelsea Clinton, 17, leaves Martha's Vineyard resort to visit friends in Wash while her parents continue a three week family vacation. President Clinton and Hillary join Sen. Edward Kennedy and family aboard the Kennedys schooner Mya for a sail, then dine at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis estate Gay Head.
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Gingrich proposes vets health plan at VFW convention
House Speaker Newt Gingrich unveiled the Century Veterans Health Initiative to give veterans access to genetic and biomedical breakthroughs while stressing preventive care. He urged collaboration with veterans groups to form a commission over two years to design new health care standards linking VA hospitals and clinics with top specialists via video consultation, aiming to improve rural veteran care and reduce costs through early intervention.
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