Agent Orange issue gains new VA committee look
Veterans Affairs advisory panel may reopen disability eligibility for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Secretary Derwinski seeks swift action, with recommendations due after two weeks. focus on non Hodgkins lymphoma and related diseases.
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DC murder toll hits 85 in brief week of violence
Washington officials report the District of Columbia’s 1989 homicide toll already near the 369 killings of last year. With two months remaining, police say five slayings over a seven hour period raised the tally to match 1988, three linked to drugs and no end in sight.
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Bush supports higher minimum wage amid tax cut push
President Bush faces nervous allies in Congress as a Democratic plan to raise the federal wage floor advances. A new proposal would lift the minimum wage from 3.35 to 4.25 over two years with 45 cent bumps in January 1990 and 1991, while a Capitol fight over a capital gains cut unfolds.
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A's split Giants to cap Bay Area World Series sweep
Oakland fans celebrate a 9 6 win over San Francisco to sweep the Bay Bridge World Series as quake recovery continues. A victory rally planned at Jack London Square follows the celebration. Emergency aid registrations rise citywide after the 7.1 quake.
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Mozambique War Refugees Struggle for Aid in Pebane
In Pebane Mozambique refugees walk barefoot from bush to a makeshift reception center run by official Mario Carlos Bareta. They flee a guerrilla war backed by South Africa and the United States, facing food shortages and limited aid as Mozambique's conflict devastates communities inland and along the Indian Ocean coast.
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Guide for medical relief team faces uncertain return
The aid group identified Dr John Cannon from Davenport Dr Ken Daugherty of San Diego Dr Fred Leist and his wife Lucille Leist of Bremerton and paramedic Steve Sherrill of Stroudsburg as part of a medical relief team operating amid Mozambique's guerrilla conflict. They noted Mozambique has suffered since 1977 with refugees in Malawi and guerrilla bases. officials warned the team may remain abroad longer than expected.
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Iowa
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San Diego
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Stroudsburg
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