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The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 10, 1996 - 7A
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Benefits at stake in
Gulf War disease probe
WASHINGTON (AP) -A firm find-
ing that nerve gas wafted over U.S. troops
in the Persian Gulf could open the door to
benefits for some veterans. But five years
after the U.S.-Iraqi war, the Pentagon is
nowhere near ready to link low-level
exposure to chemical weapons to a spe-
cific illness.
Nor is the medical community ready
with a cure or even treatment if ailments
known collectively as Gulf War syn-
drome are found to result from chemical
agents.
These sobering assessments were
offered by government officials, veterans
representatives and medical experts in
interviews yestersday even as the
Pentagon continues a massive effort to
sort out whether a demolition job afer
the conflict released toxic gases over U.S.
soldiers.
"Chemical weapons probably are not
going to explain all cases," said Phil
Budahn of the American Legion.
For some, though, a definitive finding
of chemical weapons exposure could
shorten what Budahn called "a rather
time-consuming, cumbersome adminis-
trative process" for veterans with undiag-
nosed symptoms to receive financial aid.
And research linking chemical expo-
sure to long-term ailments such as cancer
could lead to broad new benefits policies
offered by the Veterans Affairs
Department, VA spokesperson Terry
Jemison said.
"There's the potential we would either
identify some new clinical entity not yet
characterized or a traditional disease that
may be related to their service in the
Gulf," Jemison said. In either case, the
VA would provide free treatment and,
potentially, disability payments for suf-
ferers. Such a development appears to be
a long way off.
First, the military has not yet deter"
mined that soldiers in the Persian Gul
were actually exposed to the satin nerve
gas released by an Army demolition team
destroying Iraqi bunkers in March 1991,
just after the war ended. Second, medical
experts say satin exposure results in obvi-
ous symptoms - death or severe, imme-
diate illness - not the subtle, delayed
symptoms of headache, stomach ail-
ments and fatigue commonly associated
with Gulf War syndrome.
MANAGEMENT TRAINEES/SALES COORDINATORS
Loyal fan
Bob Sachs of Gulfport, Fla., carries a sign in front of the Bayfront Center in St. Petersberg, Fla., yesterday. The center
was the site for last night's vice-presidential debate.
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The Washington Post
Both President Clinton and Bob
Dole have unveiled new attack ads
that attempt to depict the other man
as untruthful by using the opponent's
own words.
Dole tees off on taxes, while
Clinton focuses on Medicare and the
Education Department, an increas-
ingly popular issue being used by
Dmocratic congressional candi-
The Clinton ad opens with Dole
vowing to protect Medicare, fol-
lowed by a clip of the former senator
discussing the program's 1965 cre-
ation: "I was there, fighting the
fight, voting against Medicare, one
of 12, because we knew it wouldn't
work."
In the next pair of dueling Dole
cps, the Republican nominee says
he wants to "give children a chance
in life." But in the second excerpt he
says: "We're going to eliminate the
Department of Education. We don't
need it in the first place. I didn't vote
for it in 1979."
The spot ends with what has
become Clinton's tag line: "Wrong in
the past. Wrong for our future."
Dole continues to assail the
Education Department as a "waste-
ful, intrusive bureaucracy," but
Clinton clearly hopes viewers will
equate his position with hostility
toward education. The GOP-con-
trolled Congress voted to curtail the
Direct Student Loan program, but
the Dole camp notes that Congress
also increased the maximum Pell
Grants under a separate aid program.
Dole turns the tables in his ad,
which starts with the president
declaring: "I will not raise taxes on
the middle class."
"But he gave the middle class the
largest tax increase in history," the
narrator says. "Higher taxes on your
salary. Gasoline. Social Security.
Clinton even tried higher taxes on
heating your home. Two hundred
fifty-five proposed tax and fee
increases in all. ... Sorry, Mr.
Clinton. Actions do speak louder
than words."
But the bulk of the 255 proposed
tax and fee hikes are levies on indus-
tries and individuals for services
they use, including an "aeronautical
chart fee," "wetlands dredging per-
mit," "grazing fees" and an Interior
Department "haddock fee." The ad
also fails to mention that Clinton's
income tax increase affected the
wealthiest I percent of taxpayers,
while the Social Security hike hit the
most affluent 13 percent of recipi-
ents.
The Dole campaign has two other
spots on the air. One, touting his 15
percent tax rate cut plan, tries to
counter Clinton's charge that Dole
would hurt the elderly. It says Dole's
economic plan "puts more money in
the pockets of seniors. ... Our gov-
ernment still grows ... to protect
Medicare and Social Security." The
other is a testimonial from Dole's
wife, Elizabeth, who has been
increasingly active in talk-show
interviews with the likes of Katie
Couric, Jay Leno and David
Letterman.
Clinton is airing an ad in which he
takes credit for the "tough welfare
reform" law and "moving people
from welfare to work."
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NEED 4 TIX in student section for UM/IU
football game. Call Amy 997-0364.
NEEDED: Football tickets for Michigan vs.
Penn St. At least 2. Call after 5 p.m. 412/463-
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SPRING BREAK SPECIAL at Stamos
Travel in Kerrytown 663-4400. U-M desk
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STUDENT DESPERATELY needs tickets
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STUDENTS ANYWHERE in the U.S. on
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ATTENTION MUSICIANS! Are you look-
ing for a place to perform? The Michigan
Union is looking for performers to provide
live entertainment. This is the chance you
have been waiting for! Please contact the
Union Board at 763-5750.
FORMER MEMBERS of the UM Track &
Tennis facility... Join the Chippewa Club now
& save!! Call 434-6100 for info.
FREE FINANCIAL AID! Over $6 Billion
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eligible regardless of grades, income, or
parent's income. Let us help. Call Student
Financial Services: 1-800-263-6495 ext.
F55982.
MASTERING MEDITATION. A 3 week
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Sri Chimney Centre. 313/994-7114.
MEN'S BASKETBALL tryouts- Tues. Oct.
15, 7 p.m. at Chrysler Arena.
WILLING TO BUY a video copy of the U
of M/Northwestem football game from Oct.
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VOTING SEASON is about to begin. A
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well, you can make arrangements for an
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Please do not hesitate. October 7th is the
latest registration date. On November 5th.
Be ready ---Be prepared---Vote for your
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Expenses pd. Call Debby & Larry 1-800/989-
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ADOPTION-U of M alum & her husband
would like to welcome a newborn into their
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HERB DAVID GUITAR Studio 302 E.
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Repair repair repair. Not just euitar.
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SINGER NEEDS a band. Looking for males
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