Show ' ggr Agent Orange Supported (AP) Marine Corps ground troops who served in Vietnam have died of lung cancer and certain lymph cancers at a significantly higher rate than their colleagues who did not serve in the war the government said Thursday A study made public by the Veterans Administration was not designed to determine a cause of the higher death rates but "exposure to Agent Orange may be suspected” the report said The higher cancer rates noted among Marine veterans who served in Vietnam were not found among their U S Army counterparts Most 'rU' i'lHn" PACs Favor The Incumbent (UPI) the interest The VA study is the largest ever conducted of the causes of death among Vietnam veterans It examined more than 50000 deaths and end compassed approximately of all deaths that have occurred among U S Army and Marine veterans who served in Vietnam Although reasons for the different cancer rates among Army and Marine veterans were not clear the scientists said environmental exposure in Vietnam was different because of location and duties The finding was described as "astounding” by the Vietnam Veterans of America a congressionally chartered organization that has sued the VA seeking compensation for Agent Orange victims Agent Orange was one of the herbicides sprayed from US aircraft in Vietnam to defoliate dense jungle hiding places and its use has been suspected by veterans as the cause of various ailments including cancer and birth defects in the veterans’ offspring An ingredient dioxin has been shown to be a potential source of cancer One-thir- d groups in the nation making political contributions in congressional elections gave at least 80 percent of their money to incumbents a Common Cause study showed Thursday The 4157 political action committees gave 95 1 million to incumbents last year nearly five times the $19 4 million given to challengers the study said The remaining 8236 million in PAC funds went to candidates for open seats The study entitled "For Members Only” showed 104 of the largest PACs — those that gave 8100000 or more — donated at least 80 percent to incumbents “The current system of PAC financing of congressional campaigns is obviously heavily tilted in favor of incumbents” said Common Cause President Fred Wertheimer "The PACs in our study are bending over backwards to buy influence with incumbents and lock challengers out of the process WASHINGTON (UPI) & SAVE ialt vDir I Calir eribunr (USPS 143 4783-400- South Main Oloi - Assistant Attorney General Charles Rule vowed Thursday to aggressively find and punish viola- ygwyy tors of the nation's V’y antitrust laws es- penally people engaged in and pricef- ixing “My No 1 priori- ty as head of the antitrust division is simple: Criminal cases and more criminal cases —Associated P'ass Lase'photo Concrete banker on San Clemente island can't bide from a Tomahawk missile launched from a submerged sub 400 miles away one-thir- n r CLIP Salt £akt Sfibnn t Friday September 4 want sports scores have a news story or feature you want to talk about? 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Tomahawk Missile Destroys Target In First Test With Live Warhead WASHINGTON - A (UPI) Tomahawk cruise missile the backbone of weaponry aboard Navy warships in the Persian Gulf region successfully concluded its first test with a live warhead that can hit hidden targets the Pentagon and sources said Thursday The significance of this newer version of the Tomahawk which is equipped with a “terminal dive mode” guidance system for a 1000-pouBullpup warhead is that it can find targets secreted behind hills ridges or trees where they might be positioned to avoid being hit “It is probably the most accurate weapon in the world today” said Pentagon spokesman Bob Holsapple The missile which has a range of up to 700 miles has been put aboard all three of the battleships now in the fleet seven cruisers and seven de stroyers Pentagon sources said The Tomahawk conceivably could be used against Silkworm surface-to-surfamissile sites along the Iranian coast on the Strait of Hormuz although other sources said none of the d weapons is deployed there now truck-mounte- In announcing the results of the g of the missile Aug 26 the Pentagon said the Tomahawk was launched from a submerged nuclear-powere- d test-firin- attack submarine and successfully hit and destroyed a concrete bunkerlike target on San Clemente island 70 miles off the California coast Although the 815 million missile with its new guidance system has been in the Navy’s fleet since March 1986 the test marked the first of its Charles Rale said Rule Rule was confirmed July 17 as the head of the Justice Department division that prosecutes violations of federal laws that ensure fair business competition “I don't know how long I'm going to run the antitrust division” he said "but I do know that I’m going to put a lot of violators behind bars before I go” Rule also said his division will use antitrust laws to protect consumers from economic harm as demanded by the courts without hampering American companies trying to compete in tough global markets “We can no longer afford to attack American companies that are using innovative techniques to keep costs and prices down” he said “Even if we wanted to attack companies simply because they’re big effective the courts would toss competitors us out on our ear” At a news conference Rule took the extraordinary step of revealing that 146 grand juries are looking into antitrust allegations He also outlined the general targets of the grand jury investigations “The purpose is to put to rest the idea that the law is not being enforced” Rule said adding that antitrust violators who believe the administration will not put them in jail are mistaken The largest number of grand juries by far with 35 is investigating government procurement mostly defense procurement Rule said kind with a live warhead the Pentagon said That includes 10 grand juries into moving and storage con IRS Says Americans Smoking Less And Drinking More - WASHINGTON (UPI) Americans smoked less but drank more 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San Diego Telephone Numbers Do you need information 1987 Aggressive Crackdown I Study Indicates WASHINGTON of 4157 special "i US Antitrust Chief Vows Marines served in what was known as Corps in the northernmost part of South Vietnam Army units generally served in other areas When all types of cancers were considered together Vietnam veterans did not suffer excessive rates of cancer in comparison with their counterparts who did not go to Vietnam according to the Veterans Administration study But the VA scientists said they found "statistically significant” higher rates for lung cancer and lymphoma a category of several types of cancer of the lymph system among the Marine veterans According to the study Marines who served in Vietnam had a 58 percent higher rate of lung cancer than would be expected based on the exto perience of Marines who didn't go lymphoVietnam For ma the rate was 110 percent greater than the expected number Former — gr"lp'Jy' The Salt Lake Tribune Cancers Stalking 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