Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday February 26 1914—7 Air Force says it would use Agent Orange again WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Force says preliminary findings indicate “there is inAir- - sufficient evidence" proving Agent Orange caused disease among airmen who handled it during the Vietnam War and it said it would use the defoliant again Veterans blame Agent Orange — sprayed on jungles to turn them into deserts and deny potential hideouts to the Viet Cong — for causing cancer and liver kidney skin nerve and other disorders and are seeking millions of ' dollars in compensation The Veterans Administration argues there is no proof the chemical caused those ail- ments The Air Force released a preliminary study of 1045 indi viduals who sprayed Agent Orange from giant drums as they flew over the jungles of Vietnam between 1962 and 1971 on a mission called Operation Ranch Hand ’ “This baseline report concludes that there is insufficient evidence to support a relationship cause-and-effe- ct between herbicide exposure and adverse health in the Ranch Hand group at this time" the study's executive summary said It did note some medical problems among the Operation Ranch Hand participants — including a higher incidence of skin cancer — but said the problems were relatively minor and the link to Agent Orange was unclear “The study has disclosed numerous medical findings of a minor or undetermined nature that require detailed follow-up- " the study said “in full context the baseline study results should be viewed as reassuring to the Ranch Handers and their families at this time" mostly The 1045 people who participated in the study will given five more physical examinations during the next 18 the Air years as a follow-u- p Force said The study compared the 1045 Ranch Hand participants with a control group It found that those who handled er Agent Orange experienced more" incidents “significantly Hansen joins group to balance budget of a common skin cancer generally associated with excessive exposure to sunlight ut it said there “was no evidence the skin cancers were related to herbicide exposure” The physical examinations hlso disclosed that the Ranch Handers had weaker pulses in their feet than members of the control group indicating the possibility of hardening of the arteries — a disorder common to hesrt disease study showing that 1289 men who sprayed the herbicide did not experience a higher death rate or a larger proportion of deaths from unusual causes than others who only handled Agent Orange as cargo aboard their planes Children of Operation Ranch Hand participants had “significantly more minor birth abnormalities" such as rashes and birthmarks the report said In July the Air Force released a similar inconclusive Gen tion Congressman Jim Hansen has joined CLUBS a "Congress has a long tradibipartisan group of Senate and tion of not acting upon the House members dedicated to wishes of the people unless the passage at a balanced pressured to do so" Hansen said “This body cannot control budget amendment to the US Constitution according to a its spending habits and refuses press release from Hansen's to pass a balanced budget office amendment to the states deCLUBB Congressional Leadspite its strong public support ers United for a Balanced Without binding constitutional limits on federal spending fisBudget has developed a strategy to take the amendment cal irresponsibility will continue battle to individual states which for decades” of the required 34 Thirty-tw- o have not petitioned Congress to states have petitioned Congress call a constitutional convention the release stated CLUBB to convene the nation's second constitutional convention members believe enough pressure can eventually be brought CLUBB members will travel in on Congress to pass an teams to targeted states leaning amendment and thereby elimi- favorably toward the call for nate the need for the conven- - 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