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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 25, t987 the stars an stripes Page 3 German sculptor Gerhard Wessels Fri Day can one of he Noraj s largest ice ship in ice sculptures from 72,000 pounds of Kcal the South St Tel seaport in new York. The sculpture is his rendition of the historic four masted ship peking seen in the background. The carving will be 20feet High by so feel Long. Aquino vows Justice in rally shootings Dumaguet 1 Phiiip pics a president Corazon Aquino facing wide spread indignation Over inc deaths of 12 anti government protesters saturday promised l 50,000 people at a rally that jul slice will be Given in the Case. N Manila the communist new peo ple s army warned Aquino and the armed forces for the violence. The group also claimed the Cia might have been involved trying to destabilize civilian leadership and strengthen the military but it did not offer proof. A source in the capital said former sen. Jose Diokno has resigned As chair Man of inc presidential commission on human rights to protest the killings. Diokno was i and could not immediately be reached for comment. The killings occurred thursday when Security forces opened fire on a crowd of10.000 Farmers and students marching on the presidential Palace to demand land Reform. Ninety four people were injured. Aquino appointed a special commis Sion of retired supreme court justices to investigate the violence the worst under her 11-month Rule. The president was Louring the Centra Philippines saturday in her Campaign to win approval of a proposed Constitution in a feb. Z plebiscite sonic 150,000 jammed into a soccer Field in do Maguite a communist Strong hold on the impoverished Island of Negros it was the largest crowd that has greeted Aquino during her six weekend trips to Campaign for the charter. First of All i would like to assure families of the victims and inc entire philippine nation that Justice will be Given to them she said. We will not Leithe victims  Aquino said the commission investigating the killings would Issue its find Ings feb. 6. The president who Lurns 54 on Sun Day was greeted with strains of Happy birthday. The crowd also held up ban ners saying no to communism yes to inc  Aquino said the government would repay sugar planters debts owed by the administration of ousted president Fer Dinand e. Marcos and As during other Campaign stops she pledged funds to build classrooms roads and Bridges. Aquino s one Day Lour began with a rally in Taloban another communist stronghold. Taloban 560 Miles South East of Manila is part of one of the coun try s poorest regions and the Hometown of Marcos wife Imelda. Referring to the shootings Aquino told about 20,000 people i am seeking your help. Tell your friends and you neighbors that we should not fight but should think about How we can unite the  the killings have been denounced by the local press us Well As civic and human rights organizations. Leftist and rightist groups have Laid inc blame on her. Militant labor peasant and student organizations have announced plans for protest rallies including marches to the Palace starting Mon Day Ama warns against pharmacists switching drugs Chicago Dpi the american medical association warned doctors to speak out against any move to Grant pharmacists the right to alter prescriptions and substitute different drugs believed to have the same Powers. The practice would undermine the doctor s ability to properly real his patients and is potentially harmful said an editorial in the Ama journal published today. The Issue of therapeutic substitution can be expected to be debated Wilh in creasing frequency in state Legislatures the Ama told its members. Physicians should be aware of this emerging threat and be prepared to speak out against this usurpation of their professional Peroga  however Ron Williams a spokesman for the american pharmaceutical association in Washington said the Ama s concerns were premature. There May be individual pharmacists that Are striving for that sort of authority he said. Bui i would say the vast majority of pharmacists Don t want that authority and would t accept it if it were granted  or. Alan Nelson chairman of the Ama Board of trustees insisted Theama opposition to the practice was not u turf Battle with pharmacists but added somebody has to be the  the Cru of the Issue Here is that it is unwise to be separating responsibility from authority he said. Physicians arc responsible for the Well being of their patients. In order to do that properly they need control Over the course of  in raising the Issue the Ama argued that therapeutic substitution goes a giant step beyond generic substitution to which a Brand name medication is replaced by a cheaper but chemically identical drug. The Ama said the substitute drug May be cheaper or More available but is not another version of the suing drug Butan entirely different chemical entity Ilia could cause bad reactions unless the patient is carefully examined. Although no state has enacted a therapeutic substitution Law several have made moves in that direction the am contended. Florida recently authorized pharmacists to independently prescribe certain non narcotic drugs including pain relievers cold remedies and headline preparations a therapeutic substitution Law passed by the Iowa legislature in 98 i was vetoed by the governor. Williams said both state taws mentioned by the Ama were developed with cooperation from pharmacists and Doc tors. Physicians and pharmacists should be spending More Lime working together for the Good of the patient than getting into Battles like this Williams said  
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