European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. Septembers. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 . Checks to have 1 year time limit government Hopes to reduce 6 million backlog by he Cox news or ice Austin. Texas Uncle Sam has had More than Little trouble balancing his Check Book. There s that nagging problem of six million Federal checks of there that people Haven t cashed. Stacked atop one another the pile of checks would be a half mile tall those checks represent about $15 billion just sitting in the treasures general account. And Uncle Sam wants to invest it. He s also got that nagging deficit problem so. Beginning oct. I. The Federal government no longer will Honor checks More than a year old presented at Banks and other financial institutions. After that Date anyone with a Check older than one year will have to return it to the issuing Agency to receive a replacement Check. A person will still gel his or her  said Edith loss. Spokeswoman for the Austin financial Center an Arm of the Treasury that issues 55 million of the 550 million checks the government writes each year. No one is going to lose their benefits because they Haven t cashed their  Goss said. To help citizens remember the new Rule All Federal checks issued after oct. I will say void after one  Uncle Sam previously was willing to wait indefinitely but with a one year limit he will still he More lenient than most private businesses. Commercial checks Are usually Good for 90  Goss said. That s the Way they operate. Even though we be changed it to a year that s a big step Forward to get More in line with the Way commercial Law oper  besides. Goss said less than i percent of those six million checks Ever will be presented for Cash anyway. Most of the checks have been lost destroyed or issued to people who since have  Austin financial Center which serves Federal agencies in Texas new Mexico Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana issues checks for veterans benefits vendors who do business with the government and citizens who receive Federal salary and retirement benefits or income tax refunds. Pan am oks weight Issue settlement new Vork a can Ameni a world airways has agreed to Pav s2.3s Mil lion to 116 Leighl attendants who were no Nali Eddy the airline for weighing Loo much. The airline also agreed to loosen upits weight rules and Stop conducting appear Ance inspect ions of ils Llight attendants. The agreement settles a class action Law suit by the flight attendants who said they were fired forced to resign or denied pro motions because the airline decided they were overweight. The lawsuit was filed live years ago Insan Francisco by the Independent Union of flight attendants which charged that i an am was discriminating against women by adopting different weight standards for women and men. In 1987, a Federal judge ruled in favor of the flight attendants and ordered can am to change its weigh policy. Can am had appealed that decision. Under the settlement announced thurs Day. Can am agreed to withdraw its Appeal without admitting any wrongdoing and establish a More Liberal weight policy. Under the old policy women flight attendants were considered overweight for instance if they were 5-Fcet 7-inchcs tall of medium build and weighed More than 136pounds. The new policy raises the Maxi mum weight level to 151 pounds. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sect. 3. 1949 Gen. Thomas t. Handy was greeted by High commissioner for Germany John j. Mccloy As he arrived in Germany to assume his duties As Neucom commander in chief. 30 years ago today. Sect. 3, 1959 a report issued by the House government operations committee recommended that resident Eisenhower order studies to consider merging the army and air Force into a single service. 20 years ago today. Sect. 3. 1969 in an official announcement. Libya s new military backed regime ordered its citizens to re Spect foreigners and their possessions on libyan soil including Western Oil Fields and the . Air Force base at Wocelus. 10 years ago today. Sect. 3, 1979 the Washington Cost reported that . Sources had caught North koreans building a Tunnel under the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. It was inc fourth such attempt since 1974. Johnny  and his son Tony Don t want to a their separate ways at this Point. They form a walking team thai was to perform this week end at the Cleveland National air show and were practising thursday when this photograph has shot. Their Waco biplane is piloted by Jim Franklin. Reagan was slow to grasp Impact of aids his former physician says fort Lewis Wash. A former president Reagan did t grasp these Riou Ness of the aids epidemic until relearned actor Rock Hudson was suffering from the disease. Reagan s former physician said. He accepted it like it was measles and it would go away said Brig. Gen. John e. Hulton or. Now commander of Madigan army medical Center Here. Hutton also said Reagan was tested for exposure to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus in january 1987 because he had received a transfusion of nine pints of blood after he was shot in the March 30, 1981, assassination at tempt he tested negative. Reagan did not realize How serious the epidemic was until july 1985, when he saw a news report that Hudson who later died of the disease was seeking treatment for aids in Paris hut Lon said. That was More than five years aft Eric disease had been identified and when it had infected thousands of americans. Reagan saw the report while he was recovering from cancer surgery on his intestine and asked Hutton to Tell him about the disease. After Hutton s lengthy explanation Reagan said i always thought the world might end in a Flash but this sounds like it s worse " the physician said. Hut Lon 57, a vascular surgeon and career army pm Vician. Talked about his experiences As Reagan s doctor during a lecture last week to Madigan medical officers and in an interview with the Seattle times published thursday lie was a White House physician from 1984 to 19h6, and physician to the president from 1986 until last january. He assumed command of Madigan in april. The Reagan administration frequently was criticized for being slow to respond to the aids epidemic. In 1986. Support for medical research and education in creased substantially. Hutton said that when private citizens asked Reagan what should be done about the epidemic he often said Money might not be the answer. He would say words to the effect is there a message in this. Like per haps people arc supposed to modify their Behaviours Hutton said. Reagan now 78, is vigorous Alert and physically Strong and has always recon Erc d quickly from medical problems Hulton said. I be never seen anyone recover so fast Hulton said. He s a very stoic individual., the Only thing he got Ner Vous about was the dental