SERVICEMEN TO LOSE BASIC BENNIES?

A Russian newspaper reports that a presidential decree has been drafted which would deprive military personnel of a host of non-salary payments and other benefits granted to them by law. The newspaper suggests that the decree, if issued, could trigger a collapse of the military’s social welfare system. (Nezavisimaya gazeta, September 3)

Sergei Kovalev to Have Heart Operation in The USA.