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Kohl thanked Reagan for going ahead with the visit in a speech to the West German parliament in Bonn. Even the president himself, who sometimes talks about subjects his aides shun, turned aside a question about whether he was considering changing his plans. White House chief of staff Donald Regan said Wednesday that Reagan would definitely go to Bitburg but that plans for the ceremony, in whicn the president has been scheduled to lay a wreath, were still being dis cussed with officials in Bonn. Speakes would say only that there had been “no change in the president’s plans” and that “all facets of trips are always under discussion.” Reagan leaves Tues day for a 10-day European trip including an economic summit conference in Bonn. The White House spokesman declined to say whether Reagan had been in touch with his U.S. Infor mation Agency director and close friend, Charles Z. Wick, about a newspaper interview quoting Wick as calling the Bitburg visit “a tragedy.” The USIA issued a statement saying, “The focus of the Washington Post story of this morning was essen tially accurate, but the fact that the good intentions of the trip are lost in the controversy is what Mr. Wick de scribed as a ‘tragedy’ .” A number of Jewish organizations, concentration camp survivors and veterans’ groups have expressed outrage at Reagan’s plans. An administration official said privately Wednesday that Reagan attempted to talk his way out of the ceme tery visit during a telephone conversation with Kohl last Friday, but the chancellor was adamant that Bit burg remain on their joint schedule. Elaborate Ethiopian relief plan investigated by attorney general Associated Press DALLAS — A local talent agency whose elaborate plan to raise $5 mil lion for Ethiopian famine victims is under investigation by the attorney general says its campaign is genuine. The investigation was launched after all but one of the organizations cited as backers denied any connec tion with the Brochelle Agency Inc. campaign. Bill Beckhart, vice president of trade practices for the Better Busi ness Bureau, said he has been un able to verify that the Brochelle Agency has even planned any fund- * raising events. “I called (the attorney general) be cause when we see something that’s looking to be pretty bad, we will usually check with a law enforce ment agency,” he said Wednesday. Lee Haynes, general manager of the agency, said, “We are genuine in this effort.” Brochelle officials announced plans for the USA for Africa in Dal las fund drive at a news conference last Friday. They aescribed a series of events — including a telethon, concerts, a “ball extravaganza,” and a children’s drive — to raise $5 million during six days in May. Brochelle represen tatives also said that several promi nent Dallas corporations had pledged money. Of the sponsors named at the news conference, only the Dallas chapter of the NAACP said it is affil iated with the Brochelle effort. Representatives of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Di amond Shamrock Corp., the South land Corp., and the national USA for Africa Foundation in Los An geles have said they are not con nected to the campaign. ‘Jelly-like’ clot affects heart, causes death Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jack C. Burcham, whose 10 days with an ar tificial heart were aggravated by ex cessive bleeding and kidney failure, was killed by a “jelly-like” blood clot that squeezed part of the heart and interfered with its pumping, doctors said Thursday. The retired railroad engineer de- terioriated rapidly during a 30-min- ute period Wednesday night. His blood — thinned by dialysis and an ticoagulants — oozed from leaks throughout his chest cavity and lungs, said Dr. Allan M. 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