Sweeping Changes Urged for
U.S. Vele ran Benefit Program
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WASIIINOTOV I'rnMrnt ' wimM funilitmeiiiiilJy c-hwiga limrgi-i now m $ nil M only umirr
I'lienhuwiT'l CoiiiinlMliin im Vet- many lif Hie beiielllt nw being cerium conditions.
"' llenelila Humluy recoiii-' t anted by I do e rrrinirnt Id Ilia 1'ul liiluit polar brnetila sole
mrnilrd that vetrrana' nrimiona nallun't 12 million veterans, In- ly on III limn of need lor readjust
h "minimized and gradually film- ulurilng ilmithillly roniienlion, 1 ment lu civilian life, and nhnrlrti
dialed" by tiring llirm In with Widow I pennlona, (.1 Insiiram-e, ! Ih llin of eligibility fur tu-h re
social trciirlly payments, ; aurvlvurt benefit, and tt ndjunt-' ail)iilmrnl Iwnrllls.
It detailied the Idea ol runt In-1 ment payment!. I The American Veteran Com-
liing Hit penaioni a! "weak'' and ' Tim rreimimrndiitloni rr nll- lAVO railed the rceom
"barkward looking.' Imaila la the I'realdent In l 4I.V nienil.illiini "t magnificent con-
Th pennon recommendation page report on which Ihe nun- trihution In brinumg annily and
wat ant ol 70 which, l( adopted, numion, headed by ien. Omir realism, lo the naimn't program
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N. Ilradlry, spent mora lhan
year,
Impart Dadcd
The romminalon made lilll at
trnipt to chart the actual Impact
ol lha many changea it prooed
lur veierana, terviremen and
mrvlori
number
cut out many ol lha pay
no being made.
For eiumple, tome I'd .001
ol the mora than 7oo,ooo veleran4
now getting pension! alo draw
aorlal security payment!. The
commission's recommendations
include .deducting the aocial e
curity paymcnta from the pen
alnnt ol some veterani.
ol vrtcrint
, nona."
benelllt and pen-
Czech Leader
l, but it appeared that t T J
of them would lower or TOPAC lV
many of the paymenti lllH
Red Criticism
' VIENNA. Auatrla 1 - Alrxei
, Cepicka, defense minister In the
Communist Ctechotlovak govern-1
ment. came undit new crlticlml
v JXw ,r , , nunaay. Thu bolatercd belief
' " Jh', Pff'"l-L h'rn here he la about lo be removed.
I sharply with the benefit programs, Prague', Mlada Fronla. organ of
I ' -T" rRaf alln"' lh - CW'h Communi.1 Youth
J I rt bound to "r u' controversy. ,.. w ..,.,. ,n ,,.,,
tioni hud any ImmediflU com-, TK- 'mm -(,11Mlft mM - ,
men.. Neither did oIUclul. of the J "" '
4 rl. M l Randal.;' 7 MaTor Palnia " - e
ia. if Mr. and Mri llarold) The major rerommendalion,. If ,1
D. Bum. Balem Route 1. la'accepled by the Preaident and " he . ,nrtlvl?"s'' . ' 0 man
aervlng with the ltt Marine pafd by Congrew. would: , ,.hip: whlt,h ' In Ongrace
DIvIiIob'i Ilk r.nglneer Bat-, Tie wxlnl aecurtly paymenti up , ,in'f "'""nciation of Stalin.
Ulloi it Cam PeodlelM. He ilh vetrrann pensioni o that a! 1M1d ,Fr"nl "M ,n wm-
Mlered the aervlee in mi . veteriln would not get more lhan """" lne t-wcnoaiovw Army,
after- graduation from North a total of $70 a month from both "J1"'' Cepicka, wai not linked
aourcej If he were tingle or $103 'y mown wnn we people. At
If he had a dependent wife. th lne. Ihe Ccech Army
Set up entirely new eligibility , Papr Obrana Lldu charged the
retirement for veteran pen- army had been damaged by Ihe
mum. including lower Income lim-' practice of the personality cult in
ila. it leadership.
Itevine the method of payment The I'rsiiue preaa also did not
of compensation for disabilities re- list Cepicka among government
celved in service so that those officials attending ceremonies hon
veterans with minor disabilities oring Lenin'a doth birthday. Ce
would get lesa compensation and picka is aon in law of the late
those with total disability would President Klemcnt Cottwald. who
get more. i has also been posthumously crit-1
Transier the World War II and.iclzed for nurturine the neriuinaliiv
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Military Roundup
Salem Sailor
On Carrier
Shangri-La
Pacific Fleet Peter Paulus,
airman, I'S.N, is aboard the USS
Sharigri I- which is on its first
lour of the Par East after com
pleting a $00 million overhaul.
He is Ihe son of Mr. and Mrs.
Conrad Paulus, 866 Oak St:, Sa
lem, Ore. '
Fort Carson, Colo.M'vt. War
ren S. Gray, ion of Mr. and Mrs.
Dorsey B. Gray, Route 1, Aums
ville, Ore., is receiving basic
combat training with the 8th In
fantry Division at Fort Carson,
Colo.
1th Dl Korea Army, Pvt.
Richard L. Lawrence, son of Mrs.
Wanda Lawrence, Lebanon, Ore.,
recently became a member of the
7th Infantry Division in Korea.
Fort Carson, Cofo. Receiving
basic combat training with the
Ath Infantry Division at Fort
Carson. Colo., is Pvt. SanfordJ!
Budeau, son of Mrs. Edith
Budeau, Woodburn, Ore.
Korean GI loan programs to the 'putt
Federal Housing Administration
and extend the World War II pro- RtM VISIT PLANNED
gram beyond the July 27. 19..7 . ., .
deadline so that the rights would' T"K "AGlE A I?-"
....... , lu Dutch flower delegation will fly
Kiuui.tiM r..nv Vri IIIC IUIIUW- , , i . u- J J I
i hi niuM-uw iift imc frunray.
I They will carry 7,000 tulips, 3.030
hyacinths. 300 azaleas and other
Negro Group
Lauds Court
In Alabama ,
inj! two )ears
Insurance Procram
Eliminate the sale of govern
ment life insurance after a serv
iceman is discharged, except lo,
men with service disabilities which
would prevent them from buying
commercial life insurance at
standard rates. -
' Put a deadline on how long vet
erans with government term life
insurance would have to convert
to permanent Insurance, and give
veterans who can't now convert a
certain length of time to do to.
Give more liberal benefits to
peacetime veterans, Including the
same level of compensation for
service disabilities now being paid
to wartime veterans.
it servicemen under the social
security program.
Simple System
Develop a more compact and
simple system of benefits for sur
vivors of servicemen and veterans
by using the social security sys
tem as a foundation.
Revise the eligibility require
ment for pensions to widows and
children of veterans; payments
would be based largely on need or
disability.
Discontinue benefit eligibility 'of
all men given an undesirable or
bad conduct discharge from serv
ice. Veterans receiving such dis-
spring flowers for Moscow's Gorki
Park. ,
Navy Seeks
'IdeartVife'
LONG BEACH. Calif, I - The
Navy It looking tor Ihe ideal navy
wife.
A contest lo find ' Mrs. U.S.
Navy of 19H" will wind up here
Sept. 15. Sponsored by the Fleet
Roerve Association, it will oiler
the winner $2,500 and a trip to
Hawaii and several U. S. cities.
The association announced that
the contest la open to wives of en
listed men and each of 34 Navy
stations will choose its representa
tive for the Long Beach finals.
Each contestant .must write an
essay, "Why I am proud to be a
Navy wife."'
The association Says the contest
will be conducted without cost to
the government and has the ap
proval of Navy Secretary Charles
S. Thomas.
VATICAN STAMP DUE
VATICAN CITY ( - Tha Vati
can will issue (hit week a seriei
of six stamps lo commemorate the
4'ifllh anniversary of the founding
of ill Swiss Guards.
PD. ADV.
People 60 to 80
We Havt a Letter
We'd Like to Send You
... but we don't want to tend
it without your permission!
It wilt tell you how you tan
apply for a $1,000 life insurance
policy V help take care of final
expenses without burdening your
family.
-.And you can handle the entire
transaction hv mail with OLD
AMERICAN of KANSAS CITY.
No obligation. No one will call!
You can jtivt us permission to
send this free information by
simply mailing a postcard or let
ter (giving tic) to Old American
Ins. Co., 3 W. 9th, Dept. L430B,
Kansas City, Mo.
NEW YORK UP A Negro fra
ternity group had words of
praise Saturday for the courts of
Alabama.
The eastern regional meeting
of Phi Beta ( Sigma, national
Negro college fraternity, praised
them for speedy action in punish
ing four of the white men ac
cused in a -recent attack on lin
ger Nat (King) Cole.
Cole, appearing before an all-
white Birmingham audience. waK B0XXERS FERRY, Idaho or -
Fire Strikes
Idaho Town
attacked on the stage by a group
A stubborn fire struck the business
.''i'.: ". here Saturday night
tlicilinttTra ma nit nnrviB va ant
white citizens'
des
troying a bakery and barber shop
and for a time threatening an
adjoining department store and
pool hall on Main street.
The fire started about 6:30 p.m.
and was brought under control at
9 p.m.
No one was reported Injured.
The cause of the fire and pro-
pro-segretation
councils.
Three, of Cole's attackert were
given maximum jail sentences of
180 days as a result of the attack.
Another man also was jailed:
Two others have not been tried
yet.
gates to the fraternity'! two-day j b ".? , was not de,ermln"
regional meeting also praised ther".'
white audience in the Cole affair
for remaining calm and for its
"generosity" to Cole after the at-
tack.- - - -
The resolution was a substitute
for one which would have con
demned Cole and other Negro
artists who appear before segre
gated audiences, mis resolution
was voted down overwhelmingly,
a fraternity spokesman saia.
Phi Beta Sigma hat chapters
in non-segregated colleges as well
as all-Negro colleges, and has a
number of white members.
mm.
Soviet Limits
Salmon Fishing
LONDON UP The Soviet Union
Sunday laid down strict rules on
salmon fishing aimed at Japanese
fishermen she accuses of threaten
ing the salmon supply in Soviet
Territorial Waters.
Moscow Radio broadcast the
new rules which provide also for
special Soviet patrol boats to prowl
her Pacific Coastal Waters.
The rules provide for a total
limit of 50.000 tons or 23 million
salmon taken during the May 15
September 15 season this year.
Fines, seizure of fishing vessels
and expulsion from the fishing
area are in prospect for violators,
Moscow said.
ENVOY HOME
NEW YORK oil - Joseph Sat
terhwaite, U. S. ambassador to
Burma, returned home on leave
Saturday and taid he did not
think Burma would turn Com
nuoiit. .
intteiltenitniG
as?
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