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The Bridgeport Post from Bridgeport, Connecticut • Page 13

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Bridgeport, Connecticut
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THE BRIDGEPORT POST, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1959. THIRTEEN BRIDGEPORT I I Veterans Guide By. pAJOR THOMAS NIAL mttur From R. E. of Hagertstown, "During World War II, I had my leg broken when my glider hit a hedgerow on the 15- Day landing in France.

It was several days before' I- gotiany- thlrig but first aid and my leg has bothered me ever: since. When I got didn't mention the injury. I wanted to get home and out uniform. Now, I'm having pain fronvthe'Ieg. Ani.I to apply'for VA payments for the injury?" Yes.

There is BO deadline for applying for payments for a service-connected injury. Perhaps, you' should VA to physical enm- Inatlon to you need- treatment lor the From' L. fS. of Birmingham, "In recent years, I've led my GI insurance dividends with the.VA to. accumulate.

I pay ray premiums scmi-annually. The last six -months, have' been pretty rough financially and I'm wondering if the VA will automatically withdraw the premium due next month from the dividend money which has accumulated if I don't pay my premium?" VA'ls not-permitted to withdraw a quarterly, semi-annual or annual pre- your dividend money without your written consent. It can withdraw monthly premiums'-to keep your Insurance from lapsing, however. From M. P.

of Providence, R.I.: "I'm a recently discharged Korean veteran; I have an idea for a mail order business which rfcpuld conduct from my home. Canl; get to buv in which I would plan my' own bus- Hess?" Yes, provided the house will be used primarily for residential purposes and will not contain more than'-one business. of Oakland, "I'm a Korean veteri.1i and- my, for starting school under the GI Bill will come July Can I apply to go school as late as next July and then start class in September?" No. You must actually be In Kifl, three years die your dlsr. ''enough io apply in ttme, with the In- Mention of beginning a your deadline.

So, you better start summer school I ever Intend to lot your GI education righti. T. N. of Port Arthur, "Is there a grace' period For late payments of installments on GI loans?" No. Veterans should make their GI loan payments on or before the date they are An extra charge may be.

made by GI loan mortgage holders when payments are received late; From Mrs. E. I. of New-York Cily: "My husband is thinking of adding the total disability income rider to his GI insurance policy. I( he becomes disabled and receives the monthly, income benefits, will the beneficiaries wpuld get.

from the policy In case of his duced in any way?" No. The disability payments in no way decrease what his beneficiaries will get. (Voa may-write Mater Nlil ftboul your awn oj" MrTlcc-con- pfoMem. AddrcH voar to Mitor M. Mai, 'AiwcUled Frr-u Bureau, 1300 OMneetlcut noc, N.W lr Walhlrlloii, D.C.

A ttampcd. awl 2S cinll txrfn.) 25 IN PHONE BOOTH! DURBAN, South Africa, March Twenty-five youths from the Durban YMCA today claimed they had packed them selves.into a telephone booth to set a record in the new international craze. all packed in last the'phone'rang. None of the hurnan sardines-could answer it. The Durban boys ranged in weight from five, feet four inches to six fee.t.two.

Students in'Britain started the stunt 18 in a booth. Nineteen 'schoolboys did it In Bula- wayb; Southern Rhodesia. Then 22 students at St. college in California claimed the record. The i London university team used a booth' three feet square and eight feet four inches tall and the Englishmen squeezed In three layers of six each.

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Years Available:
1947-1977