WAII'I'@II L Schultz
Veterans of all
ould have an "inform
tion p cket for rvivors"
filed ith their will, the
Veterans Administration
gge .
In of ccident,
en illn or death this
information could speed
help to the veteran or his
rvivon.
There are many bene-
fitavailable to eterans
hich m y be provided
ickly if proper inform -
vail ble. In
cciden t or illne re-
ti ould need ch
inform tion, ould the
veteran require V ho i
talization.
In of d th, ben -
fi includ burial and
plot allo ce of 450;
a g for th rvice, and
h d to for the
Information
teran ould h ve com-
piled 0 0 e card include:
Full name - u d in
rvice; Service Serial num
ber; Social Security um
ber; V claim number,
if any; branch of rvice;
and d te of rvice.
eteran' discharg
ould be p together
ith will, insurance poli ..
. , marriage certificate and
other important document.
Veteran ith other
than d' onorable discharge
IThe movie to b shown
onday, September 17 t
12: 1 5 in the uditorium
of the Benton Harbor Public
Library is 'Egypt' Pyra
niid ." One of the ven
onder of the ancient
orld, the Pyramids of
Giza contin to f inate
travel en and hol today.
This . the history of
pyramid building in Egypt,
and i development and
decline.
e
prep r
for
•
urv or
mittee approval before it
can be brought up for
Senate floor vote.
GI Bill benefits' are
available to people who
entered military service
January 1, 1977, and use
benefits within 10 years
after paration by
December j I, 1989.
People entering military
rvice since" January 1 ,
1977, are eligible to partici
pate in a contributory port
nice education aid pro-
gram.. .
Servicemen who partici
pate contribute . 50.09 to
75.00 monthly to ard
their own education fund
and receive a contribution
of 100 to' $150.00 from
the VA. The Pentagon is
providing an dditional
amount to people who
enlist in pre-designated
OSs.
The V A provides GI
Bill allo anee of up to
311 monthly to single
veterans.
The gency provides
370 monthly to veteran
with OD dependent and
422 to those with - two
dependents. Veterans with
more than t 0 dependents
receive 26 dditional
monthly per dependent.
RAISES CO
no RATES
The Senate Veterans
Affairs Committee has ap
proved a 11.1 percent in
cre in Veterans admini-
tration compensation ef
fective October 1, for
thousands of . do and
children of veterans ho
died from rvices con
nected cau
The Committee voted
a 11.1 percent October 1
increase in compensation
for two million living vet
erans wi th rvice con
nected disabili' s and
aliments.
INTEREST YES 0
VALO SUP
The maximum interest
rate on ne guaranteed loan
increa d to 10%. The in
tere t rate wa increased
because the old one was
not competitive in the.lend
ing market. According to
the V A, the increase in
the intere t rate will insure
� continued supply of fund
veterans can purch
a home with the . tance
of no down payment
VA loans.
"America' Children
are America's Future."
Y -Uncles are adult
male olunteers ho kno
that a strong and balanced
foundation for boys with
out a father in the home
will contribute to the
positive growth and deve
lopment of these men of
the future.
Find out how you
can invest in to morro .
Call 927-1371 and
for Larry Ulery, Director.
The cost . a little
bit of If; the return is
priceless.
SEPT 12 . 18, 1�79
THE CITIZE
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Inlant me tal e \, s
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In r
Ferris State college has
honored 1850 tudents for
scholastic excellence during
the spring quarter by
naming them to the aca-
demic honors. list, Dr .... -------- ...
Robert E. Ryan, vice
president for demic af
fairs, has announced.
To be n to the
academic honors list,
tudent must earn at le
SI----
PI ESTO E. OOT
The Infant ' ental
H alth Semin Child Ab
and eglect T Force
ha e heduled conference
entitled 'In S arch of Bet·
ter Beginnings" for edned
day, September 12, 1979.
emorial Hospi of St.
J ph will ho the con
ference in the Forum.
George H. olan D.,
. ate Professor of
Ob etrics and Gyneco ogy
at the Uni rsity of ichi
gan edical Scho will be
the main peaker. Dr. olan
is the Director of the
Ado e ent Pregnan y Unit
and of the pre-natal con-
ultation Unit at the hospi
tal. He holds m ter' de-
gree in Public Health
Maternal and Child Health,
and Population Planning.
Dr. olan will deli r
o add - one for
the gener public and ano
other for physicians. olan
will pe at 9:30 a.m.
to the general public on
"Obstertries in the 1980's
Where e Are and Where
Fe ris honors s
dded to the library
collection are: "Dateline
America" by Chari Kuralt;
'''Home Security" by Time
life; "Damn tion Reef" by
Jill Tattersall; and "Sports
Conditioning" by Frank
Oem:
J�I"ll'-l_ DEP
Pre-School Story Hour
will begin its fall 'on
this ednesday, September
19 from 1O�00 to 11:00
The feature film to be other' on will be
o Thursday, Septmeber held tarting this Friday,
20, t 7:00 is "Sons of September 21, from 10:00
the Desert", 1934 Laurel to 10:45. Children, es
and Hardy comedy full of 3-5 are invited to attend
high juink that hold every- either ion,
one' ttention from beginn- Parents are
are eUgib e for all death
benefi . Keeping such in
formation and documents
in one place' abo helpful
in ruling for Social Security
benefits.
When the VA is noti
fied of a veteran's death,
if there . government in-
ranee in foree the VA
notifi the beneficiary
automatically. AD other
benefi must be applied
for.
Remember to chec
your government insurance
polici periodically regard
ing beneficiarie and make
any necessazy chang .
Information about
teran' service. makes it
ier on tho ho mu t
pply for benefi . Both
young d old will provide
this . tance by storing
, pertinent rvice infonn-
tion in one' place.
ny eteran dminis-
tration office, veteran's r
vice organization or county
service officer will provide
information and help on
death benefits.
SEVER E C GI BILL
ISE _
The · Veterans Com
mitte has approved a 7%
incre in GI Bill educa
tion benefits for thousands
of veterans and rvicemen.
The incre is ubject
to Senate Bud t Com-
Ii
'rary I
, stop in, or call the library
at 926-7720, to sign their
children up for either se -
ion.
ovies for children will
be shown this Friday,
September 21, t 4: 00 and
this Saturday, September
22 at 3:00.
ew boo added to
the Jr. collection include:
"Floyd, The Tini t Ele
phant" by J c Kent; uIt's
All Done ith umbers",
by Ro Wyler and Gerald
Arne ; U A ful Eveline", by
Susan Pfeffer; and" y tery
of the Mummy's ";
by Florence and Roxanne
Heide.
S
r
noon t physici 's lun h
eon on 'Cesarean Section
In odem Obstetric ."
John . Proos, D.,
will be the moderator of a
pan I desc 'on from 2:00
- 4,:00 p.m. P . ipan of
this panel d' u 'on en
titled 'Th Birth Experi
ence In Our County"
be Ro ert and Barb a
Bannon Consumers and
Child Birth E4 tors'
Robert Br dbum E ecuti e
Vice President, emorial
Hospital; Frederic
Johan n D., Pedi t.
rician Berrien General Ho
pital; Penny elly, R .,
Ob tetricall Unit Pa ating
Hospital; and Debbi
Ringdahl, edical Social
or er, ercy Ho ital.
The publi is invi ed to
participate in this que tion
and an er period.
The general publi i
invited to attend the morn
ing lectu at 9:30 am.
and the panel d· . on
at 2:00p.m.
den
a 3.25 average on 4.0
basis and carry a full ca
demic 10 d. A full load
is defmed 14 quarter
hours of credit.
ing to end.
edto
nnounces teachers
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