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World War II and World War I Women Veterans Benefits
The article notes that over 13 652 women veterans of World War II and 4 564 World War I veterans receive government disability compensation or pensions for war service. It also mentions 1947 tuberculosis research findings in guinea pigs using a chemical from California Spanish moss, power generation from burning unmined coal, a 28 percent drop in U S expenditures for domestic service 1929 to 1940, and introduces the elephant shrew named for its long nose found in Africa.
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