Cuts in veterans benefits outlined by Roosevelts order
The White House explains an 18 000 word order cutting federal veteran expenditures by about 400 million dollars. It covers three parts pensions for war time disabilities non war time disabilities and non service connected cases. It sets age and income limits and specifies rates from six to eighty dollars monthly with surcharges for loss of limbs and total disability.
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Washington
White House
I Roosevelt
National Guard
Veterans Benefits Regulations outlined for war service disabilities
The document details new veteran pension rules and care provisions. It covers disability ratings from 10 to 100 percent, emergency officer retirement pay, medical and domiciliary care, burial benefits, and eligibility limits for nonresident or nonservice connected cases. It also sets claim handling standards and a projected $400 million savings from reviews. The rules affect widows and dependents, and authorize publication of records with president approval.
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War Or Navy Department
Veterans’ Administration
United States
District of Columbia
Gwyn Says Solons Should Be Moved 100 Miles Away
Senator Gwyn of Rockingham urges the legislature meet about 100 miles from Raleigh to ease state department economies. He opposes the Raleigh lobby dominance and favors economy at any cost as the administration plans to begin under the new law with July 1, 1933 deadlines and possible future amendments.
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Gwyn
Etn Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Rockingham
Senate
House
Roseboro Officer Shot In Front Of Bank Ambush
Roseboro police chief Almont Bedsole was shot in the calf by an unidentified man as a car stopped at a local bank before dawn. Bedsole, describing the wound as severe, was taken to a Fayetteville hospital and expected to recover. The vehicle fled and a search of the area began.
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Roseboro
Almont Bedsole
Bedsole
Fayetteville
Ever burning royal fire at Kampala palace
In Uganda's capital Kampala the king's residence features an eternal flame at the entrance. The fire is allowed to extinguish only when a king of the country dies.
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Uganda
Kampala
Tom Bowie Opposes State School Plan and Sales Tax
Tom Bowie argues against a state operated eight month school program and rejects any sales tax. He contends that a six month term could be cut to reduce costs by eliminating nonessential features in the current school system.
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Tom Bowie
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