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War costs eclipse all other pricey things in history
A Western Newspaper Union summary marks March 12 as the centennial of the U S pension bureau and details pensions from 1790 to 1932. It notes World War I pensions undercounted and outlines seven relief forms, hospitalization costs, and the 1931 creation of the Veterans Administration headed by Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines.
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United States Pension Bureau
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Congress
United States
Veterans Administration
Pension Bureau
Veterans
Frank T. Hines
Continental Congress
Monroe
House
Senate
Republic
Secretaries of War
United States Veterans’ Administration
Pensions Bureau
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Bby Western Newspaper Union