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seiousness of the hied to the pointm could succeed/ also DO under-lare this belief.”paused, “I am and Bobby Seale •ole has always :ian and Bobby’s rganizer. These ince the founding aer, 1966. n to know me by o prison, through arrest, through ;ys and balances vict me, through crush the Blackcame to thele in the corn-expanded than it vas here. I think I identify totally y a strong role in d I have a great :onstantly, to the ople of the com-; proposition.” have a feeling for the party in i he’s doing inouse because the d live here. I can night without ‘one shooting me I’m so high up it rcraft gun to get contrast to the 'st out of prison, o bad I had toHaying time is here, as shown by this farm te;TinJey Park recently. (Photo by Rich Favert;Military Records FireWon9Affect BenefitsAny damage to service records in the July 12 fire at the military records center in St. Louis, will have no impact on the 13-million veterans and de-This VA center serves as a repository for records of older veterans and beneficiaries nolonger receiving VA payments or benefits.pendents currently receivingVeterans administration (VA) benefits.This assurance was given by Donald E. Johnson, administrator of veterans affairs.VA records for those now receiving benefits are maintained mostly at the agency’s 57 regional offices throughout the nation, and at the VA’s 169 hospitals and two insurance centers.THE VA, Johnson said, also maintains other backup files containing essential, though not complete, military service information, which would prove helpful in processing any new applications for benefits from veterans whose military records might have been destroyed in the fire.Since 1968, the VA dataVA does operate its own records processing center in the St. Louis area, but this is located about 10 miles from the fire-processing center at Austin, Texas, has kept computer master records on some three million Viet Nam-era veterans dis-damaged military records unit.charged since that date. Computerized master index records are also maintained by the VADisaster ReliefEasier To ObtainIn the past, victims of a natural disaster had to deal with— IT WOULD standardize benefits for disaster victims.numerous governmental agencies to get relief. CongressmanIt would improve the implementation of the assistancein Washington on more than 32 million veterans living and dead.These backup records contain information on date and branchof service, character of discharge and other informationnecessary for VA to adjudicate claims for such benefits as GIBill training, GI loans, VA pensions and VA medical and hospital care.VETERANS primarily affected would be those applying in the future for VA service-connected disability compensation whose military medical records may have been destroyed in the fire.Even if these medical recordsare not duplicated elsewhere in the military system, the VA would have an alternative way of developing the veteran’s claim. The VA would already know if the veteran had basiceligibility as far as period of service and character of discharge is concerned.For additional informationT?nh*»rt P Hanrahan ^R-ThirH\ nrot/rams hv rpHilPinP thp nvpr-needed, the VA could check the veteran for any record copies or data he might have kept, could request affidavits from militarybud dips u/hn witnpsspd thp die.I1T828« • i • i*:V.V,%*•V#V*V. • •• « • •
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Orland Park Star Tribune
Orland Park, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 19, 1973
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