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Friday, April 28, 1972
University Daily Kansan
TRANSPORTATION TO TOPEKA SUPPLIED BY CAMPUS VETERANS BY CALLING 864-4478
★ VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
THOSE WHO SERVED IN 'NAM, KOREA, EUROPE,
TURKEY STATESIDE & ALL THOSE OTHER PLACES)
LET'S SPEAK FOR OURSELVES
$ GI BILL BENEFITS TO BE INCREASED
VETERANS
At the invitation of Congressman BILL ROY
CONGRESSMAN "TIGER"TEAGUE
Chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee THE MAN WHO SHARES VIRTUALLY ALL LEGISLATION FOR VETERANS . . . TELL HIM LIKE IT IS !!
TONIGHT 8 p.m. FORBES AIR FORCE BASE SERVICE CLUB VETERANS LEGISLATIVE FORUM With Question & Answer Period
TO BE DISCUSSED AT FORUM:
1. A maximum of $1,000 for the customary cost of tuition, books, and laboratory to be paid directly to the veteran before enrollment or to be paid directly to the educational or training institution on behalf of the veteran.
2. An increase in educational entitlement from the present 36 mos. to 48 mos. Additionally, those enrolled in a graduate school, law school, or medical school have their entitlement such a time as their pursuit of such a degree is completed.
3. Immediate receipt of educational assistance checks as soon as an application for benefits coupled with certification of enrollment is received by the Veterans Administration.
4. An increase of at least 20 per cent in the monthly stipend for educational assistance for the single veteran with a corresponding sliding scale increase for married veterans and for those with dependents.
5. Reinstatement of a government administered life insurance policy (NSLI) for the Vietnam Era Veteran. Therefore, support for Senate Bill 2825 by Sen. Pearson of Kansas.
6. Full-time tutorial assistance programs for Vietnam Era Veterans attending institutions of higher education. Wherever possible employing qualified teachers and those assistants that are vets to tutor his fellow veteran.
7. increased availability of federally insured loans for education of veterans.
8. A full time veterans counselor and advisory available to veterans at institutions of higher education employing Vietnam Era Vets.
9. Job placement preference given and enforced for the Vietnam Era Veteran to include those government agencies designed to aid the Vietnam Era Veteran.
10. Women veterans, who are married, be allowed to claim their husbands as dependents when receiving the G.I. Bill benefits.
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