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Friday, September 14, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Veteran Organizations Neglecting Vietnam Vets' Needs, Study Says
ny TIM O'BRIEN
Washington Post
WASHINGTON-A study conducted by the Educational Testing Service for the Veterans Administration concludes that the major veterans organizations are not looking after the interests of Vietnam-era veterans; they did as they did in World War II.
The study, published by Congress but not yet made public by the VA, concludes that when compared to their former team at the NIH, they seem to be "at a distinct disadvantage in terms of the attention to their needs provided and generated by major veterans."
The testing organization, based in Princeton, N.J., found that while the American Legion and VFW are "now well in step" in backing comparable benefit treatment for Vietnam-era veterans, their major lobbying efforts are reserved for Vietnam Veterans. They have their constituents," mainly pension bills, medical bills and a national cemetery bill. Over half the legion's members are World War II veterans. Only about 450,000 are veterans of Vietnam. A recent Louis Harris survey said that while 43 per cent of all earlier veterans had joined veterans organizations like the Vietnam-era vet sals they have raised.
The two largest veterans groups are the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with respective memberships of 2.7 and 1.8 million.
"In 1988," the study said, "the U.S. Veterans Advisory Commission, composed of representative of 20 veterans and a group of 57 other groups made 79 formal recommendations to the VA and to Congress concerning the Veterans Benefits System. Among them there was not one recommendation with more than one criticizing educational allowance benefits."
The study noted that in 1971 the legion invested "a great deal" of money and effort in a public information campaign to remind the public of the POW problem but have failed to call attention to the problems of millions of returned Vietnam veterans or to improve relations with them.
A spokesman for the American Legion headquarters, here denied the study's findings.
pushed for legislation to benefit all American veterans, not any special group of them. "As recently as July 27, he said, 'We have no intention of running in Congress for increased GI Bill benefits."
The Educational Testing Service study found that some veterans organization posts more than 100 jobs in the field.
outreach lists of educationally disadvantaged veterans." The outreach programs, funded by a variety of federal agencies including the VA and OEO, are designed to contact veterans in their hometowns and neighborhoods and to counsel them about their rights under the GI Bill and other social legislation.
China Lets Skilled Help Go Abroad
HONG KONG, (AFP) - China has tett hundreds of qualified professional people including engineers and medical practitioners leave the country to settle in this
Agence France-Presse
This represents a departure from china's former policy of retaining the military.
Some local industrialists disclosed to the press that a considerable number of electronics firms in Hong Kong have now become self-sufficient in mechanical engineers trained in China.
Some of these industrialists found Chinese managerial and technical ability to be superior to that of those trained overseas.
But a number of the Chinese professionals have had difficulty with the Japanese.
Chinese-trained acupuncturists and herbalists have also been employed by leftwing trade union clinics on a part-time basis, earning a substantial income.
Observers believed the exodus of
hinese professional men resulted from
the emigration to China.
Nixon Committee States Finances
Presidential Election Funds Still $4 Million
By MORTON MINTZ 1972. The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The Finance Committee to Re-elect the President reported Monday that it had $4 million in cash on hand after spending almost $1 million in the last three months, including $241,000 for outside legal expenses.
Another large chunk of expenditures, $95,000, went out as refunds to five corporations that, as previously reported, had made a donation to funds without the committee's knowledge.
The committee summarized its finances in a quarterly report to the General Accounting Office for the period June 1 through Aug. 31.
The disclosure that $4 million remains in the till almost 10 months after President Nixon's re-election is expected to itemify the difference, and a Committee for a transfer of funds to it.
The heavy legal fees over the summer reflect in part the committee's defense against a lawsuit by Common Cause, which now has been settled.
The committee said about one-fifth of the local fees, $4,000, were paid in behalf of its members.
The committee, in a memo to the GAO, said it had not known until recently that Murray Chotner, a long-time adviser to the Obama administration, paid $1,000 to two "reporters" who traveled
with the Democratic presidential candidate,
see, Sean McGhee, MD, and filed
here.
The "Reporters" were Lucinian Gold-
belt and Steward, who were paid $25
and $19 per report, respectively.
The committee indicated that during period in question, May 1972, through January 1973, Chotier had billed it for "survey services and survey expenses" without specifically naming the two purported new persons.
A surprising unexplained refund of $131.21 in travel expenses was made to McGovern's campaign manager, Gary Hart of Denver; a committee spokesman could be reached.
U.S. Student Faces 25 Additional Years In Turkish Prison
ISTANBUL  (AFP)—An American student, William Hayes, of North Babylon, N.Y., jalled for five years on a drug abuse program and had his sentence increased to 30 years.
Hayes was arrested at Istabul Airport three years ago and was said to be carrying nearly one pound of hash. A lower court told the judge that he was taken to Saginaclar prison near here.
The sentence was later set aside by the Turkish Supreme Court of Appeal, which instructed the lower court to impose a heavier penalty.
KU Student Gets Award
The award is the highest in the nation given to a medical student who is a member of the medical school.
Charles K. Lee, who completed work for his M.D. degree at the University of Kansas Medical Center Sept. 1, has been awarded the Franklin C. McLean Scholarship for
The $2,500 scholarship will be awarded Nov. 16 in Chicago at the annual meeting of the board of the National Medical Fellowships, Inc., an organization that
provides assistance to minority group students in medicine.
Lee, a graduate student at the Medical Center, is pursuing a doctorate in biochemistry. He plans resident training in either surgery or obstetrics and gynecology in preparation for a career in academic medicine.
Lee is a native of Pennsylvania. He completed his medical studies on an accelerated schedule earning his M.D. in three years rather than the traditional four.
About eight months a go a strange group started appearing around Lawrence. At dorms where people came and sat quietly listening and then exploding at the end of each song; at concerts in and about the Midwest where this very intense group put everyone into a kind of outward laid back but inward churning state of mind and finally at a club. An old club, a club that has seen the best and worst in times and music. Yet everytime this strange and intense group appeared at this old club, beautiful nights of communication started happening. One couple freeform dancing as close to the music as within. People sitting close to the stage and intently studying the characters of each musician and then becoming part of that musician. All realities, all past happenings, all very special.
That was then—this is now and that old club (THE RED DOG) will host that special group (SANCTUARY) for two nights, Friday and Saturday, September 14-15.
To become one—music and people.
1973
YEAR OF THE JAYHAWK!
Student Season Football Tickets . . .
ON SALE THIS WEEK (Ticket sales end Friday at 5 p.m.) East Lobby-Allen Field House
$6.50 (Spouses-$11.50) $^{*}
Come and join the fun in what promises to be an exciting 1973 football season. Once again the Athletic Department has maintained its student ticket price at a level that ranks among the lowest in the Big Eight Take advantage of it and support the Hawks.
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