Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-12-28 | Page 2 | Senator to Push Cash Vet Pay |

Type	issue
Date	1946-12-28
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Senator to Push Cash Vet Pay
Type	article
Date	1946-12-28
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	2
OCR Text	Show Senator to Push Cash Vet Pay WASHINGTON, Dec 28 UP) Sen. Johnston (D, 8. C.) predicted Saturday that "caah Instead of bonds for veterans" will be one of the first acts of the 80th congress. con-gress. The South Carolinian told a reporter re-porter hs win propose revision of the terminal pay law of 1946 "on the very first day of the new congress, con-gress, Jan. 8." Under" the provisions of the act former enllated men of the U. S. army, navy, marine corps or coast guard are entitled to terminal leave pay In the 'form of bonds rather than In cash. "All veterans should have the aame consideration," Johnson aald. "It la unfair to require the soldier or sailor to take terminal pay in bonds maturing in five years whan the officers with whom he served in World War II get theirs in caah."
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