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Show of interest to . lp VETERANS 1 1 0J A new federal law signed in November authorizes the Veterans Administration to provide hospital care to Vietnam veterans whose ailments ail-ments may be linked to Agent Orange exposure, even if scientific evidence of the connection does not yet exist. The new law gives similar priority to veterans exposed to atomic radiation during the post-World War II occupation occupa-tion of Hiroshima and Nagasaki or subsequent nuclear nu-clear weapons tests. This protects veterans whose illnesses ill-nesses are of mysterious origin or about which there is reasonable doubt vets exposed ex-posed to toxic agents whose problems are definitely not related to exposure will continue con-tinue to be handled according to VA rules for nonservice-connected nonservice-connected disabilities. Claims for disability compensation com-pensation are not affected by this relaxation of health care eligibility. Public Law 97-72 also extends the "Vet Center" outreach and readjustment counseling program for Vietnam Viet-nam era veterans until September 30, 1984. At the end of fiscal year 1981, VA estimated there were slightly over 9 million veterans of the Vietnam era, which the government dates as beginning on Aug. 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1975. About 2 percent of them were women. Nearly one-third one-third of all Vietnam era veterans served in Vietnam. Veterans can get more information and assistance from any American Legion Post or Veterans Administration Administra-tion Office. Jack Flynt, National Commander. reasonable length of time. Most county roads are not wide enough for two cars to pass without one pulling off the road, let along two large trucks. You can see large truck tire marks as far as ten feet off the side of the road on most of their routes where they were forced to pull off the road for varying reasons. I would like to know how the community com-munity feels about this situation. Maybe if we all speak up, something can be done before one of our children get killed or permanently disabled. BY JOHN LUTHI |