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Show l alk. (Special housing for veterans The Senate has approved an amendment co-sponsored by Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, R-Utah, R-Utah, that would increase the scope of assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing for disabled servicemen. The amendment was attached . I ti a senate bill which liberally liberal-ly jjjs eligibility requirements for I j the housing. i "Under the bill, the grant of assistance in acquiring designed I J housing will be extended to cer-Bltain cer-Bltain veterans with servce-con- nected disabilities which require I them to use a wheelchair regu-Blarly," regu-Blarly," Sen. Bennett,, ranking (Republican on the Senate H Banking and Currency Cora-Hmittee, Cora-Hmittee, which reported out the I bill, said. I "Veterans who have lost or I lost the use of, a lower extrem-Hily, extrem-Hily, or require a wheelchair be-M be-M cause of another service-con-Hnected neurological or ortho-Hpedlc ortho-Hpedlc disability would be eligible eli-gible for housing assistance st CiKiunc'er 'ne measure'" ne added. Brut ft The amendment to the bill ich Bortfralses the amount that could be , Daiiixgiven as a grant for such rtinn Spousing from $10,000 to $12,-Von $12,-Von HS500; and the amount for a loan from $17,500 to $21,000. |