Show Veterans May Call Special Number for Benefits Benefi Questions Veterans and their dependents dependents dependents depend depend- will be as close to the Veterans Veterans Veterans Vet Vet- erans Administration Regional Office at Salt Lake City as their telephone Elmer Director Director Dir Dir- ector of the Veterans Administration Administration Administration Adminis Adminis- Regional Office announced announced announced ced today The service begins October 11 1972 The number to call Is 2902 Enter this number In the ready reference list of your telephone tel telephone tel tel- telephone ephone directory Mr Smith ur ur- ur ged Through this new service the number given will put callers callers callers call call- ers directly through to the desk of a V VA A Benefits Counselor In Inthe inthe the Regional Office The calls are toll Long distance toll Is paid by the VA The service will be available to p Provo povo ovo and nd Utah residents south of ot Provo from am a.m. to pm p.m. 1 Monday through Friday Mr Smith disclosed The VA Benefits Counselors provide Information and assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance to veterans and their de dependents dependents dependents de- de In the VA programs of compensation and pension vocation vocation vocation voc voc- rehabilitation and education education education tion Insurance medical care GI loans and other VA benefits as well as veterans benefits ad administered administered all all- ministered by other Federal ag agencies agencies ag- ag Mr Smith concluded |