Show New Wife Gets Social Security One provision of the 1958 amendments amendments amendments am am- to the Social Security Act enables some newly married wives of men receiving social se security security security se- se benefits to qualify immediately immediately immedi immedi- for tor benefits on the husbands husband's social security account In announcing this change Inthe inthe in inthe the law Mr Harry Es Ei Johnson EJohnson of the Ogden social security or office pointed out that before the 1958 1058 amendments to to the law a new wife had to wait walt three years before before before be be- fore she could receive benefits as the wife of a man getting social security retirement benefits Under the old law this three- three year eI warring waiting period was waived If the coup couple e became the parT par par- a child N Now if the e wIfe w ewar was was- for widoWs widoW's parents parent's or or childhood disability benefits for the month before her marriage he ale can qualIty quality quality ity for tor wife's benefits Immediately immediately immediate immediate- ly providing ah she meets meeta the other requirements for entitlement These other ther requirements Include include In in- clude elude 1 being age 62 82 or 01 more or 2 having in her we Bare care a child entitled to social security benefits benefits bene bene- fits and 3 not being entitled toa tJ to toa a higher benefit on her own 0 security record Mr Johnson will wUl be pe e lq PIn City a at the Memorial at 2 1 pm pID W July 1 y |