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Vets To Get Bigger Pension Checks In July More than 300,000 , veterans and their sur vivors will be getting larger Veterans Ad ministration pension checks, on July 1 the result of a 14.3 per cent in crease in the government's cost of living index. Some 2.4 million VA pensioners are affected in some way by the cost of living index. Pensions are paid to veterans totally and per manently disabled from circumstances unrelated to their military service. They are paid also to sur vivors of veterans who are in need. Unlike compensa tion paid to those disabled because of military ser vice, pensions are affected by income from other sources. The 300,000 who will eer increases this month (payable July 1) are those who have switched to the "improved" VA pension plan inaugurated by Con gress in 1979. The plan links VA pension rates to adjustments in social security payments. Before the change, an in dividual's pension was subject to reduction each time social security in creased. Those pensioners who chose to stay under the pension rules in effect before 1979 will not receive the July 1 increase. ' They will, however, avoid the reduction in pension that the social security in crease would have trig gered before the legisla tion went into effect. For these pensioners, the 14.3 per cent social security in crease triggered a similar increase in the maximum amount of income they could receive from other sources and still remain eligible for VA pension. Pensions for veterans t and survivors under the "old plan" remain fixed and payable at the rates in effect in 1978. But those rates are protected against reduction that would otherwise result from cost of living increase in their income from other sources. "Old plan" recipients may request transfer to the "improved" plan at any time, VA officials point out. The agency will carefully review each ap plication to advise ap plicants to choose the plan which works to their per sonal advantage. With the June increase (payable in July 1 checks), a veteran with one depen dent and no other income will receive $5,844. For each additional depen dent, the added amount is $755 per year Sears FyirGni AVE 33 Get on the Run with Misses9 Shorts and Tank Tops Regular $6 Tank Tops Regular $5 Shorts 3 ESC Agrees To Cover Blind Employees RALEIGH The Employment Security Commission ruled June 17 that regular, non supervisory workers at In dustries of the Blind, Inc., in Greensboro, are not mandated under the law to be covered for unemploy ment insurance and at the same time agreed to cover these exempt employees should the company make a request for voluntary coverage.""- "' ' The decision, reached after a thorough investiga tion and public hearing by the commission (on June 6 in Greensboro), apparent ly ends a controversy that arose late last year when sixteen workers were laid off because of suspension of a government contract for the manufacture of ball point pens. Four supervisors had been covered by unemployment insurance and were eligi ble for benefits, while the , blind workers were not. Upon signing the opi nion, Employment Securi ty Commission Chairman J.B. Archer said: "With respect to voluntary coverage of these exempt employees, it is our con clusion that those han dicapped people who art taking training in this establishment definitely cannot be covered for unemployment insurance. We find, however, that the record is inconclusive as to whether the trained people who work in this establishment could or could not work in com petitive employment. There is some question about tbeit iJabor marJket attachment,, ,. but .we , ,wjll, approve a voluntary elec tion request, upon receipt, to cover these workers for unemployment insurance purposes, effective January 1, 1980." This means, according to a Commission spokesman, that should W.W. Hudson, general manager of Industries of the Blind, formally apply for voluntary coverage of the exempt employees in question, they will be treated as other employees with respect to unemploy ment insurance. "I am pleased that we are now able to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion of the affected workers," said Archer. A winning combination! Polyester and cotton shorts with contrasting color trim. In Misses' sizes. Tank tops of cotton and polyester in S,M,L,XL. Both in a variety of summer brights. Both at a winning price! OFF! CLOSEOUT! Cool Summer Savings on Misses' Mini Pajamas 99 Leffall Named To National Cancer Advisory Board WASHINGTON, DC 1 - LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D., professor and chairman, Department of Surgery, Howard Univer sity College of Medicine and Immediate Past Na tional president of the American Cancer Society has been appointed by President Carter to a six year term on the National Cancer Advisory Board. Established under the "National Cancer Act of 1971", the Advisory Board is composed of 23 members, eighteen of whom are, appointed, by the President. Members advise and assist the direc tor of the National Cancer Institute in administering the National Cancer Pro gram. v. Dr. Leffall is an inter nationally renowned surgeon and lecturer. He has been a member of numerous American Cancer Society delega tions including those, visiting, the Dominican Republic, -the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, and several African, South American, and European1 countries. He has lectured at some 54 universities in the United States and abroad and has held the position of surgical lec turer at Georgetown University since 1970. He is a consultant to Walter Reed Army Hospital and the National Cancer In stitute. Dr. Leffall is the author or co-author of 65 scien tific papers. In 1972, he presented the historic Howard University study, "The Alarming Increase of Cancer Mortality in the U.S. Black Population". While president of the American Cancer Society, Inc. from 1978-1979, Dr. Leffall initiated the first National Conference on 'Meeting the Challenge of Cancer Among Black Americans", a conference jvhich has led to greater awareness of cancer among minority populations. ii oi Was $9 to $13 Spring 1979 Dreamy little mini-pajamas in a wondrous assortment of styles. Choose lace-lavished nylon tricot or dainty prints and solid colors in a variety of woven fabric blends. All are easy-care. Limited quantities. w r r 4(0) rrt PctoBo) mil ' M 2k I I jT;- :-. " Fashion Sale km? NradPSEN- -SXy unless otherwise indicated In our Nightwear Department Entire Stock of Misses' and Juniors' Swimwear There's still plenty of summer left and now's the time to stock up on all those swim suits you've been eyeing all season! 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