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is *. © eee i ee le eS 4 FS eae ~ - » ea 5, en i, - oe saa eta Ci s = ? welded + mm » COW CLIMBS MONUMENT STAUNTON, Eng. — A cow « straying from a farm at Taunton, jwent to the Burton Pynsent _ monument, walked in, climbed * 150 winding stairs and peered out ‘of the top wihdow 100 feet up * |just as its owner looked up. The ,owner, recovering from his sur- - iprise, got her down, eventually, uninjured. eos A-Bombed N oe; Sage at 4 wae at The word tornado originally — applied to a violent squall — blowing out from the front of a. thunderstorm on Africa’s Gold Coast. | enveloping hills where baldness still remains among the forests. Parallel ridges channeled. the ibomb’s effects and protected Na- 'gaski itself from the force of the | blast. Fires from the valley raced without check the two miles in- to town, causing most of its war- ; time damage. Only a few have returned to} : the valley, Flimsy homes have ‘ARROW MARKS THE SPOT where the A-bomb struck at Nagasaki/been built in spots. new on August 10, 1945. Much of the bombed area is still desolate, the|Church has been erected along- trees on the hills in the background remained charred and dwarfed |Side the ruins of the Catholic from the blast and little reconstruction, except of wooden shacks |C©hurch, which once had a congre- on dimans. tne Mites place. {gation of 10,000 Japanese. The remainder is a_ desolate - vista of ruins and seared earth“: Abe covered with spring weeds. The ’- waa ta a : é jepicenter of the blast is marked’. N » Japan.—The world's second atomic bomb cameicniy by a huge arrow, erected to the people of this Kyushu city by an ironic twist of fate. ;by Americans.. A once-busy. navy It left no pride among them, no desire to perpetuate that agon- yard, including a giant. torpedo. izing moment with monuments. __._}plant, slumps in ruins. rs . Now they want only to forget, and in forgetting they have; | Twenty-two months after let the weeds grow over homesites in gashed Urakami valley. | the bomb was dropped, the peo- . The valley, about two miles from the center of town, was! Ple of Nagasaki have little de- hit by chance on the morning of August 10, 1945. The primary, *i¢ to return to Urakami val- target for that atom raid, Kokura—about 100 miles northward— | lay. Survivees: ee seen oe : th : : . ' have left for other prefetures. - wevvevvvverweewrres Nagaski was second on the! Residents , of Hiroshima, . on: THE VETERANS “==. CORNER | were killed and 42,000 were wounded in the blinding single AAALAC |flash and reverberating after- Answers to the questions that} effects of the bomb. It wiped veterans ask most frequently ont Seana <8 meee Eegeeicy about hospitalization. at Govern- | od workers’-homes in the wa : | ley, ripped fthrough factories ment expense were reported to-} J spent its fury high on day by the Veterans Administra- | a ee SS a tion. The questions and answers follow: Q.-Which veterans are entitled to hospitalization in a VA hos- pital? A. Veterans with ae — Bee ag LPP HM ET EG *hx By RUSSELL BRINES Honshu island, have .a_ fierce! pride in surviving the first atom 'bomb. They are contemplating an atomic library and a mohu-:, jment in the center of ‘the city.: Hundreds of homes have ‘been re- ibuilt and business is brisk—even in atomic souvenirs. Z But Urakami valley has drop- ped into the backwash of war. e service-con- nected disabiliti®s have top prior- ity for VA hospital care. Veterans | with non-service-connected ail- ments may be hospitalized if beds | are available and if they say they cannot afford treatment elsewhere. Q. How and where do I apply for hospitalization? ‘A. See your nearest VA con- tact representative or apply at a VA regional office or hospital. | In an emergency, call the nearest | VA office, collect. : Q. Do I have to pay anything for VA hospitalization? ' A. No. All charges are borne by the government. Q. Can I go to a private hospi- tal in my home town. and ‘have Bs the VA pay the bill? A. Yes, if you have a service- connected disability -and receive VA's approval first. Q.What papers should I bring with me when I apply for VA hospitalization? A. Bring your honorable dis- charge certificate or a certified copy. Q. Will VA pay for the medi- cal care of my dependents? A. No. Only veterans are elig- ible for VA hospital care. Q. Do I have a choice as to which hospital I will go? A. Generally, a veteran is as- signed to the hospital nearest his home. However, crowded condi- tions in certain hospitals, or the type of injury or disease suffer- ed by the veteran might result in his being assigned to a special center or hospital in another sec- tion of the country. Q. Can my relatives visit me | while I am in the hospital? A. Yes. All VA hospitals have} special hours set aside each day for visitors, the same as civilian > hospitals. Q. Will my disabolity com- pensation be taken away from me if, I am hospitalized in a VA hospital? i N98 Gg on @ REAL ICE BASIS and You Will Get GUARANTEED Refrigeration Service REAL ICE Thompson Enterprises, Inc. (ICE DIVISION) KEY WEST, FLA. | is More Economical! It Is PURE Healthy and Safe PHONE NO. 8 Overseas Transportation Company, Ine. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Servie® Betw: MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving ALL POINTS on Florida Keys Between Miami and Key West A. If you are single, your com- pensation will be paid to you in full every month for the first six months; but, if your treat- ment or care extends beyond six months, your monthly benefit payment may not exceed 50 per cent of the regular rate, or $30 per month, whichever is the greater. If the regular rate is $30 or less, it will not be reduced. Upon discharge by VA, you will receive a lump sum equal to the amount that was withheld after the six-month period. If you have a dependent or dependents, your compensation payments will con- | tinue at the full rate for the en- tire period of your hospitaliza- tion. 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