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Seminarii By DEBBIE BAGWELL Gamecock Staff Writer The recently passed Veterans Education and Employment Act provides "increased benefits and increased accountability/' according to Robert G. (Bud) Thurber, coordinator of special programs at USC. Thurber was among five persons leading a seminar Tuesday designed to inform veterans of the wide range of changes in the bill. Other members were .lamps Taylor, campus Veterans Administration (VA) representative; Tom McMillan, commander of American Legion Post 173, a university post; R. Stedman Sloan Jr., regional V.A. director, and John O'Rourke, veteran services officer for the state. The seminar was co-sponsored by the USC Office of Veteran Student Affairs and the Carolina Veterans Club. a! ' ? ?in.vn. iviL,n/\itLJ?, acting ciuu president, introduced the panel. O'Rourke outlined the provisions of the act, which became effective October l, 1976. The new law extends entitlement from 36 to 45 months for persons who have served at least 18 months continuous active duty after January 31, 1955. Veterans retain eligiblity for 10 years after release from duty or until December 31, 1989, whichever comes first.The law also pizza m Rolling to U.J For FREE-FA 6:00 p.m.tc Coll 2! j Want to en, I pa nor ami j Colun It comes with 1 you dine with TOP OF CI Saturday, No IPost Game B 4:45 p.m. j -featu j TOP Round Cc : BarBQuePor' : Shrimp Creole | three vegetabl : ? j Call 8198 for j IT 1)8 meal ?* : coupons fiP fql : board plans j accepted. UN1V?.1T? t "THI PROP tif orms ve provides an 8 per cent increase in monthly allowances for all training offered by the G.I. Bill, except flight training. Other features of the act, according to O'Rourke, are an increase in the maximum amount for education loans from $600 to $1500, the discontinuance of allowance advance and prepayment, a removal of the delimiting date for -i i i - j - i - senousiy aisaDiea veterans enrolled in vocational rehabilitation training, and the prohibition of the negotiation of benefit checks by an attorney-infact. TUTORIAL PAYMENT oJF up to $65 per month if also available for veterans and for the widows, widowers, spouses, and children studying under the VA's Dependents' Educational Assistance Program. The current GI Bill will not be available for oersons entering thp service after December 31, 1976. The new law creates a voluntary contributory educational assistance program for these people, with the contributions matched by the VA at the reate of $2 for every $1 paid in. Sloan said, while he knew most of the audience was primarily inf ? i ici toicvt ill UIC CUUCdllUll UCUCUU), that, "Educational benefits are only a small tip of the iceberg. As years go by, you'll want to know about our other benefits." B WHIILI >.C. Campus ST Delivery > Midnight >2-7383 inv a. Aftini? (JP ^" ?7 ^ "v^- vr ? lc view of i ibia? j ;he meal when j us at the i i ^ w *t mr k I LtiUIjAH A. vember 13 tU affetto 7:45 p.m.: iring- : i * ktved to Order : ir rtki.i " rv 9 fiicu vuicikeu S Dressing, Rice e?8P 13 salads " $3.95 Reservations y^- Beer fiP wine II. Available )inino Services le pleaser*" idf*aTia nf * ?,^JL UtXJLC? VJL ^ ...j Veterans seminar The recent passage of the Veter and Employment Act prompted ; seminar co-sponsored by the 1 Veterans Student Affairs and The VA also offers assistance in medical care, home loans, insurance, and many other things people may not be aware of. SLOAN SAID the Regional Office handles over 20,000 phone calls and 4,000 counseling visits per month. He encouraged veterans to make use of the office if problems arise. > .1 Ip- A two for oj I The S< m "w a tth I ~W ill i H AH Soft rock music, daytim a contemporary scene, i You can enjoy all this a tooattheSoup-Sandw and Cheese Factory, a g exciting atmosphere. " | ' 'i"r~n~r~i i Km???mm n changes in ^E ?B . *^yWBpBg^JI : ans Education Veterans Club, an informative countability wc (JSC Office of outlined at the i the Carolina "No one gets more frustrated than I do when a vet doesn't get his check or gets charged for a loan _ * t- * aireaay paia. "Our system is responsive to needs, but far from perfect. Give us a chance. 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For information, contact the Office of Veteran Student Affairs or the veterans representative on campus, room 214 Pendleton Building, Per at.."C 4 lwk<h I eese j fill * n JH * #*\| IjBS ^ jH <*| f the crock or h*M crock ictat - by the whote of il - bytfetbowtorhattbowl H 4 bf hot specotft tosMrt 4th kwd? I F?Ott?ll DH?r OMd *m.m. tMI MWMfht Show USC Stwtfmt ID I tlumbia. Phone: 779-S500 ? J ?