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VETERANS -
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Some old but well-kept war bonnets appear at the Hotel
Texas in Fort Worth, rallying place for the 15-th
of
annual convention the Texas Department of the
Veterans of Wobld War One. Nationally, these old
soldiers number 250-thousand, with an average age of
73 years.One of the guests is the National Commander,
Philip O'Brientof Turlock California who says it's
a veteran'
wrong when pension is reduced if he is
receiving other benefits. He says an effort is needed
in congress to make some changes.
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---. COMMANDER WW-1 VETSOUT: "...INCOME FOR PENSION PURPOSES."
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* George Nicholas is commander of the Texas Department
of the Veterans, which will be in convention in Fort
Worth through this weekend.4 44
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Veterans], item, July 18, 1968; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011028/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.