From: jewell@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Larry Jewell)
Newsgroups: soc.veterans,alt.war.vietnam
Subject: 'NamVet Newsletter, Vol.5, no.1 (6/7)
Date: 27 Sep 92 11:21:00 GMT
Followup-To: soc.veterans
Organization: Purdue University


        Yet, What's a man to do?
        Had  the snake victim explored only the roof of the  cave,  the 
     possibility is that he may have been skewered by the snapping of a 
     "Malaysian  Gate"--razor  sharp bamboo stakes fastened to  a  bent 
     branch which whips out savagely at the tugging of a trip wire.
        Or he may have stepped on any one of a hundred designs of spike 
     traps. The "Crows Foot", for example;  a four-pronged affair which 
     no  matter how placed,  has one jagged stiletto sticking  straight 
     up.
        Other  stakes and nails are buried and covered with unspeakable 
     poison. One particularly nasty breed is designed to spread when it 
     enters the foot and tear bone and flesh apart.
        then there is a wide variety of bullet mines. Ingenious devices 
     which  when  stepped on will push a cartridge onto the point of  a 
     nail and explode.
        And to be sure there are the dugout traps... Small holes in the 
     earth  with  punji stakes or larger holes with spears.  A man  who 
     
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     fell into a six foot deep "Tiger Trap"  here died agonizingly when 
     impaled  on  a  stake  which entered his body  at  the  thigh  and 
     protruded a foot above his shoulder.
        They spread small fish hooks,  Gaffs that require major surgery 
     to  remove.  They  build  large crossbows with eight  foot  arrows 
     which,  when  triggered  by  the force of wind can  knock  down  a 
     helicopter.
        They  concoct mines out of old batteries,  poison out of  human 
     urine and utensils for war out of discarded U.S. scrap.
        They  use kids as bombs,  snakes as protection and rat traps as 
     guns.
        It's the "SICK WAR" 
     














































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             Clay hut builder seeks peace in 'home in a dome'
                   By Barbara Moran in Los Angeles Times
                           Input by: Terry Hayes
                        VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA
                              (413) 443-6313
     
     SAN  DIEGO  -  It's shortly after dawn in rural eastern San  Diego 
     County.  Awakened by pink streaks of sunrise,  former home builder 
     Joseph  Diliberti  rises  from the mattress on the  floor  of  his 
     ceramic dome house to begin another day.
        He meditates, draws well water,  showers from a bucked and goes 
     out to tend his garden. On other such mornings,  he might ride his 
     bike, fish, swim, or read.
        What he doesn't have to do si wake to an alarm clock, balance a 
     checkbook, wait in line to fill a gas tank,  pay an electric bill, 
     fight  rush-hour  traffic  or endure the other  daily  burdens  of 
     modern civilization.
        He  grows or gathers most of what he eats.  He uses candles for 
     light. A stone pit behind his house serves as the stove.
        His dome house,  20 feet in diameter and 20 feet high,  is made 
     of  fired  clay,  straw and water;  it is the color of a red  clay 
     garden  pot.  On the warmest days,  its inner walls feel  cool.  A 
     breeze  passes  freely through the dome,  directed by a series  of 
     "wind chimneys."
        In  the  winter,  a small fireplace heats the dwelling  so  the 
     walls exude their own warmth. The waterproof dome offers its owner 
     all he seeks: cover,  safety,  quiet and a cocoon-like environment 
     conducive to personal metamorphosis.
        With  his  dangling  dreadlocks,  simple manner  of  dress  and 
     unadorned lifestyle,  Joseph (  he discards last names)  no longer 
     relates to the successful Bronx-born home builder he was just over 
     a decade ago.
        Now,  the  building  materials  that fascinate him  are  straw, 
     water, silica-borax glaze and the clay beneath his feet.
        "Being  a builder and a contractor,  I got a firsthand shot  at 
     experiencing  to the fullest the way 'they'  construct things 'out 
     there'"  he  said.  "And being a traveled man,  I knew there  were 
     other ways. So I was able to make a comparison."
        Joseph, 42, who served in Vietnam as a Marine,  said that there 
     he witnessed the annihilation of whole environments in the name of 
     America's  way of life.  Coming home to construction didn't feel a 
     lot different.
        "It  did not feel like construction to me,"  he said.  "It felt 
     like  destruction ...After destroying a few environments  here,  I 
     could not get over feeling very, very badly about it." He gazed at 
     the neatly swept dirt floor of his igloo.
        "And  I  realized that in the end you get a box that owns  you. 
     Isn't  it a joke that we as sophisticated,  thinking human  beings 
     have  to spend 30 years of you lives to put a roof over our heads? 
     No, it didn't make any sense.  So I tossed it all up in the air to 
     search for another way."
        His  search took him around the world,  through scores of books 
     and  inside  himself.  It took 10 years for him to find a  way  to 
     build in harmony with nature.
        The  answer was clay -  indigenous red clay,  straw and water - 
     kneaded  together  in a hole by Joseph's feet and  fashioned  into 
     bricks  by  his hands.  Using only a bucket,  scaffold  board  and 
     wooden  mold,  he made the bricks and laid them in place one at  a 
     time to build the dome home.
     
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        Then Joseph and friends fired the entire structure for 36 hours 
     by building a huge bonfire inside the dome. The flames grew so hot 
     they  melted  a stout bottle placed inside as a heat  test.  Steam 
     rose from the clay, sealing the bricks and the glaze coating.
        When the firing was done, he had created what he terms a storm-
     proof,  earthquake-proof,  fire-proof,   low-maintenance,   earth-
     friendly  housing  model  for the future.  The house  contains  no 
     internal  posts  because each handmade brick is edged slightly  to 
     lie  snugly  against the weight of the one below it.  Small  round 
     glass windows - recycled bottles and chunks of broken glass - were 
     added last.
     















































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     =================================================================
           U n c l e   S a m   w a n t s   Y O U   t o   k n o w
     =================================================================

                   "Ask the Veterans' Affairs Counselor"
                      DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
                  Office of Public Affairs - News Service
                    Washington DC 20420  (202) 233-2741
                         Input by: G. Joseph Peck
                       NamVet's Managing Editor East
                        VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA
                              (413) 443-6313
     
     (Following  are  representative  questions answered  daily  by  VA 
     counselors.  Full information is available at any VA office.)
     
     Q-- I'm  an honorably discharged veteran of the Vietnam era.   I'd 
         like to retire soon and buy a new home.  I was entitled to VA-
         guaranteed  home  loan when I got out of the  service,  but  I 
         believe the time limit for this benefit has expired.   Is this 
         correct?
     A-- No.  Presently, loan guaranty eligibility is not subject to an 
         expiration date.
     
     Q-- If  I  encounter  legal difficulties while purchasing  a  home 
         using my VA home loan benefit, will the Department of Veterans 
         Affairs provide or pay for any legal assistance I may need?
     A-- No.  The Department of Veterans Affairs does not provide legal 
         assistance  or  advice;  nor can the Department pay for  legal 
         assistance a veteran obtains to deal with troubles encountered 
         in the purchase or construction of a home.
     
     Q-- When   a   veteran   is  training  under   a   VA   Vocational 
         Rehabilitation  Program,   does  the  receipt  of  subsistence 
         allowance cause reduction in VA compensation payments?
     A-- No.   The  veteran may receive both subsistence allowance  and 
         disability  compensation.   In addition,  VA will pay for  the 
         cost   of   tuition,   books,   and  fees  involved   in   the 
         rehabilitation program.
     
     Q-- Can I get a release of liability from the VA if a non-=veteran 
         assumes my VA-guaranteed home loan?
     A-- If the buyer meets with VA approval,  you may be released from 
         liability.
     
     Q-- What  type of income should I report on my annual  eligibility 
         verification report to continue my VA pension benefits?
     A-- Income  from all sources must be reported.   VA will determine 
         what  sources  and amounts will be counted and the  amount  of 
         income to be excluded.
     
     Q-- My  ex-husband and I were married for 33 years before we  were 
         divorced in 1989.  He recently passed away.  Am I eligible for 
         VA benefits as his survivor?
     A-- No.   "Surviving spouse"  means the lawful spouse of a veteran 
         at  the time of his or her death.   He or she must have  lived 
         with  the veteran continuously until the date of death  except 
         when  there  was  a separation caused by the  veteran  without 
         fault of the spouse.
     
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     Q-- I  understand  the Budget Reconciliation Act recently  limited 
         compensation  payments to certain incompetent veterans.   What 
         are the limitations?
     A-- The   Budget  Reconciliation  Act  requires  that  payment  of 
         compensation  to a non-hospitalized incompetent veteran,  with 
         no spouse, child or dependent parent, be suspended in any case 
         where  the  value of the veteran's estate (not  including  the 
         veteran's home)  exceeds $25,000 until the value of the estate 
         is reduced to less than $10,000.  The Act further provides for 
         payment  of  the  total amount of compensation that  had  been 
         withheld,  should  the veteran subsequently be rated competent 
         for  90  days.   This  provision  will  be  effective  through 
         September 30, 1992.
     
     Q-- My  father,  a World War II veteran,  was recently buried in a 
         national  cemetery.   As  the  next of kin,  I would  like  to 
         receive  the  "Presidential  Memorial  Certificate"   for  his 
         service   to  his  country.    Where  can  I  apply  for   the 
         certificate?
     A-- Notice  of  a veteran's death is normally received in  one  of 
         VA's regional offices and that facility identifies the next of 
         kin (widow, widower, oldest child, parent,  or oldest sibling) 
         from  the veteran's records and requests the certificates from 
         Washington, D.C.   Next of kin need not apply.   Others should 
         apply to a VA regional office.
     
     Q-- Is  it true that husbands of female veterans are eligible  for 
         the  same Department of Veterans Affairs benefits as wives and 
         widows of male veterans?
     A-- Yes.   A  husband or widower has the same status as a wife  or 
         widow  of  a male veteran and is eligible to receive the  same 
         benefits if otherwise entitled.
     
     Q-- I  applied  for a VA-guaranteed home loan.   I was advised  it 
         could  not  be processed until I paid an outstanding debt  for 
         education benefits.  Is that true?
     A-- Yes.   It  is VA policy to reconcile all outstanding debts  to 
         the   U.S.   Government   prior  to  approving  a  home   loan 
         application.
     
     Q-- I  live  in  a  rural area and cannot visit a  VA  office  for 
         benefit information.  What can I do?
     A-- All  VA regional offices have toll-free telephone service  for 
         benefit  information.   Information  can also be  obtained  by 
         mail.   Check  your  local telephone directory for the  office 
         nearest you.
     
     Q-- Will  my VA insurance dividends be affected if I get a loan on 
         the policy?
     A-- No.   Earned  dividends  are  not affected by a  loan  on  the 
         policy.   However,  you  may use your dividends to reduce  the 
         balance of your loan.   For more information on this and other 
         dividend options, please call 1-800-422-8079.
     
     Q-- With  national cemetery offices closed on weekends,  how can I 
         schedule a burial for the following week?
     A-- To  accommodate families when deaths occur late in the week or 
         on weekends and holidays, interment services for the next week 
     
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         may be scheduled through a telephone referral service.  Anyone 
         calling   a  local  national  cemetery  will  be  referred  by 
         answering  machine  to one of three large cemeteries that  are 
         staffed  over  the  weekend:    Calverton,   N.Y.;   Jefferson 
         Barracks, St. Louis,  Mo.;  or Riverside,  Calif.   A cemetery 
         representative on duty will verify eligibility,  then schedule 
         burial at the local cemetery.
     
     Q-- My  wife is buried in a national cemetery that is now  closed.  
         We always planned to be buried together.  What can I do?
     A-- Even a "closed"  national cemetery will be able to accommodate 
         the  burial  of  the spouse of someone already buried  in  the 
         cemetery.  "Closed"  means lack of space prevents the cemetery 
         from accepting full casketed burials of those without a spouse 
         already  buried  in  the  cemetery.   Most  "closed"  national 
         cemeteries   can  also  accommodate  burial  or  inurnment  of 
         cremated remains otherwise entitled.
     









































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                             No COLA ... Yet!
       Surprise Last-Minute Opposition Defeats Compensation Increase
                      Submitted by: Sonny Montgomery
             House Veterans Affairs Committee - Washington, DC
                         Input by:  Todd C. Looney
                 Vietnam Veterans' Valhalla - San Jose, CA
                              (408) 298-2740
     
     WASHINGTON  --  The  101st  Congress adjourned  over  the  weekend 
     without  approving a 1991 cost-of-living increase in  compensation 
     benefits  paid to more than two million service-disabled veterans.  
     The increase is expected,  however,  to be one of the first orders 
     of business when the 102nd Congress convenes in January.
     
     The  House  had  approved and sent to the Senate on October  15  a 
     cost-of-living  adjustment.   The  Senate was considering its  own 
     COLA  bill,  part of an omnibus measure with provisions  affecting 
     veterans'  health  care,  housing,  employment,  education,  civil 
     relief  for  personnel called to active in the Persian  Gulf,  pay 
     raises for VA physicians and the issue of Agent Orange.  The House 
     had  approved  comparable  measures  earlier  this  year  and  was 
     awaiting Senate action.
     
     Recognizing  that  the Senate was not going to act on any  of  the 
     provisions,  including the compensation increase,  House Veterans' 
     Affairs  Committee  Chairman Sonny Montgomery and the  Committee's 
     Ranking  Minority  Member  Bob  Stump,  in  the  waning  hours  of 
     Congress,  attempted  to bring a "clean"  5.4 percent compensation 
     COLA bill to the House floor for consideration.   Consideration of 
     the  COLA  would  have  required unanimous consent  of  the  House 
     Members  present,  but  it  was effectively killed by  the  verbal 
     objections of one Congressman.
     
     The New York Congressman protested consideration of the fresh COLA 
     bill on the grounds that it did not contain provisions calling for 
     yet another scientific review of an Agent Orange/cancer connection 
     and  codifying actions already taken by the Secretary of Veterans' 
     Affairs    to   provide   compensation   to   certain    veterans, 
     notwithstanding  the  fact that the House had already sent such  a 
     bill to the Senate.
     
     Ironically,  the  Montgomery-Stump  bill also would have  extended 
     Agent  Orange veterans'  entitlement to VA hospital care,  and now 
     will expire on December 31.
     
     Montgomery  and  Stump vowed to "come back bright and  early  next 
     year"  to get the COLA approved and make it retroactive to January 
     1.   The Congressman said the House and Senate "are not far apart" 
     on  the  other  pending  legislation,  and they expect  it  to  be 
     considered early in the 102nd Congress.
     








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     *Vet Centers Around the U.S.
                          V E T    C E N T E R S
                             By Ralph Roberts
                      The Veterans Guide To Benefits
                          Input by G. Joseph Peck
                         NamVet's Managing Editor
                        VETLink #1 - Pittsfield, MA
                              (413) 443-6313
     
        The  VA  conducts  a  nationwide system of  Vet  Centers  which 
     provide  counseling service to Vietnam era veterans.   Vet Centers 
     are small community-based store-front centers that  offer  a broad  
     range    of   services  during  day  and  evening   hours.   Their 
     professional  staff addresses problems and concerns of Vietnam era 
     veterans  and  their  families that are related to  the  veteran's 
     experience  while  on  active  duty or  during   the  military  to 
     civilian  transition.  Services  range  from  social  services  to 
     education or readjustment concerns.
        Readjustment counseling services  include  a general assessment 
     to  find  out  whether  the veteran has  identifiable  social   or  
     psychological   problems  that  were caused  by  military  service 
     during  the Vietnam era.  One of the most common of these problems 
     is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
        The  term  PTSD  covers  a host  of  symptoms  associated  with 
     exposure   to  catas-trophic   stress.   Nightmares,   flashbacks, 
     anxiety  and sudden-startle  reactions can occur immediately after 
     exposure to  the  stress of combat.  Or these problems may develop 
     years after the original stress.  Symptoms of PTSD can prevent the 
     veteran from enjoying a well-adjusted work and family life.
        Readjustment counseling services include individual counseling, 
     group  coun-seling,   and  family  counseling.   If  the  services 
     requested  are  beyond   the scope of the Vet  Center  (usually  a 
     relatively small  facility), help will  be furnished  in finding a 
     higher  level of treatment.  Usually this will be by referral to a 
     VA Medical Center or Outpatient Clinic.
        Below is a list of current Vet Centers.  While every effort has 
     been  made to make sure these  addresses  and  phone  numbers  are 
     correct,  remember  that  Vet  Centers are small   and   sometimes 
     quickly   moved when the storefront they are renting is no  longer 
     available.  Check  your  local phone book and call to  verify  the 
     present  location  of  the  one that  you  intend  to  visit.  The 
     addresses below are good as of January, 1988.
     
                                  ALABAMA
     1425 S. 21st Street, Suite 108    110 Marine Street
     Birmingham, AL 35205              Mobile, AL 36604
     (205) 933-0500                    (205) 694-4194
     
                                  ALASKA
     4201 Tudor Centre Dr.#115         905 Cook Street
     Anchorage, AK 99508               Kenai, AK 99611
     (907) 563-6966                    (907) 283-5205
     
     712 10th Avenue                   1075 Check St., Suite 111
     Fairbanks, AK 99701               Wasilla, AK 99687
     (907) 456-4238                    (907) 376-4308
     
                                  ARIZONA
     807 North 3rd Street              727 North Swan
     
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     Phoenix, AZ 85004                 Tucson, AZ 85711
     (602) 261-4769                    (602) 323-3271
     
     637 Hillside Ave. #A
     Prescott, AZ 86301
     (602) 778-3469
     
                                 ARKANSAS
     1311 West 2nd Street
     Little Rock, AR 72201
     (501) 378-6395
     
                                CALIFORNIA
     859 South Harbor Blvd             4954 Arlington Ave., Suite A
     Anaheim, CA 92805                 Riverside, CA 92504
     (714) 776-0161                    (714) 359-8967
     
     1899 Clayton Rd.                  1111 Howe Ave., Suite 390
     Concord, CA 94520                 Sacramento, CA 95828
     (415) 680-4529                    (916) 978-5477
     
     157 E. Valley Pkwy.               2900 6th Ave
     Esconidido, CA 92025              San Diego, CA 92103
     (619) 747-7305                    (619) 294-2040
     
     305 "V" Street                    25 Van Ness Avenue
     Eureka, CA 95501                  San Francisco, CA 94102
     (707) 444-8271                    (415) 431-6021
     
     1340 Van Ness Ave.                967 West Hedding
     Fresno, CA 93721                  San Jose, CA 95126
     (209) 487-5660                    (408) 249-1643
     
     251 West 85th Place               32 W. 25th Ave., #202
     Los Angeles, CA 90003             San Mateo, CA 94403
     (213) 753-1391                    (805) 564-2345
     
     2000 Westwood Blvd.               1300 Santa Barbara Street
     Los Angeles, CA 90025             Santa Barbara, CA 93101
     (213) 475-9509                    (805) 564-2345
     
     455 Reservation Road, Suite E     16126 Lassen
     Marina, CA 93933                  Sepulveda, CA 91343
     (408) 384-1660                    (818) 892-9227
     
     709 West Beverly Blvd.            313 N. Mountain Ave.
     Montabello, CA 90640              Upland, CA 91786
     (213) 728-9966                    (714) 982-0416
     
     287-17th Street
     Oakland, CA 94612
     (415) 763-3904
     
                                 COLORADO
     207 Canyon Blvd. #201 A           1820 Gilpin Street
     Boulder, CO 80302                 Denver, CO 80218
     (303) 440-7306                    (303) 861-9281
     
     411 S. Tejon, Suite G
     
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     Colorado Springs, CO 80903
     (303) 471-9992
     
                                CONNECTICUT
     370 Market Street                 16 Franklin Street, Room #106
     Hartford, CT 06120                Norwich, CT 06111
     (203) 244-3543                    (203) 887-1755
     
     562 Whalley Ave.
     New Haven, CT 06510
     (203) 773-2235
     
                                 DELAWARE
     VA Medical Center Bldg. 2
     1601 Kirkwood Hwy.
     Wilmington, DE 19805
     (302) 994-2878
     
                           DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
     737 1/2 8th Street, S. E.
     Washington, DC 20003
     (202) 745-8400 & 8402
     
                                  FLORIDA
     400 E. Prospect Rd.               15 W. Strong St., Suite 100C
     Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334          Pensacola, FL 32501
     (305) 563-2992                    (904) 479-6665
     
     255 Liberity Street               1800 Siesta Drive
     Jacksonville, FL 32202            Sarasota, FL 33579
     (904) 791-3621                    (813) 952-9406
     
     2311 10th Ave., N. #13            235 31st Street, North
     Lake Worth, FL 33461              St. Petersburg, FL 33713
     (305) 585-0441                    (813) 327-3355
     
     412 N.E. 39th Street              249 E. 6th Ave.
     Miami, FL 33137                   Tallahassee, FL 32303
     (305) 573-8830 & 1 & 2            (904) 681-7172
     
     5001 S. Orange Ave. # A           1507 W. Sligh Ave.
     Orlando, FL 32809                 Tampa, FL 33604
     (305) 684-6151                    (813) 228-2621
     
                                  GEORGIA
     922 W. Peachtree St.              8110 White Bluff Rd.
     Atlanta, GA 30309                 Savannah, GA 31406
     (404) 347-7264                    (912) 927-7360
     
                                  HAWAII
     1370 Kapiolani Blvd. # 201
     Honolulu, HI 96814
     (808) 541-1764
     
                                   IDAHO
     103 West State Street             1975 South 5th Street
     Boise, ID 83702                   Pocatello, ID 83201
     (208) 342-3612                    (208) 232-0316
     
     
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                                 ILLINOIS
     547 West Roosevelt Rd.            1529 46th Ave.
     Chicago, IL 60607                 Moline, IL 61265
     (312) 829-4400/4401               (309) 786-6814
     
     1607 W. Howard St., #200          155 South Oak Park Ave.
     Chicago, IL 60626                 Oak Park, IL 60302
     (312) 764-6595                    (312) 383-3225
     
     1600 Halsted Street               605 N.E. Monroe
     Chicago Heights, IL 60411         Peoria, IL 61603
     (312) 754-0340                    (309) 671-7300
     
     1269 N. 89th Street               624 South 4th Street
     East St. Louis, IL 62203          Springfield, IL 62703
     (618) 397-6602                    (217) 492-4955
     
                                  INDIANA
     101 N. Kentucky Ave.              2236 West Ridge Rd.
     Evansville, IN 47711              Gary, IN 46408
     (812) 425-0311                    (219) 887-0048
     
     528 West Berry Street             811 Massachusetts Ave.
     Fort Wayne, IN 46802              Indianapolis, IN 46204
     (219) 423-9456                    (317) 269-2838
     
                                   IOWA
     3619 6th Ave.                     706 Jackson
     Des Moines, IA 50313              Sioux City, IA 51101
     (515) 384-4929                    (712) 233-3200
     
                                  KANSAS
     413 South Pattie
     Wichita, KS 67211
     (316) 265-3260
     
                                 KENTUCKY
     1117 Limestone Rd.                736 S. 1st St.
     Lexington, KY 40503               Louisville, KY 40202
     (606) 276-5269                    (502) 589-1981
     
                                 LOUISIANA
     2103 Old Minden Road              1529 N. Claiborne Ave.
     Bossier, LA 71112                 New Orleans, LA 70116
     (318) 742-2733                    (504) 943-8386
     
                                   MAINE
     96 Harlow Street                  175 Lancaster Street, #213
     Bangor, ME 04401                  Portland, ME 04101
     (207) 947-3391 & 2                (207) 780-3584 & 5
     
                                 MARYLAND
     777 Washington Blvd.              1015 Spring Street # 101
     Baltimore, MD 21230               Silver Spring, MD 20910
     (301) 559-5511                    (202) 745-8441
     
     7 Elkton Commercial Plaza
     Elkton, MD 21921
     (301) 398-0171
     
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                               MASSACHUSETTS
     800 North Main Street             181 Hillman Street, Room 110
     Avon, MA 02322                    New Bedford, MA 02740
     (617) 580-2730                    (617) 999-6920
     
     480 Tremont Street                1985 Main Street
     Boston, MA 02116                  Springfield, MA 01103
     (617) 451-0171 & 2                (413) 737-5167
     
     71 Washington Street              8 Worchester Street
     Brighton, MA 02135                West Boyston, MA 01583
     (617) 782-1013                    (617) 835-2709
     
                                 MICHIGAN
     1940 Eastern Ave. S.E.            20820 Greenfield Rd.
     Grand Rapids, MI 49507            Oakpark, MI 48237
     (616) 243-0385                    (313) 967-0040 & 1
     
     1766 Fort Street
     Lincoln Park, MI 48146
     (313) 381-1370
     
                                 MINNESOTA
     405 E. Superior Street            2480 University Ave.
     Duluth, MN 55802                  St. Paul, MN 55114
     (218) 722-8654                    (612) 644-4022
     
                                MISSISSIPPI
     121 W. Jackson Street             158 E. Pascagoula Street
     Biloxi, MS 39503                  Jackson, MS 39201
     (601) 435-5414                    (601) 353-4912
     
                                 MISSOURI
     3931 Main Street                  2345 Pine Street
     Kansas City, MO  64111-1916       St. Louis, MO 63103
     (816) 753-1866                    (314) 231-1260
     
                                  MONTANA
     415 North 33rd St.                929 S.W. Higgins Ave.
     Billings, MT 59101                Missoula, MT 59803
     (406) 657-6071                    (406) 721-4918 & 9
     
                                 NEBRASKA
     920 L Street                      5123 Leavenworth Street
     Lincoln, NE 68508                 Omaha, NE 68106
     (402) 476-9736                    (402) 553-2068
     
                                  NEVADA
     704 South 6th Street              1155 W. 4th St.
     Las Vegas, NV 89101               Reno, NV 89503
     (702) 388-6368                    (702) 323-1294
     
                               NEW HAMPSHIRE
     103 Liberty Street
     Manchester, NH 03104
     (603) 668-7060 & 1
     
                                NEW JERSEY
     
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     626 Newark Ave.                   75 Halsey Street
     Jersey City, NJ 07306             Newark, NJ 07102
     (201) 656-6986                    (201) 622-6940
     
     321 Central Ave.                  318 East State Street
     Linwood, NJ 08221                 Trenton, NJ 08608
     (609) 927-8387                    (609) 989-2260 & 1
     
                                NEW MEXICO
     4603 4th Street N.W.              1996 St. Michael's Drive #5
     Albuquerque, NM 87107             Santa Fe, NM 87504
     (505) 345-8366                    (505) 345-8366
     
     211 West Mesa
     Gallup, NM 87301
     (505) 722-3821
     
                                 NEW YORK
     875 Central Ave.                  45-20 83rd St.
     Albany, NY 12208                  Elmhurst, NY 11373
     (518) 438-2508                    (718) 446-8233 & 4
     
     116 West Main Street              166 West 75th Street
     Babylon, NY 11702                 Manhatten, NY 10023
     (516) 661-3930                    (212) 944-2917 & 30
     
     226 E. Fordham Rd. #216           294 South Plymouth Ave.
     Bronz, NY 10458                   Rochester, NY 14608
     (212) 367-3500                    (716) 263-5710
     
     165 Cadman Plaza, East            210 North Townsend Street
     Brooklyn, NY 11201                Syracuse, NY 13203
     (212) 330-2825                    (313) 476-7461
     
     351 Linwood Ave.                  200 Hamilton Ave.
     Buffalo, NY 14209                 White Plains, NY 10601
     (716) 882-0505                    (914) 684-0570
     
                              NORTH CAROLINA
     223 S. Brevard Street             2009 Elm-Eugene Street
     Charlotte, NC 28202               Greensboro, NC 27406
     (704) 333-6107                    (919) 333-5366
     
     4 Market Square                   150 Arlington Blvd., Suite B
     Fayetteville, NC 28301            Greenville, NC 27834
     (919) 323-4908                    (919) 355-7920
     
                               NORTH DAKOTA
     1322 Gateway Drive                108 Burdick Expressway
     Fargo, ND 58103                   Minot, ND 58701
     (701) 237-0942                    (701) 852-0177
     
                                   OHIO
     2134 Lee Rd.                      1054 E. Broad Street
     Chicago Heights, OH 44118         Columbus, OH 43205
     (216) 932-8471                    (614) 253-3500
     
     31 East 12th Street, 4th Fl       519 Hunter Ave.
     Cincinnati, OH 45202              Dayton, OH 45404
     
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     (513) 569-7140                    (513) 461-9150 & 1
     
     11511 Lorain Ave.
     Cleveland, OH 44111
     (216) 671-8530
     
                                 OKLAHOMA
     3033 N. Walnut, suite 101W        1855 E. 15th St.
     Oklahoma City, OK 73105           Tulsa, OK 74104
     (405) 270-5184                    (918) 581-7105
     
                                  OREGON
     1966 Garden Ave.                  2450 S.E. Belmont
     Eugene, OR 97403                  Portland, OR 97214
     (503) 687-6918                    (503) 231-1586
     
     615 N.W. 5th St.                  2009 State Street
     Grants Pass, OR 97403             Salem, OR 97301
     (503) 479-6912                    (503) 362-9911
     
                               PENNSYLVANIA
     1000 State St. # 1 & 2            5601 North Broad Street # 202
     Erie, PA 16501                    Philadelphia, PA 19141
     (814) 453-7955                    (215) 924-4670
     
     1007 North Front Street           954 Penn Ave.
     Harrisburg, PA 17102              Pittsburgh, PA 15222
     (717) 782-3954                    (412) 765-1193
     
     5000 Walnut Street                959 Wyoming Ave.
     McKeesport, PA 15132              Scranton, PA 18509
     (412) 678-7704                    (717) 344-2676
     
     1026 Arch Street
     Philadelphia, PA 19107
     (215) 627-0238
     
                                PUERTO RICO
     52 Gonzalo Marin St.              Suite LC 8A and LC9
     Arecibo, PR 00612                 Condomino Med.
     (809) 879-4510                    Center Plaza
                                       La Riviera
     35 Mayor Street                   Rio Piedras, PR 00921
     Ponce, PR 00731                   (809) 783-8794
     (809) 840-4078
     
                               RHODE ISLAND
     172 Pine Street
     Pawtucket, RI 02860
     (401) 728-9501
     
                              SOUTH CAROLINA
     1313 Elmwood Ave.                 3366 Rivers Ave.
     Columbia, SC 29201                No. Charleston, SC 29405
     (803) 765-9944                    (803) 747-8387
     
     904 Pendleton Street
     Greenville, SC 29601
     (803) 271-2711
     
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                               SOUTH DAKOTA
     610 Kansas City Street            115 North Dakota St.
     Rapid City, SD 57701              Sioux Falls, SD 57102
     (605) 348-0077                    (605) 332-0856
     
                                 TENNESSEE
     2 Northgate Park # 108            1515 E. Magnolia Ave. #201
     Chatanooga, TN 37415              Knoxville, TN 37917
     (615) 875-5114                    (615) 971-5866
     
     703 South Roan Street             1 North Third Street
     Johnson City, TN 37601            Memphis, TN 38103
     (615) 928-8387                    (901) 521-3506
     
                                   TEXAS
     2900 West 10th Street             4905A San Jacinto
     Amarilo, TX 79106                 Houston, TX 77004
     (806) 376-2127                    (713) 522-5354 & 5376
     
     3401 Manor Rd. #102               717 Corpus Christi
     Austin, TX 78723                  Laredo, TX 78040
     (512) 476-0607 & 8                (512) 723-4680
     
     3134 Reid Street                  3208 34th St.
     Corpus Christi, TX 78202          Lubbock, TX 79410
     (512) 888-3101                    (806) 743-7551
     
     5415 Maple Plaza #114             1130 Pecan, Suite G
     Dallas, TX 75235                  McAllen, TX 78501
     (214) 634-7024                    (512) 631-2147
     
     2121 Wyoming Street               3401 W. Illinois, Suite 1
     El Paso, TX 79903                 Midland, TX 79703
     (915) 542-2851 & 2 & 3            (915) 697-8222
     
     1305 W. Magnolia, Suite B         107 Lexington Ave.
     Fort Worth, TX 76104              San Antonio, TX 78205
     (817) 921-3733                    (512) 229-4025
     
     8100 Washington Ave., Suite 120   1916 Fredericksburg Rd.
     Houston, TX 77007                 San Antonio, TX 78201
     (713) 880-8387                    (512) 229-4120
     
                                   UTAH
     750 N. 200 West # 105             1354 East 3300, South
     Provo, UT 84601                   Salt Lake City, UT 84106
     (801) 377-1117                    (801) 584-1294
     
                                  VERMONT
     359 Dorset Street                 Gilman Office Complex, Bldg 2
     South Burlington, VT 05401        White River Junction, VT 05001
     (802) 862-1806                    (802) 295-2908
     
                              VIRGIN ISLANDS
     United Shopping Plaza, Suite 4     Havensight Mall
     Christiansted, St Croix, VI 00820  St. Thomas, VI 00801
     (809) 778-5553                     (809) 774-6674
     
     
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                                 VIRGINIA
     7450 1/2 Tidewater Drive          320 Mountain Ave., S.W.
     Norfolk, VA 23505                 Roanoke, VA 24014
     (804) 587-1338                    (703) 342-9726
     
     1030 West Franklin Street         7024 Spring Garden Dr.
     Richmond, VA 23220                Brookfield Plaza
     (804) 353-8958                    Springfield, VA 22150
                                       (703) 866-0924
     
                                WASHINGTON
     1322 East Pike Street             4801 Pacific Ave.
     Seattle, WA 98122                 Tacoma, WA 98408
     (206) 442-2706                    (206) 473-0731 & 2
     
     North 1611 Division St.
     Spokane, WA 99207
     (509) 327-0274
     
                               WEST VIRGINIA
     1591 Washington Street East       218 West King Street
     Charleston, WV 25301              Martinsburg, WV 25401
     (304) 343-3825                    (304) 263-6776
     
     1014 6th Ave.                     1191 Pineview Drive
     Huntington, WV 25701              Morgantown, WV 26505
     (304) 523-8387                    (304) 291-4001 & 2
     
                                 WISCONSIN
     147 South Butler Street           3400 Wisconsin
     Madison, WI 53703                 Milwaukee, WI 53208
     (608) 264-5342 & 3                (414) 344-5504
     
                                  WYOMING
     641 East Second Street            3031 Henderson Drive
     Casper, WY 82601                  Cheyenne, WY 82001
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