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ceed, the maximum.
 General Bradley, who recently ac- cepted full responsibility for pas sage of the bill, said that he did not believe that Congress originally intended subsistence allowances to become a left-handed bonus for veterans with adequate living in- come"
 General Bradley cited the intent Of the bill as designed to curb trick practices of interruptions employ ess" who enroll trainees in on-the- Job training, although the latter have been known to receive as high as $7O0 per month in salaries.
 Porter Lyke, training representa- tive of the Waterbury VA office, to- day said that the only official mo- tice received to date as to reduc- tionS related to "trainees such as lawyers and doctors practicing and receiving allowances,
 No official notice relative to any other trainees has been received as yet, and we are not proceeding with any such changes until we do get word" he added
 Joseph Maher, chief counselor for the Waterbury Veterans Advisory Center, one of the first local veter- an officials to call attention to the bill today deplored its passage, terming 1t "a measure that penal izes the honest veteran and not the interruptions employer or veteran at whom 1t is aimed
 This bill it seems to me will work hardship on many veteran trainees who, now receiving certain subsistence allowances, have pledged themselves economically according to relative standards, MT. Maher declared.
 One specific example called to the attention of The Democrat today is that of a former local Army of- flcer who is married and has one child. This veteran, who asked that his name be withheld, will lose $85 of the $90 monthly allot- ment he is now receiving, according to restrictive measures of the bill.
 Recently this veteran took position with local financial in- stitution at monthly wage of Sl95, and with the understanding that his training period would con- sist of three years, with a maximum wage at the end of that time of $285 a month. He chose this posi- tion in preference to entering a law school because it promised ad- Yancement and security, he said. In addition to this salary he has been receiving his $9O & month allotment.
 Since the new bill specifically states that the combined salary and subsistence allowance received by the trainee with dependents can not exceed $2OO month this ex- veteran will have his allowance re- duced by s85 so that he will be re- ceiving a basic salary of s195, plus an allowance of $ a month.
 T am probably better off than many veterans" he said. However I have committed myself according to the standard now enjoyed and that is a problem. It seems to me also that such plan, at this late date, ruins a mans incentive and initiative as we'll"
 Maximum Salary $23.5O
 Under terms of the new bill the maximum salary an employer can pay and have the veteran receive his full allowance of s65 or S90 a month is $23.50 a week. Any earn ngs in excess of this amount will result in a reduction or elimination or the subsistence allowance.
 The measure does not affect dis abled veteran trainees now oper- ating under Public Law 16. It also includes a section permitting the payment of subsistence allowances 10 Veteran-students who accept full tame employment after school hours. Heretofore such students lost their subsistence if they chose to work full-time after hours