The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-12-11
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community. this newspaper will pub
lish = weekly column Of news briefs
from the Veterans Administration
For further information, veterans
should contact or write their near
est VA contact office at RIM. 80,
p. O. Bldg, Billings.
NEW DRUG USED TO
COMBAT TUBERCULOSIS
Preliminary findings in an
intensive study of streptomy-
Gin, a new drug used in treat
ment of some types of tuber-
culosis, have been announced
by the VA. The VA hospital at
Walla Walla, WASH, is one of
20 VA hospitals in which spe-
cial research has been carried
on under direction of a joint
streptmycin mittee at
Washington, D. c.
Physicians at Walla Walla
have reported successful re-
suits obtained by reducing dos
age of the drug and the num-
Der of injections, with the re-
suit that i'll effects of the drug
On patients were reduced or
eliminated.
The preliminary research re-
port emphasized that while the
drug combatS some phases OF
tuberculosis, streptomycin is
not a wonder drug" or "cure-
all".
CONTACT OFFICES BUSY
IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Veterans Administration Of
fices in the Pacific Northwest,
serving 624,000 veterans, inter-
viewed more than $4,000 veter-
ans during the month of Sept
ember, the VA announced. As
sistance was given in the filing
of claims for compensation or
pension by veterans and their
dependents, applications for ed
ucation, reinstatementS or con-
version of insurance, requests
for hospital care and other
benefits.
In addition, there were more
than $1,000 inquiries handled
by telephone.
EDUCATION
ATTRACTS VETS
The number of veterans en-
rolled in education or train
ing in the Pacific Northwest
under either the Servicemen's
Readjustment Act or the Vo-
cational Rehabilitation Act,
now totals nearly $4,000, the
Veterans Administration dis
closed this week.
The majority of the men and
women taking educational bene-
fits are enrolled in schools or
colleges in institutional train
ing under the G.. I. Bill. These
veterans totaled 55,524. Under
the same law, there were 1885
veterans enrolled in on-the-job
training.
During October, there were
4446 new applications for ed
ucation received, while 1851
veterans reported discontinue
ance or completion of their
traing.
Under the Vocational Rehab-
ilitation Act, or Public Law 16,
there were 4410 disabled vet
Grams taking institutional train
ing as of October 81, and 3079
on-the-job training.
There were 594 new applica-
tons and 438 discontinuances
of training.
ARTIFICIAL ARMS
NOW AVAILABLE
First specific results of the
government financed artificial
limb research program were
disclosed this week with an
nouncement by the VA that
three types of artificial arms
are ready for distribution to
approximately 5000 amputee
veterans through $50 artificial
limb dealers throughout the
nation.
The arms are the Northrup
above-elbow and below-elbow
types developed by the North
rup Aviation Corporation, the
dual control arm devel-
oped by the Navy, and the Hos
mer arm, developed by the Hos
mer corporation of Santa Mon
lea, California.
These arms incorporate a
of improvements that
enable amputees to operate
them with greater facility for
a wide range of uses.
Amputee veterans who have
permanent and spare arms of
older varieties may obtain one
of the three new types as an
additional arm, provided the
appliance can be fitted salts
factorily. Amputees who have
not yet received permanent and
spare arms may pick any ap-
pliance available, including the
three new types, but they will
be limited to a permanent and
spare ARM, with hands Or hooks
for each other.
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