European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bad discharges sunday september 25,1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 Carter reportedly will of review of benefits to vets with upgraded outs Washington a preside Tcarter reportedly has agreed to sign legis lation which could require a loss of Veter ans benefits for 13,000 Vietnam War Era veterans whose discharges were automatically upgraded under a Carter administration program announced last  final version of the Bill was approved by the Senate late thursday night an passed by voice vote in the House Friday. Despite some speculation about a presidential veto congressional sources said the White House has informed the House veterans affairs committee that Carter will sign  Bill would require that the Pentagon set new standards for upgrading bad Dis charges dating Back to world War i and then review them on a Case by Case  with dishonourable discharges often have trouble finding civilian jobs Andare denied veterans administration Bene  the Carter program 161,000 vet new signatory treasurer of the United states Azie Taylor Morton and Secretary of the Treasury w. Michael Blumenthal sex written to fourth wife Amine a stack of Dollar Bills the first to Bear Morton s signature at the Bureau of engraving in Washington. A Hemingway letter Star of Detroit auction Detroit a a 33-year-old love letter from Ernest Hemingway is the prize exhibit at a upcoming Detroit auction of rare books and literary Memorabilia. Hemingway wrote the four Page letter to his fourth wife Mary from a Battlefield in Northern France on july 31,1944.he told her about a German staff car that had dumb captured and the recovery Ofa Supply of Cognac. Hey Small Friend he wrote i wish could talk to you preferably in bed. Appraised at $4,000 to $5,000, the letter was a gift from the writer s widow after the president of the friends of the Detroit Public Library wrote her asking for some thing for the  or widest . Frazer Clark jr., called the latter a prize  he said it was written in Pencil while Heming Way a correspondent for Collier s Maga Zine was recapturing France in Advance of the  for Mary Hemingway to give us this letter outright is a stunningly generous thing Clark said. It is the first Heming Way letter she has Given to anyone for  the author s widow visited the Library in March to lecture on her Book the Way  other Hemingway items to be auctioned oct. 28 Are a Cut Glass punch bowl ladle and 34 cups used at a party to Welcome him Home from the War valued at $400 to $600 and a group of letters from famous writ ers praising his the old Man and  Erans with discharges resulting from relatively minor offences were declared eligible for upgrading to honorable Dis charges. All they had to do was ask. Some 13,000 persons took advantage of the program which began april 5, and Are now receiving a benefits. Another few thousand Are known to have applied for up grading and Are awaiting the routine approval required tinder the program. The new Law will require Pentagon Mili tary review boards to go Back and look again at each person s records and decide if the upgraded discharge should be permitted to  would also take away honorable Dis charges for some persons who were absent from military duty for 180 Day or More during their years of , the new Law leaves it up to the Pentagon to set the rules on How it will review upgraded discharges. But until the review takes place anyone receiving a benefits would be allowed to keep them. Carter s Blanket program due to expire oct. 4, would have permitted upgrading for any Veteran who met one of six criteria including being wounded in combat or receiving a major personal decoration. Persons who deserted from Vietnam or were discharged for violent conduct were not permitted to apply for upgrading. Care care helps millions of destitute families around the world. Care programs feeding medical disaster Aid and development assistance provide the incentive and Means for self support.  5i,av" a 1978 Dod combined Federal Campaign overseas area 1978 National health a agencies International service agencies american red Cross this is a stars and stripes Public service advertisement