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 60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CHS. 262, 266 , 272-MAY 16, 21, 28 , 1946 [CHAPTER 262] AN ACT For the relief of the Elmira Area Soaring Corporation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Elmira Area Soaring Corporation, a nonprofit organization, of Elmira, New York, the sum of $53,046.86, in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States for compensation for losses arising from a contract (number W 535 ac-28134 (8147)) made with the Army Air Forces for the training of glider pilot personnel: Provided,That the money paid to such corporation under this Act shall be used by it for making a pro rata distribution to its creditors on account of outstanding indebt- edness which was incurred by such corporation between April 18, 1942, and January 14, 1943, the period during which such contract was in effect, and payment shall be made to such corporation under this Act only upon condition that it file with the Secretary of the Treasury a written agreement to use such money for such purpose: Provided further, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved May 16, 1946. 1177 May 16, 1946 [S. 842] [Private Law 538] Elmira Area Soar- ing Corporation. [CHAPTER 266] AN ACT For the relief of Josephine Benham. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Josephine Benham, of Springfield, Ohio, the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal inju- ries, medical and hospitaf expenses and property damage sustained as a result of being struck by a United States post-office truck in Springfield, Ohio, on December 18, 1943: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary not- withstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved May 21, 1946. [CHAPTER 272] AN ACT For the relief of Margery Anderson Bridges. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing any provision of the immigration laws the temporary admission to the United States of Margery Anderson Bridges, the wife of Rob- ert E. Bridges, a native-born citizen of the State of Georgia, is hereby May 21, 1946 [H. R. 1457] [Private Law 539] Josephine Benham. May 28, 1946 [. 203] [Private Law 540] Margery Anderso Bridges.

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