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PRIVATE LAW 85-782-SEPT. 6, 1958

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ferred upon the United States District Court for the Southern District f Mississippi by subsection (b) of section 1346, title 28, United States Code, is hereby extended to a civil action, which may be commenced not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, asserting any claim or claims of Arthur LeRoy Brown of Purvis, Mississippi, against the United States for money damages arising out of personal injuries and property damage sustained by him in an accident which occurred near Camp Shelby, Mississippi, on February 26, 1942, between a United States Army vehicle and a vehicle owned and operated by the said Arthur LeRoy Brown. Approved September 6, 1958. Private Law 85-782

September 6, 1958

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iQi- the relief of William F. Peltier.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the p^tier.^ ^ ° "^ ^' United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur38 USC 2701. poses of title 7 of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 115), authorizing payments to certain disabled veterans for the purchase of automobiles, "William F. Peltier, a totally disabled veteran of World W a r II who lost a hand as the result of a service-incurred injury, shall be deemed to have filed his application for this benefit within the time 38 USC 2705. limit prescribed in section 705 of title 7 of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957: Provided, That the said William F. Peltier shall file an application for such benefits within one year of the effective date of this Act. Approved September 6, 1958.

Private Law 85-783 September 6, 1958

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For the relief of George E. Kotohnm.

Be it enacted by the /Senate and, House of Representatives of the K^chum.' ^ ^ ^* 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, the sum of $5,000 to George E. Ketchum of (lieyenne, Wyoming, in full settlement of all claims of the said George E. Ketchum against the United States for injuries incurred by said George E. Ketchum on August 15, 1957, at Warren Air Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming, when he was thrown from a painter's scaff'old and permanently injured due to the action of a member of the Armed Forces: Provided, That payment made under this Act shall not be subject to any right of subrogation or claim for reimbursement in whole or in part under any contract of insurance, and no payment made hereunder shall absolve any insurer of any obligation under any such contract: And 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 September 6, 1958.

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