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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 640, 641, 644-JULY 25, 1946 [60 STAT. [CHAPTER 640] July 25, 1946 [H. R . 5539] [Private Law 754] Andrew M. Halvor- sen. AN ACT For the relief of Andrew MI Halvorsen. 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 Andrew M. Halvorsen, the sum of $905.84, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries and loss of earnings sustained by him as a result of an accident which occurred on April 16, 1945, when he was struck by two metal barrels which fell from an Army operated fork lift truck while he was walking along the sidewalk in front of pier 17, San Francisco, California: 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 con- trary 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 July 25, 1946. [CHAPTER 641] July 25, 1946 [H. R. 5872] [Private Law 755] Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Keaton. July 25, 1946 [8. 1132] [Private Law 756] Aeronautical Train- ing Center, Inc. AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keaton. 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, the sum of $10,000, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keaton, of Dixon, Missouri, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of property damage, the death and burial expenses of one minor child, personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and loss of earnings, resulting from an accident between the car in which Mr. and Mrs. Keaton and their five minor children were riding and an Army truck, which occurred on Highway Numbered 28, about two miles north of Dixon, Missouri, on September 22, 1945: 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 these claims, 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 con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 25, 1946. [CHAPTER 644] AN ACT For the relief of Aeronautical Training Center, Incorporated. 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 authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Aeronautical Train- ing Center, Incorporated, of Hollywood, California, the sum of $1,978, in full satisfaction of its claims against the United States for compensation or damages which it sustained and for reimbursement