Show GI Education Has 44 C r US U.S. Participation Highest in Trades GI CI Bill participation rates last November ranged from 27 percent in Alaska to 58 percent in North Dakota while the national rate stood at 44 percent the Veterans Administration reports These and other statistics on veterans and servicemen engaged inVA in inVA inVA VA education programs are reveal reveal- revealed ed in the agency's latest information information information tion bulletin For example the bulletin says individuals trained for the first time during the month 12 period period per- per fA iod November 1971 I 1 It was also noted that although the number of Vietnam trainees increased slightly above 9 percent during the period 29 states exceeded exceed exceed- ed that rate States with highest participation are Kentucky and South Carolina each with percent and Idaho with percent Other highlights of the VA information information I mation bulletin participation rates are higher in western half of country the largest increase among college college college col col- lege trainees in fiscal year 1972 occurred in technical categories the largest increase among on- on job trainees took place in technical and managerial training as of 1972 approximately approximately approximately 25 percent of educationally disadvantaged veterans and servicemen servicemen servicemen service service- men less than four years of high school had participated in VA education education education ed ed- programs most of individuals in this group who have trained under the GI CI Bill so far chose programs which did not require high school certification VA pays educational allowances to veterans and servicemen dis discharged under other than dishonorable dishonorable dishonorable dis dis- honorable conditions who serve at least days of active duty any part of it after Jan 31 1955 Also eligible are those discharged because of service connected disabilities regardless of length of service I j f f 1 lf II ty 7 VJ f I j r 1 t r rw w pp- pp A r k C. C CIll Ill take 20 a mile says Tom Robinson as he practices for the March March of Dimes Walk thon with Robert Naillon Tom willbe will willbe willbe be pushed through the mile 20 walk-a-thon walk route by his Circle K Club friends Walkers are paid by sponsors for the miles they cover Proceeds go to and treatment of birth defects If interested in sponsoring Tom contact Circle K 1 |