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Show A Little Info. For Veterans At the beginning of July, 197 847 peace-te and Vietnam veteran! h? Slgn?d Up t0 take advantaj of the educational program of the new GI Bi L the Veterans Adm n istration said recently MORE THAN 2,000 applications for certificates of eligibility hav been received from Utah veterans according to Elmer Smith, man' ager of the Regional Office in Salt Lake. This is somewhat above the national average, he said. The VA has advised the back-to-school veterans to be prepared to pay their own way for the first two months. It will be that long before many of the veteran-students will receive their first check. THE LAW requires the VA to make payments to the veterans only after the VA receives certification certifi-cation from the veteran that he has been in school for a full month. Q Am I eligible for training under the new GI Bill? A Yes, if you served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred oc-curred after January 31, 1955, served honorably, or served for any period after that date and was released from active duty for a service-connected disability. |