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Show WASHINGTON ways ri FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN W. K. GRANGER I The "G. I." (government issue) I Bill which was debated in the House for the past week has been passed. This legislation provides benefits for military personnel dis-charged dis-charged from the armed services, i , All veterans upon discharge are ' entitled to unemployment com-1 oensation at a flat rate of $30 peri week or for a maximum period of ; twenty six weeks. j If the veteran diligently seeks! employment after he is released. I but is unable to secure it, he isj entitled to one school year of education edu-cation in an institution of their cn7 choice, either in scholastic I institutions, botli j.:blic and pri-1 vate, church schools, vocational oi i apr.i'enticoshr:. s:h:o":. The veter-j an's tuition v. ill te paid by the) government to the extend of thej regular tuition fee oi the institution institu-tion but is not to c::c23d $500 perj year. In addition ihereto, if the veteran is single, hj receives $50 j a month and if lT.a.ried, $75 aj month for living and incidental j expenses while attending school, j If the veteran can prove that his ! education was retarder or interrupted inter-rupted because of war, he is entitled en-titled to the same benefits as be-for be-for mentioned for an additional three year period. There is, however, how-ever, a limitation to this provision which stipulates that the veteran shall not have been more than twenty-four years of age at the time of his entrance into the military mili-tary services. Other provisions in this legislation legisla-tion make it possible for the veteran vet-eran to borrow money not In excess ex-cess of $1500 for the purchase of a farm or a home or a business, the government giving a 50 percent guarantee of the loan. It is assumed assum-ed that this loan would be used for the purpose of making a down payment On the home, farm or business, but this does not in any way limit the amount the veteran may pay for his farm, home or business. This bill has been carefully studied stud-ied and been the subject of very, critical debate. It is expected inasmuch inas-much as the House's version of the bill . differs considerably from the bill passed by the Senate, it will go to a Conference Committee of the two Houses for the purpose of composing their differences. It is not belisved the bill will ba materially changed. |