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The majority of the recipients are veterans who arc covered by National Service Life Insurance, which was issued for World War II service. The others who will share are World War I veterans who hold U. S. Government Life Insurance policies. The 80 men and women who will be on the receiving end in Rappahannock County comprise nearly one-fifth of the local (pre-Vietnam) veterans, listed at 416 in the latest Government coqnt. ^
Those who saw service in the first World War will get dividends averaging $76 each. The others will average $46. The $3,800 in local payments will generate added business activity in the area, it is expected, as it circulates and ; re-circulates. Nationally, reports the Veterans Administration, there are 4,222,000 World War II veterans and 196,000 of World War I who have retained their GI insurance and will particL pate in this distribution. The jnumber is about 200,000 | smaller than it was a year ago. S What they are receiving at | this time, it is explained, is
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