ELECTRONIC TRAINING COURSE FOR
FORTY .ALASKANS " ■
j Governor William A. Egan today announc
jed approval of an electronic technician
training course at the University of Alas
ka which will prepare I4O Alaskans for em
ployment <,
The course is the first^ approved for
Alaska under terms of the Federal Manpower
Development, Training and Automation Act
of 1962. The Federal government will con
tribute some --221,1497 to the course during
the next, two years .
The training will be conducted by the
university beginning June 3 at College *
The studentSj to be carefully screened
and selected by the Alaska State Employ
ment Service., will spendk8 weeks in train
ing. Graduates will be eligible for jobs
calling for maintenance and repair of elec
tronic equipment.
Governor Egan said he was nextremely
pleased” that the final plans for the train
ing course had been, approved. The plans
had first been submitted by the Employment
Security Division of the Department of La
bor to Federal authorities almost a year
ago.
Following extensive review and reshap
ing, the course was given final approval
by a special team from Seattle representing
the Office of Manpower, Automation and
Training, the Bureau of Employment Security
and the Department of Health, Education and
Welfare,
"This training course will allow our
Alaskan citizens to prepare for and obtain
the-many jobs available in the electronic
field," Governor Egan said, "There is an
acute shortage of qualified electronic
technicians not only in Alaska, but in our
sister states,"
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AMERICAN LEGION NEWS
by Eill Miilarc
An old friend and Charter Member of
Post Noo 27 returned last week to attend
the 20th of March regular meeting. We
are speaking of Forrest Triber who has
just completed 2 years in Yemen. Forrest
is on leave of absence before returning
to Yemen for another year,- His visit high
lighted the meeting with the showing ,
with explanations, of some marvelous slide
pictures taken in Africa and Yemen. The
Legionnaires were fascinated by Forrest’s
commentary on the cultures of those people
on the other side of our globe. He indi
cated that his venture into chicken farm
ing- didn’t pan out so he gave all the
chickens away. m Something about the egg
costing more than the chicken, One inter
esting custom he and his slides revealed
however, was that we in this hemisphere
are still behind the times for in Yemen the
women wear the pants (that’s right) and do
all the work, and the men wear a garb call
ed a ’’skirt"«, Thanks Forrest Triber for an
interesting evening and Good Luck on your
next tour from all your Legion Comrades.
Senior Vice Commander, Western District,
Harry Heintz, Post*27 Chaplain and Histor
ian, Gladys Heintz and newly elected First
Vice Commander, Post 27, Gilbert Monroe
travelled to Delta Junction March 23 and
helped install the new officers of their
newly formed Post* Reports are that all
should keep their eyes on the Delta Post
for coming progress. They are almost UO
deep in membership and are planning a
rounded community program*
New Post 27 Officers were elected for
1963 at the March 20th meeting. Elected
were Clarence "Red'1 Beichner as Commander;
Gilbert Monroe as First Vice Commander;
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