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wom hg ciara ¢ country....But in addition to that I have about 12,000 people who actively sympathize, write to us and sometimes help us. In addition to that...1 think there are about 10 million Americans that are mighty grateful that we are operating. " 2. Types Attracted The ANP has especial attraction for the school dropouts, the failures, the misfits, the mentally ill, and the potentially violent. Almost all of the troopers are below thirty years of age. Many have but an elementary education. The majority have attended from one to three years of high school. Some have attended colleges and universities, but only a few have obtained degrees. A sampling of the backgrounds given on 19 applications reveals - that 13 applicants have arrest records for such charges as disorderly 7 conduct, assault, carrying dangerous weapons, attempted rape, armed robbery, and burglary. 7 Of the 19, eight have a history of mental disorders. One was categorized as "a victim of paranoia with systematized delusions of persecution.'' Another suffered from "acute paranoid schizophrenic reaction." A psychiatric examination revealed another to be an "anxious, tense male evidencing poorly controlled hostility.'' One individual stated on his application that the reason for his dishonorable discharge from the - 33 - S2.