A fourth of all farm homes are without running water. * * * Rural people lag almost two years behind urban residents in educational attainment. * * * Rural children receive onethird less medical attention than urban children. * * * Special measures must be taken by the States and the Federal agencies to reach rural people. particularly in remote areas. Mr. President. this is where VISTA serves. The cities. in rural America. in Appalachia. migrant workers. American Indians--helping our mentally handicapped. serving the Job Corps. Today. there are 1.900 Volunteers in Service to America at work on 252 projects in 43.