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Roosevelt reports 3.15 million on federal work relief rolls
President Roosevelt told Congress the number of jobless on federal work relief was 3,151,000, the lowest since 1935. The WPA employed 2,284,000 of the total, a nationwide roll trim of 100,000 between Dec 6 and Dec 12, amid calls from mayors and relief workers to protest reductions.
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