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Appalachia's Struggles Drive Federal Development Plan
The piece reviews coal industry decline in Appalachia, highlighting mine closures and job losses, and explains the Appalachian Regional Commission’s 1965 effort to spur economic development. It notes the program’s goals, structure, funding, and the role of state governors and local planning districts in building highways and attracting new industries.
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Appalachia
William CC. Hambley
Pikeville, Ky
America
John F. Kennedy
West Virginia
Michael Harrington
Lyndon Johnson
Great Society
Congress
Appalachian Regional Commission
Washington
Commission
Ralph R. Widner
ABC
Appalachian
Senate
Pennsylvania
New York
Kentucky
Virginia
Maryland
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Ohio
Mississippi
New York State
Ania
Boston
Donald W. Whitehead
Nixon-Agnew
Economic Development Council of
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre-Scranton Area
Turnpike District Planning and Development Commission
Johnstown- Altoona