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Youth volunteers aid flood and disaster recovery efforts nationwide
An AP report highlights thousands of young people aiding the Midwest flood and tornado recovery. University students from Wisconsin to Arkansas joined efforts, at times on buses at 2 am, helping build dikes and repair churches. The piece notes broader federal actions in aging and social programs enacted in 1964, including Medicare funding, housing for the elderly, and tax relief.
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America
Mississippi River
Midwest
South
Daytona Beach
Fla
Eugene Fry
la Crosse
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
Tye
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Wyatt
Ind
Purdue
Bluffton College
Ohio Northern University
Ohio
Knox
Monmouth
Oquawka
Mississippi
Steve Wilson
Denver
Colo
Queens College
New York
University of
Arkansas
University of Chigan
Gila