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Unemployment drives surge in shelter demand across Nation
Betsy Brown reports from Nashville and Detroit as charity groups see record shelter and food requests. Unemployed Americans top 9 million, fueling full houses at missions and soup kitchens. The Labor Department notes November jobless rise, while churches and Salvation Army centers report escalating aid burdens and larger crowds seeking meals and shelter.
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Betsy Brown
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Detroit
Salvation Army
John J. Cunningham
Big Brothers
Jeanne MacDonald
Harbor Light Center
Little Brothers of the Poor
Chicago
Terry Timm
Capt
Howard Bratcher
Raleigh
N.C
Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Gene Rietfers
Missouri
Kansas
MacDonald
Detroit Salvation Army
Labor Department