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Vendors Turn to Street Trade Amid Recession in Washington
Faith Collins once deputy press secretary for Rosalynn Carter now sells muffins from a pushcart as unemployment and inflation rise. Janie Becker, ex real estate agent, offers preserves on L Street while Mark Scoville hawks wicker baskets near 19th Street. DC reports 4,200 licensed vendors this spring, up 400–500 from last year, with licenses or taxes imposed and some making substantial incomes despite hardship. The city’s unemployment climbed to 10.6 percent in April 1982 as Reagan aims to slash federal jobs, affecting job entrants like Georgetown student Melvina Walker, who earns about 160 dollars weekly selling cookies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Faith Collins
Rosalynn Carter
White House
Janie Becker
L Street
Mark Scoville
Collins
Joseph Richards
District of Columbia
Richards
Becker
Reagan
Melvina Walker
Georgetown University