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Welfare mothers train in Indiana construction program
In Bedford Indiana about 80 welfare mothers spend the summer as trainees at the Indiana Laborers Training Institute a private school created by the construction industry. The group gathers in a cafeteria discussing sand blasters and scaffolding while perusing trade journals and planning meals with sand cement and water as everyday topics. Sharon Brown participates in the 11 week program and describes its impact.
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Indiana Laborers’ Training Institute
Sharon Brown