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Civilian Conservation Corps Workers Held Crucial Role in History of GSMP
Environment  (tags: Civilian Conservation Corps, CCC Reactivation, CCC, FDR )

Jay
- 1344 days ago - knoxnews.com
In 1933, in an attempt to alleviate the increase in unemployment, the federal government created the CCC as a way to provide jobs. Now we need this program back more than ever and a window of opportunity is here in the 1st Session of the 111th Congress...
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Jay Alexander (7)
Saturday September 20, 2008, 9:03 pm
I am leading a grassroots effort to get our legistlative and executive branches to reactivate, refund and revamp the Civilian Conservation Corps for our youth and returning war veterans. You can help even more by asking your friends and family to sign "National Petition for the Reactivation of the US Civilian Conservation Corps" on the petition site
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/national-petition-for-the-reactivation-of-the-us-civilian-conservation-corps.
 

No Forwards Juniper (125)
Sunday September 21, 2008, 8:11 am
Thank you, Jay!
 
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