Mr. Speaker. the Calumet Region of Indiana has grown in industrial expansion and population phenomenally in the last 20 years. Thousands of World War refugees have come to this area to make their home during this period of time. The Lake County (Ind.) Citizens Committee on World Refugee Year has contributed of Its time and services to aid these new citizens to establish themselves both educationally and economically to the American way of life. I wish to incorporate with my remarks. an article from the Gary (Ind.) PostTribune regarding the activities of this highly necessary and deserving committee in the work which it has been doing in its preparation for cooperating in the World Refugee Year program. I also wish to include a resolution unanimously adopted by the above organization at its recent meeting:
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