D.C. It arrived in an envelope addressed to me. which said in the upper righthand corner "Postage and fees paid by United States Department of Justice." It reads: DEAR CONGRESSMAN: As you know. the appropriate committees of both the House and Senate are holding hearings on H.R. 5625 and S. 1321. bills to create a National Service Corps. It is proposed that such a Corps could work in some of our areas of greatest needamong migrants and Indians. the mentally ill and mentally retarded. and other economically and culturally deprived areas. Last week Clifton Clemens. a businessman and member of the City Council of Wasco. Calif.. appeared before the House Special Labor Committee. He discussed the plight of migrant workers in Kern County and made several suggestions about how National Service Corpsmen might assist the community in meeting these problems. He recommended. for instance. that corpsmen work in elementary schools to help overcome language barriers through teaching of basic English in the migrant community. teaching additional farm skills. homemaking. basic child care and sanitation. Mr. Clemens said he felt sure the local community would request corpsmen and that such a project "should be at least 2 years and possibly 3." He specifically pointed out. "The project would not duplicate or replace existing projects or personnel.
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