The Salvation Army there is serving 6.000 a day and they have 9.000 licensed boarding homes and institutions for the elderly where need for better nutrition is great. San Diego reports 11percent unemployment. 26.000 on food stamps. and estimated to us that they could use 300.000 pounds of meat and other animal food products a molath with about 55.000 people. One of their problems is migrant workers. who fear applying for food stamps because of their status as immigrants. The State of Massachusetts has not provided us with an estimate of need. but officials there say it is extensive and they would have no problem in distributing a large amount of food If the products were made available to them. Telephone inquiries around the country bring unanimous agreement that there is extensive need.
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