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Julian Bond: “The conference report does mistakenly identify the purpose of Jackson, MS, grant. The economic development initiative…”

On the recordOctober 9, 1997
The conference report does mistakenly identify the purpose of Jackson, MS, grant. The economic development initiative grant for the city of Jackson should be used for the purposes as Senator Cochran describes them.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Addressing the purpose of a grant for Jackson, MS, during a conference report discussion.

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