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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Linda Feldmann

January 31, 1983

The US Conference of Mayors, citing increased hunger and homelessness because of the recession, Jan. 28 asked Congress for $31.5 billion in federal aid for an emergency urban recovery program. But a White House spokesman said President Reagan remains firmly opposed to public works jobs legislation.