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hundred per cent above the national average in one of
the immediate past two years preceding the date of
determination, or whether there is seventy-five per cent.
above the national average of chronic continuing unemploy-
ment for the past three years preceding the date of
determination, or whether there is fifty per cent above
the national average of four years for the past four
years preceding the date of determination.
Now, what are those areas? Baltimore City,
the inner port just escaped being declared a distressed
area, but Somerset County, Cris field, Dorchester County,
Cambridge, Garrett County, Oakland area. Prince Frederick
area of Calvert County in southern Maryland, and the
Cumberland area of Allegany County in western Maryland are
still distressed areas in our state, and, therefore, we
believe that we should state in our Constitution the
right of the citizens to have the state provide for their
continuing employment where there is the will to work and
where they are physically able, or to train them for the
employment in this highly technological age.
I would like to say in closing that the bill