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Declaration of Emergency for the State of Mississippi as a result of tornadoes [Disaster Declaration]
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Declaration of Emergency for the State of Mississippi as a result of tornadoes [Disaster Declaration]
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Digitized from Box 6 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 18, 1975
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President today declared an emergency for the State of Mississippi
as a result of tornadoes, beginning about January 10, 1975, which caused
widespread and extensive damage to public and private property. The
President's action will permit the use of Federal funds in relief and
recovery efforts in designated areas of the State.
Federal assistance from the President's Disaster Relief Fund will include
temporary housing accommodations for families whose homes were
destroyed or seriously damaged. The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration is designating the affected areas as eligible for low-interest
rate disaster loan assistance. The Department of Agriculture is surveying
the affected areas to determine what assistance it can make available under
its own authorities.
Federal relief activities in Mississippi will be coordinated by the Federal
Disaster Assistance Administration, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, under the direction of Administrator Thomas P. Dunne.
Mr. Dunne will designate the specific areas within the State eligible for
Federal assistance, based upon Federal and State damage assessments.
Mr. Thomas P. Credle, Regional Director of the Federal Disaster
Assistance Administration, HUD Region IV, will be designated as the
Federal Coordinating Officer to work with the State in providing emergency
assistance under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Public Law 93-288.
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