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Article: Justice Department Grants to Enhance Efforts to Combat Underage Drinking.
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- PR Newswire
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- November 4, 1998
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an effort to curb underage drinking, the Justice Department is providing ten states with up to $400,000 each to promote tougher law enforcement and greater public awareness of the problem. California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- along with Puerto Rico, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and a tribal organization will receive this funding to target specific communities.
The Combating Underage Drinking Program is helping states develop comprehensive strategies that include cooperation among states, communities and private ...