Utahns Rally to Aid Victims of Hurricane

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State officials spent Thursday fine-tuning plans to house and care for up to 1,000 people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, while they awaited word on when those refugees might arrive in Utah.

"We've just been making all kinds of plans in terms of logistics and what we need and who's going to do what," community advocate Pamela Atkinson said. "When we do get the word, we'll start activating these plans."

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Utahns Rally to Aid Victims of Hurricane

Utah was one of four states asked Wednesday by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to take in victims of the devastating hurricane. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.

responded that the state could immediately take 1,000 refugees, although the state had not heard late Thursday from Louisiana officials about when that might happen.

"It's a ...

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