From 1982 through 1985, workers in the hardest-hit states received benefits for 55 weeks at a cumulative cost to Uncle Sam of $12 billion.

This money will be targeted toward the hardest-hit states, those with the highest usage of home heating oil.

Among the hardest-hit states were Montana, New Mexico and Colorado.

Georgia is by far the hardest-hit state, having all but one of the flood deaths, that exception being in Alabama.

Among the hardest-hit states previously had been California, which had lost 22 bases and more than 200,000 jobs before this year.

Among the hardest-hit states are Nevada, with a 21 percent cut, and Alaska, with 75 percent.

In New Jersey, the hardest-hit state, there are already 19 infected birds and 13 mosquito pools.

But officials in Pennsylvania, which appeared to be the hardest-hit state, estimated losses there of $700 million.

Louisiana has been the hardest-hit state, with 85 cases and 8 deaths.

Contractors Are Busy Tennessee was one of the hardest-hit states.