[Hottest year ever, Georgia edition]: Applicants Battle Cold For Govt. Help

(WSB Radio) -- Despite the freezing temperatures, hundreds fought for a place in line in Marietta to apply for federal aid to help pay their heat and power bills this winter.
Only 30 people were being let in at a time at the assistance center in Marietta.
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"I never thought I would be in the line," Marshall said. "It's almost like being in a soup line during the great depression."